subject: Ncis Season 8: What Will Happen? (part 4) [print this page] Oh, how we NCIS fans love the Tony/Gibbs relationship. While we all have our own fix on what this relationship means - good friends, mentor/student, and the most popular one, father/son - we love it. I thought I was the only one who started watching NCIS simply because I loved the father/son relationship between Tony and Gibbs, however, I soon found out I was not in the minority on this subject.
The Tony/Gibbs relationship on NCIS surpasses any other relationship on NCIS in popularity, including the Tony/Ziva relationship. While the Tiva and anti-Tiva camps are pretty much split in two, I have never once seen an NCIS fan complain of too much Tony/Gibbs time. In fact, everyone seems to agree that when NCIS pairs Michael Weatherly (Tony) and Mark Harmon (Gibbs) on the screen, it ignites.
Some of the most popular moments of NCIS last season had to do with this pairing. The ending of "Flesh and Blood," when Gibbs and Tony ate a steak together and talked about Tony's father was a highlight. When Tony visited Gibbs in his basement after his "obsession" died, fans stated that this one minute (along with Michael Weatherly's acting throughtout an otherwise bad and unbelievable episode) was the only thing good about "Obsession." Need I say more writers? All you have to do is put Michael Weatherly and Mark Harmon together and you have gold - so do it.
Finding Out How Gibbs And Tony Met
This is the most popular request by NCIS fans. Seems everyone wants to know exactly why Tony DiNozzo, playboy extraordinaire, was hired by Gibbs. Not that we NCIS fans don't believe Tony deserves to be on Team Gibbs - we definitely do. It's just - we've been wondering about this since the first season. In "Hung Out To Dry," Kate asks Tony how he came to work for NCIS. Tony replied, "I smiled." This sparked our curiosity and we're still wondering six seasons later. It is time for NCIS to put us out of our misery.
NCIS fans would like an episode (maybe two) where this is explained. Many think that there was a joint case between NCIS and Baltimore PD where the two of them met. Tony and Gibbs worked the case, put the bad guy away and Gibbs was impressed enough to hire Tony. What kind of case would it be that Gibbs would be so impressed with Tony after just meeting him that Gibbs would hire Tony? It would have to be pretty big since we all know that Leroy Jethro Gibbs is not easily impressed - or charmed for that matter.
