|
Post by Llyan (Admin) on Feb 20, 2019 19:05:08 GMT
Not only relocated it to a different floor BUT a different building. It was a 3-story brownstone building when the apartment got shot to hell by [probably] Kort while Tony was obsessing over his absent assailant. Then it was on the 3rd floor. When Zoe dropped Tony off at his place after he was car-less the building was of a modern style, had a huge portico and was a high rise.
Even more stupid is the body under the floorboards in an apartment building. In-between floors are thick slabs of concrete with rebar to reinforce the concrete strength. No danged way ANYONE would be able to get a body under there. It would damage the integrity of the building AND more than one person would hear the "danged" jackhammer needed to get through the "danged" floor.
Murders with the bodies taken apart in the area where Tony's piano was is more believable and even that in a building with multiple residents was implausible.
There are times when I really wish I could watch and obtain amnesia between episodes.
|
|
|
Post by nas on Feb 20, 2019 19:17:13 GMT
apparently that’s exactly what the writers have done, NewBe!
nas
|
|
|
Post by sukismom on Feb 20, 2019 19:24:59 GMT
There was also the nice call back to Fragments and how he told Ray that he had only asked his father about Vietnam once. Looks like we witnessed that one time and after getting slapped for it, I don't blame him for not asking again. So given that reaction, I'm suspecting that Tim's dad didn't serve on a carrier that first tour in Vietnam and saw some serious action, which would explain why he wouldn't talk about it to Tim.
I spent a year in Viet Nam, much of it in combat. My son has never asked for details. He knows better. My dad was a WWII Army Air Corp vet. He too, rarely talked about his service. However, we learned not to stand too close if we had to wake him up. He would either come up swinging or reaching for his sidearm to the day he died. It was good practice for dealing with veterans later. The Vietnam vets would all come up swinging.
|
|
|
Post by terrij58 on Feb 20, 2019 20:32:10 GMT
I'm not a tech expert but even I know that the tech they talked about was mostly gobbledegook. The case itself required a huge suspension of belief but the rest of it was fantastic. The actor who played young Tim was fantastic and completely believable as a younger version of McGee in both mannerisms and looks.
There was also the nice call back to Fragments and how he told Ray that he had only asked his father about Vietnam once. Looks like we witnessed that one time and after getting slapped for it, I don't blame him for not asking again. So given that reaction, I'm suspecting that Tim's dad didn't serve on a carrier that first tour in Vietnam and saw some serious action, which would explain why he wouldn't talk about it to Tim.
Lots of funny parts in this episode. I particularly liked the flashback after Gibbs asked what else he might have done with the computer and we see him playing what looked like Wolfenstein 3d (or maybe Doom, I didn't get a good look), looking up pictures of girls in bikinis and other typical teenage boy things! Sean's reaction to the 'memory' was priceless!
The only thing that threw me about the younger version of Admiral McGee was his height. The actor is listed at 5'11" whereas Jamey Sheradin is listed at just over 6'. So they're pretty close in height. Sean is listed at 6'2" but I can't find a height for the young McGee actor. My suspicion is that he must be taller than Sean because he looked like he towered over the younger version of Admiral McGee and that was even with him slumping!
Overall it was a fun episode and a wonderful look into the teenage years of Tim McGee. I spent a year in Viet Nam, much of it in combat. My son has never asked for details. He knows better. Thank you for your service. I was in the Navy 1963-1965; stationed with Commander Western Sea Frontier on Treasure Island. I have a brother-in-law who was an advisor on a river-patrol-boat. He won't talk about it either and still has night-mares. I understand completely.
|
|
|
Post by usmcbrat on Feb 20, 2019 21:04:58 GMT
I spent a year in Viet Nam, much of it in combat. My son has never asked for details. He knows better. My dad was a WWII Army Air Corp vet. He too, rarely talked about his service. However, we learned not to stand too close if we had to wake him up. He would either come up swinging or reaching for his sidearm to the day he died. It was good practice for dealing with veterans later. The Vietnam vets would all come up swinging. My dad was a Marine Combat Photographer in Korea and Vietnam (he entered the service in WWII). He too always came up swinging. All of dad's "war stories" involved beer and hijinks, like getting a speeding ticket on an island that was one mile wide and three miles long - basically a landing strip. When dad passed, I went through all the photos he kept. Some were awful. I donated them all to the USMC Combat Correspondent's Association.
|
|
|
Post by pdsmith777 on Feb 24, 2019 2:16:19 GMT
Just a question. When young McGee blew the transformer, shouldn't his mother have yelled "Timothy Farragut McGee", instead of just "Timothy McGee"? Something like that happening around my house when I was young would have invoked my full name at full volume.
|
|
|
Post by Llyan (Admin) on Feb 24, 2019 3:25:27 GMT
Just a question. When young McGee blew the transformer, shouldn't his mother have yelled "Timothy Farroget McGee", instead of just "Timothy McGee"? Something like that happening around my house when I was young would have invoked my full name at full volume. Maybe he’s back to not having a middle name.
|
|
|
Post by Hari Seldon on Feb 24, 2019 4:15:53 GMT
Just a question. When young McGee blew the transformer, shouldn't his mother have yelled "Timothy Farroget McGee", instead of just "Timothy McGee"? Something like that happening around my house when I was young would have invoked my full name at full volume. Maybe he’s back to not having a middle name. Perhaps Farragut was something he made up on a whim at (I think) FLETC, then nobody believed he was joking and he didn't even bother trying to deny it all over again when it came up. If it isn't in his official file, it probably isn't on his birth certificate.
|
|
|
Post by luckysmom on Feb 24, 2019 12:36:42 GMT
I enjoyed the part of the episode that dealt with McGee's youth. I thought the actor who played young Tim did an excellent job. I liked that they kept it in character and portrayed the dad as tough. The case itself was a little unrealistic.
My two major issues are the inconsistencies with past episodes (when did the apartment get a spare bedroom? And I thought Delilah knew the history of the apartment) and the entire idea that Delilah would have any issues/ jealousy/ desire to meet Tims high school girlfriend. Seriously?
|
|
|
Post by jessielee on Feb 24, 2019 14:00:34 GMT
Just a question. When young McGee blew the transformer, shouldn't his mother have yelled "Timothy Farroget McGee", instead of just "Timothy McGee"? Something like that happening around my house when I was young would have invoked my full name at full volume. Maybe he’s back to not having a middle name. On the Navy formular, it stated Farragut as middle name.
|
|
|
Post by llyan on Feb 24, 2019 14:18:51 GMT
Maybe he’s back to not having a middle name. On the Navy formular, it stated Farragut as middle name. Yep, it's on his application. I think at some point, they offered the excuse that Tim legally changed his name to remove his middle name because he didn't like it.
|
|
|
Post by sukismom on Feb 24, 2019 18:10:16 GMT
I enjoyed the part of the episode that dealt with McGee's youth. I thought the actor who played young Tim did an excellent job. I liked that they kept it in character and portrayed the dad as tough. The case itself was a little unrealistic. My two major issues are the inconsistencies with past episodes (when did the apartment get a spare bedroom? And I thought Delilah knew the history of the apartment) and the entire idea that Delilah would have any issues/ jealousy/ desire to meet Tims high school girlfriend. Seriously? The only thing I can think of (other than writers' brain farts) is that perhaps Tim & Delilah bought an adjoining unit and took out a wall to expand their living space? As far as Delilah going with Chloe, I can see her going with Chloe just to jerk Tim's chain. 😈😉
|
|
|
Post by jessielee on Feb 24, 2019 18:30:19 GMT
On the Navy formular, it stated Farragut as middle name. Yep, it's on his application. I think at some point, they offered the excuse that Tim legally changed his name to remove his middle name because he didn't like it. Or he conveniently forgot his middle name on the NCIS application form. Though that raises the question about the check for his security clearance as they should have discovered it....
|
|
|
Post by Llyan (Admin) on Feb 24, 2019 20:18:46 GMT
I enjoyed the part of the episode that dealt with McGee's youth. I thought the actor who played young Tim did an excellent job. I liked that they kept it in character and portrayed the dad as tough. The case itself was a little unrealistic. My two major issues are the inconsistencies with past episodes (when did the apartment get a spare bedroom? And I thought Delilah knew the history of the apartment) and the entire idea that Delilah would have any issues/ jealousy/ desire to meet Tims high school girlfriend. Seriously? The only thing I can think of (other than writers' brain farts) is that perhaps Tim & Delilah bought an adjoining unit and took out a wall to expand their living space? As far as Delilah going with Chloe, I can see her going with Chloe just to jerk Tim's chain. 😈😉 Apartments of that quality and sq ft would sell (if it’s a condo building) for around 3-4 hundred thousand at the very minimum. Buying the one next door AND renovation to make it look like one big apartment would run near a million. Tim has no savings from his books because he lost it all in the stock market.
|
|
|
Post by terrij58 on Feb 24, 2019 22:14:28 GMT
Just chock it up to the writers not following/remembering cannon.
|
|