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Post by Llyan (Admin) on Nov 14, 2019 1:22:22 GMT
I knew the second the kid's real age was found out it would become a Bishop/Torres plot device. I’m very glad over on NOLA Tammy is gay so the friendship between she and Sebastian will remain just that.
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Post by verdun on Nov 14, 2019 14:47:06 GMT
Sometimes the A Plot is good and you can survive the silliness of the B Plot. Sometimes it's the other way around. That didn't work for this episode.
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Post by usmcbrat on Nov 14, 2019 22:31:40 GMT
Thought some of you might enjoy this Spoiler TV Review
17.7 - "No Vacancy”
Written by Marco Schnabel
Directed by Rocky Carroll
Reviewed by KathM
Fun episode. Nice to see something that had a more amusing bent than the drama we’ve gone through since the return of Ziva.
The “main” storyline was kind of circuitous but ended up working, and I loved all of the calls Leon got from various and sundry politicians once the hotel scandal broke! The suspects were all over the place, which I liked and in the end there was not one but two villains, or three if you count the lovely Russian spy). And the idea that you now might need a “team” to blackmail some people is a really scary idea. Most likely true, but scary.
I was surprised to see that Torres’s girlfriend was real: I thought he was working with an older woman, like a fitness instructor or some kind of charity work. And meeting “Richard” was hysterical! I don’t think she actually told Torres how old her son was. “Teen Mom” or no, it’s not like the guy was in basic training. I can see why Bishop was interested in him, too. I’m still on the fence about whether or not Bishop recommenced the restaurant to Richard, but it was funnily awkward when Elena insisted the four of them sit down together. Then Torres and Bishop are all hisspering at once another behind their menus! It seemed a bit obvious, though. And I wonder what excuse Elena gave Torres when she broke up with him. I don’t care how complicated it is, sometimes it’s okay to live vicariously through television characters and that means you have to know things!
Interesting how Jimmy thinks that Torres and Bishop have no chemistry, or tried to compare any type of relationship, work or otherwise, that is was/is the train wreck of Tony and Ziva. The absolute horror!
I go from thinking they’re better as friends, but if they do get together at least they’ve thought about it. I don’t think that they know, but I think there’s something there. I liked that in the end they were able to go for hamburgers and just hang out regardless. And no, Torres does not think of her as his sister. In case you were unsure.
I’m trying to figure out the situation with Gibbs and Phineas. And why they can’t shorten his name to Finn. They’re obviously both having fun and I haven’t seen Gibbs so happy in a long time. I keep having to remind myself that Gibbs is technically old enough to be Phineas’s grandfather, but that doesn’t really mean as much as you think. This is the kind of stuff he missed out on with Kelly and any other kids he may have had, so it was bittersweet. I’m not sure where this relationship will end up. Mom didn’t come over to get Phineas for dinner, which I think may be a sign that she isn’t interested in Gibbs. Otherwise, she’d have come over and asked him to dinner. Not sure yet. The picture of both of them playing baseball Phineas left behind made me happy and broke my heart a little at the same time. The kid obviously need someone who has time and attention for him, and a male role model, too. Can’t go wrong with Gibbs.
P.S. - Oh, poor Jimmy! Reading “Animal Farm” in middle school must have given him nightmares. I like watching him chat with the pig skull, though.
P.P.S. - How many of you think Torres kept the action figure that looks like himself? And for a bit of actor gossip, Wilmer Valderrama has been named one of People’s “Sexiest People”. He was on the Today Show this morning and I happened to catch his interview. It’s about much more interesting things than that, but they do mention it.
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Post by luckysmom on Nov 16, 2019 11:27:59 GMT
I found the Torres/ Bishop plot basically unwatchable - fast forward material.
The main plot was okay.
One comment about the Gibbs/Phineas scene - the picture was fairly juvenile compared the the cell phone and texting ability. Maybe he is just not an artist.
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Post by pkidelirium2003 on Nov 16, 2019 18:24:11 GMT
He does seem just a little young to have an iPhone like that, but I dunno. Still not sure what the intent of that character is.
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Post by Llyan (Admin) on Nov 16, 2019 19:10:41 GMT
He does seem just a little young to have an iPhone like that, but I dunno. Still not sure what the intent of that character is. Crystal ball says it will play a big part of either February or May sweeps and possibly tie in to Z.
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Post by jessielee on Nov 16, 2019 19:27:25 GMT
Crystal ball says it will play a big part of either February or May sweeps and possibly tie in to Z. Jack Fisher, who plays Phineas, finished filming. So the Feb and May sweeps episodes are at this point not happening.... But I fear, you may be right and this will tie in with Ziva. http://instagram.com/p/B446TDvgGQQ
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Post by Llyan (Admin) on Nov 16, 2019 20:40:30 GMT
Crystal ball says it will play a big part of either February or May sweeps and possibly tie in to Z. Jack Fisher, who plays Phineas, finished filming. So the Feb and May sweeps episodes are at this point not happening.... But I fear, you may be right and this will tie in with Ziva. http://instagr.am/p/B446TDvgGQQ Thanks Jesse.
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Post by nas on Nov 18, 2019 2:23:42 GMT
so, let me get this straight: Nick’s squeeze, Elena, tells him her son “Ricky” is at camp, but what she doesn’t tell him that it’s not like a Boy Scout camp, but it’s Camp Pendleton? AND her “Ricky” is closer to 30 y/o than he is to 10?! her excuse: she hesitated to tell him because she didn’t want him to know she was a teen-aged mom... seriously?! man, that’s rich! 🤣
ahhhhhh, the NCIS writers just seem to be going from dumb to dum... um, ridiculous-er... 😂 😂 😂
eta:
maybe she didn’t break up with him... maybe he broke up with her because she was a lyin’ sack, who couldn’t be trusted to tell the truth...
just sayin’ - it works both ways...
nas
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Post by Hari Seldon on Nov 18, 2019 5:32:04 GMT
maybe she didn’t break up with him... maybe he broke up with her because she was a lyin’ sack, who couldn’t be trusted to tell the truth...
just sayin’ - it works both ways...
nas Well, Torres said the exact words, "She dumped me.", so if he did break up with her then he's being a "lyin' sack" to Eleanor. Just sayin' - it works both ways... fac22
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Post by llyan on Nov 18, 2019 14:21:59 GMT
so, let me get this straight:Nick’s squeeze, Elena, tells him her son “Ricky” is at camp, but what she doesn’t tell him that it’s not like a Boy Scout camp, but it’s Camp Pendleton?AND her “Ricky” is closer to 30 y/o than he is to 10?!her excuse: she hesitated to tell him because she didn’t want him to know she was a teen-aged mom...seriously?! He also said that Marvin Gaye was playing and there was alcohol involved so I suspect that Torres wasn't actually paying (any) attention to what she was saying.
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Post by nas on Nov 18, 2019 19:58:48 GMT
oh, o.k., Hari... she really did dump him - got it!
so she isn’t a lyin’ sack - she’s just not “entirely truthful”, right? 😉
I guess Marvin Gaye was playing really loud, and there was an awful lot of alcohol involved, llyan.. yeah, I know where Nick’s attention was... 😂
nevertheless, I understood it to mean Elena didn’t actually tell Nick (at some time when they were both sober) that her son “Ricky” was a grown man stationed at Camp Pendleton, and not off at some boy’s camp... eta: 🤔 hmmm, I wonder... did Elena call Torres “Nicky”?
and even with that music & alcohol rationale, it doesn’t make the whole storyline less ridiculous, imho... (not that my opinion should count these days)...
nas
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Post by sukismom on Nov 19, 2019 20:30:02 GMT
I finally got to watch this one from start to finish - definitely convoluted! Having grown up in farm country, the only stench worse than pig poop is sheep dip -- eewwww.
I so wish the PTBs would STOP with pushing the Bishop/Torres BS. It's not believable on a good day. As far as an adult child barging in on a parental date, there's a green-eyed element in play.
I wish we could see more of the Gibbs/Phineas relationship. As much as Gibbs likes working with kids and as many negative hits as he's taken, it's been nice to see a good and normal relationship.
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Post by 77friar on Nov 24, 2019 4:10:04 GMT
When Gibbs asked for the "dichromate" for the kid's volcano project I cringed. In my former life as a science supervisor/educator, I received many requests from elementary school parents for ammonium dichromate for volcanoes. It's nasty stuff and should not be handled by children. I only did the dichromate volcano demonstration inside a fume hood.
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