I have gotten bored with the constant and unvarying Gibbs drama focus. I don’t think that the current ptb are creative at all. All they do is repeat themes and focus on giving Gibbs, and only Gibbs, any drama or excitement. I hope that the writers are allowed to give Tony something interesting to do as an agent as opposed to his only focus being supporting the latest Gibbs or McGee drama, fretting about his father’s arrival, or some stupid completely lame obsession. I miss Tony being written as a smart bad ass but ultimately honorable multi dimensional and evolving character. The writers and ptb need to suck it up and actually DO something about the abysmal writing of Tony. It’s a waste of a talented actor and a formerly wonderful character.

I think that the writer s are getting more and more creative and that is a good for the show season 12 was absolutely amazing leaving you wanting to watch more and whats gonna happen next hope gibbs not gonna be killed off wouldn’t be the same with
him not there

The arc with Zivas dad in season 10 was my favorite of the entire show and I’ve seen every episode about 5 times

The show has never really been ever been about showing the Agents ‘off’ lives. Its not what this show is about, there is no mix like say a Grey’s Anatomy which attempts to depict the characters on and out of work, or going too far the other way like Suits which is all about showing the characters at Work but not really working.

I think the show has tried to flirt with the concept of showing that McGee and DiNozzo in particular do have lives outside of work.. more to differentiate them from Gibbs whose home is so spartan you would actually think he dosnt actually live there most of the time. Im not too sure this approach has worked, but when they have done so many of the ‘Jogger finds Body/ Wayward teen finds body/ other finds body’, they really did need to try a different angle with the show.

In regards to Gibbs being shot, Im guessing they wear vests under their clothing for such issues, but Id honestly like to see an impaired Gibbs going forward. Perhaps he lost too much blood in his leg, and it wont heal right anymore, or he got nerve damage or SOMETHING happened. Now he has decreased mobility ( a concept they went to give McGee’s girlfriend something.. different to spice up some storylines) and needs to rely more on the others, something Gibbs has never really done.

I think this NCIS is still streets ahead of its younger Spinoff in NCIS: LA which has never really found it’s mark.. and had to bring in the character of Deeks to increase its appeal.. and again its worked somewhat. NCIS: New Orleans rarely ever gets a mention in media so its very hard to gauge how thats going.