NCIS Season 8 - Things Every NCIS Fan Expects To See

By Sarrah Hanna

While it is true that the person talking, usually Tony, will feel that Gibbs is behind them after they've said something they don't want him to hear, they never actually hear him sneaking up on them.

Most of the time, their question of, "He's right behind me, isn't he?" is due to paranoia, since Gibbs is great at being right there without them knowing about it. And he always seems to know what they have been talking about when he strides through the NCIS office. Either Gibbs is a psychic or he has great hearing and stealth tactics. Either way, he keeps the NCIS team on their toes and it is hilarious to see the expressions on their faces when caught.

No episode of NCIS goes by without someone getting a head slap, usually from Gibbs. While the rest of the team have taken up the affectionate head slapping, Gibbs is still the main one to dish them out. And of course, Tony is usually the receiver of said head slaps. However, when Gibbs has been too upset to head slap Tony, Tony has either done it to himself or he gets worried.

As he told Abby in the episode Kill Ari, he didn't want Gibbs being nice, he wanted him to be Gibbs. "With you and Ducky, Gibbs is nice. With me, it's a slap on the head." Abby says, "Which makes you feel needed", and Tony readily agrees.

While many would think that head slapping is awful, especially when Gibbs head tapped Tony while he is the hospital fighting the plague in SWAK, it is just a way of getting their attention. And the one in the hospital - Gibbs wanted Tony to fight for his life. He wanted everything to be as normal as possible. This consisted of Gibbs ordering Tony that "you will not die", smacking him on his head and asking, "did you hear me? You will not die" to which Tony responded, "Got ya, boss".

Gibbs gave him a new cell phone, showing that he had faith that Tony would fight for his life and faith that Tony wouldn't die. The tactic worked. The normalcy of Gibbs and the cell phone gave Tony hope, as evidenced by the way he clutched the cell phone to his heart after Gibbs walked away.

Gibbs doesn't stop with his team when it comes to head slapping. In one NCIS episode, Gibbs has even slapped the back of his own head. Tony has also done the same thing. Tony is the next worse at head slapping, since he likes to copy everything Gibbs does.

NCIS would not be the same without these "love taps". It is a trademark of the show. There have been several fans who have made videos about the infamous head slapping. The best one, in my opinion is this one here.

It was put together by Dinid, who puts in Tony's explanation of why they head slap and Ziva's reaction before actually seeing the many head slaps. If you are a fan of NCIS, check it out. Even if you aren't, this vid is good for a laugh and may draw you in to one of the best television shows on the tube today.

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NCIS Season 8 - Could This Be The Final Season For Mark Harmon?

By Sarrah Hanna

About a week ago, it was revealed that things would start to get shaken up on NCIS for the entire team. A "life-changing decision" was coming up that would affect all involved.

Rumors have been swirling ever since about what could possibly happen and that includes one of the worst possible scenarios.

Possible SPOILERS ahead.

Executive producer Shane Brennan let it be known that this May would certainly deliver a shocking revelation or change or something. It was kind of out there and up in the air...but it sure got all of us NCIS-philes scared and wondering. Our biggest concern is that we could see Ziva, Tony, and McGee not getting slapped in the back of the head anymore.

EW.com caught up with Harmon recently at the Paleyfest 2010 event honoring his show.

"I don't think [that's the case] but I don't know for sure. I'm still having a blast doing the show. That hasn't changed since Day 1. I have no plans to leave. I have a contract with significant more time on it. But that may not stop the producers from getting rid of me if they think that best serves the story or the show. But I have no plans to take myself out of the game."

Kind of nice that he came right out and said that he has no intentions of leaving the show even though he leaves the door open to the producers taking him out. But come on. Do any of us really think that they would be dumb enough to upset the millions that love the man?

They wouldn't would that dumb right? RIGHT?

That leaves us all then with tons of other mind-jumbles as to what this huge decision in May could possibly be. Last night's episode of NCIS ("Mother's Day") revealed a lot more about Gibbs' past then we have ever seen before. His ex-mother in law returned and so much time was spent on Shannon and Kelly that I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Then all of a sudden, M. Allison Hart shows up again and then more rumor lights flash. What exactly is going on here?

"Whatever [fans are] thinking, they're wrong," counters Harmon. " It is never the obvious [thing] on this show. As always, these writers make you think something but it is almost never what you think will happen. I think it is good to keep people guessing, especially after seven years."

"I think it is time for us to see these people away from their job and with their girlfriends or family," he continues. "It is time to let out some of those nuggets. We've earned them. They come for the procedure but now we have earned the right to break off another piece of the puzzle."

And Harmon lets in that M. Allison Hart will not be alone in playing a big part in everything so who knows who might show up.

So does this all mean McGee will finally be getting a steady girlfriend? Will Tiva (Tony and Ziva) come together as we have been expecting? Could something happen causing an even bigger power struggle between Vance and Gibbs? Oh the questions are endless but we'll only learn by watching.

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NCIS Season 8 - Things Every NCIS Fan Expects To See (Part 1)

By Sarrah Hanna

Anyone who has ever watched more than one episode of NCIS knows that there are certain things they are destined to see on just about each and every episode. If you, like me, are a huge fan of NCIS, then you expect these things to happen. If they don't, you are disappointed and wonder if the writers have decided to take away the things that are comfortable about NCIS, like a certain warm blanket on a cold winter's day. Here is the top 10 things anyone can expect to see on NCIS almost each and every week.

Abby, the crazy, lovable and sensitive goth forensics specialist always has a hug for her fellow teammates at NCIS. Whether it's Gibbs, Tony or any of the other characters, Abby is very physical in her love for her fellow co-workers. This is made apparent at the sexual harassment meeting they had in one of the episodes.

When told that hugging in the workplace is considered sexual harassment, Abby is appalled. She questions whether her hugging bothers them and all of them deny it. Abby then says, "I'm hugging you all in my mind right now". You can watch the whole sexual harassment meeting which is about 2 minutes long here. Check it out. It is hilarious and deals not only with Abby's hugging fetish, but the number one habit (head slaps) as well.

Whether Ducky is talking to the NCIS investigators, his assistant Palmer or a dead body, Ducky always has a story to tell about anything and everything. Whether it is just to ask the dead body what they can tell him or whether it's telling stories about history or from his past, Ducky always has some relevant and entertaining facts interspersed with his personal knowledge of said things that he shares.

Just as a car needs gasoline to power it, Abby needs her Caff-Pow in order to keep her mental faculties flowing. Gibbs is usually the bringer of Caff-Pow, but several others have brought her the delicious and highly caffeinated drink (like Tony and McGee) during the six year run of NCIS. Everyone at NCIS knows that Abby is not at her best without her Caff-Pow.

Abby has tried to quit but can't quite do it. And in every episode of NCIS you will see one of the team bringing her a Caff-Pow or she already has one, usually slurping up the last of it and looking eagerly for more.

Tony lives to find out things about his partner's lives. Whether he is just nosy and annoying, or whether he really cares and it's the detective coming out in him, Tony always manages to find out what is going on in their lives. Of course, most of the time he spends the entire episode of NCIS teasing them about something he has found out. Examples of this have been when he's found out that Kate was in a wet t-shirt contest, who the women on the team were currently dating (Kate once dated one of Tony's frat brothers) or that McGee has poison ivy (taping McGee scratching in a bad area at a bad angle made Tony's day).

Tony's co-workers get annoyed with him, yet when he is not around they miss him terribly. There is no one there to start up a conversation, to keep them entertained or to verbally spar with about any given topic. NCIS would be very boring without Tony's constant teasing as evidenced in the episode, Agent Afloat.

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