So, it's not like I've waited the entire season for this episode or anything, right? Because hey, it's only Senior's return, after all, right?

And yet you decide I shouldn't get to see the damn ep.

1) Global doesn't air it on Monday, as is tradition this season. Okay, I can live with that. It means I won't be able to snag it off the internet Tuesday morning and indulge myself (and get half a dozen tags written before it airs on CBS), but hey, that's cool.

2) There's only one--in other words: ONE!--working live stream and its quality is TOTAL CRAP. So I'm sitting here, Tuesday night my time, watching a CBS feed that barely allows me to see what the hell is happening, not to mention understand what anyone is saying! I'd give up if it were any other ep, but it's Senior, and I'm amped, and so I'm trying my best to figure out what the funny looking pixels are doing and saying.

3) And then, dear tech gods, you decide that this isn't enough. Nooo, you decide to really screw with me. Because, in all your wisdom, you decide to completely cut me off my NCIS fix just as the last act starts. My internet connection completely craps out for good, with about eight minutes to go. Thank you ever so frakkin' much. Because no matter what I do to my modem, it stays dead.

4) And so here I am, less than four hours later, after almost no sleep but unable to go back to bed because the cats demand attention. At least the modem's working again, so I'm online, and I'm downloading about to watch the episode in all its technicolor glory, and I'll finally be able to watch the last scene which I know is beyond awesome because I already saw a bit of it in the promo trailer.

But I'm beyond tired and I'm cranky, and I repeat: WTF, tech gods? What? The? Effing? Fuck?!

So, it's not like I've waited the entire season for this episode or anything, right? Because hey, it's only Senior's return, after all, right?

And yet you decide I shouldn't get to see the damn ep.

1) Global doesn't air it on Monday, as is tradition this season. Okay, I can live with that. It means I won't be able to snag it off the internet Tuesday morning and indulge myself (and get half a dozen tags written before it airs on CBS), but hey, that's cool.

2) There's only one--in other words: ONE!--working live stream and its quality is TOTAL CRAP. So I'm sitting here, Tuesday night my time, watching a CBS feed that barely allows me to see what the hell is happening, not to mention understand what anyone is saying! I'd give up if it were any other ep, but it's Senior, and I'm amped, and so I'm trying my best to figure out what the funny looking pixels are doing and saying.

3) And then, dear tech gods, you decide that this isn't enough. Nooo, you decide to really screw with me. Because, in all your wisdom, you decide to completely cut me off my NCIS fix just as the last act starts. My internet connection completely craps out for good, with about eight minutes to go. Thank you ever so frakkin' much. Because no matter what I do to my modem, it stays dead.

4) And so here I am, less than four hours later, after almost no sleep but unable to go back to bed because the cats demand attention. At least the modem's working again, so I'm online, and I'm downloading about to watch the episode in all its technicolor glory, and I'll finally be able to watch the last scene which I know is beyond awesome because I already saw a bit of it in the promo trailer.

But I'm beyond tired and I'm cranky, and I repeat: WTF, tech gods? What? The? Effing? Fuck?!

I'm only now beginning to like Ziva again (thank goodness, GG is a miracle worker!) and even though I liked her just fine during her first couple of seasons, I was never a huge enough fan to thoroughly enjoy Ziva-centric episodes. (And we shall never speak of the abomination that is known as the Rivkin Arc in fandom!)

I'm not entirely sure if this counts as a Ziva episode, but she features more than she normally does in a stand alone episode, so I'm going with Jack-Knife. I love the episode for many reasons, most notably, of course, Fornell and his snark with Gibbs ("What happened to your face?" - "What happened to your arm?" - "The job." - "The same." *dies*). I also adored sleepy!Timmy and then hyper!Timmy. And there was Damon, and I really like Damon. And to be honest, I really like Damon with Ziva. And she was a cool chick in this episode, capable and feisty and just plain likeable (which wasn't an easy thing to accomplish during the SB years, let me assure you!).

As for favorite moment, I think I really adored her going undercover at this speed dating event in "Singled Out". It was funny and cute, the way she despaired, trying to get info from the potential suspects.

Though I'm also going to say this (and will probably be lynched for it): I loved her in that amazingly sexy blue dress, singing undercover in "Last Man Standing". That was pretty damn breath-taking in my book.

I'm only now beginning to like Ziva again (thank goodness, GG is a miracle worker!) and even though I liked her just fine during her first couple of seasons, I was never a huge enough fan to thoroughly enjoy Ziva-centric episodes. (And we shall never speak of the abomination that is known as the Rivkin Arc in fandom!)

I'm not entirely sure if this counts as a Ziva episode, but she features more than she normally does in a stand alone episode, so I'm going with Jack-Knife. I love the episode for many reasons, most notably, of course, Fornell and his snark with Gibbs ("What happened to your face?" - "What happened to your arm?" - "The job." - "The same." *dies*). I also adored sleepy!Timmy and then hyper!Timmy. And there was Damon, and I really like Damon. And to be honest, I really like Damon with Ziva. And she was a cool chick in this episode, capable and feisty and just plain likeable (which wasn't an easy thing to accomplish during the SB years, let me assure you!).

As for favorite moment, I think I really adored her going undercover at this speed dating event in "Singled Out". It was funny and cute, the way she despaired, trying to get info from the potential suspects.

Though I'm also going to say this (and will probably be lynched for it): I loved her in that amazingly sexy blue dress, singing undercover in "Last Man Standing". That was pretty damn breath-taking in my book.

Thanks to the super-sekkrit link hinky_hippo sent me, I finally figured out how to add a user-made header. I already did that a week or so ago in my fic comm gaby_fanfic but now I finally tweaked the drool-worthy awesomeness that is MW and made the above header for my private LJ. *points*

I know it's not much in the grand scheme of things, but I'm very happy right now. :D

Thanks to the super-sekkrit link hinky_hippo sent me, I finally figured out how to add a user-made header. I already did that a week or so ago in my fic comm gaby_fanfic but now I finally tweaked the drool-worthy awesomeness that is MW and made the above header for my private LJ. *points*

I know it's not much in the grand scheme of things, but I'm very happy right now. :D