I HATE the spoilers and hate GG's comments even more.

I totally agree with everything you say but I suppose I'm still waiting for the final straw to drop while trying to enjoy some other facets of the show, knowing in the pit of my stomach it's likely to happen. That spoiler you mentioned really grated: ABBY develops the pictures and he goes to Ziva for the "moment"??? Where is my Tabby friendship? THAT would have been awesome beyond words! Instead, he's only complete with his "better half" completing him. *gags*

-thread hijack alert-

I am so, extremely tired of seeing people pontificate about fan reaction and interaction. Don't play both sides and then claim to be a saint. I much prefer honesty. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and I don't see where even discussing straight CANON, even if it's not convenient for certain factions, is being divisive.

Because of that pairing and their fans, much of the online community sucks - they and their socks make a point of joining forums to start fights. The insufferable entitlement is tiresome. The 'they do it, too' shit is childish, frequently untrue and then there's the whole subject of degree. [yes, I get there are freaks everywhere, I'm talking general majorities' behaviors] People who fire up the polarity are playing the victim, etc... I still have the right to state my opinion, so long as I try to keep it classy and impersonal. I only go to a very limited number of forums and avoid the rest like the plague. When I visit articles, I rarely if ever comment and it's never with a sock. Obviously, I tend to avoid TVLine and that ilk since they cherrypick and are total fanbois. For that, I am a "hater". :::sigh:::

It makes me so sad seeing so many of my friends leaving the fandom or having to cut their NCIS love off short so they can keep what love they have alive. I'm feeling a little left behind.

I'm admittedly very grumpy - the past couple of weeks have sucked hard monkey chunks and my show is leaving me because I don't matter in their equations. Petulant? Don't I have reason to be a wee bit put out? Let me wallow for a few minutes. For all that, I am trying SO FUCKING HARD to stay positive.

Thanks, that was kinda cleansing. I hope all that bad mojo didn't bring you down :")

/thread hijack

So, I'll keep watching for the time being and will let you know if it is worth the trouble. The Gibbs/Fornell scenes alone are worth it. You can always ff through the elevator, if you need - it's pretty much it for any interaction between them anyways.

I'm totally with you on all accounts, and please, feel free to vent anytime! :) These "fans" are a disgrace to the entire fandom. Talk about second hand embarrassment. *eyeroll* I just wish TPTB would once acknowledge the problem instead of cater to them, feeding their illusions of entitlement. That pisses me off even more than the actual concept of The Pairing That Shall Not Be Named, ya know?

And I'm not leaving fandom, I have too much fun playing with Gibbs and Tony. I just may have to stop watching the show if it really goes where GG threatened to go. *shrugs* But, since that won't be MY show anymore anyway, I don't consider it abandoning NCIS, I consider it not watching a new show I have no passion for. *shrugs* Though I did notice a decline in the last couple of years in fandom overall, which is a shame. Especially since I have a half-finished AU epic that I really need to complete and get ready to post before there's no one left who actually reads it! LOL!

(icon directed at the crazies, not you, obviously!)

THX *smishes you*