Good evening, NCIS fans.
And here in the series’ fourth post, I know what you’ve all been clamoring for. You want an entire post devoted to that wonderful, coy, sexy, vibrant human being who we’ve all come to know and love,
Ducky.
Pics of his troubled early years. Pics of his troubled later years. Pics of Ducky discovering Scottish malt. Pics of that impish grin we see today. Pics of Ducky at last summer’s NCIS beach party wearing that Speedo.
But no.
No, once again the courageous Dr. Mercury has the grit, the fortitude, the moxie, the guts, the cheek, the face, the gall, the temerity, the sheer effrontery to defy the voice of the nameless rabble and focus on an overlooked cast member who stands in the shadow of all around, someone who would hardly bear notice were it not for one or two almost imperceptible traits that the camera cleverly helps bring forth.
Shy little Abby Sciuto.
Sorry about the disappointment, everyone. Maybe I’ll get to Ducky next week. Or, maybe not.
You really don’t want to see those Speedo pics.
Okay, let’s get the hot, sleazy, sordid stuff over with first.
I’m speaking, of course, of tattoos.
Back tattoos, to be precise:
As I noted last week, Sean Murray has done a terrific job of maturing his character. The above was taken from the early days when he played McSimp to perfection. These days, though, I wonder if the conversation wouldn’t take a slightly different turn.
"See something you like, McGee?"
(shredding the shirt from her body, pulling her close)
"You bet, cupcake."
Okay, forget the shredding-the-shirt part. That would probably be one of those picky ‘harassment’ things people are always going on about.
All right, now that we’ve gotten the sleazy stuff out of the way, let’s move on to more important matters, such as how Abby looks in a white shoulderless dress. This is a visual treat, so never mind the dialogue.
As if it needed mentioning.
My question is whether or not Perrette objected to the opening as written. After her big Marilynesque spin-around when the boys entered the room, it seemed a bit two-faced to suddenly have her act all ‘bewildered’ at the boys’ gaze. "Oh, this old thing? I forgot I had it on!" — she says in the lightweight shoulderless dress in the 68-degree laboratory.
On the other hand, Hollywood’s typical portrayal of men acting like bumbling baboons in the presence of a hot dress and bare shoulders was equally repugnant.
So I guess it all balanced out.
The Web sure is a fun research tool. I had absolutely no idea what episode it was when Abbs bared her back, but after a Google search for "ncis abby bares back shirt mcgee episode" — bang, there it was in the form of innumerable web forums.
This, however, posed more of a challenge:
Find every scene where Abby imitates Gibbs.
I eventually found five. I started with a YouTube search and worked from there. I think there were three on YouTube and the other two I dug up from web forums talking about them. And there are probably more.
But for now…
And to cap off tonight’s little Abbsfest, we present one of the few episodes where she gets center stage. In the others, she played a victim. Here, she really stands on her own.
Presenting: Toxic