The Positively Positive

Pauley Perrette (and Santa) in NCIS, season 7, episode 10 “Faith”. Image from www.daemonstv.com

Call me a softie, call me a baby, call me a girl…..call me whatever you want but the ending of this episode had me choked up and I’m not afraid to admit it. I got choked up at the end of last year’s Christmas episode too, but this one beat that moment by far. This time rather than just one happy “aw shucks” ending, we got no less than three.

First off Gibbs and his father were at odds with each other through the whole episode. Gibbs finally finds out what’s happening with his dad and we get our first touching moment as a son has to console a father who has been forced to take a life.

Second is the story of Tony and his Secret Santa gift. Apparently the woman whose name he pulled out of the hat this year is known as a major grump and he doesn’t know what to get her. Ziva convinces him to “kill her with kindness” and we get the second moment that made me tear up. Tony took the time (by snooping into a personnel file, but that’s just how Tony does things) to find out that when she was a little girl, “Miss Grinch” never got the doll she always wanted. When Tony presents the now adult woman with the doll, the look of happiness on her face (as well as Ziva’s look of pride in the background), brought on the water works.

Finally we had McGee and a little boy who just wanted to see his mom for Christmas. Since the mom was on a destroyer in the middle of the Indian Ocean, this was not an easy task, but one especially suited to McGee. I knew all along that he’d make it happen but still, when he did I was blubbering once again. As our very own (not so tiny) Tim told the little boy to close his eyes and make his wish, I had to wipe away the tears. Then when mom came on the screen, I was a goner.

The fact that the whole ending sequence was done to the tune of Blue October’s “Kangaroo Cry” (which just so happens to be one of my favorite songs from the original NCIS soundtrack), didn’t help matters at all.

Other highlights….

Finally seeing lots of snow on this show. I know it’s hard for them to shoot but whatever…yay snow!

Gibbs calling Tony “bubble butt”

Finding out that Gibbs builds toys at Christmas for kids in a children’s hospital.

Tony and Ziva getting into an old fashioned bar brawl with a bunch of “red throats”.

Ziva quietly saying “he knows something” as Tony was interrogating a suspect on the other side of the glass. The way she said it, it felt like she knew Tony would get the message. Once again it shows me how close this team is and how well they know each other.

McGee gleefully jumping up and running over to Ziva’s desk so that they could both enjoy Tony’s discomfort over talking to “The Grinch”. It’s something that Tony would have done and I’m getting a kick over seeing McGee acting so much like his “older brother”.

Abby’s skeleton oven mitts (I so want a pair now) and the ginger bread Abby cookies she made for everyone.

Ziva’s beautiful blue coat. I want one of those now, too.

Ducky saying “there is a roose to be goasted”. Drunk Ducky is awesome….even if he was just faking it.

Gibbs’ hand gently rubbing his father’s shoulder as they talked about the shooting. Gibbs does that sometimes when consoling people and I just think it’s so sweet. It’s like since he doesn’t usually use a lot of words, he makes up for it with gestures like that.

McGee kissing Abby on the cheek after she told him he’d make a good Santa and their hug. So cute!

Overall a truly heartwarming Christmas episode that helped me to get even more into the spirit this year.

More NCIS….
NCIS Season7 Promo
NCIS, Season 7, episode 1 “Truth or Consequences”
NCIS, Season 7, episode 2 “Reunion”
NCIS, Season 7, episode 3 “The Inside Man”
NCIS, Season 7, episode 4 “Good Cop, Bad Cop”
NCIS, Season 7, episode 5 “Code of Conduct”
NCIS, Season 7, episode 6 “Outlaws and In-Laws”
NCIS, Season 7, episode 7 “Endgame”
NCIS, Season 7, episode 8 “Power Down”
NCIS, Season 7, episode 9 “Child’s Play”

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