blueeyedgirl83 got my thoughts a whirling

A comment made by blueeyedgirl83  got my thoughts a whirling - and not in a good way.  I won’t bore you with the details, but let me pose this question to you:

Do you think all the talk of weddings and marriage (8.19 Tell All) and the revelation of Tony’s past engagement and his desire to be happily married (8.22 Baltimore) coupled with MW’s comments in the TV Guide interview concerning the way he sees the Tony/EJ relationship is perhaps foreshadowing something?

blueeyedgirl83 you may be onto something….. urggh!

Have you seen the ratings for 8.22?

 NCIS Season 8 Ratings by episode

8x01, Spider and the Fly: 3.9/10 (total viewers: 18.92 million)
8x02, Worst Nightmare: 4.0/11 (total viewers: 18.74 million)
8x03, Short Fuse: 3.7/11 (total viewers: 19.48 million)
8x04, Royals and Loyals: 3.7/11 (total viewers: 19.48 million)
8x05, Dead Air: 4.2/12 (total viewers: 19.08 million)
8x06, Cracked: 4.1/11 (total viewers: 19.38 million)
8x07, Broken Arrow: 4.0/11 (total viewers: 19.872 million)
8x08, Enemies Foreign: 3.9/11 (total viewers: 19.45 million)
8x09, Enemies Domestic: 3.9/11 (total viewers: 18.80 million)
8x10, False Witness: 4.0/12 (total viewers: 19.868 million)
8x11, Ships in the Night: 4.45/12 (total viewers: 21.93 million)
8x12, Recruited: 4.1/11 (total viewers: 20.97 million)
8x13, Freedom: 4.6/12 (total viewers: 22.7 million)
8x14, Man Walks Into a Bar...: 4.2/12 (total viewers: 20.30 million)
8x15, Defiance: 3.7/11 (total viewers: 19.47 million)
8x16, Kill Screen: 4.4/12 (total viewers: 21.28 million)
8x17, One Last Score: 3.8/11 (total viewers: 19.19 million)
8x18, Out of the Frying Pan: 3.8/12 (total viewers: 19.11 million)
8x19, Tell-All: 3.8/11 (total viewers: 18.26 million)
8x20, Two-Faced: 3.6/11 (total viewers: 18.79 million)
8x21, Dead Reflection 3.8/11 (total viewers: 19.20 million) data added 04/13/11
8X22, Baltimore 3.5/11 (total viewers: 17.32 million) data added 05/04/11
8x23, Swan Song 3.5/11 (total viewers: 17.10 million) data added 05/12/11
8x24, Pyramid (Season Finale)

Even though our ratings numbers are still comparatively large against the competition - what's going on with the continued decline in targeted market?
3.5 for a much hyped/much anticipated episode coming off a two week hiatus? (for Pete's sake Glee got 3.6).
 
17.32 M viewers? that's the lowest all season

I have to say, I am really surprised - I thought the numbers would be huge... 

8.23 Swan Song - an observation

Just watched the promo for Swan Song again.  I know some people were speculating that P2P was named in the promo, but the person actually named is Jonas Cobb (played by Kerr Smith) who is the prototype for the CIA Assassin program.  It was revealed in earlier spoilers that he is brought in as his unique abilities and background will aid in the identification of P2P. I wonder if he will bond with our little resident former assassin?

Can't say for sure because of the angle, but Kort does look to be wearing an eye patch - maybe that eyeball was his - but that doesn't explain how it opened MTAC, unless P2P hacked that system too - we know from last night that he is tech savvy and has hacked into the secure NCIS email system.  But then how did EJ know it was a possibility?  Lucky guess or does she know more that she has led us (or Gibbs) to believe?

Also there is a quick flash of EJ looking very uncomfortable, perhaps disturbed - something is not sitting well with her.

It looks to be the killer standing outside in the rain (reminded me of the old Friday the 13th movies - shades of Jason)*shudders*.  Is he outside Gibbs house?  Is this where the killer makes his first strike against NCIS?

The look on Gibbs face as he shuts the door on the ME's van breaks my heart - and further confirms my suspicions that Franks dies.  We still have one more death (spoilers indicate two NCIS deaths), and I know some are leaning towards Vance - I am still unsure on that one, it could be EJ or one of her team or even Ray (although he is CIA).  Not enough information on the second death - maybe as more spoilers are released, we will get a better idea.

As to the identity of P2P - was there a spoiler that we would "know" him when his identity is finally revealed? or was that someone else's specualtion? It is all starting to run together and here I am further muddying the waters, but I am home alone, bored and left to speculate - it is a truly a dangerous thing.