Here There Be Dragons

I am so freaking excited!!!

Jaime Lee Curtis will guest star. Woot! Woot! Love her.

I am on my phone so can't post details, but I am sure you can find them if you look. It's all over twitter and tumblr.

Kinda tired of all the guest stars, but I will make an exception for Jaime Lee.

Don't know why, can't put my finger on it exactly, but - 

Strangely enough, I am feeling positive about the latest spoilers. 

Hope I am not disappointed. 


awesome new icon by mella68 

I haven't seen this spoiler before. Saw it on another blog and totally stole it (is that against the rules?) It was posted on the NCIS newsletter so maybe it's a free for all....

The newest issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine (#1151/1152, April 22/22, 2011) contains a teaser/spoiler for the finale.

The final moments of NCIS' eighth season are so shocking, even some cast members are being kept in the dark. Parts of the finale have been deemed "red-page scenes," which means only the specific actors involved and a few key crew members get the script. (A previous "red page" example? The season 2 death of Kate Todd, played by Sasha Alexander.)

Exec producer Gary Glasberg says the "significant change" that occurs will "affect NCIS in ways people will never see coming." In particular, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) will be reeling. Glasberg notes, "His world is about to be rocked both personally and professionally."

Now, this statement has me a little worried - "will affect NCIS in ways people will never see coming" - darn, I thought we had all the bases covered as I have seen some pretty diverse and decisive views on what's going to happen. What haven't we thought of ....

In particular, Gibbs will be reeling. Glasberg notes, "His world is about to be rocked both personally and professionally."

Not liking that statement much either because the only thing that could rock his world both personally & professionally is his team - Tony, Ziva, McGee, Abby, Ducky

But then again wasn't last year's ending supposed to rock the NCIS world and it was - blah.

Only a few more weeks until all our questions are answered - or will we be asking new ones?

Ok, I have had a couple of hours to decompress and I have shined up my Tiva colored glasses and I am going to look at this in an entirely different way, because if I continue on my present course of thought, I will be giving up on my favorite ship and my favorite show, and I am not sure I am quite ready to go there just yet. I may change my mind again after I see how S9 starts to shape up,but until then I am going to TRY to keep my despondency to a manageable level.

But back to S8 and the spoilers revealed in CdP's most recent interview.
Ok, we have known for weeks that Ray is really Ziva's boyfriend and we have also known for weeks that Tony and EJ hooked up in the showers or shortly thereafter and knowing Tony it wasn't going to stop there - especially with someone willing and available. We are still dealing with frat boy Tony here. So why was I surprised by these spoilers? I really wasn't, but suspecting something and knowing it for fact are two different things, so I did feel sort of gut punched.

We also know that neither of these characters (Ray/EJ)will be back next season and that we only have 4 more episodes of this. We know that the NCIS writers have short memories and issues with continuity, so by middle of next season, this just might be a bitter memory - perhaps much like Jeanne and Rivkin - I thought those story lines were the end of Tiva too.

I really can't believe in my wildest dreams that the writers would mess too much with the Tiva dynamic - because whether you are for it or against it - it keeps the message boards lit up week after week. I am convinced that it is one of the driving forces behind the success of the show -heck it's why I tune in every week. Would they really kill off the golden goose?

Maybe these failed affairs will be just what Tiva needs to finally bring them together - ok, hopeful thinking on my part - I don't really think we will ever see them truly together on the series as it would totally alienate the anti-Tiva crowd, just as they won't kill it off because it would totally alienate us shippers - gotta keep that delicate balance - but as long as they don't ride off into the sunset with someone else, and there is always that possibility that they could end up together - I think I can live with that - as long as there are good quality fanfics out there to supplement my fix - which is what is really keeping my love for the show alive right now. I read a good Tiva story (like a few that have been on here in the last couple of weeks) and I fall in love with T/Z all over again, and I forget all the non-sense on the show.

Just to clarify and expound on the above statement --I don't think I can go through this sort of thing (Ray/EJ) in a future season with different names and different circumstances. Let's get rid of the whole jealousy thing all together.

So as of right now, I am going to hang tough and see what happens, keeping my fingers crossed that the writers don't totally screw the pooch on this one and that the fallout isn't too much too handle.

Keeping the TIVA love alive - one week at a time.