"Well, I think underneath that nice suit and that charming smile you are still a very homely little boy."
"'Homely' little boy? I was an adorable little boy, and when I get those pictures developed, your world will be rocked, Miss David."
"Well, I'm looking forward to it."
As usual I’m starving for Tiva scenes. And recently I realized one could find “Tiva” scenes in other episodes! That’s currently what I’m doing!
Let me tell you about 11x08:
In this episode someone is driving Tony to Quantico since he doesn’t have any car due to the car crash in 10x22. (I personally think this shows how hard it is for him to move on from the previous time, an implicit reference to Ziva). Anyway, in 11x08 Mcgee assumes that a lady has been driving Tony to the crime scene, he talks about it with Abby. Later on, Gibbs assigns Tony to go talk to a magnificent woman (once again to cheer up Tony). However, later on McGee finds out Tony has been taking public transports all along, which he notes is weird for Tony.
Finally, Tony and Mcgee end up in front of a church, that Tony apparently knows a lot about! Here is the scene:
Reverend Miller: Anthony! What are you doing here? Your meeting’s not until tonight.
Tony: Reverend Miller, I, um
Reverend: Bringing a new member?
Tony: Um.. He’s thinking about it. A little gun-shy. McGee, the Rev.
Rev: (to mcgee) please join us, it’s a very safe place. All are welcome
(Reverend goes away, Mcgee turns to Tony)
Mcgee: Tony, what’s going on? Do you have a drinking problem?
Tony: (laughing) No. No I just… (very seriously) I joined this men’s support group. Meets in the church hall 2 nights a week.
Mcgee: you serious?
Tony: Mm-hmm. I know it…it doesn’t sound like me, but… (sighs) with the past year, I just…wanted to shake things up a little bit. Meet some new people. This guy at the gym told me about the group, and I thought it sounded like a good idea. And it..it is fun. (Mcgee’s in disbelief) the Rev drove me to Quantico the other morning. Interesting guy. He’s helping me being less judgmental.
…
(Tony walks away, while Mcgee stands once again in disbelief )
Let me rephrase it, Tony went twice a week to a group support in a church, trying to move on and to accept the fact that Ziva left him. At the beginning of 11x09, he even talks alone about a woman he apparently met. And as another agent is doing her stuff, she tells him she hasn’t been listening, but tells him to start over in order to listen to him. Then he litterly begs her to have a reaction to what he said, to be at least “sarcastic”!
Now this is a lonely man. This is a lonely man missing his partner, his best friend, the woman he’s in love with. And so people, Gibbs, Mcgee, other NCIS agent try to pay more attention to him, to listen to him, to give him work he’s supposed to like (Gibbs telling him to go talk to a lady he finds beautiful) so that he feels less lonely.
Hence this is the reason why you can see, even after Ziva’s gone, how much she means to him. One could call it an “almost Tiva scene”.
And you know everytime Tony felt bad, Ziva tried to do her best to cheer him up, to make him laugh, to bring him back to his normal self. That’s the reason why I think if she knew how lonely he was feeling, she would have just hold him in her arms. Had she known how lonely he felt, she might have come back.
I get that Michael and Cote have aged since filming 11x02, but I still would LOVE flashbacks to, well... there was a lot we missed. IT CAN BE DONE, they just need to get creative
*puts director hat on*
☝️ Voiceovers. Echoey voiceovers. Tidbits of dialogue we missed. Did they say "I love you?" I want to think Tony did, though Ziva probably didn't. Him asking her to come home again?
✌️ There's already precedent for this. Gibbs and Jenny in Paris. I'd be satisfied with that as a flashback to 11x02. If this is Ziva's memory, maybe even extend it. Her returning to the house in a daze, seeing the unmade bed where they'd slept the night before. Realizing she's pregnant a few weeks later. That shaky, blurry way they filmed the Jibbs flashbacks would, I think, work well with how emotionally distressing those memories may be.
In our little bubble we believe Tony&Ziva are happy living in Paris raising Tali together. But. I've a feeling we are gonna see a co-parent situation where they are making it work. Being on the run through Europe is what probably will bring them close again. Keeping them close but far apart has been the formula for years, frustrated the heck out of us but kept us wanting more.
How will Ziva cope with it since the last time we seen her she was taking medication for her anxiety? Will it resurface?
Tony may have issues with Ziva's decision to keep Tali a secret from him?
Then again a part of me thinks they can be themselves, without the respect of Gibbs famous Rule 12 holding them back or prying eyes.
Either way we are gonna see them, being parents, being partners
We are promised Love, Romance, Tears and Laughter.
Imagine openly seeing them being a couple? I will die. DIE.
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