Duchess of Evil

I watched NCIS last night, and ok, so I'm starting to see Tony as sexy even though MW doesn't look the same as he did on Dark Angel. He has depth and layers and complexity, and that's what I find sexy. It just took me awhile, but I get it.

See, Tony just uses all that humor and flirtation as a cover, kind of like Gibbs' stone face. It holds people back, keeps them from wanting to get too personal, and thus he doesn't have to form emotional attachments and show them the "real" Tony, which he pretty much avoids at all costs. It's how he deals with stuff. But every once in awhile we get these glimpses of serious-Tony, who's actually very smart and a kick ass agent. Remember at the beginning of the season in the ones about Ari, when Abby was shot at and Tony saved her and she was all nervous and freaked out and told him how built he was? Normally, Tony would have responded with some sort of typically flirty remark. Instead he just looked at her all serious and asked "Is this how you deal with being shot at?" Then he tersely told her to stay down and went about his business. I was like, ok, will the real Tony DiNozzo please stand up?

( And then last night )
So I know I'm waaaay over-analyizing the characters, but I don't care. It's those glimpses that keep me interested and watching the show. Well, that and someday I'd like to see all of Gibbs' flashbacks completely explained.