I'm right with you on how McGee and Ziva (and previously, Kate) view Tony. He does get them. He knows their strengths and respects that. Razzing McGee has forced him to climb out of that shell I thought might have been permanently welded around his personality. He's far more confident than he used to be. Part of that, of course, is experience, but a chunk of it is having to deal with what Tony dishes out.
Tony also knows where to draw the line. "Never kick a Probie when he's down." I can't remember the episode that was in. Then, in...umm... damn. The one where Gibbs was in the explosion. Tony sent McGee off to deal with the footlocker rather than forcing him into the laundry room after McGee had expressed that he didn't think he could go in there.
You'd think after the second or third time Tony has the answers after 'looking' like he's been goofing off, they'd get the message that he actually has a clue. :-)
As for Ducky and Abby... Ducky has a great deal of wisdom under his belt (not to mention having been around to see how Gibbs evolved for the last decade) and Abby seems to understand people far better than either McGee or Ziva. She, probably more than anyone else there, understands that appearances can be very deceiving.
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Date: 2008-06-30 11:51 pm (UTC)Tony also knows where to draw the line. "Never kick a Probie when he's down." I can't remember the episode that was in. Then, in...umm... damn. The one where Gibbs was in the explosion. Tony sent McGee off to deal with the footlocker rather than forcing him into the laundry room after McGee had expressed that he didn't think he could go in there.
You'd think after the second or third time Tony has the answers after 'looking' like he's been goofing off, they'd get the message that he actually has a clue. :-)
As for Ducky and Abby... Ducky has a great deal of wisdom under his belt (not to mention having been around to see how Gibbs evolved for the last decade) and Abby seems to understand people far better than either McGee or Ziva. She, probably more than anyone else there, understands that appearances can be very deceiving.