katikat | When Tony Met Jethro

AKA THE famous TVGuide article that's all about DiNozzo and Gibbs' relationship - also, spoilery for NCIS 822, so beware!

I especially adored this part:

But some fans wondered if [Tony's] competence was being sacrificed for comedy.

Weatherly did, too. "I have been more alert about: Are we going to step on Tony and put him in a position where he suddenly doesn't know how to fight very well?" When Tony got the sillies, "I've always thought, well, it'll be fine — until this year. In 2011, I'm like, no! We've got to protect him a little. But I think the writers were having the same idea."

Yes. Yes. And once more, YES! I do like Tony's humor but sometimes, too much is simply too much *nods*

For scans of the whole article - including some cute stuff about Michael Weatherly, Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly's puppy - visit