# NCIS -- Season finale **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 11, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352 "2005-05-11T04:59:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/1 "2005-05-11T04:59:31Z")
In two weeks is the season finale for _NCIS_. ‘One agent will not survive.’ So. Is it going to be a ‘Red Shirt’? Or will it be one of the regulars? If it’s one of the regulars, which one do you think it will be? Assuming a regular, these are who I can think of: Gibbs, Tony, Kate, or McGee. Technically, Ducky, The Totally Hot Abby, and Ducky’s assistant are agents. There could be a situation where one of them is killed. I don’t see how the show could work if Gibbs, Tony or Kate snuffs it. The show is pretty much _about_ them. I don’t see Ducky biting it, and Abby is too cute to die. (Hmmm… Kate, or Abby? Tough choice!) Maybe I’ve not been watching closely enough, but it seems that McGee’s and Abby’s romance might have gone off the track. I’m thinking that if a regular gets it, it might be McGee. But it can always be a ‘Red Shirt’. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/2 "2005-05-11T06:57:13Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > In two weeks is the season finale for _NCIS_. > > ‘One agent will not survive.’ > > So. Is it going to be a ‘Red Shirt’? Or will it be one of the regulars? If it’s one of the regulars, which one do you think it will be? > > Assuming a regular, these are who I can think of: Gibbs, Tony, Kate, or McGee. Technically, Ducky, The Totally Hot Abby, and Ducky’s assistant are agents. There could be a situation where one of them is killed. > > I don’t see how the show could work if Gibbs, Tony or Kate snuffs it. The show is pretty much _about_ them. I don’t see Ducky biting it, and Abby is too cute to die. (Hmmm… Kate, or Abby? Tough choice!) Maybe I’ve not been watching closely enough, but it seems that McGee’s and Abby’s romance might have gone off the track. I’m thinking that if a regular gets it, it might be McGee. > > But it can always be a ‘Red Shirt’. Ducky’s Assistant ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/3 "2005-05-11T07:01:56Z")
I want to know what happened to the hot chick who came out of McGee’s bathroom after Tony and Kate had dragged him off the work on his day off a couple of episodes ago! ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_Stimulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/4 "2005-05-11T07:06:57Z")
If it’s a main character, I’m kinda hoping it’s Tony, as he’s kinda a dick. I suspect it’ll be Kate or McGee though. ---
**Author:** ![gommsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/5 "2005-05-11T09:17:56Z")
**Johnny** , Please say it isn’t Kate, please, please, please!!! One of the best shows on the tube right now. I’ve always been a Mark Harmon fan and Gibbs’ part seems to have been written just for him. I like Tony too. I mean,c’mon, he’s a guys guy, funny, a good agent. We can’t lose him. If I was making the cut I think Ducky’d be gone. Easier to replace a quirky old pathologist than ant of the leads. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/6 "2005-05-11T11:54:35Z")
I missed the last five minutes of last night’s show – how the hell is Tony going to be healthy enough to get snuffed? As for my guess – I’d say Kate. They can get another hot chick in, and her character as a character isn’t all that distinctive. ---
**Author:** ![gommsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/7 "2005-05-11T12:30:42Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > I missed the last five minutes of last night’s show – how the hell is Tony going to be healthy enough to get snuffed? > > As for my guess – I’d say Kate. They can get another hot chick in, and her character as a character isn’t all that distinctive. There was a self destruct sequence built into the disease after 32 hrs. If the host was strong enough to survive the initial 32 hrs. he would likely survive. At the end of the show Tony was doing quite nicely. But Please, not Kate!!!Please!!! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/8 "2005-05-11T13:24:20Z")
> [@gommsn](#): > > There was a self destruct sequence built into the disease after 32 hrs. If the host was strong enough to survive the initial 32 hrs. he would likely survive. Well isn’t that conveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenient! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/9 "2005-05-11T14:53:02Z")
> [@gommsn](#): > > **Johnny** , Please say it isn’t Kate, please, please, please!!! Kate and Abby are two of the reasons I watch the show! (The ‘Kate or Abby’ comment wasn’t meant to imply that I thought one of them would be killed, but was meant to be a ‘Ginger or Mary Ann’ thing.) ---
**Author:** ![gommsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/10 "2005-05-11T15:07:48Z")
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Ginger or Mary Ann? Have to get back to you on that one too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/11 "2005-05-11T15:09:44Z")
Poor Ducky Assistant - they don’t tend to hang around long. Didn’t Ducky lose an assistant last year? It’s like being the drummer for Spinal Tap. As long as they don’t take Ducky. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/12 "2005-05-11T15:28:42Z")
> [@gommsn](#): > > Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Ginger or Mary Ann? > > Have to get back to you on that one too. 😃 Eh, that’s already been done. (Mary Ann by a wide margin, I believe.) So, anyway… Kate or Abby? Abby is _really_ cute. I love her face. But Kate is pretty (as opposed to cute). I like Abby’s quirky character, and I like Kate’s hidden vulnerability. Tough call. I think at the end of the day I’d choose Kate for a long-term thing. But I wouldn’t mind a fling with Abby! ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/13 "2005-05-11T16:59:00Z")
I was annoyed last night when the finale promo showed Tony scampering around: even though the 32-hour thing was explained last night, I thought he was still looking pretty sick and there was no guarantee he’d survive. I was seriously expecting to see “To be continued” and have the next episode follow Gibbs as he hunts down an antidote. Maybe it was clear to everyone else that Tony was out of the woods, but it wasn’t to me … until the promo ruined the suspense. :mad: > [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > I don’t see how the show could work if Gibbs, Tony or Kate snuffs it. We know it won’t be Tony, 'cause they just threatened his life last night. And didn’t last season end with Gibbs’s life being threatened by the terrorist guy? Hmm, it could be Kate’s turn… > [@](#): > > I’m thinking that if a regular gets it, it might be McGee. When I saw the promo, I said (out loud, to my TV) “Just don’t kill McGee!” I started watching the show for Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly, but now I look forward to Sean Murray’s scenes the most. I _love_ the McGee character. I agree that he’s the most likely regular to be killed off, but it would make me very sad. ☹ I’m clinging to the idea that it will be Ducky’s assistant. He’s had more dialogue than usual lately (and forced dialogue, at that), so maybe the writers are setting him up to be whacked. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/14 "2005-05-11T17:02:59Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > I’m clinging to the idea that it will be Ducky’s assistant. He’s had more dialogue than usual lately (and forced dialogue, at that), so maybe the writers are setting him up to be whacked. I thought of that too; but I wasn’t watching the preview closely enough to catch the hint of the coming situation. How would they get him out into the field, and into a life-threatening situation? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/15 "2005-05-11T17:10:43Z")
I’ve been thinking it would be Tony … but the comments about already having his life threatened have made me reconsider. Ducky _did_ lose an assistant last year, the show won’t work without Gibbs, and I think Abby’s too much of a fan favorite to lose. Which leaves Kate, Tony, McGee, and Ducky. My money is on either Tony or Kate. I think McGee is also too much of a fan favorite at this point. I adore him, and I’m sick of Tony and Kate’s shit. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/16 "2005-05-11T17:18:52Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > I was annoyed last night when the finale promo showed Tony scampering around: even though the 32-hour thing was explained last night, I thought he was still looking pretty sick and there was no guarantee he’d survive. I was seriously expecting to see “To be continued” and have the next episode follow Gibbs as he hunts down an antidote. Maybe it was clear to everyone else that Tony was out of the woods, but it wasn’t to me … until the promo ruined the suspense. :mad: I agree totally! And yeah, let’s hope it’s not McGee – he’s my fave at the moment. He’s so … king of his own parallel universe. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/17 "2005-05-11T17:21:14Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > I’ve been thinking it would be Tony … but the comments about already having his life threatened have made me reconsider. Ducky _did_ lose an assistant last year, the show won’t work without Gibbs, and I think Abby’s too much of a fan favorite to lose. > > Which leaves Kate, Tony, McGee, and Ducky. My money is on either Tony or Kate. I think McGee is also too much of a fan favorite at this point. I adore him, and I’m sick of Tony and Kate’s shit. I don’t think they’d be willing to kill off Tony or Kate. Especially considering they’ve already ALMOST killed Tony off two seasons in a row. I think we’ve seen the end of McGee. I know it will upset some fans, but I think he’s the one to go. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/18 "2005-05-11T17:34:16Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > I think we’ve seen the end of McGee. Is it telling to know that he’s not as unhip as he appears to be? (Fling with Abby, and his first car was a Camero – not that I think Cameros are at all hip; but you know what I mean.) ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/19 "2005-05-11T17:36:59Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > In two weeks is the season finale for _NCIS_. > > ‘One agent will not survive.’ > > So. Is it going to be a ‘Red Shirt’? Or will it be one of the regulars? If it’s one of the regulars, which one do you think it will be? > > Assuming a regular, these are who I can think of: Gibbs, Tony, Kate, or McGee. Technically, Ducky, The Totally Hot Abby, and Ducky’s assistant are agents. There could be a situation where one of them is killed. > > I don’t see how the show could work if Gibbs, Tony or Kate snuffs it. The show is pretty much _about_ them. I don’t see Ducky biting it, and Abby is too cute to die. (Hmmm… Kate, or Abby? Tough choice!) Maybe I’ve not been watching closely enough, but it seems that McGee’s and Abby’s romance might have gone off the track. I’m thinking that if a regular gets it, it might be McGee. > > But it can always be a ‘Red Shirt’. Slightly off topic, but when this program first spun off JAG, did not really expect much. However, not only have the plots and characters been great, but it has to be one of the funniest shows on the tube now, including all sitcoms. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352/20 "2005-05-11T18:04:13Z")
> [@KlondikeGeoff](#): > > Slightly off topic, but when this program first spun off JAG, did not really expect much. However, not only have the plots and characters been great, but it has to be one of the funniest shows on the tube now, including all sitcoms. I started watching about halfway through last season, and I didn’t know until this moment that it was spun off from JAG, which I’ve never watched. Learn something new every day. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/303352.md?page=2)