See? That's the thing I don't get. There's far more evidence that Tony and Ziva would NEVER be anything beyond teammates... even outright friendship is pushing it than there is evidence that they would. There are people I've worked with for more than a decade that I like well enough, and eagerly go to lunch with them when we're both going. We talk, we joke, we have fun, but it would never occur to me to want to do anything with them outside of work. I certainly wouldn't want to sleep with any of them. Once I retire, I doubt I'll ever give them more than a passing thought... and they'll likely do the same.
Fifteen years down the road, I wouldn't expect to see Tony and Ziva visting each other on their vacations. I *could* see (looking through the gen goggles now) Tony and Gibbs keeping in touch. Even Tony and McGee. (I figure Abby could end up on anyone's doorstep at any given moment. ;-) But Tony and Ziva? If their paths were to cross, I could see them having a drink or a meal and catching up on things, but once that was over, there'd be a fond hug and good bye and that would be that until the next time they ran into each other at a conference or whatever.
It's the old show vs. tell problem. What we've *seen*, and heard, from the characters tells us they have no romantic chemistry. TPTB keep trying to *tell* us, mostly with the OOC mooning from Ziva, that there's Something There, but since it's in direct conflict with what we've *seen*, it doesn't stick and even starts to erode Ziva's character. GGGGRRR!!!!
I'm going to have to start just pasting the link to my UST essay whenever this topic comes up. :-)
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on 2009-03-13 08:25 am (UTC)Fifteen years down the road, I wouldn't expect to see Tony and Ziva visting each other on their vacations. I *could* see (looking through the gen goggles now) Tony and Gibbs keeping in touch. Even Tony and McGee. (I figure Abby could end up on anyone's doorstep at any given moment. ;-) But Tony and Ziva? If their paths were to cross, I could see them having a drink or a meal and catching up on things, but once that was over, there'd be a fond hug and good bye and that would be that until the next time they ran into each other at a conference or whatever.
It's the old show vs. tell problem. What we've *seen*, and heard, from the characters tells us they have no romantic chemistry. TPTB keep trying to *tell* us, mostly with the OOC mooning from Ziva, that there's Something There, but since it's in direct conflict with what we've *seen*, it doesn't stick and even starts to erode Ziva's character. GGGGRRR!!!!
I'm going to have to start just pasting the link to my UST essay whenever this topic comes up. :-)