History HoYay / NCIS

* Ziva didn't have tension with another character when she first appeared? They spend an awful lot of time on her close relationship with Director Shepard, after having her first onscreen conversation mention lesbians. More recently, in the season 6 episode "Caged", Tony starts the episode discussing his plans to ask out an attractive female coworker, only to have Ziva inform him that "Hannah" has asked her out to lunch. Twice. When Tony asks if she accepted, she smiles and doesn't reply.

* Another one from season 14. Torres distracts a suspect in “Philly” by [[ItMakesSenseInContext jumping on the table and dancing]]. He later asks McGee “What’d you think?” and gets an impressed smile in return.

* In season 14, Quinn admits to have had an EroticDream about Gibbs, and Palmer reveals with a big smile that he's had the ''exact same dream.''

* In the Season 9, episode "Need to Know", Ned Dorneget reveals to [=McGee=] that he's not interested in their 'extremely attractive' suspect, Nikki Jardine, because she "wasn't his type." "[=McGee=], I'm gay."

* Ziva's first appearances in ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' aren't strictly speaking ho yay - at least not with another character. It might just be to give Tony nosebleeds, but... I've never seen someone actively attempt to imply that they're bisexual, if not an outright lesbian, who actually isn't. It never develops into much later on, but... really. Naturally, these traits carry over to her [[spoiler:sadistic, villainous]] sibling as well, though that's vaguely [[{{Fanon}} fanonical]].

---> '''Gibbs:''' Who knew Palmer had abs like that?

* Jimmy's jealousy over Ducky's rapport with his new intern reads like someone annoyed that their crush has stopped paying attention to them.

** The two have this vibe in general. In one episode, when Fornell brings him dinner--like the "Tony" example above, implied to be a regular thing--the two proceed to bicker LikeAnOldMarriedCouple, with Gibbs snapping, "I thought we agreed that we hated that place!" and Fornell snapping right back, "I had a coupon!", etc.

* In one episode, Ziva told a suspect flirting with her that he wasn't her type. The guy was, for lack of a better word, a smuck and was obviously not someone a straight Ziva would go out with. However, if someone was looking for clues Ziva was gay, that wouldn't be bad evidence if used with subtext.

'''Gibbs:''' Mood? We're gonna make out?

--->'''Tony:''' [=McGee=] and I watched the sunrise together. It was very BrokebackMountain.

* In Season 12, [=McGee=] and [=DiNozzo=]'s reaction to Jake (Ellie's husband) and Gibbs' friendship can only be described as jealousy.

* Agent Todd has serious sexual/romantic tension with several women over the course of her tenure, and relatively little with men. Jane Doe/Suzanne McNeill is a sterling example.

*** In "Safe Harbor" Tony argues with Ziva (in "Safe Harbor") that head slaps can be romantic "in the right context".

*** In "Secrets", Ziva speculates that Tony "enjoys being smacked in the head" and McGee answers that he'd "rather not think about it".

* In the Season 9, episode "Need to Know", Ned Dorneget reveals to [=McGee=] that he's not interested in their 'extremely attractive' suspect, Nikki Jardine, because she "wasn't his type." "[=McGee=], I'm gay."

* In the Season 9, episode "Need to Know", Ned Dorneget reveals to McGee that he's not interested in their 'extremely attractive' suspect, Nikki Jardine, because she "wasn't his type." "McGee, I'm gay."

* In S09E17, "Need to Know", Ned Dorneget reveals to McGee that he's not interested in their 'extremely attractive' suspect, Nikki Jardine, because she "wasn't his type." "McGee, I'm gay."

** Interesting that this is Number 12 on his list, considering Gibbs's Rule 12. Coincidence? Or a very subtle hint at something?

** It's worth mentioning that "Team Gibbs" is often likened to a dysfunctional family unit. With Tony, Ziva, McGee and Abby all playing various sibling roles and competing for Gibbs' Approval. The fact that the former three all have glaring parental issues helps to cement this.

** Many have speculated that, considering the fact that Tony's own father was completely useless, he is desperate for a WellDoneSonGuy father figure.

* Ziva's first appearances in ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' aren't strictly speaking ho yay - at least not with another character. It might just be to give Tony nosebleeds, but... I've never seen someone actively attempt to imply that they're bisexual, if not an outright lesbian, who actually isn't. It never develops into much later on, but... really. Naturally, these traits carry over to her [[spoiler:sadistic, villainous]] siblings as well, though that's vaguely [[{{Fanon}} fanonical]].