I don't get why female characters are held to the sort of ridiculous standards that no one in real life lives up to... just in order to be "good enough" for the male characters. Meanwhile, the men can be pretty freaking awful, and forgiven for it all.

Not surprising I guess, since it's military related, but NCIS in general seems to have frequent moments of the male-oriented adapt to the hostile work environment or else vibe.

::nods:: I have such mixed feelings about NCIS sometimes, because there are several female characters I love, but on the other hand, women are constantly being fridged or abused, and the men are not held up to standards of equality. NCIS: LA, for all its silliness, has actually been better when it comes to women (so far, at least).