‘NCIS’ season 13: What does Cote de Pablo’s new gig mean for possible Ziva / Tony farewell?
If you’ve read some of what we’ve had to say on the subject of Michael Weatherly’s impending exit on “NCIS” over the past couple of weeks, then you know already what our stance on a potential Cote de Pablo return is: It really should happen. That doesn’t mean it will, but there should be some payoff to a storyline that was a huge part of the Tony DiNozzo’s character arc over the years. She has to be up there on the list with Robert Wagner of people we really have to see again to give the guy proper closure.
So is there a new roadblock keeping such a return from happening? Per the Boston Globe, Cote has joined CSC’s Theatre in the Rough performance of “Death and the Maiden” on April 25, which as some have noted, could produce some sort of conflict with the final days of filming season 13. Is this great news for Cote? Certainly. It’s a popular play by a Chilean playwright, and Pedro Pascal of “Game of Thrones” will also be taking part.
The truth here is that this, depending on how badly both “NCIS” and Cote wanted to make something happen, would not really after that much of an impact. The biggest thing that needs to be worked out more than anything else is merely figuring out the story to bring her back, and then also making it work in regards to the timing. If Cote was to make a brief return during the finale, who is stopping them from filming out of order to accommodate her? So many other shows have done this over the years.
Ultimately, the main point we’re trying to make here is to not rule out a potential return for her or anyone else to the show unless someone say for-certain that it is not happening. TV producers have a tendency to be very creative when they need to be.
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R. A. Stankiewicz
February 17, 2016 @ 10:33 pm
I stopped watching NCIS when the Parsa storyline concluded. I have no idea what went wrong with the contract negotiations with Cote, but I believe none of what CBS put out there. They were in negotiations with the actress for months. They knew the shooting schedule for the new season and how much time they had to resolve issues with her. Yet they claim they had to rewrite the season? Bullcrap. The opening two parter when Ziva is written out only has her present for the last handful of minutes. It easily lends itself to three possible endings: Ziva dies, Ziva returns to NCIS or Ziva stays in Israel. Cote left the series and they opted for Ziva remaining in Israel. The next five or so episodes seem fairly well-crafted and may have been written for the eventuality of one or more cast members being unavailable. It is the Parsa story arc that introduces the abysmal character of Bishop where extensive rewriting actually seems to have occurred. I cannot see TPTB trying to get Cote for Tony’s exit. The ratings would go through the ceiling and prove once and for all the horrendous error they made with her and the error they made with Bishop.
willow11st
February 1, 2016 @ 8:10 pm
All I know is that she is a major hottie and needs to come back to NCIS !!¡!
Cassie
January 29, 2016 @ 7:12 pm
I really hated Tony and Jeanne together. I hope they don’t get those two characters back together romantically before Michael Weatherly’ s departure. I am in such a state of depression! It’s hard enough having to see him leave!! I am not ready for that… I hope Michael comes back as a guest sometimes depending on how they write him out. Not sure I can watch it without Michael, he made that show, such a great actor!! I would love to see Cote de Pablo return sometime this season, but it probably won’t happen, knowing my luck.
sadtonyfan
January 30, 2016 @ 4:26 pm
I won’t be back for season 14. The (vain) hope that the writers might give Tony a decent story is all that has kept me tuned in. Even in the upcoming episode with Jeanne back, Jon Cryer will also be back so that the Gibbs story can once again be the most important thing going on. Weatherly posted a selfie while filming the episode and said that he was spending all of his time in the bullpen. I guess that means that as usual Super Gibbs, this time accompanied by his new BFF the Doctor will be handling all the danger. Geeze can’t Glasberg and Harmon can’t let Weatherly have even one episode where Gibbs isn’t main attraction? I’m so sick of the Gibbs show.
sassygurl
January 25, 2016 @ 10:11 pm
All I know is, after this season is over, no more NCIS for me! Michael and Cote made that show come alive, IMHO. It’s been MEH for a while now, not helped by the Bishop character or it’s actress.
Sandi Brooks
January 25, 2016 @ 5:42 pm
DB created Ziva for Tony’s character. They had her specifically audition with him. Sh3e was created as a character mostly for Tony to play off, and with.
There was frustrating writing schizophrenia, mostly during the post ToC Mark Harmon series control period, and its natural to wonder if it was to reign in their massive popularity. The long term goal was always implied to be Tony and Ziva as endgame. NCIS and CBS promoted “TIVA” in Social Media as early as 2005, and sent Michael and Cote off to do personal appearances together from day one. Their chemistry is unmatched. NCIS and CBS benefitted greatly from their popularity together and continued to use it to grow and hold viewership for the series. Lets face it, the writing has now become dull, but somehow Michael and Cote always brought something extra to their scenes to elevate them. Episodes now, esp Bishop and Gibbs centric ones are snoozefests. Kort is gone, Diane is gone, Tony had become relegated mostly to holding the clicker and showing up for Senior, plus an occasional past, present or short term future LUV interest. NOBODY was as good in comedy schtich with Michael as Cote was – comedy always works best with the perfect straight man. Their timing together was natural and intuitive.
Bishops lack of ability in physical scenes, comedic scenes or true angst even further distills the watchability. Gibbs has become more hypocritical and annoying over time. Tim and Delilah are good, but the magic MW and CdP could do with their eyes alone helped make up for some lacking writing.
PPF was a pathetic, poorly conceived premise.
Think about it: a show on the armed services and Law enforcement is telling us their tough character, who’d already done the series equivalent of “penance” by being a terrorist captive for 3 months, now suddenly breaks down because she feels so much guilt over the pain she caused the loved ones of people like Ari while fighting terrorism. Ari who had already killed Kate. Ari, who tried to kill Abby and then Gibbs. Ari who was working with HAMAS and could have then caused hundreds or thousands more deaths. RIDICULOUS! And then her total of 9 minutes onscreen, even though she was willing to do multiple episodes to see off her character.They need to fix the exit story, and intertwining it with Tony’s exit makes the most sense.
And then her supposed surrogate father Gibbs, the man who most benefitted by Ziva’s decision to kill Ari, her own brother, to save him, does absolutely nothing beyond take a phone call, to either see if she’s ok, if he can help her, to show he gives a rip, And demands Tony “move on” as well. We know that was a word for word reenactment of exactly what Mark Harmon told French press, but within series reality, it greatly destroyed my ability to continue to like Gibbs. Even in S10, Gibbs barked at Tony for being worried about his partner. So, I surely do not turn on show to see no longer likeable Gibbs.
The series benefitted greatly from all the very active buzz, social media activity Tiva fans created, following the shows efforts to market the pairing. The very least they can do is finally deliver what they themselves were selling . And what they were selling the series with all these years was NOT Jeanne, it was Ziva. Jeanne overall has only been in a handful; of episodes, never actually dated Tony DiNozzo (only his fake persona) and we were thankfully led to believe she and her murder accusations were long long gone. Lets not forget she actually went and got Tony arrested for murder and had been willing to leave him go to prison or execution.
It was not Scottie in Monte Carlo, or all the other shared appearances all those many years. It was 90% Cote and Michael. If not Cote with Michael it was other series cast,.
Lisa Liscoumb
January 25, 2016 @ 7:19 pm
He also created her as a temporary character. She wasn’t supposed to be around for more than a season or two at most. It would have been interesting to see what would have happened if DPB’s original plans and arcs had come to fruition.
Marla
January 27, 2016 @ 5:28 pm
If she wasn’t supposed to be around for more than a season…..why was the summer of 2009 the first time Cote de Pablo renewed her contract?
LSilvaxx
January 25, 2016 @ 7:56 pm
Um, Ziva had the order to kill Ari to gain Gibbs’ trust. She didn’t kill him because she WANTED to save Gibbs. She had spied on the entire team and agency and even admited it. Tony has been an amazing character in the first 2 seasons but was destroyed for Ziva. It was unbelieveble that he had no trust issues and absolutely no problem to forgive her the attempt to hurt, to in fact trying to kill him because of her own twisted mind and inhability to Control herself. She abused a criminal who DID NOT cause any harm to her. She abused him because he was annoying her. She constantly insulted Tony and betrayed him again and again.
As for your comments about Weatherly and de Pablo promoting the show – dude, they ALL did promote the show. And Michael has said since day one that he dislikes Tiva. He even said it was just the Imagination of the Tiva shippers.
PrivateDancer
January 27, 2016 @ 11:09 pm
Except you are wrong. Ziva later told Gibbs she did not shoot him because he father told her to but because she saw how out of control he was and she wanted to protect Gibbs when she realized he was indeed not guilty. You have a short memory and need to go back and watch later episodes.
LSilvaxx
January 31, 2016 @ 9:13 pm
Your poor try to justify Ziva doesn’t work for me. So don’t even bother.
PrivateDancer
May 3, 2016 @ 9:32 pm
I don’t speak whatever language you are attempting to speak. Your poor to justify?
liz laughlin
January 26, 2016 @ 8:31 am
I agree, this show has been manipulated because of all of the off screen drama within TPTB.. They received an absolute gem, as DM said, from DPB. Then in season 11 they decided that this successful show needed fixing and they took the creation of DPB and turned it into a yawner. Bellisario said that what set NCIS apart from all the rest of the police procedurals was the humor and the relationships between the characters. In season 11, TPTB decided to toss the humor and the relationships out the window and turn it into just another police procedural. The romance is gone and so is the humor. I agree that CdP and MW had great chemistry and comedic timing. It is a rare thing and I’m glad that we had for 8 years.
tyla
January 22, 2016 @ 9:30 pm
i reckon ziva needs 2 be with tony it would be a great way for tony to leave. me and my friends miss seeing tony and ziva together.
DianaNeedsAHappyTivaEnding
January 22, 2016 @ 4:55 pm
The ncis producers are bitter Cote wanted to leave so all us fans that want this ending for Tony and Ziva are going to be bitterly disappointed because NCIS is going to make us all suffer by putting Tony with Jeanne the girl who framed him for murder. I will never support these producers or their shows again if we don’t get a happy Tiva ending and not some last second guest appearance. We need a 2 episode story arc. The fans deserve this and I don’t understand why these producers are so dead set against letting the fans get what they want and deserve. Shame o them
Amanda
January 22, 2016 @ 8:39 pm
But it’s ok to send him off with the woman who lied, used and insulted him, who tried to kill him? Alright.
junebug
January 22, 2016 @ 9:44 pm
Exactly! I could at least understand Jeanne’s anger at him for being used & lied to. Ziva, on the other hand, insulted & undermined him constantly, questioned his authority all the time, & to top it all off, she ALSO accused him of murder even when she knew he wasn’t guilty. (Not to mention her physically assaulting him & trying to get him kicked off the team!) Oh yeah, sounds like a perfect love match…..RME
liz laughlin
January 22, 2016 @ 10:58 pm
Ziva thought that Tony had deliberately shot and killed her boyfriend, Michael Rivkin–perhaps out of jealousy. Michael was the guy she was currently involved with romantically. He was also a long time friend. If someone shot your husband or boyfriend, might you be a little bit upset? Might you be angry? People get irrational and upset when a loved one dies unexpectantly. She changed her mind and apologized after she had time to think it over. This is supposed to be an action packed television drama with lots of human emotion. It’s not Sunday school.
Lorraine64
January 24, 2016 @ 12:02 am
Good point. I’m not particularly pro Ziva coming back – to be honest I’d just like to see some decent Tony episodes before Michael Weatherly leaves, as sadly it would seem the writers brief is to use him as little as possible this season so fans won’t actually notice he’s left by the time we get to season 14. I have to say most of the time I didn’t have a problem with Ziva other than the fact that at times the writers rather turned her into wonder woman at Tony’s expense. As long as Tony gave as good as he got then it worked for me. Likewise I too didn’t have a problem with “Aliyah”. I saw Ziva as a woman who from a child had been brought up to fight. When she was angry or emotional it was, rightly or wrongly, her nature to lash out physically, as the writers demonstrated when Eli on seeing that Hadar had been hurt immediately pointed the finger at Ziva as the culprit. I cannot imagine how I would feel if I believed that someone I thought I could trust had let me down and killed my lover. And Liz you’re absolutely right, NCIS is supposed to be a television drama – not a children’s programme, it’s supposed to be exciting, emotional and dramatic – the very definition of drama. Sadly something that for the last few seasons seems to have been forgotten, and probably plays no small part in the reason for Michael Weatherly’s decision to leave the series in the first place. From an actors point of view his character has not been stretched in years and he’s probably just plain bored!
liz laughlin
January 24, 2016 @ 12:54 am
Lorraine, I’ve always felt that MW’s defense of Cote got him in trouble with TPTB. In season 11, there was only one Tony centered episode, The Admiral’s Daughter. Michael has been standing around without much to do for three seasons now. Michael has always been popular with a significant number of the NCIS fans. You would have to have an important reason to not use him. I was just on another site where someone brought up the DUI incident. That could not have gone over well with TPTB. That is something that happened fairly recently.
One thing that happened around the end of January-beginning of February in 2014 (the middle of season 11) that might have caused him trouble with TPTB was the video Michael made with Sarah Silverman. Michael played a foul mouthed Jesus who visited Silverman’s home. I know that a lot of Christians found that video to be extremely offensive. I’m not sure but I believe that CBS probably received not a few complaints about it. Up until episode 15 NCIS averaged over 19 million viewers per episode. Episode 15 of Season 11 slipped down to about 17 million and continued that way until the end of the season. It is normal for NCIS viewership to drop off a little in the early spring but this was very much atypical. I always wondered if TPTB blamed him for the loss of viewership of about 2 million viewers per episode.
Lorraine64
January 24, 2016 @ 1:21 am
Liz, all perfectly reasonable thoughts, though if CBS want to blame anyone for lowering audiences IMO they should start by blaming the writers. I mean boring stories or what?! What’s happened to the drama, there’s no jeopardy, no conflict. There are no regular antagonists. Everyone either becomes “nice”, e.g., Vance; they’ve disappeared, e.g., Trent Kort, or they bump them off before they’ve barely got going. There’s absolutely no forward planning in terms of plot (I suspect Tony’s departure will all be set up in his last episode) and I’ve read far superior dialogue written by NCIS fanfic writers, not to mention vastly superior plots. And everything is about and leads back to Gibbs! It used to be a team show, that’s why it was called “NCIS” and not “Gibbs”. I sometimes wonder if that’s one of the reasons MH made sure DPB got the push, because DPB gave a lot of the best action to DiNozzo. Pretty much all of season 13 has been Gibbs and if not Gibbs it’s Bishop. I’m almost starting to wish they’d just write Michael out and be done with it. And on the subject of Michael leaving, personally I suspect he’d already decided to leave last season, possibly even at the point he renewed his two year contract. The development deal with CBS might even have been a sweetener to get him to stay another two years. I recently saw a snippet from an item he and Emily Wickersham did during season 12 where he actually says that as far as NCIS fans are concerned DiNozzo died five (would now be six) seasons ago. Now that’s pretty damning of the way he feels his character has been written since Gary Glasberg took over. You really can’t say something like that unless you have no plans to renew your contract.
liz laughlin
January 24, 2016 @ 4:22 am
There was a rumor that I could never verify that Mark Harmon never liked the way that the character Leroy Jethro Gibbs was written and that he went to Bellisario and asked him to change the character to make him more flashy. Gibbs was too bland for him. DP turned him down. I thought about that at the beginning of this season when Gibbs showed up in a sport coat and slacks.and not his usual attire. It was just a rumor that I read but I still wonder when I see how they have changed the show.
I do agree with you about the writing. I didn’t have a problem with Shane Brennan or with Gary Glasberg until he replaced Ziva, an interesting character, with Bishop. I didn’t want a Ziva clone but at least someone who could take care of herself. Bishop was such a terrible fit with this show and TPTB made it clear that the change was not an accident. They wanted someone very different. Kate, Ziva and before them Sarah MacKenzie on JAG were all strong women. These were the heroines that DPB created. To replace Ziva with an agent who didn’t know which end of the gun to hang onto was a big course change. All of the bone head mistakes that Bishop made and Gibbs just gave her his approval. I could not believe what I was seeing.
They also removed all of the romance from everyone’s life. Gibbs used to have girl friends from time to time. That’s gone. McGee and Tony have had girl friends but we rarely saw them. The humor is gone. I used to laugh out loud. I remember when The team was staying in a house together. Kate was in the shower singing. Tony came in to brush his teeth and soon Kate realized she wasn’t alone in the bathroom. The interchange between them was great. Like I said, I was laughing out loud.
I used to love the episodes that were filmed on the ships. Now, half the time I don’t see why the Navy cops are even involved in the cases. (I have that problem sometimes with NCIS-LA but at least the action, the humor, the lovable characters and the romance is still on that show.) This last episode had the team as family at the very end. That was very refreshing but it’s too little, too late. The show that I once loved is now gone and from what TPTB seem to say, they changed it on purpose. It leaves me very perplexed. When you have something so awesome, why change?
I just watched the new Star Wars movie last weekend. I was afraid after all this time they would disappoint me. Well, it had action, romance, humor and remained true to their story line. They did not lose the ability to write a movie script with broad appeal. It was great.
Lisa Liscoumb
January 25, 2016 @ 7:17 pm
But that didn’t start with Bishop. If anything, they’ve started to get back to the Navy crimes aspect more in the last few seasons. Not enough, but more. It started being less about Navy and Marine crimes around the end of season 7, and just got worse as Ziva became more and more the focus of the show. I was hoping, once she was an actual NCIS agent and not a Mossad liaison, that they would start getting back to the core premise of the show, and they did for a while, but then they backslid, especially in season 10. Season 10, for me, in no resembled the NCIS I knew and loved but, rather, some Robert Ludlum or Ton Clancy ripoff.
liz laughlin
January 26, 2016 @ 8:58 am
CBS is a business. NCIS has been a big money maker for them. They make money by selling advertising time. The higher their viewership, the more money they can charge for the time. Using live +7 numbers, the highest viewership numbers were seasons 9 and 10. Season 9 had the highest demo at 4.85 mil. Season 10 had the highest total viewership at 22.714 million. Some people think that the emphasis on TIVA was destroying the show but from the point of view of TPTB, TIVA brought in the viewers, which brought in the $.
LSilvaxx
January 26, 2016 @ 11:31 pm
If Tiva was the main reason for the show to be a success then the show would have had been cancelled after S11. But we are in S13. And the show does still well without de Pablo and Tiva so stop making Tiva more important. Reality says hi.
liz laughlin
January 27, 2016 @ 7:22 pm
Yes, NCIS does well. It is still the most watched TV drama on television but when you look at both the live numbers and the live plus 7 numbers, it is slipping. The numbers don’t lie. They started keeping track of live +7 in season 9. That worked out well for them. Now they could say that the traditional numbers, live numbers, could not not allow for the change in viewing habits. TPTB could now find their missing viewers.
But there is a fatal flaw in this thinking and anyone who can think can understand this. Nielsen never kept track of delayed viewing on VCRs Those numbers are irretrievably lost. No one knows if an additional million or two million or more viewers watched this show delayed by using a tape format. What I do know is that about 95,000,000 households had VCRs in 2005 and some people are still using VCRs to record shows for later viewing. (I have a box of tapes that I recorded a few years ago of Bones and NCIS.) Because of this you cannot compare live+7 numbers to live numbers. They are two different animals.
But if you compare the live numbers to other live numbers,the 18-49 demo and the total viewership has been slipping since season 8. Live +7 starts with season 9 and has been steadily slipping down hill. (An exception was season 10. NCIS hit their all time high in live +7 total viewership. In fact season 10 episode 12, Shiva, was the most watched episode in NCIS history, with over 26 million viewers.) By comparing the two sets of numbers, live and live +7, you can see that there is indeed a change in viewership habits due to two sources. One is that some former live viewers are watching delayed. The other is that some viewers have simply stopped watching.
It doesn’t matter which set of numbers you use. There was a drop from season 10 to season eleven and a drop from season 11 to season twelve. And it appears that halfway through the current season, there will be a drop from season 12 to season 13. It will be interesting to see if NCIS gets a positive bump from Michael Weatherly leaving–last chance to see DiNozzo in action or if disgruntled Weatherly fans will just walk away. Maybe there will be no effect at all. Life is interesting.
PrivateDancer
January 27, 2016 @ 11:02 pm
Exactly. NCIS fans put the TV on every week but I get the impression a lot of them are not even watching closely which is why the live numbers are better than anything. Also if you skip commercials the ratings don’t get credit
liz laughlin
January 28, 2016 @ 5:12 am
The live and live+same day numbers are the people who make the show a priority. The live+7 include the people who, if you give them a week, they will eventually watch it. They like the show but it’s not a priority. Live +3 is also used by some.
PrivateDancer
January 27, 2016 @ 11:01 pm
There is more to a TV show than ratings. NCIS used to be all over the entertainment shows because of Tony and Ziva and since she left they are rarely mentioned let alone interviewed. That brought publicity to this show they have not had since Cote left. NCIS fans put the TV on every week and don’t seem to follow it online at all. Look at this very article. It’s a few people with loud voices bad mouthing Tiva yet they don’t have much to say about anyone else do they.
Tracy Travis
January 28, 2016 @ 1:22 am
Actually was thinking the same thing. Michael and Cote used to do a lot of promotional visits all over the world. Now I don’t see or hear of anyone other than Pauley with the “homeless” issues on tv…
LSilvaxx
January 31, 2016 @ 9:12 pm
You wish.
Tracy Travis
January 28, 2016 @ 1:19 am
The ratings might get higher as season ends…probably because we are curious to see what happens with the Tony character and to enjoy the last year of the “core four” from JAG.
Tracy Travis
January 28, 2016 @ 1:17 am
Totally agree with you! Something has been lacking the past few years…Bishop? New writers? Not looking forward to next year…
sadtonyfan
January 30, 2016 @ 4:17 pm
IMO one of the most blatant things that has been lacking is any decent stories or moments for Tony. He is quite the most enigmatic and interesting character when given anything substantive to do – but nada. All the drama and suspense has gone mostly to Gibbs and then to Bishop and McGee. Tony is generally put in the most mundane scenes, contributes very little to the cases, and is openly disregarded by a nasty Gibbs. The show isn’t fun anymore.
sadtonyfan
January 24, 2016 @ 4:41 pm
I think that the drop in numbers has to do with A) the writing which as you say has become quite dull and B) the lack of variety in using the characters – I mean it really has become the Gibbs show and Tony has done next to nothing for 2 or 3 seasons. What could these “creative” people be thinking? I’m sick and tired and frankly bored with Gibbs angst and featuring at this point. I used to like the character but now he’s so over exposed that I just don’t care. Weatherly, on the other hand, gets almost no meaty stories and barely figures in. The open disdain Gibbs shows toward him while smiling and complimenting McGee and Bishop is blatant and incredibly irritating. I guess we’re all supposed to hate Tony and find McGee and Bishop interesting and compelling since Gibbs obviously does. Sorry – I think for myself. Not giving Weatherly anything interesting to do was a terrible mistake and the entire show and it’s loyal fans are paying the price.
PrivateDancer
January 27, 2016 @ 11:27 pm
It’s funny you should say that because another Tiva hater said he meant that as when Ziva left because it meant he was glad to be rid of her. People interpret things differently.
Lorraine64
January 24, 2016 @ 1:45 am
Oh and just to say, I also included “Once A Crook” as the other decent Tony episode in season 11. Though two decent episodes amongst 24 isn’t exactly saying much, not when the rest of the time Tony was either doing nothing, was made to look like an idiot, or actually ignored by Gibbs who for some unknown reason spent most of the season being pissed off at him. Both episodes were written by Christopher Silber who then gave us “Cadence” just about the only reasonably decent Tony episode in season 12, who then inexplicably left to join NCIS-NOLA. We’re now 13 episodes into season 13 and the only Tony episode we’ve had is “Saviors” and even then Gibbs had to get in on the act. And whilst on the subject of “Saviors” why did Tony ask Stan Burley if he was still a good shot? Have we, or indeed Tony, ever seen Burley take a tricky shot? Besides Tony was always a great shot! Arghhh!!!!!!!!!!
Lisa Liscoumb
January 25, 2016 @ 7:12 pm
If you’re going to give Ziva that kind of latitude, then you have to do it with Jeanne as well. That’s what sticks in my (and a lot of other people’s) craw, is the hypocrisy. Some fans want to burn Jeanne at the stake (or at very least have her sent to prison for falsely accusing Tony) but not only see nothing wrong with what Ziva did, but blame Tony for it, saying he deserved it, he brought it on himself because he made her really, really, mad but it was okay because she was really, really, really sorry about it and promised never to do it again. Tell me, if the tables were turned and Tony had done the same thing to Ziva, would you be so forgiving?
And no, she didn’t actually apologise for hitting him in his injured shoulder, knocking him to the ground, pointing a loaded gun at him and threatening to kill him. She said she was sorry because she “didn’t trust him”, which could have referred to her trying to get him kicked off Gibbs’ team at the end of that episode, rather than all the crap she put him through during it.
liz laughlin
January 26, 2016 @ 7:59 am
Jeanne had good reason to be mad at Tony. Everything about their relationship was a ruse used to get to La Grenouille. Yes, Tony fell in love with her but he had the good sense to let her go. No good would come out of the deception and the way he had manipulated her.
Why did Ziva do all of the things you listed? Because she did not believe Tony’s story about what had happened. For one thing, Tony should not have been able to kill Rivkin in a close quarters fight. Rivkin was kidon, a highly trained Mossad assasin. Later it was shown that Rivkin was intoxicated and hence, impaired. Ziva thought that Tony had killed Rivkin and lied about how it happened. It was her lack of trust in Tony that caused her to react the way she did and she gave the correct apology–she didn’t trust Tony. That is why she asked Gibbs to move one of them to a different team..Things won’t work if you can’t trust your partner. Gibbs understood what was going on and he believed Tony’s story. He turned Ziva loose so she could think it over. She thought it over and came back.
PrivateDancer
January 27, 2016 @ 11:06 pm
Tony was jealous and he went to that house to get Rivkin for one reason and one reason only, he was pissed she moved on even though she didn’t. Ziva has a hard time trusting people because no one in her life ever did anything but lie to her if you think framing him for murder is the same as not trusting Tony you have issues. Yes Ziva pulled the gun but she saw her boyfriend without a gun being shot 3 times by someone she knew was acting jealous and out of control. Should she had trusted Tony, yes, yes and YES but the situations were so different it’s ridiculous people can understand Jeanne framing Tony a year later vs a spare of the moment lapse in judgement she more than made up for.
PrivateDancer
January 27, 2016 @ 10:57 pm
Tony is the one who treats everyone on this show like garbage. He is the one that insults and belittles everyone especially Mcgee. If you think Ziva was abusive you weren’t watching the same show I was.
They are characters written as humans and all humans are flawed. Tony threw his own insults at Ziva. The character Ziva was outspken and from a different Country where she was taught to speak her mind. Tony was a spoiled rich kid that used woman like sex objects.
Douglas Andrews
January 23, 2016 @ 1:03 am
Not sure where you got the idea that (Cote DePablo) wanted to leave the program. Even she has stated that was not her intent. She wanted a different timeline with her new contract & a different pay raise. They could not agree on terms so she left with an open door policy as she stated & her spokesman at the time (Brain Dietzen had mention to the media during that period of time. She has enjoyed a lengthy contract with CBS since then on several projects plus her work in other counties. (Cote DePablo & Emily Wickersham) have stated they would like to work together on NCIS if the Writer”s could develop a story line & the Production could be done with her busy schedule. She would be cast as a Guest Star. Some of the Executive Producer”s confirm this also. This is not a Soap Opera it is a Crime Drama & fans do not always get what they want. Many of the stories are closed NCIS cases with names changed or certain case aspects are changed. They continue to be the #1 Drama in the Galaxy going on the 3rd year in a row.
liz laughlin
January 28, 2016 @ 9:00 pm
Cote was in negotiations with CBS for months. One article that I read said she wanted to be paid closer to what Michael Weatherly was making and that CBS refused. Michael was making about 230,000 per episode, They offered her more than the 120,000 per episode of her last contract but not what she wanted and thought that she deserved. Les Moonves said they offered her a lot of money and then even more money The problem with that is that “a lot of money” is meaningless. What you think it means and what I think it meas could be radically different.
Hollywood has a long history of paying women a lot less than men. Considering that the Hollywood people like to think of themselves as champions of women’s rights, it’s pretty hypocritical. It went down to the wire with Cote and CBS and Cote walked. Gary Glasberg had no backup plan. So, they had to rewrite the upcoming season. So yes, I can’t see how the guys at CBS would not have been angry.
When Patricia Arquette accepted her best supporting actress Oscar, she mentioned the inequality of treatment of women and brought many of the actresses, including Meryl Streep, to their feet with applause and cheering.
PrivateDancer
January 27, 2016 @ 11:38 pm
The producers are bitter Cote left. They knew what brought in the publicity and it was Tiva. The show is never on the Entertainment shows any more and regardless of the live viewership numbers the show is slipping and they know it. Say what you want about Tiva but they got the publicity.
This show is just another cop show now. Abby hasn’t grown up in 13 seasons. Mcgee has stayed the same. The Gibbs and Bishop hour is boring I can’t even sit through an episode anymore. Even the humor is weak.
Maybe new blood will help it but they definitely need a new male lead to bring in the female fans. I don’t know why they never created a knew , younger version of Tony years ago. The show is stale and has been since Ziva left.