NCIS
Summary
Several standout episodes inNCIS ' farseeing run attest why Tony and Ziva deserved their own spinoff . Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly will recapitulate their office as the special agent , headlining theTony & Zivacast . The Special Agents were marrow members of some of the most meaning Major Case Response Team ( MCRT ) iteration , and as such , there are plentitude of instalment to revisit when anticipating what ’s next for the span .
Tony & Ziva worked tight with other sum MCRT phallus during their share time at NCIS . The pair solve closely with Leroy Jethro Gibbs ( Mark Harmon ) , Jennifer Shepard ( Lauren Holly ) , Timothy McGee ( Sean Murray ) , Abby Sciuto ( Pauley Perrette ) , Dr. Mallard ( David McCallum ) , Dr. Jimmy Palmer ( Brian Dietzen ) , Leon Vance ( Rocky Carroll ) , Eleanor Bishop ( Emily Wickersham ) , and otherNCIScast members,(a smattering of whom are still on the originalNCIS).Their shared events with theNCIScast will set upTony & Ziva ’s storyin their approaching spinoff .
The NCIS universe of discourse is once again expanding with the unexpected Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David spinoff , and the new horseshoe has a mountain of story to cover .
15"Kill Ari" Parts I & II
Season 3, Episodes 1 & 2
" Kill Ari " Parts 1 & 2 are must - watch episodes when revisit Tony & Ziva ’s timeline . The first and 2d instalment of season 3 introduce Ziva and see hergain Gibbs ' trust when she finally inject and kill her half - pal , Ari Haswari ( Rudolf Martin ) , to protect Gibbs .
" Kill Ari Part I " is the beginning of Ziva ’s character arc , andthe beginning of Tony & Ziva ’s professional relationship ( as well as their interpersonal chemistry ) . The episode set up Ziva up as a character who is prosperous in her sexuality , as well as her skill as a venomous Mossad agent .
14"Under Covers"
Season 3, Episode 8
" Under top " is quintessential Tony & Ziva . After the eubstance of a murdered bravo and his married woman end up at NCIS , Tony and Ziva go undercover posing as the matrimonial couple to try on to figure out who hired them . They find out the victims had reservations at a hotel where a Marine Corps ball is schedule to be held .
The federal agent take the qualification and go all - out in their undercover roles in their hotel room , putting on a convincing romantic performance . The chemistry between Tony and Ziva is regarded by many as what made their relationship so important to the enfranchisement .
A new Tony & Ziva NCIS spinoff series will search the characters ' kinship after NCIS and have three exciting firsts for the franchise .
13"Boxed In"
Season 3, Episode 12
" Boxed In " is a great development episode for both Tony and Ziva ’s characters and their relationship as agents and Friend . While the team is search for a container that has illegal weapons , the pair get lock in a container together after coming under fire and taking cover .
With the agents trapped together , there is some interesting interpersonal chemistry between the pair , andit becomes clear that there is something in the melody . The two fuck off to know each other in " boxed-in In " lays the groundwork for their love affair in future season , as it sees them bring to know each other better .
12"Judgement Day" Parts I & II
Season 5, Episodes 18 & 19
There is a lot of banter between Tony and Ziva in " Judgement Day " that signals the chemistry between the agents is continuing to develop . It ’s also a polar instalment for the team , with thefirst one-half of the two - part installment featuring the murder of NCIS Director Jenny Shepard .
Tony and Ziva are protecting Shepard while she ’s in Los Angeles , but she die in the goal because she refuses their help and the people who are trail her catch her momentarily alone in a diner . The two - parterdevelops Tony and Ziva ’s working family relationship outside the D.C. office .
Michael Weatherly ’s Anthony DiNozzo will look major changes in the NCIS universe in Tony & Ziva spinoff NCIS : Europe without this character .
11"Semper Fidelis"
Season 6, Episode 24
In " Semper Fidelis , " Tony and Ziva have more serious relationship development . Tony meet Mossad agent Michael Rivkin ( Merik Tadros ) and finds out that Michael and Ziva have been seeing each other . The office step up throughout the sequence , withTony in the end killing Michael in the process of trying to hold back him .
Ziva arrive at her apartment where the altercation has run low down just in metre to hear Tony ’s gunshot . It ’s a serious episode in terms of Ziva and Tony ’s relationship development thatleft the status of their relationship move forward hang in the balance .
10"Aliyah"
Season 6, Episode 25
Ziva returns to Israel with the team and has an unpleasant reunification with her father , the header of Mossad , in " Aliyah . " The installment is a good continuation of the storey in " Semper Fidelis , " with Tony , Ziva , Gibbs , and Leon Vancetraveling to Israel with Mossad agent Michael Rivkin ’s body .
Tony is questioned by Ziva ’s founder , the Mossad Director , upon arriver and the episode witnesses intense moment between Tony and Ziva . In the end , Ziva does n’t join the team on their escape back to the Washington D.C.Field Office , and it ’s divulge that she has take to stay with Mossad .
The upcoming Tony & Ziva NCIS spinoff is an exciting prospect for fan of the show , and it open up the doorway to many more potential series .
9"Truth Or Consequences"
Season 7, Episode 1
" Truth or Consequences " is a significant installment for Tony and Ziva , as well as a major installment for the MCRT as a whole . The installment , which kick offNCISseason 7 , drop the disgraceful reveal that Tony and McGee have been taken captive . The team needed to find oneself Ziva at the end of season 6 , because she was being tortured by terrorist , but when season 7 open up with " Truth or Consequences , " it was Tony who was being torment . As it move around out , Tony and McGee had get themselves captured to rescue Ziva .
It ’s a serious episode for the entire team , with a serious conversation between Tony and Ziva where she insist that he should n’t have come , but he secern her that he ca n’t exist without her . Ultimately , the episode sees Ziva returning to NCIS , greet by celebrations that she has been saved . The instalment ends with a moment between Tony and Ziva , where it set in for both of them that Ziva is back . It would be unvoiced not toget behind Tony & Ziva ’s relationshipafter Tony risked his life to save her .
8"Shiva"
Season 10, Episode 12
Ziva is grappling with the death of her father , Mossad Director Eli David , in " Shiva . “Tony ’s support of Ziva in this instalment confirms just how deeply Tony cares for Ziva . The instalment has flashback from when Ziva was a young girl , furnish essential context about where her character come up from .
At the conclusion of the sequence , Tony state Ziva"Aht lo levad"in Hebrew , which means " You are not alone . ““Shiva " was a memorable chapter in the revenge discharge for Ziva , which act out through most of time of year 10 .
7"Berlin”
Season 10, Episode 21
Tony and Ziva depart totrack down Eli David ’s Orcinus orca while the team enquire the execution of a Mossad officer in " Berlin . “The episode sees Tony & Ziva go undercover again to catch up with the human race responsible for Eli David ’s death . The charge leads to Berlin .
It ’s a great installment to check while waiting forNCIS : Tony & Zivabecause the couple will be locate in Europe in the spinoff . In fact , before the name of theTony & Zivaspinoff was confirmed , it was nicknamed"NCIS : Europe . “The episode also find the duet share the thoroughgoing slow saltation .
6"Past, Present, And Future”
Season 11, Episode 2
" Past , Present , and Future " is one of the most crucial Tony and Ziva episodes , because it ’s the last sentence the couple is feature together onNCIS.After the squad learns there is a threat to Ziva ’s life , Tony does everything he can to track her down . Tony ’s search for Ziva lead him to Israel , and he eventually locates her , which leads to an intimate reunion for the duad . The installment concludes with an epic kiss between Tony and Ziva at the airport .
The passionate goodbye is the minute the spinoff will pick up from when unpacking what hap off - screenland after Ziva ’s departure . The episode serves as the conclusion of Tony and Ziva ’s on - blind relationship thus far , because although their plot line proceed in other episodes that see the take of both Ziva and Tony individually , it ’s the last instalment where they ’re in the same place at the same fourth dimension onNCIS .
NCIS , with many spinoffs and 20 seasons and counting , has witness actors lead on multiple occasions . But Cote de Pablo ’s exit and return impacted fans .
