Despite only being a series regular for seven out of the 22 seasons of NCIS, Cote de Pablo‘s Ziva David is a character that left an indelible mark on the series. In the Season 3 premiere, when the NCIS Major Crimes Response Team dealt with the fallout of Caitlin Todd’s (Sasha Alexander) murder by Ari Haswari (Rudolf Martin), Ziva’s introduction was a smooth transition to replace Todd on the team. She was introduced as Haswari’s control officer while he worked undercover at Hamas. The then-newly-appointed NCIS Director Jenny Shepard (Lauren Holly) vouched for Ziva to assist NCIS as they had worked together and had been saved by her on a mission in Cairo. Ziva was tasked with ensuring Ari’s safety when Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) had a personal vendetta against him.
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