The NCIS Stunt That Ended In Cote De Pablo Getting Bruised By A Cabbage

NCIS" tells fascinating stories with layered characters at their centers, and it's far from averse to tossing in some intense action sequences for good measure. Though they're never anything too over-the-top, they're still physically taxing for those involved. Just ask Cote de Pablo, who has played fan favorite Ziva David on and off on the series since Season 3 and has proven more than capable of handling her own stunts. On one occasion, however, a stunt left her pretty banged up, with a bruise forming on her body due to a cabbage, of all things. She told Prevention about the incident in 2012, recalling the hectic moment in detail. "I had to say one line, turn around, and then there would be explosions, gunshots, all sorts of things. But we had never rehearsed it, so I had no idea what it was going to be like," she said, and when the time came for her to deliver her line, she likened the scene to a war zone. She adds, "I was being hit by flying cabbage — I still have the bruises on my legs. [A few days later] I woke up in horrible neck pain." With proper exercise, de Pablo would make a full recovery. As it turns out, working on a title in the "NCIS" franchise is risky business. Cote de Pablo is far from the only person involved in the "NCIS" world to get injured while working on a given episode.