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NCIS employs a variety of strategies to keep viewers interested and engaged. Looking back over the past 19 (soon to be 20) seasons of NCIS, one of the most compelling storylines was former Special Agent Ziva David’s kidnapping. We’re here to explain why, as we await the return of the long-running CBS series.. Ziva David (played by actress Cote De Pablo) proved to be a talented spy and an even more intimidating k1ller from the moment she arrived in season three. It established her as one of NCIS fans’ most beloved characters of all time after she took her half-brother Ari’s life during that early episode in order to protect Gibbs. That could be one of the reasons why so many of us are drawn to her season six and seven storylines. More importantly, ScreenRant claims that her capture in the Middle East, as well as the NCIS team’s subsequent rescue of her, demonstrate to viewers that she is more than just a dedicated and talented assassin and investigator. Above all, it demonst...

There have been a lot of nefarious terrorists and bad guys on "NCIS" over the years, but Ari Haswari (Rudolf Martin) has to be the villain with the greatest impact on the show's characters. In fact, a Looper poll of "NCIS" fans saw him come top in a ranking of the CBS show's "worst" villains. He wasn't just a rogue terrorist — Haswari was also Special Agent Jethro Gibbs' (Mark Harmon) sworn enemy. An intelligent, charming, but violent man, the Mossad agent turned Al-Qaeda leader first infiltrates the NCIS morgue before mounting a campaign against Gibbs and other agents. He even murders Special Agent Caitlin "Kate" Todd (Sasha Alexander) in the shocking Season 2 finale. Haswari is ultimately killed by his half-sister, Mossad officer Ziva David (Cote de Pablo), though she's haunted by her actions afterward. Yet, despite his infamy with "NCIS" viewers, the terrorist character isn't exactly the show's m...

Ziva’s absence from Mike Franks’ fun.eral in the NCIS season eight finale has been noticed – and in some cases heavily cr1ticized – by many loyal fans of the CBS procedural. Due to Ziva’s training as a M0ssad operative, “her life experiences, and how she personally deals with de@th, not attending Mike Franks’ fu.neral was in no way a sign of disrespect,” Gary tells TV Line regarding her much-debated absence. Click to watch 📷