Of the many NCIS characters we have come to love over its 22-year run, one of the most iconic, yet the most failed was Ziva David ( Cote de Pablo ) . First introduced in Season 3 as a Mossad agent, Ziva joined the ranks of NCIS and made her mark through her confident attitude and wild storylines. Of course, there was also her tantalizing romance with Tony DiNozzo ( Michael Weatherly ), with whom she now has a spin-off in NCIS: Tony & Ziva .

But as a standalone character, Ziva's arc eventually petered out until Season 11, where she made her abrupt exit from the series. Her development was plagued by repetitive subplots and themes, never allowing the character to truly grow as she was dragged back into misery at every turn. Where the flagship show failed Ziva's characte

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