The deep dive of NCIS: Tony & Ziva episode 7 on Jonah Markham perfectly elucidates why it’s difficult to get invested in the NCIS spinoff story . Tony & Ziva episode 7 sees an attack plan from the titular duo against the rogue Interpol agents begin to take form, with Tony and Ziva’s surveillance of Markham’s apartment overshadowing everything else.
The focus on Markham, Aranow, and Lazar emphasizes how little they trust one another, attempting to offer a backstory that would explain Markham and Aranow's relationship and campaign against Graves. While hinting at Martine’s potential betrayal of Markham, Tony & Ziva season 1 , episode 7 doesn’t nevertheless give convincing information about what drives Markham, nor his objectives.
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