Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo know NCIS fans want to see Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David together — but they insist there’s a reason for their split on NCIS: Tony & Ziva. Warning: Spoilers below from season 1,

Certainly this would have had a lot more impact as event TV if it’d been done when the original “NCIS” was still regularly commanding 20 million viewers a week; now, “NCIS: Tony & Ziva” is having its 10-episode run on Paramount+,

Below, Cote de Pablo breaks down the first three episodes of NCIS: Tony & Ziva, that steamy flashback scene between Tony and Ziva, the "love" their characters share, and how she and Michael Weatherly developed a new rhythm and chemistry built on the connection they already shared.