Cote de Pablo Teases What's Next For Tiva on NCIS
NCIS Season 10 kicks off September 25, and the premiere promises to be worth the wait.
Perhaps first and foremost among the many burning questions heading into the new season? What's next for Ziva and Tony, a pair whose chemistry has been off the charts since she was first introduced, but whose relationship status has sparked strong debate in recent years among the show's fan base.
Cote de Pablo (Ziva) recently spoke to Hitfix about her character and that very subject.
On the subject of whether Tony and Ziva will get together, she said:
"I don't know, but it's definitely going to be more explored. [Fans] want more things to happen between these characters. And I think the writers are on board, and they want more things to happen. And I think it will."
On where we pick up when NCIS Season 10 begins:
"Well, the cliffhanger is that we were stuck in an elevator. The bomb exploded and the next thing you know we're on the floor. Nothing else is seen. So, we have no idea what happened."
"The beginning of this year, we're still stuck in an elevator - you find us there - and we have a nice little bit in the elevator, which is so much fun."
On her on-screen chemistry with Michael Weatherly:
"Ironically, the writers just saw the chemistry between these two characters, and they were like, we've gotta do more of this, and Michael [Weatherly] and I jumped. Of course you have to do more of this! This is what we love to do, so hopefully they're going to have more scenes and explore that relationship more. It's always fun for us."
"We embrace it all, and whenever there is tension between the characters, Michael and I take distance from each other. We do; it just happens naturally. It just does. And whenever we have to be more connected, we just naturally come together. It's really funny. So right now we're getting together, and I think the writers are going, oooh, look at the chemistry there, and he and I are like, it's always been there. You just have to seize it. Always."
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February 21st, 2013 2:18 PM
i think its long over due and i would love to see the two together i love tiva
February 1st, 2013 4:25 PM
i like the tv show (ncis) but what troubles me is the fact that the writer wont let Ziva and Tony hook-up. its been long over due, i am becoming bored with the script with no fire
January 6th, 2013 11:00 PM
Cote de Pablo is a great actor and is wonderful addition to the team. Ziva adds to the show and make the show more dynamic and real!!!! She is a very human and convincing actor she also adds a world view instead of jut an American view of cases and the American way of life. The whole show is wonderful keep going and working on great episodes!!
December 8th, 2012 2:41 PM
ZIVA SUCKS! ZIVA SUCKS!
December 8th, 2012 2:40 PM
FAT-FACED FREAK!!! HAAA, HAAA LOVE IT
ZIVA IS A FAT-FACED FREAK!
December 8th, 2012 2:40 PM
ZIVA SUCKS!
November 13th, 2012 6:06 AM
I am in love with tony character his sense
Of humor I look forward to on Tuesdays.
Yes and his good looks, his McGee words how he blend words with McGee name. Love ziva , I love them all. But tony & Gibbs yeah. They should just let tony and ziva continue letting tony & ziva flirt. And eventually I would love to see them together. Remember the time when they team was in a :sexual harassment meeting: of course tony was bored ziva licked his ear and it woke him up. I think that was so cute. People stop saying bad things about ziva I love her character. She looks better than a lot of the Hispanic woman on TV. Her character is sexy and stuff. WAY BETTER THAN KATE.
October 17th, 2012 1:19 AM
Ziva is a fat-faced freak!
October 10th, 2012 1:44 AM
She is also one sexy woman I'll tell ya
October 10th, 2012 1:40 AM
Ziva and Tony should definitely get together