During NCIS' golden era, fans became so emotionally invested in the will-they-won't-they relationship of NCIS special agent Anthony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and Mossad liaison officer Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) that the pair were nicknamed "Tiva." That ended when de Pablo left the show in 2013 (Weatherly left the show in 2016). Now de Pablo and Weatherly are back in NCIS: Tony & Ziva, the latest spinoff in the NCIS franchise. Five years have passed since Ziva came back from the dead and reunited with Tony and their daughter Tali (Isla Gie). Tony runs a global security company Salus Mondiale and Ziva runs a language school. Both live in Paris and share custody of Tali. Tony and Ziva are forced to go on the run when they are framed for a crime they didn't commit. When Tony & Ziva was first announced I expected it to be modeled in the style of the old Nick and Nora movies. What I and the rest of the audience received was a Ziva David who is still suffering from the trauma of almost dying and having to leave her daughter at the age of two and a Tony, who has poured all of his energy into his company daughter. This undoubtedly ruined a lot of expectations of "Tiva" fans, but it portrays real-life concerns of people who had dangerous jobs and are readjusting to life outside of their former lives. According to the producers, there are no plans to bring back any of the characters from the original NCIS, however, since only two of the characters that would have worked with Tony and Ziva are still on the show, it wouldn't matter much. The original NCIS used to be my go-to show when I was down and don't really care for all of the cast changes so Tony & Ziva is a chance to welcome back old friends.

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