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Several years ago, David McCallum took part in a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session, answering burning questions from fans around the world. One individual asked him about Cote de Pablo’s decision to leave “NCIS,” and he revealed that her career move left him a bit confused. “At the time I was astonished when Cote left, but in retrospect, it seems that she was not up to handling the demands that the character put upon her. I still don’t understand her deeper motives,” McCallum wrote, making it seem that there could’ve been more to her farewell than mere creative differences, as she’s claimed in the past.
Thankfully, it seems that whatever issues prevented her from playing Ziva David have since been resolved to some extent. To close out Season 16 of “NCIS,” Cote de Pablo returned to her now-iconic character, but she didn’t stop there. Following her surprise appearance in Season 16’s “Daughters,” she continued to play Ziva throughout a handful of Season 17 episodes: “Out of the Darkness,” “Into the Light,” “The North Pole,” and “In the Wind” (via IMDb). Could she return to the program once again down the line, especially now that so many of its most recognizable characters have said their goodbyes? We’ll have to wait and see.
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When Cote de Pablo left “NCIS,” it clearly threw David McCallum for a loop. Hopefully, now that she’s lent some clarity to the situation and returned to the show sporadically, he’s found more understanding of his co-star’s situation.
