This episode is very out of character for Ziva David. She's not been affected by having to kill someone in any other episode, why is she in this one? Unless, as I heard elsewhere some time ago, this episode had actually been written for the Caitlin Todd character. It makes much more sense for Kate than it does for Mossad operative Ziva. Maybe production needed a script in a hurry, this one was sitting on the shelf, and they didn't have time (or didn't bother) trying to retool it for Ziva's character. Guess I'll just put this episode down as a kind of alternate universe NCIS cause it sure doesn't seem to work in normal universe NCIS.
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WTH is wrong with Ziva in this episode?
tonjagj8821 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
I'm currently rewatching (binging) NCIS from the beginning & I just finished the season 5 episode "Recoil", and I can't help but wonder what's going on with Ziva in this episode! She is acting like a probie on her first assignment after shooting a serial killer (in self-defense, I might add) instead of a Mossad trained assassin. In fact, she seems more traumatized by this event than she did after shooting Ari, her own brother! I man seriously. Does that make *any* sense? Did the writers at NCIS not think it odd that Ziva. Of all people, would develop some kind of PTSD after shooting someone. It's completely out of character for her. I read another review where the reviewer mentioned that the episode was originally written for the Caitlin Todd character. Although, I would still see it as a little odd for Kate to react that way considering she has shot suspects before, it would (at least) be more believable for Kate to react in that manner rather than Ziva. I generally love NCIS, but "Recoil" is definitely one of my least favorites because I just couldn't get past how "off" Ziva is during the entire episode.
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