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[webbgirl]

I have a theory about what may happen in a couple of the upcoming episodes based on spoilers that have been floating around. It's just a theory, but since it's based on the spoilers DO NOT CLICK IF YOU'RE AVOIDING THEM! TURN BACK NOW!

So during a run up to the season finale, we're evidently supposed to get quite a bit of TIVA (I think I threw up a little even typing the smooshing) stuff going on. The spoilers have been purposefully vague as to how far it goes, but there is a mention of a triangle with Tony, Ziva and Michael (the guy from Israel). It also says that there's a bunch of angst and that there will be tragedy involved.

Another spoiler indicates that there will be an undercover Mossad agent posing as an arms dealer.

So here's my theory...Michael and Ziva were involved in Israel. She may even be in love with him, but decided to move on since she's been in the U.S. Tony and Ziva get close and either have sex or come close to it. Michael shows up in the picture during the case. Tony ends up shooting him, either by accident or because something goes wrong. This then completely destroys the chances of Tony and Ziva moving on happily ever after as a couple. It also creates tension moving into the next season.

An off-shoot of my theory that is a little more in the 'wishful thinking' category on my part at the moment is that Tony decides to leave the team because of this.

TPTB for the show are completely with enamored with cliff-hangers and love creating that type of drama that carries from one season to the next. I think Tony leaving the team (only temporarily though) is something that they might consider playing with. It would fall in line with some of the threads we've seen happening since Season 4 really.
So? What do ya'll think?

Comments

[gin200168.livejournal.com]

I could see that happening... Not that I would like it, but I could see it.

Friend said that she heard bits about MW doing a pilot. OH PLEASE NO is my reaction-- because I don't think I could watch it anymore if there was no Tony to foil to Gibbs. :-/

[tejas.livejournal.com]

He's done *tons* of pilots, apparently. Maybe she heard about one of the old ones? Though, in the grand scheme of things, the time from filming of the pilot to actual production can run to years, if it's picked up at all, and then there's the fact that it's rare for a show to run more than 7 or 8 years. Hard to tell if NCIS will have what it takes to thrive in multiple shows like CSI does.

I've read where actors will do a pilot that they never expect to make first off for the money, but also because they get seen by, y'know, people who buy pilots. :-) Even if they don't buy that one. Sort of like keeping your resume updated for us mundanes.

[brilliantomega.livejournal.com]

Notes from a tv/film actor's wife-

Wouldn't surprised if he was doing pilots, and its pilot season right now (though there is not much good from the pilot scripts I have). The starting quote for a pilot is 40K, for Weatherly his pay for the pilot would be something like 80-90K. (The quote for a pilot goes up for every time you get picked up for a pilot.) Doing the pilot doesn't lock him into doing the show unless he contracts to, which is not the norm, though could be given his status.

*shrugs*

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a smart move for an actor. Thanks for the insight. :-)