NCIS: Tony & Ziva 1x05
This has not been a particularly Tony and Ziva rich episode, but I loved one thing, when Ziva said "We have to go back".
For the first time in 5 years, Ziva did not put her trauma, her issues, her needs first, she put Tony's. After having to leave the NCIS family to be a father to Tali, he probablly struggled to build new friendships. He felt alone. He chose to do it for his daughter, who obviously he loved more than anyone, but he had to leave every friend and co worker he has ever known anyway and that loneliness he must have felt in the beginning must have felt awful.
And Ziva saw that. She saw him struggling to come to terms with his feelings: we know that at some point Ziva found out he lied during couple's bootcamp to protect her and now, five years later, when Ziva's therapy is finally showing it's worked, that she can tell when a bomb is exploding and when it's not, she is also able to put him first, the man who chose her, fought for her, waited for her, was there for her whatever she needed, did his best to take it slow, who even tried breathing exercises for her.
After Ziva is the one who has always come first, Ziva is now able to say:
Tony, I am here for you, to help you, protect you and help you navigate the trauma you must have endured.
In 2025, they are finally there, being able to put each other's first and choose each other













