Purely my views but although NCIS is one of the better shows out there I think it's lost some spark. I watched the reruns to try and understand why and I think as most people have said it's really the chemistry on the set. In the past,the scripts seem to be written for the much loved characters and the story arcs always so fitting and the characters live and breathe the part. A family. The characters are great individually and together. It's rare. I wish none of them left. Still maybe something can be done. The cast now seems to lack zing. 1) Please bring Ziva back. She's so badass and she has chemistry with whoever is left from the original set. some suggestions.. She could have faked her death coz she discovered that her NCIS family is targeted and hunting them covertly with the help of Damon Werth. Please don't bring her back to kill her. That I think will be totally unforgivable. If there's some way Tony can come back it will be great. 2) I have nothing against the new forensic scientist but I would have preferred the replacement to be that geeky intern who helped Abby and wore the bells. Just the kind of brilliant mind that will annoy Gibbs. 3) Please don't do a Torres Bishop romance. It's old and not quite the same as TIVA. Tiva was special. Anything else will be one of those bad remakes. 4) I like Abby but I think her character did not evolve in the same way as Tony, Ziva, Macgee somewhat over the years. If she is brought back I would like to see a new Abby without pigtails, sophisticated, different but still scary and still quirky. 5) And yes as one of the commenters said above, why did you have to kill Mike Franks? 6) Much as the lawyer Allison annoyed me I kinda of liked her in the end. Could you bring back some of the unfinished storylines? Please do something as I would like to see NCIS at least hit season 20!!