Caitlin Todd’s Shock NCIS Season 2 Death Explained

Caitlin Todd’s Shock NCIS Season 2 Death Explained

While Todd’s NCIS death was quite a sudden shock, Alexander’s departure actually was, too. As other members of the show’s cast have shared, filming NCIS is a much more demanding task than it might appear to audiences. Shooting 24 episodes per year can mean months of work on end without a break, with workdays that can be 17 hours long, or even 21, as may have been the case with NCIS‘ very first episodes. In fact, even Mark Harmon almost quit NCIS in season 4 because the shooting schedule had gotten so brutal.
This was also the case in Sasha Alexander’s exit. As season 2 was wrapping up, she asked NCIS creator and then-showrunner Don Bellisario to write her out of the show so she could catch a break. He obliged, agreeing that Alexander couldn’t handle NCIS‘s workload, though this pivot was so sudden that even Michael Weatherly didn’t know Caitlin Todd’s death was coming until he saw a blood pack being attached to Alexander’s head on the day they shot the scene. Since Sasha Alexander’s NCIS exit, she’s been replaced with Cote de Pablo’s Ziva David, Emily Wickersham’s Eleanor Bishop, and most recently Katrina Law’s Jessica Knight. Even when beloved characters are killed off of CBS’s hit crime drama, the show continues to move forward with fresh faces, although NCIS‘s future without Mark Hamon’s Gibbs may be a bigger question mark than most.

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The Most Shocking NCIS Deaths

Over the course of 19 seasons, NCIS has featured plenty of gut-wrenching character deaths besides Kate Todd’s. One of the foremost among these is Qasim Nassir’s death in NCIS season 14 episode 11. Ripped through the chest suddenly with machine-gun fire while at the library, Qasim’s death is not only surprising but tragic as well, as he had only recently struck up a sweet romance with Bishop. The sadness of his death also lingered for a while, as the couple’s relationship continues to be elaborated via flashbacks even after Qasim’s life support cord is unplugged.

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Other notably shocking deaths in NCIS‘s nearly 20 seasons include Special Agent Ned Doreneget in NCIS season 12 episode 23. A sweet and lovable member of the Cyber Operations Division, Dorneget goes down protecting civilians from an explosion, and his death is particularly difficult because it’s hinted at first that he might still survive his injuries. Lastly, IRS Special Agent Diane Sterling (Gibb’s ex-wife) being fatally shot in NCIS season 12 episode 11 was another one of the show’s most surprising deaths.

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Caitlin Todd’s Shock NCIS Season 2 Death Explained

While Todd’s NCIS death was quite a sudden shock, Alexander’s departure actually was, too. As other members of the show’s cast have shared, filming NCIS is a much more demanding task than it might appear to audiences. Shooting 24 episodes per year can mean months of work on end without a break, with workdays that can be 17 hours long, or even 21, as may have been the case with NCIS‘ very first episodes. In fact, even Mark Harmon almost quit NCIS in season 4 because the shooting schedule had gotten so brutal.
This was also the case in Sasha Alexander’s exit. As season 2 was wrapping up, she asked NCIS creator and then-showrunner Don Bellisario to write her out of the show so she could catch a break. He obliged, agreeing that Alexander couldn’t handle NCIS‘s workload, though this pivot was so sudden that even Michael Weatherly didn’t know Caitlin Todd’s death was coming until he saw a blood pack being attached to Alexander’s head on the day they shot the scene. Since Sasha Alexander’s NCIS exit, she’s been replaced with Cote de Pablo’s Ziva David, Emily Wickersham’s Eleanor Bishop, and most recently Katrina Law’s Jessica Knight. Even when beloved characters are killed off of CBS’s hit crime drama, the show continues to move forward with fresh faces, although NCIS‘s future without Mark Hamon’s Gibbs may be a bigger question mark than most.

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The Most Shocking NCIS Deaths

Over the course of 19 seasons, NCIS has featured plenty of gut-wrenching character deaths besides Kate Todd’s. One of the foremost among these is Qasim Nassir’s death in NCIS season 14 episode 11. Ripped through the chest suddenly with machine-gun fire while at the library, Qasim’s death is not only surprising but tragic as well, as he had only recently struck up a sweet romance with Bishop. The sadness of his death also lingered for a while, as the couple’s relationship continues to be elaborated via flashbacks even after Qasim’s life support cord is unplugged.

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Other notably shocking deaths in NCIS‘s nearly 20 seasons include Special Agent Ned Doreneget in NCIS season 12 episode 23. A sweet and lovable member of the Cyber Operations Division, Dorneget goes down protecting civilians from an explosion, and his death is particularly difficult because it’s hinted at first that he might still survive his injuries. Lastly, IRS Special Agent Diane Sterling (Gibb’s ex-wife) being fatally shot in NCIS season 12 episode 11 was another one of the show’s most surprising deaths.

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