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The following contains spoilers for NCIS: Origins Season 2, Episode 7, \u201cCrazy Little Thing Called Love,\u201d which aired on Tuesday, December 2, on CBS.<\/p>\n
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In one of the prequel\u2019s most introspective episodes, NCIS: Origins walks back Mark Harmon\u2019s NCIS Season 19 exit and the story it told about Leroy Jethro Gibbs\u2019 future. Doubtlessly, the most beloved NCIS character of all time, Gibbs, has been replaced by Alden Parker (Gary Cole) in the mothership, but CBS launched a prequel in 2024 about his origin story.<\/p>\n
With Cliff Wheeler\u2019s (Patrick Fischler) and Noah Oakley\u2019s (DaJuan Johnson) story, the origins offshoot poignantly discusses what it means to be alone in NCIS: Origins Season 2, Episode 7, with the Special Agent-in-Charge quietly confronting his divorce, identity, and future. The story prompts Harmon\u2019s character to rethink his future as well, rewriting the ending that NCIS told four years ago.<\/p>\n
Mark Harmon\u2019s Exit in NCIS Season 19 Explained<\/p>\n
In 2021, Harmon exited the NCIS mothership after playing Special Agent-in-Charge Leroy Jethro Gibbs for 19 seasons. In NCIS Season 19, Episode 4, \u201cGreat Wide Open,\u201d Gibbs is with Timothy McGee (Sean Murray) in Alaska for a case. When it\u2019s resolved, he tells his second-in-command that he\u2019s staying in Naktok Bay, after finally finding some solitude.<\/p>\n
The story corresponded with Harmon\u2019s exit from the series after 20 years, mirroring the emotional impact of his departure on CBS\u2019s popular Navy procedural. While NCIS has continued for four years since Harmon\u2019s exit, replacing his supervisory character with Special Agent Alden Parker, the series has doubtlessly had to rebuild after Gibbs\u2019 departure, since its stories revolved around his leadership.<\/p>\n
NCIS had lost other team members, with Kate Todd (Sasha Alexander), Ziva David (Cote de Pablo), Anthony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), and Ellie Bishop\u2019s (Emily Wickersham) exits all preceding Gibbs\u2019. However, Harmon\u2019s character was the heartbeat of the original show and the franchise built around him, giving his exit significantly more weight than those that came before his.<\/p>\n
Since his exit in \u201cGreat Wide Open,\u201d Gibbs has made a handful of appearances. Harmon appears as the older version of Gibbs in the premiere of NCIS: Origins, kicking off the prequel that passes the torch to Austin Stowell\u2019s younger Gibbs. Harmon also appears in NCIS: Origins Season 2 for the franchise\u2019s crossover episode, confirming Gibbs is still in Alaska.<\/p>\n
NCIS: Origins Hints at Canceling Mark Harmon\u2019s NCIS Season 19 Story
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When he featured in the series premiere of NCIS: Origins, Harmon\u2019s elder Gibbs confirmed that the former SAC was still living out his days on the Last Frontier in peace. Harmon\u2019s second appearance, in the NCIS crossover episode, made virtually no adjustments to the older Gibbs\u2019 situation, revealing only that Leroy had acquired a dog who was keeping him company.<\/p>\n
Until now, NCIS audiences could expect Gibbs to live out his days alone. There\u2019s no suggestion that Gibbs will return to his old post, and he seems just as content as ever to be living alone in a cabin in the middle of the woods. That\u2019s what NCIS Season 19 set up for Harmon\u2019s character, and he seemingly wanted that.<\/p>\n
However, in his narration at the end of NCIS: Origins Season 2, Episode 7, Gibbs hints that his situation could change. At the conclusion of \u201cCrazy Little Thing Called Love,\u201d Gibbs says, \u201cI learned to like being alone. Or maybe that\u2019s just the thing I tell myself until someone shows up to share a steak by the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n
The narration suggests that someone could be showing up to visit Gibbs in Alaska soon, or that he is at least open to the prospect after a few years of solitude. Gibbs, being open to company, suggests that perhaps someone could join him in Alaska permanently, changing the end of Gibbs\u2019 story as the mothership tells it in Season 19.<\/p>\n
Who Could Join Gibbs in Alaska in NCIS: Origins?
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\nWith Harmon\u2019s older Gibbs character suggesting that he was rethinking his solitude in Alaska, NCIS: Origins would have to cancel the story that the mothership told in Season 19, which seemingly indicated that the SAC was meant to be alone. At the time, Gibbs being alone in Alaska indefinitely was a fitting ending for the overburdened SAC.<\/p>\n
NCIS: Origins has been utilizing Harmon\u2019s presence to tweak the audience\u2019s perception. With more time to himself, Gibbs reveals in NCIS: Origins that he has been reflecting on his early NIS days on Mike Franks\u2019 (Kyle Schmid) team, specifically his time with Lala Dominguez (Mariel Molino). Furthermore, Season 2, Episode 7, confirms that Gibbs is rethinking spending his time alone.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s possible that NCIS: Origins is setting up Lala to join Gibbs in Alaska at the end of the prequel. While there is chemistry between the agents, Lala and Gibbs haven\u2019t acted on their romance, which has been cut short by the introduction of Diane to the prequel series, played by Kathleen Kenny in Origins and Melinda McGraw on NCIS.<\/p>\n
Over its more than two decades on CBS, NCIS has established a rich history for Gibbs, and Origins must work within that framework or risk compromising franchise lore. So far, NCIS: Origins has largely maintained the accuracy of the original story, and as such, audiences can expect that Gibbs will marry Diane, who has become his ex-wife in NCIS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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