Origins Premiere (and Who Is Old Man Gibbs Talking To?)

Warning! Spoilers for the NCIS: Origins premiere.NCIS: Origins Mark Harmon's place in the premiere and old Leroy keep things vague when it comes to who Jethro Gibbs is talking to. A few years after the actor officially left the flagship series, he is returning to the franchise with a new spinoff. While developing NCIS franchise has seen its fair share of expansion series in the past, NCIS: Origins is the first prequel branch in the universe. Set in the 90s, it solves Gibbs starts at the agencyas part of Mike Franks' (Kyle Schmid) team, then known as NIS.

NCIS: Originswith Austin Stowell reprising his role as a young Gibbs, who will be the main version of the character in the spinoff. similar Young Sheldonbut in the prequel, Harmon acts as the narrator. Initially, the actor was only supposed to voice while also acting as an executive producer. After it was announced that it would premiere, it was later revealed that it would appear intermittently. NCIS: Origins expanded its role. Harmon appears in Enter Sandman Part 1 and Enter Sandman Part 2. interested in the situation.

The NCIS: Origins Premiere shows Mark Harmon's Gibbs in the desert

Gibbs is still in Alaska

The NCIS: Origins premiere opens as Harmon old gibbs in the desert. He builds a fire and apparently sets up camp for the night. The episodes cut between him and Stowell's version of the character in 1991 in Oceanside, California. At this point, Kelly and Shannon are already dead, and young Gibbs is still reeling from the loss. So much so that he was also fighting. Franks gets a chance to work with the NIS because he hires him. And Harmon's Gibbs doesn't exactly narrate NCIS: Origins. Instead, he shares his thoughts as he reminisces.

…Gibbs actually stayed in Alaska all this time after he got away from MCRT.

Although there are no clear signs of Old Gibbs' whereabouts, there are clues to his location. For starters, an overhead shot of the winding river suggests it's still in Alaska. The hat he's wearing Titus Bait & Tackle, Bristol Bay, Alaskaeffectively confirms this. For context, it's the same headdress that Tim McGee Harmon sports when he leaves his former boss in Naktok Bay during the farewell episode. NCIS season 19. This means that Gibbs has indeed stayed in Alaska all this time after being away from the MCRT.

Old Gibbs Writes The Events Of NCIS: Origins (But Who Is He Talking To?)

Harmon Gibbs can have one of his famous conversations with the Ghost of Mike Franks

Except for the place, Harmon's NCIS: Origins the premiere also answers a big question about the prequel — why Gibbs is revisiting this story of his early years at the agency more than three decades later. Apparently, he's writing it down in what appears to be a journal. It's unclear if this is the first time she's done this, but it's still nice to see the usually stoic character share her feelings so openly. For context, Gibbs didn't even talk about killing Shannon and Kelly NCIS until he has no choice but to do so.

NCIS: Origins He doesn't say what motivated Gibbs to do this, but given his history on the main show, it's not out of the question. One of Franks' conversations with his spirit. After her character died in the flagship series, Muse Watson continued to appear as a vision on the show, usually appearing in Gibbs' most important moments. Doing so would be a great way to better coordinate events NCIS: Origins to Harmon's character's current situation in Alaska. It's also a fantastic way to bring back Watson.

How Harmon's Place Could Tie into Gibbs' Prequel Story

Being at Peace in Alaska Forces Gibbs to Confront Some Aspects of His Past

When McGee left Gibbs in Alaska's Naktok Bay, the former MCRT leader claimed he didn't come back because he never felt peace until the moment Shannon and Kelly died. Somehow, even though it was his first time there, he felt at home in the fishing village. said that The peace Gibbs felt might force him to finally deal with some of the memories he refused to process. for years. Now that he's retired and has nothing else to distract him, he must come to terms with certain events in his past.

as NCIS: Origins continues, it could gradually change how Gibbs and his 19-season story are perceived. For now, the show makes it clear Lala is at the center of his narrative. Why Gibbs, Franks, and even Vera Strickland never mentioned him on the main show is a big mystery that will have to be answered.