Mark Harmon’s surprise NCIS return answers the biggest question about origins

This has been confirmed in a surprising news NCIS Star Mark Harmon will return for the prequel series premiere NCIS: OriginsAnd His return may finally clear up a lingering mystery about the spinoff. The prequel spinoff was first announced in January of this year, and two months later, Austin Stowell was announced as the younger Gibbs in the lead role. NCIS: Origins‘ The story is set to explore the life of Leroy Jethro Gibbs as a young NCIS agent just starting out in the field and learning under his grizzled tutor and NCIS legend Mike Franks. Now, it has been confirmed that Mark Harmon will return NCIS: Origins – In short, at least.

of course, NCIS Fans were curious to know NCIS: Origins spinoff, which could tell a really cool story and dive into the mystery surrounding Gibbs. They were more excited to learn Harmon will serve as a producer on the series, as well as its narrator. Still, it didn’t quite mend the sting of Mark Harmon’s departure NCISThat’s why the news that he’ll be back, albeit for a one-off episode, is so great. Not only would it be great to see him again, but it also helps answer the remaining questions of the prequel series: Why is he telling the story?

Mark Harmon’s appearance at the NCIS: Origins premiere answers why he’s telling the story of the prequels

His brief appearance is key to setting up the rest of the series

An on-screen cameo for Mark Harmon would be weird NCIS: Origins Just for a cameo; Not only would it add nothing to the show, but Harmon’s return without a clear reason to do so would be wasted. Instead, it is likely that Harmon’s cameo as an older version of Leroy Jethro Gibbs will play an important role in setting up the rest of the story.. It’s already been long-confirmed that Harmon will narrate the prequel series, but it’s not known how or why he’s narrating it. With the news that he will be appearing on screen, it is pretty sure that it will define the structure of that narrative and why he is telling the story of his earlier life.NCIS.

Why Old Gibbs is Revisiting His Backstory on NCIS: Origins

There are several ways the framework can be set up

We still don’t know exactly what that prequel framework will be, but with Mark Harmon returning as Gibbs in the future, we can be sure he’ll be telling his story to someone. There are a number of ways this could be done that would seem reasonable and fit his character and story. Leroy Jethro Gibbs came out of law enforcement and Mark Harmon at the beginning of the show NCIS Season 19. Gibbs’ departure was controversial given that he broke the law to do soDodging the FBI agent working with them, Alden Parker (Gary Cole) on the hitman case and becoming the hitman’s driver in exchange for information. They solved the case, and Gibbs broke the law to do so, but Parker refused to arrest him.

After the case, which brought him and the team to Alaska, Gibbs decided to stay because he finally found peace. Now that he has left the past, It is possible that NCIS: Origins‘ The setup will be Gibbs relating his story to a therapist, Finally began the long journey to relieve his pain. It would be a great way to show how much the stubborn and brash Gibbs has grown since the show started. It’s also possible that he might relate his story to the new friend he made in Alaska, though that seems somewhat unlikely given Gibbs’ nature.

The last option, and the one that seems like a bit of a cop-out, is Gibbs decided to write a book about his time at NCIS. While this may be the simplest framework, it seems a bit cheap considering other CBS prequel shows, such as Young Sheldon, used the narrative gimmick of a character writing a memoir to tell a prequel story. On the other hand, if Gibbs were to write a book to explain how and why he came to adopt each of his famous ones. NCIS Gibbs rule, then this would be a great way NCIS: Origins To set up the prequels while staying true to the spirit of the characters.