10 biggest moments and revelations

Spoiler alert for NCIS: Origins season 1, episode 4, ‘All’s Not Lost’NCIS: Origins episode 4 continues to build the story of NCIS agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Mark Harmon played the character for 19 years on the series until Harmon’s NCIS exit in season 19, episode 4. It was unclear whether the series would survive once the actor retired. Several years later, Harmon’s original show is now on NCIS season 22, and there’s a prequel show about the origins of the central character’s career as an NCIS agent. The genuine television institution didn’t suffer from Harmon’s departure, but grew from the actor’s executive producing roles in the franchise.

Austin Stowell is Gibbs in NCIS: Origins. Stowell paints a new picture of the agent, in line with Harmon’s character, while also contrasting the more composed Agent in Charge. Still, Harmon is an integral part of the series. Harmon narrates NCIS: Origins like his version of Gibbs, who is shown on camera retired in Alaska. He writes his story while remembering his first cases in the area. NCIS: Origins walks the line between the agent’s past and present, and episode 4 continues to expand Gibbs’ stories from NCIS.

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NCIS: Origins Episode 4 features a flashback to Gibbs getting news about Shannon and Kelly

Gibbs is detached when he discovers his family is gone

NCIS: Origins finally paints the picture of the day Gibbs receives the news about what happened to his wife and daughter. NCIS season three revealed that Gibbs was deployed to Operation Desert Storm in 1991 when he discovered his family had been murdered. THE NCIS: Origins The episode brings together the moment and reveals that Gibb experiences another traumatic event shortly after receiving the news.

The opening of NCIS: Origins episode 4 expands on the flagship’s flashbacks and stories and shows how the Navy reacts at the moment. Origins shows how shortly afterwards Gibbs experiences an explosion that puts him into a coma. That’s why, NCIS: Origins episode 4 finally depicts the worst day of Gibbs’ life, providing a window into his time abroad.

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Special Agent Gary Callahan, the K-9 dog, is introduced after Franks’ team obtains false information

Mike Franks cares about his NIS colleagues

In the fourth episode of NCIS: Origins, Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid) and his team investigate the murder of a science teacher while trying to find a missing girl named Mildred (Hattie Hoskins). The girl’s father is abroad and she is staying at the house of a family friend who was murdered. When the team investigates, the girl is missing, but a neighbor claims to have seen someone leaving with her.

The man’s claim is the team’s leadership until they discover that the neighbor is lying to feel important. At this point, Franks convinces Cliff Wheeler (Patrick Fischler) that he needs an old friend, despite the agent in charge’s claims that he is past his prime: Special Agent Gary Callahan. Gary is a K-9 unit dog whom Franks trusts deeply and pays special attention to. Mike Franks talks about his “slumber parties” with Gary, where he keeps the dog well fed.

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Gibbs finds a way to solve the case despite Franks’ instructions

Gibbs has sharp instincts

Since the case in NCIS: Origins episode 4 involves a missing girl, Franks worries about Gibbs’ mental and emotional stability. When they go looking for Mildred in the woods with the help of Special Agent Gary Callahan, Franks tells the “newbie” stay behind when they find some of Mildred’s belongings buried in the woods. Separated from the other agents, Gibbs scans the forest and sees Mildred, showing just how capable the rookie NIS agent is.

When the team initially investigates the crime scene Gibbs is the one who finds evidence of Mildred’s location during the murder. His ability to locate Mildred in the woods, staying ahead of his team and the K-9 dog, shows that Gibbs is a capable agent from the start, but that he needs to balance his instincts with the trauma he is experiencing and how others oblige him. see. In the same way as NCIS: Origins episode 3, Gibbs finds a way to investigate despite being held back.

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NCIS: Origins Reveals Gibbs’ Near-Death Incident After Shannon and Kelly’s Murder

NCIS: Origins 4 shows probably the worst day of Gibbs’ life

THE NCIS The prequel reveals the details of Gibbs’ near-death incident, which puts him in a coma shortly after he learns about Shannon and Kelly’s murder. Gibbs was in Kuwait in the final moments of his Operation Desert Storm deployment when he received the news, and the explosion that nearly killed him occurred moments later. The franchise revealed the story in NCIS Double episode “Hiatus” from season 3, when the doctor mentioned that Gibbs had already been in a coma once.

It’s shocking how quickly the explosion starts after Gibbs gets the news about Shannon and Kelly. Taking advantage of the moments NCIS season 3, puts the scope of the incident into perspective. Hearing Harmon narrate the scene while retired Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the present moment fills in the timelines between NCIS and NCIS: Origins and brings the moment full circle for the franchise.

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Gibbs uses his fatherly knowledge to get Mildred to reveal the killer

Gibbs is familiar with the Trotter Trio

While trying to find the killer, Mildred, who saw the man kill the victim and is in NIS custody after the team found her, hesitates to identify the suspect. It’s understandable as it was a traumatic incident, but the team needs to get closer to solving the case. Gibbs was sidelined because he lost his daughterwhich can affect his ability to investigate with poise, but he finds a way to use it to his advantage.

When Gibbs discovers that Lala tried to give Mildred “Donna Donkey” the Trotter Trio doll, he takes the identification kit and speaks to “Millie” in person. Franks hesitates, but Gibbs insists that just because he lost his daughter doesn’t mean he can’t have a relationship with another. Gibbs uses his paternal knowledge to win over Mildred sing Whitney Houston with him, deftly turning the suspect identification kit into an activity they could do together. Gibbs’ understanding of why Mildred didn’t want Donna Donkey (because “Donna Burro sucks”) allowed Gibbs to see that he could better relate to the victim.

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NCIS: Origins tells Mary-Jo’s own story as she bonds with Gibbs

Mary Jo relates to Gibbs’ sadness

NCIS: Origins Episode 4 features Mary Jo’s story in a moment with Gibbs on her back porch. Gibbs comes to deliver something he thinks Mildred will like, and she’s staying at Mary Jo’s house, so he passes it on to her to give to the girl. In a moment between them, Gibbs starts crying, probably thinking about Kelly, and Mary Jo bonds with the agent.

Mary Jo comments that he is not alone. She begins to tell Gibbs that there are circumstances that allow her to have a relationship with him, but she is interrupted when the phone rings and returns home before she can continue what she is saying. Although she couldn’t finish it, the moment prepared Mary Jo to reveal her backstory later. If she can relate to Gibbs’ tragedy, then Mary Jo has also been through something difficult, and that will add depth to her character and the story. NCIS: Origins history.

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Gibbs donates Kelly’s toy to comfort child victim

Gibbs releases Kelly’s horse Harlo

The rookie agent goes to Mary Jo’s house to deliver Kelly’s Trotter Trio doll, Harlo Horse, to Mildred, who stays at Mary Jo’s house while waiting for her father to return. Gibbs tells Mary Jo that Harlo Horse “has special powers” and it is the “the only one that shines” and begins to cry when Mary Jo realizes that the doll was loved. Gibbs is emotional and chooses not to personally give the doll to Mildred.

The moment shows that, although you throw away your things or leave them in the house where you no longer live, Gibbs says goodbye to a piece of Kelly to improve Mildred’s life. Although it’s difficult, Gibbs is open to moving forward. By giving the Harlo Horse doll new life, Gibbs is constructively making something positive out of his situation while dealing with the consequences of his tragedy.

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Franks confronts Gibbs about his dangerous behavior on the field

Franks is taking care of Gibbs

After keeping Gibbs at bay throughout the case, Franks confronts his newest agent about why he’s holding him back. Franks tells Gibbs that when someone comes close to leaving, you never know how close they are to coming back. Although Franks is vague in his language, he communicates something that Gibbs understands and puts on the table an issue that needs to be addressed.

Gibbs assures Franks that he’s fine, and the episode more or less reflects that. Although Gibbs feels an emotional connection to the case, in episode 4 he uses this to his advantage. Yet, Franks’ comment continues a concern that Jackson Gibbs (Robert Taylor) raises in the NCIS: Origins debut when he confronts his son’s new boss. Jackson felt that Gibbs was too close to the line of fire in his current state of grief and processing.

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Gibbs tells Hitman’s father that his son is dead

Gibbs isn’t afraid to be real

After Franks tells Gibbs to go home with the case solved for the day, the rookie agent shows up at the NIS. Gibbs asks about Mr. Hatcher, the killer’s father, who unwittingly lost a son, and says he wants to break the news to him that he killed Hatcher Junior to protect Millie. As Franks hesitates, Gibbs insists delivering the news is part of the job.

Having a close connection with the NIS itself with the deaths of Shannon and Kelly, the moment shows that Gibbs understands the human aspects of his job. Although he is new to the job, he has intimate experience with the value of NIS and what they provide beyond murder investigation, as Franks’ team was on Shannon and Kelly’s case. The moment mirrors Gibbs receiving the news about his wife and daughter earlier in the episode, further explaining how Gibbs knows the gravity of the moment.

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NCIS: Origins explains why Franks is so important to Gibbs

Franks takes care of Gibbs

NCIS: Origins explains why Franks is so important to Gibbs in the final moments of the episode, when Gibbs joins Franks and Tish for dinner. Franks defends the event at the beginning of episode 4, saying that Tish likes “break bread” with everyone’s back. He explains that everyone on his team comes over for dinner and then does it again. Franks’ insistence pays off when Gibbs joins him at the end of the episode.

Harmon’s Gibbs comments in his narrative that, “It was just me, until it wasn’t,” suggesting that Franks’ gesture helped make Gibbs feel less alone during an isolating period in his life. NCIS: Origins explains that Franks recruits Gibbs because he thinks he is suited for the job, playing an important role in his life after his family’s death. Franks’ dinner invitation suggests that he will continue to appear in the rookie agent’s life in meaningful ways, and Gibbs remembers this years later.