Origins premiere (and who is old Gibbs talking to?)

Warning! Spoilers ahead for the NCIS: Origins premiere.NCIS: Origins Keep things vague when it comes to Mark Harmon’s place in the premiere and who old Leroy Jethro Gibbs might be talking to. A few years since the actor officially left the flagship series, he returned to the franchise through a new spinoff. While the evolving NCIS The franchise has seen its fair share of expansion series in the past, NCIS: Origins is the first prequel Offshore in the universe. It occurs in the 90s Gibbs’ start at the agencyThen known as NIS, as part of Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid) team.

NCIS: Origins Recast the role of Young Gibbs with Austin Stowell, who will be the main version of the character in the spinoff. Similar to Young SheldonHowever, the prequel features Harmon as the narrator. Initially, the actor was only supposed to do the voice-over and also serve as an executive producer. After his premiere on-screen appearance was announced, however, it was subsequently revealed that he would occasionally pop up as NCIS: Origins Expand his role. Harmon appeared in “Enter the Sandman Part 1” and “Enter the Sandman Part 2,” Piqued curiosity about his situation.

NCIS: Origins premiere reveals that Mark Harmon’s Gibbs is out in the desert

Gibbs is still in Alaska

The NCIS: Origins Premiere opens with Harmon as Old Gibbs in the desert. He built a fire and apparently camped overnight. The episodes cut between him and Stowell’s version of the character from 1991 in Oceanside, California. At this point, Kelly and Shannon are already dead, and Young Gibbs is clearly still reeling from the loss. So much so that he was also brooding. He gets a chance to work with the Nish as Franks recruits him. Harmon’s Gibbs, on the other hand, isn’t exactly telling NCIS: Origins. Instead, he shares his thoughts when he reminds.

Although there are no clear markers revealing where Old Gibbs is, there are clues as to his location. For starters, the overhead shot of the winding river suggests he’s still in Alaska. The cap he wears Titus Bait & Tackle, Bristol Bay, AlaskaEffectively confirms this. For context, this is the same headgear he was sporting when Tim McGee left his former employer at Naktok Bay during Harmon’s farewell episode in NCIS Season 19. This means that Gibbs has actually been staying in Alaska the entire time since he walked away from MCRT.

Old Gibbs writes the events of NCIS: Origins (but is he talking to someone?)

Harmon’s Gibbs may be one of his famous conversations with the ghost of Mike Franks

Except his place, Harmon NCIS: Origins The premiere also answers a big question about the prequel — why Gibbs is revisiting the story of his earliest years at the agency after more than three decades. As it turns out, he writes it down in what appears to be a journal. It’s unclear if this is the first time he’s done this, but it’s still off-putting to see the usually stoic character openly share his feelings. For context, Gibbs didn’t even talk about Shannon and Kelly’s murder NCIS Until he had no choice as to what to do.

NCIS: Origins It’s not revealed what prompts Gibbs to do this, but considering his history on the main show, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he could have One of his conversations with the spirit of Franks. After his character died in the flagship series, Muse Watson continued to appear in the show as a vision, usually popping up in some of Gibbs’ most important moments. Doing this would be a great way to better connect the events of NCIS: Origins To the current situation of harmonic characters in Alaska. It’s also a fantastic way to bring Watson back.

How Harmon’s location can relate to Gibbs’ prequel story

Being at peace in Alaska forces Gibbs to face some aspects of his past

When McGee left Gibbs in Naktok Bay, Alaska, the former MCRT leader claimed he was not going back because he had never felt peace since Shannon and Kelly died until that moment. He missed something right away in the fishing village, despite the first time. That said, The peace Gibbs felt may also have forced him to finally deal with some memories he refused to process for years. With him exhausted and nothing else to use, he now had to come to terms with certain events in his past.

like NCIS: Origins Moving forward, it could gradually change how Gibbs and his 19-season history are perceived. For now, the show makes it clear that Lala is at the center of his story. Why Gibbs, Franks and even Vera Strickland never mentioned her in the main show is the big mystery that will have to be answered.