Jackson’s tense appearance sets up Gibbs’ worst crime

Warning! Spoilers ahead for the NCIS: Origins premiere.NCIS: Origins‘ premiere confirms the worst crime of Leroy Jethro Gibbs by reuniting him with his father, Jackson. The latest installment in The Evolving NCIS Franchise looks back to the past as it tackles Gibbs’ earliest years at the agency. In addition to producing, Mark Harmon also narrates the events of the series and also occasionally makes an appearance. Meanwhile, the role of young Gibbs is played on screen by Austin Stowell, who joins Kyle Schmid’s NIS team at Camp Pendleton as Mike Franks. The couple is surrounded by mostly fresh faces at this unexplored point in NCISHistory.

As with the original NCIS show, the focus of the prequel is on the cases the team takes on. But, since NCIS: Origins Technically Gibbs’ origin story, his personal story is intricately tied to the show’s narrative—at least in its first season. This means that letters from before he enters NIS can be played, which is the case with Robert Taylor’s Jackson Gibbs. Despite the potential plot inconsistency brought about by his appearance NCIS: Origins Episode 2, “Enter Sandman Part 2,” his involvement already has a vital impact on his son’s story.

Jackson’s appearance in NCIS: Origins episode 2 motivates Gibbs to kill Hernandez

Gibbs’ father motivates him to do something about Kelly & Shannon’s Murderer

While NCIS: Origins Episode 1, “Enter Sandman Part 1,” focuses on introducing Frank’s team, its follow-up delves deeper into Gibbs’ story, when he comes home to his dad unexpectedly visiting him at Camp Pendleton. As it turns out, he just finished a backpacking trip and decided to check on his son. The men clearly have a strained relationship, but Jackson eventually takes the risk and asks Gibbs if the police have caught who killed Kelly and Shannon. Stowell’s character, who really doesn’t want to discuss the matter, gives a cut-throat answer, saying that the criminal got away.

Jackson effectively investigates the case, prompting Gibbs to go after Pedro Hernandez, the Mexican cartel leader who murdered his family. Stowell’s character is not haunted by the need for revenge, but that may be the starting point. As revealed in the main NCISGibbs asked Franks, who was also working on the case, to give him information about the suspect, and that is that he went after the criminal himself. Using Gibbs’ skill as a marine sniper, he undertook a unique mission to take his revenge, which he succeeded in doing. It would be a secret for two decades until Abby Sciuto discovered it.

Will NCIS: Origins Show Gibbs’ Hernandez Murder?

NCIS did not fully reveal Gibbs’ crime

Based on the official NCIS timeline, Kelly and Shannon were killed in February 1990. The events of NCIS: OriginsOn the other hand, pick up in October of the same year. It is unclear when Gibbs sought his revenge, but considering what was revealed in the flashback scenes in the flagship series, as well as Jackson’s question, it is safe to say that it has yet to happen. This means that NCIS: Origins Has the opportunity to show how it completely pans out. What is unclear is if it is going to.

Considering how central the deaths of Kelly and Shannon are to Gibbs’ story NCIS: OriginsHowever, it is safe to say that it will have to deal with the incident. Otherwise, it will be a missed opportunity, especially because the main NCIS Series never fully showed it apart from snippets of flashbacks. Now, the prequel has the chance to show if other people were involved with Gibbs worst crime.