LA Pilot's Teased Plot Could Finally Be Shown in New Spinoff After 15 Years

The two secret pilot episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles teased the first meeting between Gibbs and Macy, which may finally be shown on screen for the first time. Special Agent Jethro Gibbs and Operations Manager Lara Macy worked together on the two-part pilot episode, while Gibbs' team joined forces with the Los Angeles unit, Office of Special Projects (OSP), to investigate the murder of a Marine. navy linked to a terrorist. cell. During this case, Gibbs and Macy unravel their complex and uncomfortable relationship in connection with an emotional part of Gibbs' past.

While the introduction of the spin-off series NCIS: Los Angeles began to establish the story between the two NCIS cast members, the actress who played Macy, Louise Lombard, never played the character again, leading to Macy being killed off-screen in one of the best episodes of NCIS"Patriot Down" from Season 7. However, the relationship between Gibbs and Macy that was teased in the pilot NCIS: Los Angeles should be further explored in the new spin-off, NCIS: Origins as it reveals more about young Gibbs.

NCIS: Los Angeles Pilot Teased Macy and Gibbs' First Meeting at Camp Pendleton

Pilot gives a peek into Gibbs' tragic past

During the two-part backdoor pilot episode of NCIS: Los AngelesTitled "Legend (Part I)" and "Legend (Part II)", it is revealed that Macy and Gibbs first met at Camp Pendleton, where Macy worked early in his career as a lieutenant. In Pendleton, Macy investigated the 1991 murder of Pedro Hernandez, a Mexican drug trafficker who was directly responsible for the deaths of Gibbs' wife, Shannon, and daughter Kelly. Due to this revelation and evidence, Gibbs was the prime suspect in Hernandez's murder. However, Macy covered up Gibbs' evidence to protect him, understanding that Hernandez's murder was justified.

Gibbs has always held a grudge against Macy since he was investigated for Hernandez's murder and was heavily traumatized by the loss of his family. However, when Gibbs discovers that Macy was protecting him the whole time by covering up the evidence about him in Hernandez's murder, he finds a newfound respect and trust for her. OSP psychologist Nate Getz further enhances the relationship between Gibbs and Macy because if Getz hadn't discovered the truth and personal history behind both characters, Gibbs would never have known that Macy protected him for years regarding the murder of Hernandez.

NCIS: Origins may show what really happened between Gibbs and Macy after 15 years

The prequel show introduces Gibbs' emotional arc

Since Gibbs and Macy's relationship was only briefly revealed in the NCIS: Los Angeles two-part pilot episode, its story can be elaborated in NCIS: Origins to describe what happened between the two characters. A primary meeting between Gibbs and Macy should be inevitable, as the loss of Gibbs' wife and daughter is reflected throughout the first season of the spin-off series. Additionally, a younger version of Pedro Hernandez was once portrayed in NCIS: Origins season 1, episode 9, “Vivo o Muerto”.

The loss of Shannon and Kelly has always been at the center of Gibbs' character arc and his path to becoming a seasoned veteran of the NCIS. The prequel, NCIS: Originsmay extend Gibbs' history with Macy amidst Gibbs' act of revenge against Hernandez. The more viewers get to know and understand the younger version of Gibbs in NCIS: Originsmore is learned about the leader who shaped the NCIS franchise.