NCIS makes Mike Franks eat his origins words

Notice! This article contains spoilers for NCIS: Origins episode 6, “Incognito.”NCIS: Origins revealed that Mike Franks went back on his word on NCIS in a fun character change. In NCIS: OriginsFranks is the top NIS special agent and Gibbs’ direct superior officer. He is also fundamental in shaping the rookie’s future. NCIS career, which is helped by the fact that Franks has a crush on Gibbs and refers to him as “newbie“a reference to his probationary status on the team. As established in the flagship, Franks will also act as a strong mentor to Gibbs throughout the NCIS spin off.

While NCIS: Origins episode 6 featured less Franks than usual, the episode revealed valuable information about his character. While investigating a murder, the NIS team discovers that the victim had stolen secret military information and planned to sell it to a bidder. Fortunately for the NIS, the FBI intervenes and arrests the buyer before the deal goes through, which allows Gibbs and Lala go undercover like buyers and retrieve information before it is released. The episode also revealed a continuity error for Franks NCIS: Origins character.

Mike Franks says he doesn’t like Mexican food on NCIS: Origins

He passes a plate of tacos in NCIS: Origins episode 6

Franks’ amusing continuity error comes during a casual work meeting at a Mexican restaurant with him, his supervisor, Cliff Walker, and FBI detective Noah Oakley. Franks and Walker meet with Oakley to ask for help in capturing the buyer before he buys the stolen intelligence and disappears. When Franks is given a plate of tacos to try, he declines, saying that “doesn’t like Mexican food” in NCIS episode 6, “Incognito”.

The scene ends with Wheeler’s connection to the FBI lightening the mood by revealing that he would always help the NIS and that the buyer was already in custody. He just wanted someone to pay for his lunch. He looks at Wheeler, who then nods to Franks, who begrudgingly takes the check. Franks’ admission of his distaste for Mexican food seems like a continuity error based on where he ends up on the flagship. NCIS.

NCIS revealed that Mike ended up retiring to Mexico

Frank could have learned to love Mexican food

Franks’ commentary on “Incognito” is particularly amusing after realizing that he ends up in Mexico after retiring from his career in NCIS. At some point between NCIS: Origins and NCISFranks decides to retreat to an isolated and peaceful life in Mexico, where he is surrounded by Mexican food. At one point, Gibbs even stays with him at his seaside house, until Mark Harmon’s character decides to return to MCRT.

What appears to be a potential continuity error could also just be a character change, depending on how NCIS: Origins plays the character’s arc moving forward. Kyle Schmid’s Mike Franks is still years away from Muse Watson’s version of the character in NCIS. His change in taste could also be representative of the time that passed between the two shows.