Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for NCIS: Origins season 1.The latest NCIS spin off, NCIS: Origins, It’s heating up — and it’s setting the stage for some major heartbreak. The series follows Austin Stowell as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, detailing the special agent’s past while he was at NIS. Gibbs’ career change from Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant to rookie NIS agent came after the deaths of his wife and son, which occurred at the end of his deployment in Operation Desert Storm. THE NCIS: Origins the story explores the tragedy that causes Gibbs to join the agency and reveals moving details of his past.
As it is a prequel series, we already know a lot about the fate of certain characters. NCIS: Origins characters. The series revives Muse Watson’s Mike Franks, played by Kyle Schmid in NCIS: Origins. Likewise, Special Agent Vera Strickland (Diany Rodriguez) is a character who comes from the flagship. And although much less is known about her character, she has a huge personality. For all of the prequel’s fascinating elements, there’s inevitable heartbreak on the horizon that extends far beyond what happened to Gibbs’ wife and daughter in NCIS.
NCIS Confirms Vera Profiling Project Didn’t Go Anywhere
Vera Strickland is on NCIS and NCIS: Origins
In NCIS: Origins episode 5, Vera is creating a profiling program to help the NIS use crime data to identify the most likely suspect. The show builds tension in the prequel and highlights conflicts between Vera and Franks. Vera needs approval for her program from the special agent in charge, Cliff Wheeler (Patrick Fischler). During the meeting she is prepared for, Franks barges in. The interruption causes the meeting to end early, with Cliff explaining that they have no funding. Vera is understandably upset that Franks stole the moment she had to convince Wheeler to fund her program.
[Mike and Vera’s] the conflict in episode 5 shows why Vera distanced herself from the leader, but it didn’t give the full picture.
The instance highlights the tension between Franks and Vera. The original NCIS series says they are partners. However, Vera is not on Mike’s team in NCIS: Origins. Their conflict in episode 5 shows why Vera distanced herself from the leader, but it doesn’t give the full picture. Even so, Franks praised Vera’s program, which was approved. In episode 6, Agent Strickland celebrates the success of her program with Mary Jo (Tyla Abercrumbie) and Lala Dominguez (Mariel Molino). Yet, unfortunately, we know for NCIS that the program didn’t go anywhere as it was never mentioned.
Everything We Know About Vera’s Future on NCIS
Roma Maffia plays Vera Strickland in NCIS season 11
Vera’s career trajectory is just one of the NCIS: Origins results that the original program predicts. Vera Strickland first appears in NCIS season 11, episode 3, “Under the Radar,” towards the end of his NCIS career. The appearance reveals that Vera is Mike Franks’ last partner in his NCIS career. Vera’s existence in the original series confirms that she will live through NCIS: Origins prequel, which isn’t guaranteed for all of its characters considering their line of work. For example, Lala Dominguez is not mentioned in NCIS, which means your fate could be another heartbreak in NCIS: Origins.