Spoiler alert for NCIS season 22NCIS Season 22 has been quite a ride for the Major Case Response Team (MCRT), but the season has some unanswered questions after the mid-season finale that the show must answer when it returns. The season begins with Jessica Knight returning to Parker's team and the NCIS season 22 released at premiere. Jess leaving the team at NCIS The season 21 finale is a huge decision. Still, the team is growing closer following their return and continues to open a new chapter for the procedural following Mark Harmon's death. NCIS exit, with Knight and Parker as the team's newest members.
With a full set of episodes following a short NCIS In Season 21, due to writers' strikes, Parker's MCRT solves huge cases as the team moves forward by working together. Meanwhile, there are personal matters to attend to, with Parker's mysterious hallucination of NCIS season 21 continues to appear and a feeling of love in the air. Jess and Jimmy navigate the ramifications of their breakup while Nick Torres opens a new chapter by dating a mysterious girl who NCIS hasn't revealed it yet. Even Parker has love on the horizon, creating exciting possibilities when NCIS season 22 returns.
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Is Gabrielle LaRoche the mole on NCIS?
NCIS Season 22 Suggests LaRoche Is The Mole
One of the most striking questions NCIS season 22 is if the agency has a mole. Node NCIS season 22 premiere, information about the MCRT case leakedand the leak points to a mole due to the stealth surrounding the information. Additionally, there are questions about who the NCIS spy could be if an informant were in their ranks. The premiere leads some MCRT members to believe that Seamus Dever's Gabrielle LaRoche NCIS character is the latest NCIS villain. Still, Season 22 could bring a shocking twist for the team and audiences who are just looking at LaRoche.
While NCIS is repeating one of his most moving stories, NCIS season 22 could have a big shock in store. All eyes are on LaRoche as the prime suspectbut this may distract someone else. Although LaRoche is a major suspect, he is in plain sight, and the great television institution likes to pack the narrative with twists. So LaRoche may not be the mole. NCIS Season 22 Episode 9 blurs LaRoche's role as a straight-up villain when he assists Parker's team on a case and even takes responsibility for an incident, contrasting his villainous persona.
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Will Jess and Jimmy get back together?
Knight and Palmer are post-split
Jess and Jimmy are going through a huge breakup when NCIS season 22 begins. The couple gives up NCIS season 21 finale after Jessica Knight accepts a promotion to Chief REACT Training Officer. Although it is sad to see the couple parting ways, NCIS season 22 further confuses the relationship when Jimmy and Jess address their relationship status. After Jess returns to the Navy Yard, she and Jimmy finally agree that while they're still in love, they're not ready to get back together, leaving their relationship uncertain when Season 22 takes off again.
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NCIS Season 22 Cast |
Character |
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Gary Cole |
Alden Parker |
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Sean Murray |
Timothy "Tim" McGee |
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Brian Dietzen |
Dr. |
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Katrina Law |
Jessica "Jess" Knight |
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Wilmer Valderrama |
Nicholas “Nick” Torres |
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Diona Reasonover |
Kasie Hines |
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Roscoe "Rocky" Carroll |
Leon Vance |
Jimmy and Jess' romance took a backseat in recent episodes after they resolved their split in NCIS season 22, episode 4. Still, things are awkward for the couple, despite Jimmy joining a dating app called Mate Quest, with each party trying to move on. NCIS Season 22 further complicates Knight and Palmer's relationshipwith Jess and Torres developing closer and closer in season 22, teasing their romance. However, after Nick Torres receives a mysterious message about Christmas plans in episode 9, a romance between Jess and Nick is less likely.
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Will Vance remain director of NCIS?
Signs Suggest Vance Is Ready to Retire
There have been indications that NCIS Director Leon Vance might retire from the position and leave leadership of the agency to another capable leader. In NCIS Season 22, Episode 2, Vance turns the corner in another life development, paving the way for the director to leave NCIS. In episode 2, Vance explores his relationship with his casual girlfriend, Lenaby becoming involved in a delicate case that threatens peace negotiations between the US and Venezuela. Amid the serious risks of the case, Leon reevaluates his priorities and formalizes his relationship with Lena, choosing to spend more time together.
Vance moving forward with his relationship with Lena is one of the most serious steps in a series of small plot points that point Vance toward retirement. NCIS Season 21 is the perfect way for Vance to leave the show as he finally arrests Carlos Savina, the leader of the Cali cartel who has avoided Vance for years and is responsible for the deaths of two of his agents. Vance catches Savina after being shot in the back by a gunman while visiting his wife's grave in the 1,000th episode, sparking conversations with his son about his priorities and NCIS.
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Will McGee remain at MCRT?
Signs Suggest McGee Could Move On
NCIS also released signs that McGee could leave NCISor at least your current position at an agency. Node NCIS In the season 22 premiere, Tim is vying for the position of deputy director of NCIS. McGee cites the stable schedule as part of the reason he and his wife, Delilah, believe it's a promising step forward for the agent, who has been following disputes between McGee and his wife since NCIS season 21, suggesting something needs to change for the senior agent. Unfortunately, Department of Defense Inspector General Gabrielle LaRoche beat McGee to the promotion.
Another fascinating development for McGee is the return of his literary career as crime thriller novelist Thom E. Gemcity in season 22, episode 9. The return of McGee's forgotten career hints McGee's life is changingand another NCIS the season 22 update confirms this. One NCIS season 22 update confirms Delilah is returning via TV Insideralong with the circumstances that showrunner Steven D. Binder says will be “life and death”. With so much change for McGee and a big start to the season behind him, it's hard to say where McGee will land at the end of Season 22.
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Who is Lily and is Parker okay?
Parker continues to hallucinate Lily
Parker experiences a strange hallucination in the NCIS season 21 finale. Parker's Mystery Girl Returned NCIS season 22, causing challenges for the agent and promising a great story to come. At the end of season 21, Parker sees a little girl running through the ship's engine room as his leg bleeds, trapped inside a decommissioned Navy ship. As Parker loses consciousness, his vision of Lily becomes a vivid flashback where he and Lily are children playing on a boat. The vision also introduces Parker's mother, who resurfaces with the mystery in Season 22 as Parker confronts him.
Parker begins to resolve whatever trauma is causing his visions of Lily in NCIS season 22, episode 8, when seeing Lily on the side of the road causes the agent to swerve into traffic. Parker claims he doesn't remember Lily when he starts talking about the visions with Dr. Grace Confalone, the therapist who works with NCIS agents, and he hesitates to talk about his mother. While Dr. Grace slowly progresses, who Lily is and whether Parker is okay remains unknown. After the last time Parker saw Lily, she left him a threatening message.
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Is something going on between Parker and Dr. Grace?
Parker has no love life on NCIS
NCIS season 22 finally brings back Dr. Grace Confalone, who hasn't appeared on the show since NCIS season 20. The doctor is needed in season 22 after Knight and Parker experience traumatic incidents in the season 21 finale. However, There Might Be More to Dr. Grace's Season 22 Appearance. Parker first visits Dr. Grace at her home. They plan to meet the next day to revisit the topic, but Parker dismisses Dr. Grace because the therapist wants to have a more robust conversation about Parker's mother. Then something interesting happens when the pair reconnects.
Parker has an intense energy when talking about Lily and her mother, and his bizarre behavior takes a fascinating turn when he kisses Dr. Grace on the head as they part.
Parker returns to Dr. Grace, with encouragement from Jimmy and Karen, and tells the therapist he doesn't want to talk about his mother, but is open to exploring Lily. Dr. Grace accepts and is kind but firm in her advice. Parker has an intense energy when talking about Lily and her mother, and his bizarre behavior takes a fascinating turn when he kisses Dr. Grace on the head as they part. Parker's advance and Dr. Grace's response, which was not discouraging, suggest something could happen between Parker and Dr. Grace in the second half of season 22.
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Is MCRT protected by Carla Marino?
Kansas City Mafia Boss Free
NCIS Season 22 explored Parker's story in several ways, including the return of a villain from his past, Kansas City mob boss Carla Marino. Carla returns because she is linked to an attempted murder in NCIS season 22, episode 6, which turns out to be Marino's attempt to kidnap his granddaughter's mother to get her back. Although Parker's team can tie the murder directly to Marino and stop his attempt to kidnap his granddaughter, his henchmen confess to their crimes and NCIS must free the mob boss. That said, Marino is on the loose.
With Carla on the run, Parker is probably sleeping with one eye open, wondering when his longtime enemy will strike again. MCRT reunites mother and daughter in the episode and, without adequately protecting her daughter, Carla will likely make another attempt to kidnap her granddaughter. Whether that happens or not, Carla will likely return in some form now that she knows about Parker's new position and has confirmation that he will continue to hunt her down. As such, NCIS positioned Carla Marino as a subtle but brutal villainand she could strike when the team least expects it.
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Who is Nick Torres' new girlfriend?
Nick is hiding his love life
As we move into the second half of the NCIS season 22 story, We still don't know who Nick Torres' girlfriend is. Nick reveals to Jessica Knight in NCIS season 22, episode 3 that he's trying to date again. The agent joins Mate Quest as Jimmy's wingman, but then decides to test the waters himself. The development led to Nick being more open, showing his vulnerable side when connecting with the other agents, such as bonding with McGee over his absent parents when they investigate a double agent and alleged Russian spy in episode 5.
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The mid-season finale confirms that Nick has finally found love, with the agent receiving a message from an unknown sender to confirm the mysterious Christmas plans. When Nick responds, he calls the sender "dear," suggesting that Nick is seeing someone. However, Nick keeps the relationship a secret from his team, claiming he had no plans for Christmas throughout episode 9. The second half of season 22 needs to reveal Nick's mystery woman and explain why Nick kept her a secret. It's an exciting development for NCIS as Torres hasn't been open to love since Emily Wickersham's character Eleanor Bishop left the series.