NCIS season 15: Should the show consider a Big Bad?
If you think back to two other editions of the franchise this past year in NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans, a part of what made them so interesting is that they each had notable adversaries for the team to try to take on. In the event of the former, there was the mole and then eventually Tahir. Meanwhile, with the latter it was more Mayor Hamilton. These characters were both fantastic villains, and they brought a further depth to the show than what you do tend to see from a standard procedural.
Could NCIS benefit from more of a regularly-appearing Big Bad on the fifteenth season? Signs point to yes, whether it be the head of some terrorist group or just people committing some crimes and atrocities stateside. What made the Hamilton story so interesting was that it made Pride personally invested in saving the local community, while also helping some people who fought in the military in the process.
Granted, when discussing Big Bads here, it should be clear that we’re not just hoping that CBS brings someone on board for 10-15 episodes or anything. The best NCIS villains are the ones that show up for around five or six weeks, and find a way to build stakes anytime they show up — even if there is some sort of significant hiatus in between.
Hopefully, NCIS will consider some sort of enormous villain moving into season 15 given that this past season of the show was more about introducing some of the newbies. Now that the writers have done this, the time does feel right for them to introduce some faces in opposition to them. If you want to add some further weight to this character, then make them have some sort of complicated history with some of the characters who are already a part of the show — especially someone like Clayton Reeves, who we don’t know all that much about.
What do you want to see on NCIS season 15? Be sure to share in the comments below if you think that a Big Bad could actually be good for the show.
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Lomita Armendariz
June 8, 2017 @ 6:20 am
I wish NCIS would transfer Bishop to NCIS Los Angeles. She has never fit in with Gibbs team. If the powers that be want to keep her, please move her. The newest characters on NCIS are a great fit on the show last season.
Amber Langteau
June 8, 2017 @ 5:22 am
I like that some of big baddies only take up half of the season before they move on to the next big story line and baddie to be honest…it makes it fresh. Although I like New Orleans take on Hamilton I did think it was way drawn out also just like the L.A. mole that was like two years….The mothership has had their baddies each season they may not be long drawn out long storylines but as much as they might want to drag on a storyline sometimes real life doesn’t work out. I think last year with the prime example their baddie in the end was Kort to wrap out Tony’s storyline (due to Michael Weatherly wanting to leave the show). This last season they had a big baddie planned but with the death of the show runner Gary Glassberg and this season was a season to get know all the new people to the show. Which to be honest I loved because it showed the many different interactions we are gonna be seeing. A big baddie was kept down to one and it was quick with about 4 episodes. I believe NCIS is about many different cases and many different baddies not a soap opera which lets be honest has one big baddie who makes everyone life hell….If I wanted a soap opera ride I would watch that.
Claude Martini
June 2, 2017 @ 11:50 pm
A big bag hasn’t been on NCIS for some time