NCIS season 15: Mark Harmon’s Gibbs not ‘sacrificing life’ for McGee
If you look around some various news feeds, then you’ll see sensational headlines about whether or not Gibbs is going to sacrifice himself in order to ensure that McGee will be able to come home from South America to be with his pregnant wife Delilah. You’ve likely seen the first photos of Gibbs and Sean Murray’s character months removed from when they were first captured down there — they’ve grown beards and are clearly suffering. The team in Washington will be doing what they can to find them, but they, (like any other organization out there) do have their own limitations. There’s only so much that they can do, and the onus may eventually be on Gibbs and his longtime colleague to find a way to save themselves.
What’s interesting about these “sacrificing” headlines is that if you look within the stories (we’ve already seen them at both the Christian Post and the Inquistr), there isn’t really all that much talking about how this sacrifice is actually going to happen or why. This is just a part of a narrative to suggest that Gibbs may somehow be leaving the show, a rumor that’s been out there for most of the year in many various terrible forms. It’s capitalizing on the fear of NCIS fans who see a headline and wonder if they are going to be losing one of their favorite characters. We don’t want to see that happen, but we also don’t want to see any fans falling for that.
In general, the rumors about Gibbs dying or immediately leaving the show should be dismissed for one simple reason above all else: We’ve now got Maria Bello coming on board the series! The former Prime Suspect star is going to be a series regular as both a major foil for Gibbs and also a valuable member of the team. If there were plans for Gibbs to depart in the near future, odds are that the show wouldn’t have considered bringing someone on board who is going to be looking at some sort of relationship with him — whether it be romantic or otherwise.
Regardless of however the team gets brought back together, it’s going to happen and it will be business as usual with NCIS — this is a show that knows what its viewers like, it will continue to cater to them and present some great stories with exciting twists and turns along the way. By around the time episode 3 comes around, it may not even feel as though Gibbs and McGee were even gone. Because of its procedural nature things often do tend to move quickly and episodes have a little bit of an evergreen feel because of that.
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Charlotte
August 26, 2017 @ 6:27 pm
Really looking forward to seeing this play out. I’d like to see Gibbs and McGee escape on their own and then the team do a dramatic pickup. I’m glad to read that Bishop has taken the lead in their absence.
I’m loving the info posted in Matt Carter’s column — it helps fill the void during the long wait!
Janet Furcello
August 20, 2017 @ 9:28 pm
Luckily–in less than 6 weeks the Season premier will air–and these fake “reports’/rumors will be definitely shot down! Of course-they’ll just move on to new ones–but again,thanks Matt Carter for continuing to be a source not only of official direct news but alerting of the various false rumors!
kmc
August 20, 2017 @ 7:02 pm
Tony should come back and rescue Gibbs and McGee. No one does rescuing as entertaining as Tony. And, what a hoot to see DiNozzo, even for one episode.
Janet Furcello
August 20, 2017 @ 9:23 pm
Perhaps in a “fanfiction” story–but definitely won’t be taking place on the show–The reality is-Michael Weatherly will be seen on the air September 26-but it will be at 9:00 p.m.immediately after NCIS and he will be playing Dr. Bull on his own show’s premier.These shows have been already filming since mid-July–NCIS i wrapped up Episode 1 many weeks ago and
is already filming episode 4–and Bull is also several episodes filmed and done.
kmc
August 20, 2017 @ 10:42 pm
Wow – taking things a bit seriously I see. My comment was in jest and if anyone thinks its to start a rumor, it definitely was not. Namaste.
Janet Furcello
August 20, 2017 @ 11:47 pm
I apologize if it sounded like I was implying you were spreading around a rumor that it was actually likely to happen–there’s so many ridiculous rumors around that some are falling for–a good reminder to keep a lighter outlook on things!
Monique75
August 25, 2017 @ 10:17 pm
Well, I didn’t read your comment as starting a rumor, but as that tired refrain of “bring back Tony.” For me, nothing would ruin the episode more than having DiNozzo return. Personally I would rather see Gibbs and McGee work together and find a way out themselves.