Spoiler Alert for NCIS: Origins season 1, episode 5, “Last Rites”
NCIS: Originsredeemed Mark Harmon’s finalNCISscene. During Harmon’s last moments onNCIS,Gibbs went fly-fishing with Sean Murray’s Timothy McGee. The senior NCIS agents were in Naktok Bay, Alaska, after a case brought them there. Still, the depth of the character’s experience at that moment wasn’t understood untilNCIS: Originsexpanded on a crucial element of Gibbs' backstory. Austin Stowell takes over as Gibbs in theNCIS: Originscast, positioned in 1991 when Gibbs started at NIS.
In Harmon’s finalNCIScase, Gibbs helped remove Sonova Industries, whose copper mining project threatened to pollute the area. It was a critical case forMark Harmon’sNCISexit. However, the original series never thoroughly flushed out Gibbs' love of fishing.NCIS: Originsfinally explains what the hobby truly meansto the former Marine, and the new detail explains the sense of peace Gibbs felt when he decided to retire. The moment initially lacked context, reflected by McGee’s initial questioning, but now it makes perfect sense. Thus,theNCIS: Originsstorycontinues to bring Gibbs' story full circle.
NCIS: Origins Episode 4 Reveals The Origins Of Gibbs' Penchant For Fishing
Austin Stowell’s Gibbs Explains The NCIS Story
NCIS: Originsepisode 5 reveals the significance of fishing to Gibbs. Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid) and his team are working on a case in the episode that triggers an emotional reaction from Gibbs. Gibbs and Lala Dominguez (Mariel Molino) are on a sensitive operation in the desert. When a truck with two Latinx men pulls up,Gibbs escalates the situation to Lala’s frustration. Lala can speak Spanish and is communicating with the civilians until one of them quickly reaches into the glove box, which causes Gibbs to point his gun at them while demanding they exit the truck.
Gibbs tells Lala a childhood story, explaining he had a dog that got hit by a car when he was young, and his dog’s death caused him to lash out.
Lala tells Gibbs that she must report the incident to Mike, especially in light of Gibbs' failed psych evaluation to join NIS. After the initial conflict, Gibbs tells Lala a childhood story, explaining he had a dog that got hit by a car when he was young, and his dog’s death caused him to lash out. Gibbs' father taught him to fish, which helped clear his mind.Gibbs' backstory revealed inNCIS: Originshelps Lala understand thatfishing is how Gibbs keeps himself centered, but that he hasn’t been fishing in a while amid all the trauma he’s experiencing.
Mark Harmon’s Final Scene NCIS Was Odd But Origins Gives It A Deeper Meaning
NCIS: Origins Brings NCIS Full Circle
Harmon’s finalNCISscene initially was a bit of an odd shot. McGee and Gibbs were standing knee-deep in waders used for fishing. Gibbs suddenly started explaining that his dad taught him how to fish, quoting his dad, saying,“If you want to learn something new about yourself, put on waders.“The few lines are the only explanation Gibbs gives for his love of fishing, butNCIS: Originsexpands on the significance of Harmon’s final scene. With Stowell’s Gibbs' explanation that fishing helps him process, we now know that Gibbs is staying in Alaska to heal.
NCIS
TheNCISfranchise is an American media franchise that focuses on military-related criminal investigations by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. It began withNCISin 2003, a spin-off fromJAG, and has since expanded to include multiple spin-offs set across different locations.
