NCIS: Origins Season 2 Quietly Walks Back Mark Harmon’s Season 19 Exit

In one of the prequel’s most introspective episodes, NCIS: Origins walks back Mark Harmon’s NCIS Season 19 exit and the story it told about Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ future. Doubtlessly, the most beloved NCIS character of all time, Gibbs, has been replaced by Alden Parker (Gary Cole) in the mothership, but CBS launched a prequel in 2024 about his origin story

With Cliff Wheeler’s (Patrick Fischler) and Noah Oakley’s (DaJuan Johnson) story, the origins offshoot poignantly discusses what it means to be alone in NCIS: Origins Season 2, Episode 7, with the Special Agent-in-Charge quietly confronting his divorce, identity, and future. The story prompts Harmon’s character to rethink his future as well, rewriting the ending that NCIS told four years ago.