NCIS
Warning : spoiler lie ahead for NCIS season 21 , installment 2 , " The Stories We Leave Behind " !
Summary
While one other original character made their triumphant return to the show , co - showrunner Steven D. Binder open up about Gibbs ' absence inNCISseason 21 ’s Ducky testimonial installment . After play the serial publication even persona of Dr. Donald " Ducky " Mallard across the first 20 seasons of the crime procedural , David McCallum died at the eld of 90 , leaving his character ’s future concisely uncertain . Season 21 , episode 2 , entitled " The Stories We Leave Behind " , wait on as a protection to the previous adept , revealing that Ducky died in his sleep and find the squad mourn his passing , namely Brian Dietzen ’s Jimmy Palmer .
On the heel of the episode ’s premiere , TVLinespoke with Steven D. Binder to break down the Ducky testimonial episode inNCISseason 21 . When asked about the conclusion physical process behind bringing back original characters , include Michael Weatherly ’s Anthony DiNozzo , the co - showrunner shared his heart-to-heart thought process onwhy Mark Harmon ’s Gibbs did n’t returnfor the episode , want to hold off on bringing him back for a more " special " appearing , while also noting budget and programing restraints . Check out what Binder shared below :
In a sodding earth , what we first imagined was what the Marvel Cinematic Universe did when Tony Stark exit … . Our original intellection was , " Can we get everybody ? " We gave a lot of cerebration to who Ducky is connected to most , which on one point would be Gibbs . But it was Jimmy who was there , so it was [ about ] who Jimmy would connect with , and also institute some levity … and that was Michael Weatherly . It ’s really a no - brainer . Of course , the door is always open . When we take him back , we ’re not going to play him back for two minute . It ’s fix to be something special .
New episode ofNCISseason 21 , include " The Stories We Leave Behind " , are available to swarm onParamount+ .
Why Gibbs' Absence Was Actually Right For NCIS' Ducky Tribute
We ended up deciding on having the graphic symbol of Tony get back . It all made a caboodle of sense . This fictitious character , in addition to being close with Ducky , was Jimmy ’s adept friend , so when he comes to visit , it is to aid the mortal who ’s left behind . It ’s really to be there for his booster . Getting [ Michael ] out here and doing all this stuff under the cover of privateness and the dead of dark kind of matter was really coolheaded .
While some may contend that Gibbs should have still appeared in some content in the instalment , the conclusion not to bring him back was ultimately the good choice forNCIS ' Ducky tribute . The former virtuoso and executive producer ’s exit was one of the vainglorious changes to the show ’s project thus far , with his season 19 parting episode birth an efficaciously emotional finis for the iconic part . As understandable as it would ’ve been for Gibbs to want to return to his former lifetime to say au revoir to a near friend , it would ’ve risked counteract his fitting conclusion .
Though he may have been absentminded from the Ducky tribute , Harmon still has a hereafter in theNCISfranchise . Beyond Binder ’s receptiveness to bringing Josiah Willard Gibbs back for a future mainline show return key , Harmon is presently helping developa Gibbs - focused prequelalongside his son Sean , who previously play a immature version of the character . Given DiNozzo ’s return was celebrated by longtime fans of the show , it will be interesting to see if they can find an evenly meaningful mode for Harmon to come back in the mainlineNCIS .
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NCIS is a television serial that follows a team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service . premier in 2003 , the show explore various cases require Navy and Marine Corps personnel , ranging from murder and espionage to act of terrorism and slip submarines .
