Warning ! Spoilers ahead for the NCIS time of year 21 premiere .

Summary

TheNCISseason 21 premiere focuses on Nick Torres ' case , but it also show how Leroy Jethro Gibbs ' final undetermined plot of land continues to impact that squad age after he left . Mark Harmon left inNCISseason 19with a less dramatic departure . CBS ' procedural has reckon its share of character loss in its more than two decades on the air , but Harmon ’s is arguably the braggy , view his office in the show . So , while Gibbs ' departure from the team was n’t exactly action - packed , it was always ask that his absence seizure from the organization would be felt long after he was gone .

NCIShas experience a potpourri of cast going away . Some of them are crushing , such as Caitlin Todd ’s unexpected murder in season 2 , while others are bring by another calling , like Tony Dinozzo receive to take care of his surprise daughter with former teammate , Ziva David . For Harmon , Gibbs but adjudicate to retire in Alaskaafter a harrowing case that gave a Padre gag rule regarding the expiry of her daughter . It was the perfect send - off for him , who pass decades of his aliveness in the force while still frequent by the expiry of his first married woman and daughter .

Nick Torres has just come out of a torturesome experience in NCIS , but Wilmer Valderrama ’s future in the procedural may still be uncertain .

Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres from NCIS

Gibbs' Unresolved Case Continues To Make NCIS As FBI’s Target

Undoubtedly , Gibbs deserves his serenity , but he didleave his quondam team in a hard slur as they keep on to be target by the FBI . In its net case , Gibbs was being hunted by the bureau for a thin case that was reinforced by years of his irregular path of address cases . Gary Cole ’s Alden Parker was the agent who was theorise to lead his arrest in Alaska , but after realizing that Gibbs want nothing but to figure out the case , he allowed the NCIS boss not just to address the closed book but also refused to arrest him .

Harmon is confirmed to return viaNCIS : Origins , which will tackle Leroy Jethro Gibbs ' early daylight in the organization . The actor will tell the events of the prequel .

Cole was eventually fired by the FBI and subsequently employ to replace Gibbs , but as assure in theNCISseason 21 premiere , his old organization continues to harp on what went down in Alaska . So much so that they were unforced to overlook the facts and decide Torres was shamefaced without properly conducting an investigation . Had it not been for the NCIS ' underground work , he could have been charged with murder and sent to prison house . Gibbs not coming back and tying wanton ends with the FBI will continue to be a cause of conflict between them and the NCIS .

NCIS Season 22 Gary Cole as Alden Parker In The Office

Will Harmon’s Gibbs Return In NCIS Season 21?

The upcoming Ducky Mallard protection that was set up in theNCISseason 21 premiere cliffhangeris the complete opportunity for Gibbs to come back . It does n’t need to be a massive welcome sequence for the character and it certainly wo n’t fix the ongoing rift between NCIS and FBI , but as living - long protagonist , it would be off - putting if Gibbs does n’t come back to pay respect to Ducky . No concrete indicant , however , that Harmon is slated to make an appearance . Still , it should n’t be unmanageable to pull off , considering thatGibbs can just on the QT sneak in during Ducky ’s funeral without anyone noticing .

NCISseason 21 airs every Monday , 9 pm ET on CBS .

NCIS is a television serial that follows a squad of special agent from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service . Premiering in 2003 , the show explore various cases involving Navy and Marine Corps force , ranging from murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen U-boat .

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Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs and the NCIS season 21 cast.

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NCIS is a television series that follows a team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Premiering in 2003, the show explores various cases involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel, ranging from murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines.

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