Forget NCIS Season 22, I Need Mark Harmon Back As Gibbs In Another Show After NCIS: Origins
Honestly, forget Mark Harmon’s return to the flagship for NCIS for season 22. The franchise has a more compelling opportunity to return the original Leroy Jethro Gibbs, and it had better take it. Harmon’s central NCIS character established the franchise, with the actor staying on board for nearly 20 years. Ultimately, Mark Harmon exited NCIS in season 19, but fans still miss his brash, charming presence. Although Harmon returned in NCIS: Origins to help kick off and tell the story of the agent’s background at NIS, the Freaky Friday actor’s role left me feeling like Gibbs hadn’t actually returned.
Harmon narrates the NCIS: Origins story from his isolation in Naktok Bay. The Agent in Charge retired to Alaska after a case brought him and McGee (Sean Murray) to the state, and Gibbs decided to stay there when he realized the profound sense of peace the landscape brought him. Thus, in the shared NCIS universe, Gibbs is still an island. While Gibbs returning to NCIS: Origins was necessary, and his role in the show makes sense, I desire a more tangible representation of Gibbs, who can interact with the other characters. That said, Gibbs’ NCIS reunion can’t happen on the flagship.
