Warning: SPOILERS for the NCIS: Origins episode “Flight of Icarus” are forward!
NCIS: Origins resumed airing its first season final night time by delivering “Flight of Icarus” to the 2025 TV schedule. Whereas the episode, which will be streamed now with a Paramount+ subscription, mainly revolved round Mike Franks, each by trying again at when he was 21 years outdated and following him within the “current day” trying into the demise of an infantry officer, there was additionally an fascinating improvement regarding the place Mariel Molino’s Lala Dominguez stands with Austin Stowell’s Leroy Jethro Gibbs that Origins showrunners David J. North and Gina Luctia Monreal talked to CinemaBlend about. Moreover, in addition they opened up a brand new storyline for Gibbs developing that has me intrigued.
Lala Is In Gibbs On Two Fronts
Throughout “Flight of Icarus,” Randy tried to set Gibbs up on a date with a pal of his spouse Junie, however Gibbs mentioned he wasn’t prepared for one thing like that, which is comprehensible provided that his spouse and daughter have been killed lower than a 12 months in the past. After the workforce confirmed that Cameron Reid died by suicide, Lala realized from Randy that the set-up wouldn’t occur, and she or he informed her coworker that at any time when Gibbs is able to date, ensure the girl is “ok for him.” I requested North and Monreal if this was an indication of romantic curiosity on Lala’s half or if she was merely involved about Gibbs’ nicely being, and North informed me:
Each. She is anxious about him, however there’s undoubtedly one thing there for her. There’s for certain a twinge of jealousy in that query.
Earlier than NCIS: Origins premiered, Austin Stowell mentioned that there wouldn’t be a “romantic vibe” between Gibbs and Lala, however clearly that’s now not the case anymore. Along with Mariel Molino’s character merely desirous to look out for her teammate, she’s additionally feeling a spark between them, though Gibbs isn’t desirous to discover one thing like that himself simply but. We all know that he’ll go on to marry three and divorce three girls, none of whom Lala, however that doesn’t imply these loopy children can’t collectively throughout Origins’ early seasons, assuming it continues previous this freshman outing.
Gibbs Will Be Attending Veterans Assist Conferences
Leroy Jethro Gibbs discovered a pamphlet for a veterans help group through the investigation into Cameron Reid’s demise, and whereas he was interviewing the person who ran the group, he was prolonged a suggestion to cease by for a gathering. Gina Lucita Monreal confirmed to me that we are going to certainly see Gibbs within the group later this season, saying:
There will likely be a storyline with him attending these conferences and the way that impacts him, for certain. However once more, one thing that we’re taken with delving into is the psychological well being of our characters, particularly inside a job like this, in a world like this. So it simply permits us to dig deeper.
Whereas Gibbs arguably by no means finds true peace over the tragedy of shedding Kelly and Shannon till early into NCIS Season 19, when Mark Harmon left the collection, he does not less than need to get to a spot the place he can perform extra healthily. Working at NIS offers the youthful Gibbs with the soundness he wants in his life, however I’m undoubtedly to see how going to those veterans help conferences will assist his mind-set. Maybe working by these points will lead him to being open to discover romantic relationships once more.
As a result of NCIS: Origins Season 1 was expanded from 13 episodes to 18 episodes final November, we’ve got just a few extra months to spend with these characters, although there’s been no phrase but on if Season 2 is within the playing cards. New episodes drop Mondays at 10 pm ET on CBS.