Mark Harmon’s NCIS: Origins Return Walks Back On Gibbs’ Final Farewell With McGee

Mark Harmon’s return in NCIS: Origins would be great if it were not for one promise Gibbs made to McGee during their last conversation. The NCIS: Origins premiere saw Harmon return to his most famous role, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, after he originally left the franchise in NCIS season 19. Season 19 also saw Gibbs and McGee, the last members of the original NCIS team, share a heartfelt goodbye, which has impacted Gibbs’ appearance in NCIS: Origins.

Harmon is the only actor from NCIS who has appeared in NCIS: Origins so far. And while it is exciting to see Harmon return to his role again, and even briefly on-screen in NCIS: Origins’ premiere episode story, his appearance creates more questions than answers. In particular, Harmon’s narration in the NCIS prequel is contradictory to Gibbs’ last conversation with McGee, which revealed the true reason why Gibbs was retiring in Alaska.

Mark Harmon’s NCIS: Origins Return Explained

NCIS: Origins cast Austin Stowell as the young Gibbs, but it also features Mark Harmon as the old Gibbs. The NCIS prequel takes place over 10 years before the NCIS premiere and follows the young Gibbs at the start of his NCIS career. The spinoff is also set in 1991, shortly after Gibbs lost his first wife and daughter. While Stowell plays the show’s lead, Harmon appears as both a narrator and a minor character in the present day. He is mainly shown sitting around a lit campfire and writing in his journal, thinking about the past.

Gibb’s NCIS career starts at NIS, the precursor to NCIS .

It is still unclear why old Gibbs is the narrator or what he is writing down in his journal, but it is clear that Gibbs is still in Alaska. After saying goodbye to his NCIS team in season 19, Gibbs moved to Alaska and has not left since. His appearance in the NCIS: Origins premiere could mean that he is finally giving himself the time and space to revisit his past. This would also explain Gibbs’ narration, which often gives added emotional context to Stowell’s scenes.

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