There have been 1,000 episodes of “NCIS” and its numerous spinoffs, so it is solely applicable this milestone harkens again to the place all of it started. The present has modified tremendously over the previous 20 years, notably given the truth that not one of the unique characters from “Yankee White” are nonetheless in the primary solid for “A Thousand Yards.” This might clarify why it takes so lengthy for the newer NCIS crew to place collectively the items of the plot. In spite of everything, as Jessica Knight (Katrina Regulation) mentions within the episode, she was solely in junior excessive when the occasions of “Yankee White” befell.
Not solely is there a reference to the very first “NCIS” episode in “A Thousand Yards,” there is a clip from the second, “Hung Out to Dry,” which exhibits Gibbs constructing a treehouse for a boy who lately misplaced his father. The juxtaposition between the prior violent scene of Gibbs taking pictures an murderer after which serving to a toddler demonstrates the complexity and depth of his character. Every thing is finished for the higher good.
Gibbs continues to affect “NCIS” Season 21 by archival footage, however undoubtedly, many followers need to know if Gibbs might return to “NCIS” in 2024 or past. Whereas he’ll present voiceover duties on “NCIS: Origins,” which can heart on a younger Particular Agent Leroy Gibbs, he is but to look within the flesh once more. Since he is already missed out on showing in Ducky’s tribute present and the 1,000th episode, if he does return finally, it higher be for one thing unimaginable.