To our delight, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) lives on and for the premiere of NCIS season 19, he only had one goal â to hunt down Samuels (Jason Wiles). But in the process, his old friend Fornell (Joe Spano) made him think âthat chasing bad guys may not be the answer anymore.â
While getting to the bottom of the latest twist in the case, Fornell found a spooked Gibbs in a truck staking out a man spotted in the background. Although Fornell was glad to see Gibbs alive and mostly in good shape, he couldnât help but point out that the suspended special agent in charge, who could only serve as a lookout, had put himself in this deadly situation. How? Well, because according to Fornell, Gibbs makes all of his cases personal.
âYou always find some way to justify staying in the hunt. I mean, what the hell are you doing out here still chasing bad guys?â he said. After Gibbs claimed it was his job, Fornell shot back at him calling him out for making his job his identity. âAnd for how long, Mister Who Am I Without the Job? I mean how many wrongs made right will it take to fill that void inside you?â Fornell added.
And he wasnât done. When Gibbs asked what void he was speaking of, Fornell didnât hold back and got super honest with him. Watch how the rest of the intense moment unfolds between them above. Now, whether or not Gibbs eventually takes his advice to go to counseling is unknown. But thereâs no denying that Fornellâs words struck a chord with NCIS fans.
âThis scene between those two⊠wow⊠very moving and so heartfelt!â one person wrote. âThis scene wasđ€§đ€§đ€§đ€§,â another added. âđ„ș that lineâŠgrabbed my heart and squeezed the breath right out of me. đąđđ,â a different fan said. âOnly Fornell could have pulled off that talk. Who better than he would understand? ⊠Any scene with Gibbs and Fornell is golden. They play off of each other so well,â a follower commented.
In the end, the mysterious man Gibbs was after was apprehended by Torres (Wilmer Valderrama), Knight (Katrina Law) and McGee (Sean Murray), which further proved Fornellâs point that his team would be able to go on without him. The man wearing the mask, sunglasses and hat turned out to be FBI Special Agent Alden Parker (Gary Cole) who was undercover also trying to capture the serial killer. But astute viewers quickly figured out that the candid interaction between Gibbs and Fornell was to help set up his upcoming absence from the show.
According to TVLine âsources,â Mark is only set to star in a "relatively small number of episodes" in the new season. Thereâs no word if heâll be featured every once in a while or have an emotional sendoff, but itâs still early on, so we donât have to think about that ⊠yet.
