NCIS season 21 has an unexpected story arc for Tim McGee, co-showrunners Steven D. Binder and David North tease. After a couple of heavy season openers, which include a tribute episode to medical examiner-turned-historian Ducky, the CBS procedural will stabilize with its weekly cases. Intertwined with it are personal plots for its special agents. For McGee, that means a look at his family tree, which apparently has some big secrets.
Speaking with TVLine ahead of its NCIS season 21 premiere, Binder and North previews McGee’s family-focused storyline, which will dig into the members of the clan that he never knew existed. It’s unclear if it’s going to be part of a case, but something must happen to convince him to check out his lineage. Read the showrunners’ quote below:
All of our characters on NCIS know that family is more important than anything. But after McGee takes a genealogy DNA test, he’s shocked to find out he has more family than he realized.
McGee’s NCIS Season 21 Arc Can Explore His Final Missing Story
NCIS season 21 will be the first year without an original character. Ducky is the final cast member to star from the very first episode to his final one before David McCallum’s death. McGee did debut in season 1, but he didn’t appear until after several episodes in. With the Ducky now gone, he officially becomes the oldest cast who is still active in the show. Despite being in it for more than two decades, however, certain aspects of his personal life haven’t been explored — including his relationship with his mom.
Unlike his dad, who appeared in the police procedural, McGee’s mother has never been a presence in NCIS. There’s even confusion as to where she is and why she doesn’t seem to be in contact with her son. There are assumptions that she is dead, but there’s no concrete proof of that. Other theories include her splitting with his dad and re-marrying. Whatever the case may be, considering McGee’s personal arc for NCIS season 21, delving into his missing mother’s story may be the central focus of the outing.
NCIS Season 21 Has An Easy Way To Pull Off A Perfect Gibbs Return
CBS doesn’t have any good excuse to not bring back Mark Harmon because NCIS season 21 has the easiest way to bring back Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
McGee deep diving into his family’s lineage is an interesting plot for the character in NCIS season 21. It’s curious if there’s any danger involved in doing all of this or if it’s purely a B plot for the character. Regardless, it’s great that NBC can still come up with an intriguing storyline for a character who has been on the police procedural for over two decades.
NCIS
NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) focuses on the sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced to work together in high-stress situations. Special Agent Alden Parker, a quirky former FBI agent who solves his cases with calm professionalism and sharp, sarcastic charm, leads the NCIS team, which includes NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee, an MIT graduate with a knack for computers who has now graduated to senior field agent; the charismatic, unpredictable and resilient NCIS Special Agent Nicholas “Nick” Torres, who has spent most of his career on solo undercover assignments; and sharp, athletic and tough NCIS Special Agent Jessica Knight, a formidable REACT agent who specializes in hostage negotiations and high-risk operations. The naïve Jimmy Palmer is assisting the team, who graduated from assistant to fully licensed medical examiner and now runs the morgue; and forensic scientist Kasie Hines, Ducky’s former graduate assistant. Overseeing operations is NCIS Director Leon Vance, an intelligent, highly trained agent who can always be counted on to shake up the status quo. From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, these special agents investigate all crimes with Navy or Marine Corps ties.
- Release Date
- September 23, 2003
- Cast
- sean murray , Wilmer Valderrama , Katrina Law , Brian Dietzen , david mccallum , Mark Harmon , Rocky Carroll , Gary Cole , Joe Spano
- Seasons
- 21
- Writers
- Donald P. Bellisario
