It may sound impossible for fans who know Leroy Jethro Gibbs as the stoic, solitary leader of the NCIS team, but according to a former member of the writers’ room, there was once a serious pitch for a multi-episode arc in which Gibbs would marry again.
The idea emerged during Season 14, shortly after Michael Weatherly’s departure. The creative team wanted to explore Gibbs’ personal life in a way the series had rarely touched since the tragic death of his first wife, Shannon. In the proposed storyline, Gibbs would quietly rekindle a relationship with a woman from his pre-NCIS past — a marine-turned-boat restorer who had once saved his life during a covert mission.
The arc would have revealed a softer, more vulnerable Gibbs, culminating in a small, private wedding attended only by his closest NCIS family. However, the concept was ultimately shelved after Mark Harmon expressed concerns that “marrying Gibbs” might break the mystique that defined the character for nearly two decades.
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“We all loved the idea,” the writer said, “but Gibbs is Gibbs. Maybe it’s better that his heart
It may sound impossible for fans who know Leroy Jethro Gibbs as the stoic, solitary leader of the NCIS team, but according to a former member of the writers’ room, there was once a serious pitch for a multi-episode arc in which Gibbs would marry again.
The idea emerged during Season 14, shortly after Michael Weatherly’s departure. The creative team wanted to explore Gibbs’ personal life in a way the series had rarely touched since the tragic death of his first wife, Shannon. In the proposed storyline, Gibbs would quietly rekindle a relationship with a woman from his pre-NCIS past — a marine-turned-boat restorer who had once saved his life during a covert mission.
The arc would have revealed a softer, more vulnerable Gibbs, culminating in a small, private wedding attended only by his closest NCIS family. However, the concept was ultimately shelved after Mark Harmon expressed concerns that “marrying Gibbs” might break the mystique that defined the character for nearly two decades.
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“We all loved the idea,” the writer said, “but Gibbs is Gibbs. Maybe it’s better that his heart
