Now that Mark Harmons gone you truly understood that bond he (Gibbs) and McGee had. A man who lost a child and a man who never emotionally knew his. Gibbs wasn’t just his boss but a surrogate father, mentor, and McGee became a confidant. His opening up to McGee wasn’t just because of their longevity but because McGee was a man Gibbs saw mature and be everything Gibbs longed to be, a man with peace and happiness. Some may not view the acting as top notch but some of their work together shows more depth of them together than the earlier years where there were glimpses into Gibbs soul but McGee in a lot of ways was able to chip at that wall
Gibbs words are very true. When I was young, stories my family sometimes told described how my dad was a different person before he went to Vietnam while in the Marines. War changes everyone who goes through it. Permanently. There’s no going back. The best we can do is love, respect, and take care of our veterans...it’s the very least we can do. God bless all our veterans, and their families.
I know this wasn't intended to be the season finale (damn covid-19) but I'm glad that they ended the season on such a touching episode. Gibbs' line describes so much of what servicemen coming back from war have to deal with on readjusting to civilian life and the uncertainty if they can.
I think it was still an excellent season finale as it said really much about the characters, especially Gibbs. Just like how Honor thy Father was a good season finale, which also had more focus on characters. Both were more stand-alone episodes without much action, but still great in the storytelling-department and brought the show forward.
I wish Netflix would run the seasons after #15! I used to work in Elder care. One of my Residents was a Pearl Harbor Survivor. One very big regret is I never filmed our chats. He often recalled that day. He cried in his hospital bed because of the men had killed in war. He was my dear friend by the time he passed away. One of the best men I’ve ever known. RIP Carlos ❤️ He died 14 yrs ago.
@@ronnyfurst5511 thank you 🙏🏻 I never will! Carlos was also my neighbor for 12 yrs! When he died, I got his dog. He only had 1 grown Son who knew how much that little Dog and loved and adored each other! Carlos wanted me to adopt his sweet Rufus! The men and women who served in WWII are a special bunch ♥️ My exH served 26 yrs active duty out of the 30 we were married. It’s weird now that I’m not around Military people and bases! You take care of yourself Ronny 😊
It’s something about the piano and Mark speaking combination that strikes the heart hard. NCIS ending music is one of my favorites but this one gets me good
Well I just salute .... Mark Harmon has reached something that not many guys could reach.... he is connected forever to his role his character... for sure no one other can act leroy jethro gibbs. because there is only one! Mark Harmon if you ever read this: Well I got biggest respect for you... thank you for this work... thank for this tv show...
The world is to simple thats why war exists. We have free food (first world countries) and water. We don't have to fight for another we fight against each other. I mean we have to protect each other from other human beings, how sick is this
@@user-fe3vy6gt7v '' simple" here means the willingness to do what really matters, cause It shouldn't take a war to realize that life is simply impermanent.
It's nice to see Gibbs open up to McGee. Now I'd like to see McGee call Gibbs by his name and not call him boss even when they're off duty. I'd like to see they're relationship be kind of like Gibbs and Mike franks and Gibbs always called Mike franks Mike not boss.
I love these two. Mcgee's actually my fav in the show. But I always assumed that if anyone would have a Mike/Gibbs bond it would be Tony and Gibbs. But it would be nice for them to be on a name basis.
I may be 53 fat and sore all over these days, but part of me will forever be 18, fit and sailing the oceans deep looking to defend our interests and people. 22 year RN Veteran. Salute and respect to those that go before me, from both sides of the pond.
When I returned to the UK from the First Gulf War I didn't want to go home. None of us did. We just wanted to be together and be left alone. Same after the second and the break up of Yugoslavia come to think of it.
For various reasons, I did not see this when it aired. With that being said, this hits home. My Maternal Great-Uncle was on the USS California on December 7, 1941. He was mistaken for KIA but was found alive on another ship in Feb 1942. Approximately 50 years later, he sat down with me and told his whole story. He had shared his story before and was even published in our local Township History Book but that was the bare bones. My uncle passed weeks before 9/11. I later found out that I am the only living family member he has told his whole story to. My cousins know the barest of basics but he trusted me with every detail even some that would shock his fellow Veterans.
damn that ending gave me chills, and i haven't watched this episode or the season it came from. thats how powerful this ending was. on a more heartwarming note, my step great grandfather on my dads side served in world war 2. he thought the japanese in the air. he loved baseball, and his wife. every time i visit, there would be baseball on the tele in the nursing home. but put spam and rice in front of the guy, and it'd trigger something in him that made him want to throw the entire bowl at you. he lived till his mid 90s. he only gave up on living as soon as his wife died 6 months prior. RIP "papa" roger williams, keep flying high man!
I think that been a military child himself McGee understood better than the other team members what it was like for Gibbs wife and daughter when Gibbs was abroad on deployment.
Something I always found interesting was Mark Harmon never served (He played football at UCLA toward the end of Vietnam) but through excellent writing and excellent acting there were moments like this I could believe he served in Desert Shield/Storm.
In the Baltimore flashback episode, it becomes clear that Tony and Gibbs are already very similar to each other. The only difference was that when Gibbs became the boss he had to be more like a boss for his team. And McGee definitely needed more of Gibbs’ teachings to become the agent and eventually team leader he knows he can be.
Of his team, McGee and Abby are the ones who had never before seen some kind of combat or violence in person as a daily part of life. Everyone else had been a soldier, law enforcement, special intelligence operations, etc where killing and risking death is just part of the job. To some degree they were still innocent and I always felt like that is why he took so kindly to them. Sure they got into homicide investigation, but they weren't the kinds who ever had to risk their lives or risk taking one before they got that job. And there is some part of that innocence I feel like Gibbs wanted to protect. Like the soldier who believes they fight so the people still at home don't have to. So this feels like Gibbs opening up McGee a bit more to that world that Gibbs can't forget. Trying to pass on some of the knowledge and perspective he gained in a warzone so that McGee doesn't have to experience it to learn it.
sorry but what they have to do in NCIS is far worse then what most cop have to go throw, i tim had to like like 30 people by now, and then he was tourted, tim lost any inncent by seaon 3 or 4.
I think Gibbs has a connection to McGee because Gibbs lost his daughter and McGee was never close with his dad (who also happened to be in the Navy). So they found family with each other. Gibbs sees McGee as his son and McGee sees him as a father figure
And while I don't recall Abby having notable family trouble (I could def be wrong), we know how open Gibbs is that Abby is special to him like a daughter
I just loved this episode. I watched it today in Germany and the ending was so heartbreaking😭 I almost cried. Love Gibbs and McGee Salute to all the fallen soldiers 🙌
i wish i had a script of this one... at least of the ending. ... another commenter here said about mcgee calls gibbs "boss' -- comparing how gibbs had (eventually) called mike franks 'mike' -- i add: but mike continued to call gibbs "probie." in both these very speicial relationships, the (love, affection) was perfectly clear, and Appropriate ! .... i recall my majorprofessor in college (spanish major) who looked up two years later and said: you called me (tu) .... the gramattical familiar,... he was surprised (pleased) because i always also called him Mr. Peterson. -- i said, i have been using the familiar (tu) and Mr. with him for years. == i am sure these four men (and tony dinozzo too for that matter) been using the familiar grammar with each other, no moatter which 'word/name' they were using.
@@ryanclark7962 tysm! I can only see short video's on UA-cam, but youre my hero and im gonna watch that episode. Dont know how yet. But seeing him crying breaks my heart ánd makes me love him even more
Gibbs isn't wrong. Over there life is more simple, it's only about survival. One day to the next. One thing do know for certain is can take soldier out of the war, but never the war out if the soldier. Even back home is always another battle to fight. There will always be a battlefield. 😊
all wars are stupid, someday as we grow as a species I hope we shall come to understand life, each as precious as our own. whether it be through Jesus or a wisdom that may unite all mankind as part of the living universe
Also there NEEDS to be wars, in order to build very strong men. Look at our world right now, they get offended very easily if you say there are only two genders, and this is because the world has become very safe as a result. WWIII is THE solution to bring about the end of weak farmer men, and kickstart a new era of very rough and strong men/brotherhood.
@@martinlopez2816 most religious people are peaceful like Jesus. It's the false profits and tryannacal leaders that started wars. In today's day wars are about greed
Not sure if real life is like this episode, but I do know survivors of the attack on the USS Arizona have been cremated and had their ashes interred on her to be buried with their shipmates. A so very few Pearl Harbor survivors are left these ceremonies are extremely rare.
@@2ID_DocI knew survivors could do this as an option, but I didn't know this was a real ceremony to take them down to the shipwreck like this. It's touching if so 😢
Gibbs and mcgee have such a incredible connection, they been through so much together. One of the best episodes!
Proby maybe..but a gibbs in training.. yes
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McGee turned down a promotion to lead agent because he was afraid he would end up like Gibbs, married to the job
I agree in a lot of ways he was closer to Magee than the other ones
It feels like thier father and son, always has
Now that Mark Harmons gone you truly understood that bond he (Gibbs) and McGee had. A man who lost a child and a man who never emotionally knew his. Gibbs wasn’t just his boss but a surrogate father, mentor, and McGee became a confidant.
His opening up to McGee wasn’t just because of their longevity but because McGee was a man Gibbs saw mature and be everything Gibbs longed to be, a man with peace and happiness.
Some may not view the acting as top notch but some of their work together shows more depth of them together than the earlier years where there were glimpses into Gibbs soul but McGee in a lot of ways was able to chip at that wall
Gibbs words are very true. When I was young, stories my family sometimes told described how my dad was a different person before he went to Vietnam while in the Marines. War changes everyone who goes through it. Permanently. There’s no going back. The best we can do is love, respect, and take care of our veterans...it’s the very least we can do. God bless all our veterans, and their families.
The characters of Gibbs and McGee made each other better. Hard to find that kind of chemistry in acting that stays together this long. Thank you both.
I know right? That sort of chemistry is something that very few people can have and maintain very well for long periods of time.
I know this wasn't intended to be the season finale (damn covid-19) but I'm glad that they ended the season on such a touching episode. Gibbs' line describes so much of what servicemen coming back from war have to deal with on readjusting to civilian life and the uncertainty if they can.
I think it was still an excellent season finale as it said really much about the characters, especially Gibbs. Just like how Honor thy Father was a good season finale, which also had more focus on characters. Both were more stand-alone episodes without much action, but still great in the storytelling-department and brought the show forward.
I wish Netflix would run the seasons after #15! I used to work in Elder care. One of my Residents was a Pearl Harbor Survivor. One very big regret is I never filmed our chats. He often recalled that day. He cried in his hospital bed because of the men had killed in war. He was my dear friend by the time he passed away. One of the best men I’ve ever known. RIP Carlos ❤️ He died 14 yrs ago.
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dont ever forget him... because this is what we have to do for every veteran on this planet....just remember and be thankful:-)
@@ronnyfurst5511 thank you 🙏🏻 I never will! Carlos was also my neighbor for 12 yrs! When he died, I got his dog. He only had 1 grown Son who knew how much that little Dog and loved and adored each other! Carlos wanted me to adopt his sweet Rufus! The men and women who served in WWII are a special bunch ♥️ My exH served 26 yrs active duty out of the 30 we were married. It’s weird now that I’m not around Military people and bases!
You take care of yourself Ronny 😊
I agree. Im on season 15 now and I hate that the other seasons aren't on there.
Season 16 and beyond is on Paramount+ if you have it
This episode made me cry so much I think it was because my great grandfather went through something similar when he came back from World War Two
I saw this episode today and had me tearing up.. damn
Christopher Lloyd was incredible and made this my favorite episode of the show. It’s such a good story.
It’s something about the piano and Mark speaking combination that strikes the heart hard. NCIS ending music is one of my favorites but this one gets me good
The last few words and notes with his face and the usual black-and-white effect before going dark always get me.
This made me cry so much. So touching the connection they have
Well I just salute .... Mark Harmon has reached something that not many guys could reach.... he is connected forever to his role his character... for sure no one other can act leroy jethro gibbs. because there is only one! Mark Harmon if you ever read this: Well I got biggest respect for you... thank you for this work... thank for this tv show...
My favorite episode. Almost I cry when Gibbs trust McGee to tell war experiences, memories and life experiences.
»It shouldn't take war to make the world that simple. «
The world is to simple thats why war exists. We have free food (first world countries) and water. We don't have to fight for another we fight against each other. I mean we have to protect each other from other human beings, how sick is this
@@user-fe3vy6gt7v '' simple" here means the willingness to do what really matters, cause It shouldn't take a war to realize that life is simply impermanent.
It's nice to see Gibbs open up to McGee. Now I'd like to see McGee call Gibbs by his name and not call him boss even when they're off duty. I'd like to see they're relationship be kind of like Gibbs and Mike franks and Gibbs always called Mike franks Mike not boss.
I love these two. Mcgee's actually my fav in the show. But I always assumed that if anyone would have a Mike/Gibbs bond it would be Tony and Gibbs.
But it would be nice for them to be on a name basis.
James Amick actually Gibbs is like a father figure to McGee and Dinozzo.
I may be 53 fat and sore all over these days, but part of me will forever be 18, fit and sailing the oceans deep looking to defend our interests and people. 22 year RN Veteran. Salute and respect to those that go before me, from both sides of the pond.
When I returned to the UK from the First Gulf War I didn't want to go home. None of us did. We just wanted to be together and be left alone. Same after the second and the break up of Yugoslavia come to think of it.
I hear you on that, matey.
Same here. Spent a good few years in the mob. Were there crap times… sure, but on the whole I remember them fondly.
best ncis episode ever
For various reasons, I did not see this when it aired. With that being said, this hits home. My Maternal Great-Uncle was on the USS California on December 7, 1941. He was mistaken for KIA but was found alive on another ship in Feb 1942. Approximately 50 years later, he sat down with me and told his whole story. He had shared his story before and was even published in our local Township History Book but that was the bare bones. My uncle passed weeks before 9/11. I later found out that I am the only living family member he has told his whole story to. My cousins know the barest of basics but he trusted me with every detail even some that would shock his fellow Veterans.
damn that ending gave me chills, and i haven't watched this episode or the season it came from.
thats how powerful this ending was.
on a more heartwarming note, my step great grandfather on my dads side served in world war 2. he thought the japanese in the air. he loved baseball, and his wife. every time i visit, there would be baseball on the tele in the nursing home. but put spam and rice in front of the guy, and it'd trigger something in him that made him want to throw the entire bowl at you.
he lived till his mid 90s. he only gave up on living as soon as his wife died 6 months prior.
RIP "papa" roger williams, keep flying high man!
I think that been a military child himself McGee understood better than the other team members what it was like for Gibbs wife and daughter when Gibbs was abroad on deployment.
Something I always found interesting was Mark Harmon never served (He played football at UCLA toward the end of Vietnam) but through excellent writing and excellent acting there were moments like this I could believe he served in Desert Shield/Storm.
I feel like Gibbs Raised Tony, but he imparted into McGee, wisdom, experience, foundation
In the Baltimore flashback episode, it becomes clear that Tony and Gibbs are already very similar to each other. The only difference was that when Gibbs became the boss he had to be more like a boss for his team. And McGee definitely needed more of Gibbs’ teachings to become the agent and eventually team leader he knows he can be.
@@Hayden_Lummus I agree!!!
Of his team, McGee and Abby are the ones who had never before seen some kind of combat or violence in person as a daily part of life. Everyone else had been a soldier, law enforcement, special intelligence operations, etc where killing and risking death is just part of the job. To some degree they were still innocent and I always felt like that is why he took so kindly to them. Sure they got into homicide investigation, but they weren't the kinds who ever had to risk their lives or risk taking one before they got that job. And there is some part of that innocence I feel like Gibbs wanted to protect. Like the soldier who believes they fight so the people still at home don't have to. So this feels like Gibbs opening up McGee a bit more to that world that Gibbs can't forget. Trying to pass on some of the knowledge and perspective he gained in a warzone so that McGee doesn't have to experience it to learn it.
sorry but what they have to do in NCIS is far worse then what most cop have to go throw, i tim had to like like 30 people by now, and then he was tourted, tim lost any inncent by seaon 3 or 4.
I think Gibbs has a connection to McGee because Gibbs lost his daughter and McGee was never close with his dad (who also happened to be in the Navy). So they found family with each other. Gibbs sees McGee as his son and McGee sees him as a father figure
And while I don't recall Abby having notable family trouble (I could def be wrong), we know how open Gibbs is that Abby is special to him like a daughter
McGea and Gibbs became so close during the tume before Gibbs left
That is so sad I can see that. Memorial from my school
I just loved this episode. I watched it today in Germany and the ending was so heartbreaking😭 I almost cried. Love Gibbs and McGee
Salute to all the fallen soldiers 🙌
This song they have put in this ending... Wow... No words! I would like to find this score.
Mcgee was the youngest kid. Automatically making him Gibbs favorite. Not to say he doesn't like his other kids...
i wish i had a script of this one... at least of the ending.
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another commenter here said about mcgee calls gibbs "boss' -- comparing how gibbs had (eventually) called mike franks 'mike' -- i add: but mike continued to call gibbs "probie." in both these very speicial relationships, the (love, affection) was perfectly clear, and Appropriate ! .... i recall my majorprofessor in college (spanish major) who looked up two years later and said: you called me (tu) .... the gramattical familiar,... he was surprised (pleased) because i always also called him Mr. Peterson. -- i said, i have been using the familiar (tu) and Mr. with him for years. == i am sure these four men (and tony dinozzo too for that matter) been using the familiar grammar with each other, no moatter which 'word/name' they were using.
Mike would alternate between using "Jethro" and "probie" when addressing Gibbs.
My Dad served in WW2 and mom said he was different when he came home
The price we paid in our blood and our sanity for the wars we fought is high, but it is a price paid willingly, and a burden carried with pride.
Come back to NCIS MARK ITS BORING WITHOUT YOU
I love gibbs (and Mcgee!), but he is broken and it hurts my heart to see that. Is there an episode (season 1 - 17) where he cries?
S3 Hiatus when Gibbs wakes and wants his wife and daughter
@@ryanclark7962 tysm! I can only see short video's on UA-cam, but youre my hero and im gonna watch that episode. Dont know how yet. But seeing him crying breaks my heart ánd makes me love him even more
He also crystal in the episode Mother's Day
My uncle and grandpa were marines
I recognize this speech. I am sure I read this somewhere in a book about Vietnam. Maybe "Bloods"
Gibbs isn't wrong. Over there life is more simple, it's only about survival. One day to the next. One thing do know for certain is can take soldier out of the war, but never the war out if the soldier. Even back home is always another battle to fight. There will always be a battlefield. 😊
OST?
The real ncis
all wars are stupid, someday as we grow as a species I hope we shall come to understand life, each as precious as our own. whether it be through Jesus or a wisdom that may unite all mankind as part of the living universe
"Through Jesus". Religion is one of the leading causes of wars. A way to ruin a message 😑
Also there NEEDS to be wars, in order to build very strong men. Look at our world right now, they get offended very easily if you say there are only two genders, and this is because the world has become very safe as a result. WWIII is THE solution to bring about the end of weak farmer men, and kickstart a new era of very rough and strong men/brotherhood.
@@martinlopez2816 most religious people are peaceful like Jesus. It's the false profits and tryannacal leaders that started wars. In today's day wars are about greed
Does the Navy have Fallen Comrade ceremonies like this in real life?
Not sure if real life is like this episode, but I do know survivors of the attack on the USS Arizona have been cremated and had their ashes interred on her to be buried with their shipmates. A so very few Pearl Harbor survivors are left these ceremonies are extremely rare.
@@2ID_DocI knew survivors could do this as an option, but I didn't know this was a real ceremony to take them down to the shipwreck like this. It's touching if so 😢
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The best of Gibbs was lost when his girl's were killed
J aime pas quand gibbsou est triste 😭🇨🇵
1:43 worst salute EVER by that admiral
You see it all the time in tv and movies, but I NEVER saw a bad salute on JAG, especially from David James Elliot. That was surprising.
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