This story contains details from Mondays midseason finale ofNCIS: Originson CBS.
Youre a damn good big sister, he tells her after he graduates.
Gina and I just talked a lot and realized wed love to see a story with Ruth and Gibbs.
Austin Stowell as Leroy Jethro Gibbs and London Garcia as Ruth.Erik Voake/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting
We think its really a story that matches who Gibbs is.
Ruth was there for him when no one else was.
It was just me, whos kind of a slumlord, showing an apartment.
Ruth (London Garcia) confronting Franks (Kyle Schmid) about Leroy. Photo: Erik Voake/CBS ©2024
When I read the script [for Blue Bayou], I couldnt believe it.
The story is so incredible to me.
Every time I read it, my face was wet.
I cried every time.
I talked to David and Gina quite a bit about my personal life, he tells Deadline.
Theres so much of Gibbs that comes from my relationship with my dad.
And part of what helped me get through that time were puzzles.
I really hope that he watches this episode.
But the meaning behind them was important to convey to viewers.
Theres so much they could be talking about that they dont want to talk about it.
And the fact that neither one of them is pushing each other is comfortable in itself.
Stowell appreciates how the episode sets up so much of why Gibbs is the way he is.
Hes been hurt time and time again by those he holds closely, first with his family.
Yes, he does eventually get the job at NIS.
His relationship with Ruth has to be a direct catalyst for that.
This is where we get to know the real guy, continues Stowell.
Its what I have loved about taking on this challenge from the very beginning.
I thought it was such a unique opportunity to play a characterbeforethey become the hero.
Were learning how he picked himself up.
