How NCIS Season 19 Finale Finally Broke From Tradition In A Big Way

NCIS aired its Season 19 finale, and it was one for the books as a couple of key reveals set the stage for Season 20.

[{"selector":"#anim-ab4d2863-3109-4c97-91d8-e4c771f22ae0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-86fe93f9-96a3-4dfd-9ff9-86341d11f9af","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7ad5e897-31b0-47ad-94dd-5f18a22a2769","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.92064%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Alden Parker might be in mortal danger after the return of “The Raven” and the introduction of his ex-wife, but that’s not what had me talking after the finale.

[{"selector":"#anim-5630ee77-1c83-4226-85d3-642a1df19bd7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.246337776828504%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-060f2b88-93c9-47b7-aaaa-aa3ffee66cf8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.87342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ab79816-2b38-4de7-8571-b6b2a954081b","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] I was actually stunned about the major development regarding Jessica Knight and Jimmy Palmer, which seemingly broke from the typical tradition of how romance plays out on the CBS series.

[{"selector":"#anim-fcb279f0-c925-497d-9523-898782c38ef5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8a71f5dc-2410-4812-a92a-8e765b49e821","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-384530fb-7230-460d-b2cf-a00f2e1b50ce","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.92356%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Just one episode after Knight and Jimmy confessed feelings for each other and had a coffee date, they decided to talk out exactly what all that meant for them.

[{"selector":"#anim-27a031ed-84cc-4d70-b432-cfb49a7b40c1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-24b395bb-e647-4756-bcec-6a9372b7fe68","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] As a hardened NCIS fan, I was fully prepared to see one of them decide to take a step back and nothing change between them, but the exact opposite happened.

[{"selector":"#anim-1142af94-e9d1-4fd6-9025-36813ce725f3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-12.329504644364256%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-89e8c834-8d65-4018-bac2-ff6e65f81aed","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.82278%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e5591447-2f38-4a82-993d-7710e3e8e30e","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] They made out not once but twice in the crime lab after confirming that the dates meant a more to them than something casual, and it seems like they’re officially a couple.

[{"selector":"#anim-c9e0adeb-9753-40b4-8a10-84fb28362dba [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.20089040452385%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99677761-fad1-4922-8636-cfccd869974a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.87342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-53c43123-abef-4cdd-950e-acfe4d5c5d8f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bb4b7df9-c092-44b9-801d-c0ad6d13fe2f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] If you’re an NCIS viewer who was around for the drawn-out cat and mouse game between Bishop and Torres and other past romantic pairings like Ziva and Tony

[{"selector":"#anim-7a3d04ff-733f-4f34-894f-e6bed448c2c9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.28472210865864%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6f6ef10b-afc3-4ede-9005-1e60df2bc221","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a2fb5fa-ee41-4676-9a2c-e8e4871319af","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] I’m certainly not mad about it, and eager to see what new ways this dynamic reinvigorates the show in Season 20.