The NCIS Guessing Game

Old Shane Brennan and the guys at NCIS are really stirring the pot this time. As they barrel downhill towards the end of season 7, they have  achieved a remarkable feat of confusing just about everybody about not just the outcome of this season, but the fallout  beyond. Almost like a tv nuclear explosion in terms  of who will be affected. Except we are really unsure as to who that  will be.

This is unlike Kate’s or  even Jenny’s death which were not set up as much this scenario has been. Some  cast members have even said that the groundwork for this finale began as far back as December episodes. Pauley Perrette has said that all the cast members do not know how the season will end. But Michael Weatherly, who has been making the rounds of various talk shows, said that someone will not survive the finale. He added that the final 30 seconds will be  a shocker.

Being a die-hard fan, I had to speculate. One knows that Harmon, McCallum and Carroll(aka Leon Vance) are under contract for season 8. They will survive the ending in some manner. Who could the team or show  best survive without? I actually gave this  some thought and sounded out another fan or two. My theory would have McGee as the most likely departure although I could get no agreement from ny fellow fans.

Suffice to say, that their” back to the future”  tactic of dredging up  the worst time in Gibbs’ life makes for good television and great hype. Doesn’t do much for that Gibbs/Abby father daughter relationship does it?

Makes you wonder who is responsible for that particular cold case  surfacing? Any guesses?