In NCIS: Origins, fans learn about a part of the beloved character Leroy Jethro Gibbs‘s life that has never been shared before. The show is narrated by Mark Harmon, the famous former NCIS Special Agent. It takes place in the early 1990s—when Austin Stowell plays a young Gibbs who is just starting out as an agent. The big surprise, though, is that this prequel isn’t just about Gibbs. It’s also about Mariel Molino’s character, Special Agent Lala Dominguez (Mariel Molino).
Gibbs starts to tell a story he has never told before in the first show, which is called Enter Sandman (Parts 1 and 2). Gibbs starts the story by saying, “This is the story of her.” Lala quickly becomes the main character of this mysterious flashback. Many long-time NCIS fans were shocked by this news, which revealed a new part of Gibbs’ past that had been kept secret for years.
Who is Lala Dominguez?
Lala Dominguez is an agent for NCIS. She used to be in the Marine Corps and brings a dark sense of humor and a sharp edge with her. Gibbs and she have a tense relationship from the moment she meets him at the scene of his first case. Never one to sugarcoat things—Lala asks Gibbs if he is ready for the job. In a memorable moment, she tells him that he failed his psychological test which makes Gibbs and Franks, who is their boss, very angry.
This argumentative relationship between Lala and Gibbs sets the tone for how they interact with each other throughout the show. In the world of NCIS, their relationship is not based on passion like other relationships. We respect each other and sometimes get angry with each other. No one else has ever challenged Gibbs like Lala has, which makes her a key figure in how he turns out to be in the original NCIS series.
The Mystery of What Happened to Lala
Gibbs hints that the story of Lala Dominguez is one he’s kept to himself for a long time as the story goes on. This suggests that she goes through something important and—maybe even sad. As early as the first episode, Lala’s coworker Strickland asks her if she thinks Gibbs will kill her. Fans are on edge because they don’t know what will happen to this brave and complicated character after this hint.
Why is Gibbs telling this story now?
After leaving NCIS in Season 19 of the original show, Gibbs has been living alone in Alaska since the start of NCIS: Origins. He has kept quiet for years, but now he is ready to tell this story from his past. Co-showrunner David J. North says that Gibbs is thinking about his life and doesn’t want this unknown part of it to go with him. He clearly can’t stop thinking about that story, which is all about Lala.
Fans of NCIS: Origins can’t wait to see how Lala’s story will affect Gibbs’ early career and what happens between them in the end. At this point, it’s clear that Lala Dominguez is more than just another agent in Gibbs’ life. She’s a key figure in understanding how he became the famous Special Agent we know today.
Giving Gibbs’s past a new twist gives him more depth, and it also introduces fans to Lala Dominguez, a new NCIS hero. NCIS: Origins looks like it will be more than just a prequel. It will look at the connections and events that made Gibbs the person he is today, with Lala at the center of it all.
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