{"id":1837,"date":"2025-02-18T16:25:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:25:47","slug":"gibbs-could-be-the-key-for-franks-tish-to-get-back-together-in-ncis-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=1837","title":{"rendered":"Gibbs Could Be The Key For Franks & Tish To Get Back Together In NCIS: Origins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Episode 13 of NCIS: Origins leaves Tish and Mike Franks in a pretty rough spot, but any potential they have for staying together might ultimately come down to Gibbs\u2019 influence. Given Tish\u2019s reaction when she learned that Franks was looking into the case file on her assault, it was a bit predictable that his refusal to drop his search might lead to Tish exiting NCIS: Origins\u2019 cast of characters. Now that he\u2019s violated her wishes even further by snooping into parts of her statement she\u2019d never shared with him, the trust issues between them seem nearly insurmountable.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Mike\u2019s apparent empathy with a killer prone to Vietnam flashbacks suggests that Franks\u2019 inability to let things go is rooted deeply in his own war trauma. This was already hinted at when episode 11 shifted focus to Mike Franks\u2019 backstory, but episode 13 only drives it home further. Considering how well Mike\u2019s probie can relate after recently completing his own revenge story, it\u2019s clear that any chance of keeping Tish around for a possible NCIS: Origins season 2 will rely heavily on Gibbs\u2019 involvement. Episode 13, \u201cMonsoon,\u201d provides the perfect setup for just such a scenario.<\/p>\n

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Gibbs\u2019 Veteran Support Group Can Help Franks Deal With His Inability To Let Go
\nMike Needs Help From Someone Who\u2019s Already Learned Revenge Isn\u2019t Healthy<\/h2>\n

After the deaths of Gibbs\u2019 wife and daughter, he went into a raging grief spiral from which Franks desperately tried to help him recover. It seemed after Gibbs found a flier for a veteran support group in episode 11 that he might consider seeking outside support, but nothing came of it at the time. After facing other struggling veterans in \u201cMonsoon\u201d and questioning if Franks would ever seek similar support, Gibbs finally bit the bullet and started attending. Given where Franks\u2019 head is right now, he could probably benefit from whatever wisdom Gibbs stands to acquire from these groups.<\/p>\n

Franks especially needs to learn from the fact that Gibbs\u2019 rage spiral didn\u2019t end for months after getting retribution, a relevant detail since it\u2019s not yet clear if Mike intends to stop looking for Tish\u2019s attacker. Showrunner David J. North already confirmed that Mike\u2019s revenge quest would be a major plot point toward the end of the season, so it\u2019s hard to believe he\u2019ll set it aside just because Tish moved out. But if he stands any chance of getting her back, he likely has no other option than to find a way to move on.<\/p>\n

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Should Franks & Tish Still Get Back Together In NCIS: Origins Despite Their Long-Term Future?
\nKnowing They\u2019ll Break Up Anyway Makes It Harder To Root For Them<\/h2>\n

Veteran franchise fans who have seen Mike Franks\u2019 episodes of NCIS are already well aware that Mike and Tish won\u2019t stand the test of time whether they get back together in Origins or not. This raises the question of whether it\u2019s worthwhile for the show to even bother having them reconcile their relationship or simply leave things as they are. Tonantzin Carmelo\u2019s performance more than merits keeping her around in some capacity, so getting them back together couldn\u2019t hurt. Franks also isn\u2019t known for having the most stable relationship history, so an on-again, off-again romance wouldn\u2019t be out of character.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, having NCIS: Origins rekindle their relationship after establishing such a deeply emotional reason for their breakup would put the show in a difficult position. Tish and Mike getting back together would mean the writers either have to break them up again before the series ends or else leave room for the anticlimactic assumption that they later simply got tired of each other. Their breakup in \u201cMonsoon\u201d is tragic, but perhaps the biggest tragedy is that there\u2019s now no way to preserve Franks\u2019 established history without letting this truly be how things end for them.<\/p>\n

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