{"id":2676,"date":"2025-04-21T09:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T09:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=2676"},"modified":"2025-04-21T09:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T09:25:02","slug":"ll-cool-j-returns-in-ncis-season-22-episode-18-and-heres-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=2676","title":{"rendered":"LL Cool J returns in NCIS season 22, episode 18 (and here\u2019s what to expect)"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"post-2175 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"post-inner group\">\n<div class=\"entry themeform\">\n<div class=\"entry-inner\">\n<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">NCIS season 22 will get a visit from LL Cool J\u2019s Sam Hanna, but why does he need the team\u2019s help?<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImageExchange%2Fmmsport%2F422%2F01jre8vh64h3e6skjyy9.jpg 1x,   \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImageExchange%2Fmmsport%2F422%2F01jre8vh64h3e6skjyy9.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImageExchange%2Fmmsport%2F422%2F01jre8vh64h3e6skjyy9.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImageExchange%2Fmmsport%2F422%2F01jre8vh64h3e6skjyy9.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImageExchange%2Fmmsport%2F422%2F01jre8vh64h3e6skjyy9.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImageExchange%2Fmmsport%2F422%2F01jre8vh64h3e6skjyy9.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImageExchange%2Fmmsport%2F422%2F01jre8vh64h3e6skjyy9.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImageExchange%2Fmmsport%2F422%2F01jre8vh64h3e6skjyy9.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImageExchange%2Fmmsport%2F422%2F01jre8vh64h3e6skjyy9.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"\u201cThe Other Shoe\u201d \u2013 Sam Hanna must go undercover as a fighter to catch the leader of a gang dealing drugs on the streets, on the CBS Original series NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Sunday, March 19 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Pictured (L-R): LL COOL J (Special Agent Sam Hanna). Photo: Erik Voake\/CBS \u00a92022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImageExchange\/mmsport\/422\/01jre8vh64h3e6skjyy9.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cThe Other Shoe\u201d \u2013 Sam Hanna must go undercover as a fighter to catch the leader of a gang dealing drugs on the streets, on the CBS Original series NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Sunday, March 19 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Pictured (L-R): LL COOL J (Special Agent Sam Hanna). Photo: Erik Voake\/CBS \u00a92022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1687\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"\u201cThe Other Shoe\u201d \u2013 Sam Hanna must go undercover as a fighter to catch the leader of a gang dealing drugs on the streets, on the CBS Original series NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Sunday, March 19 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Pictured (L-R): LL COOL J (Special Agent Sam Hanna). Photo: Erik Voake\/CBS \u00a92022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\u201cThe Other Shoe\u201d \u2013 Sam Hanna must go undercover as a fighter to catch the leader of a gang dealing drugs on the streets, on the CBS Original series NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Sunday, March 19 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Pictured (L-R): LL COOL J (Special Agent Sam Hanna).\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Sam Hanna is coming back to the\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0universe, and that episode is almost here. We\u2019ll see LL Cool J come back in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/precincttv.com\/ncis-news\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/precincttv.com\/ncis-news\/\"><em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0season 22, episode 18<\/a>, which airs on Monday, April 21.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2677\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FB_IMG_1745227400315-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FB_IMG_1745227400315-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FB_IMG_1745227400315-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FB_IMG_1745227400315-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FB_IMG_1745227400315-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FB_IMG_1745227400315.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Now we finally know why Sam is coming back to the episode. It doesn\u2019t look like we\u2019ll get an update about Hetty, though, and we all know that\u2019s what we need! However, it will hopefully give us some sort of an update on how other teams are doing since Hanna was connected to both the\u00a0<em>NCIS: Los Angeles<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>NCIS: Hawaii<\/em> teams.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><strong>Why is Sam Hanna working with the flagship NCIS team?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It\u2019s not Hanna coming to the flagship team for help. Instead,\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0season 22, episode 18 will work the opposite way, with the team needing Hanna when there\u2019s a suspect who will only speak with him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">When a trio of combat vets were murdered in a DC motel room, the team is quick to get to the bottom of it. It makes sense that Hanna would be the one that a vet would turn to considering his own experience in the military.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><strong>Could we get a Hetty update in\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>NCIS<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0season 22?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Of course, there is one thing\u00a0<em>NCIS: Los Angeles<\/em>\u00a0fans want when it comes to anyone from that series coming into the show. We need an update on the Hetty situation. The last we left Hetty, she was definitely alive in Syria, but Nell needed to put a team together to get her out. There has been hope that we\u2019d get a movie at some point to wrap up that storyline, but it hasn\u2019t happened yet.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">One of the main reasons for the storyline not being wrapped up in\u00a0<em>NCIS: Los Angeles<\/em>\u00a0season 14 was due to Linda Hunt\u2019s schedule. She couldn\u2019t make it work to be able to film, and while we would love to see Hetty extracted from a war zone, we need to see it with Hetty there saying something smart to the team getting her out.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It doesn\u2019t sound like Hanna will have an update about Hetty, though. The flagship series wasn\u2019t directly connected to that storyline and nobody really has a connection to her to ask, but we can always hope! Just to know the writers haven\u2019t forgotten about her would be great, as they already\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/precincttv.com\/ncis-missed-chance-update-hetty\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/precincttv.com\/ncis-missed-chance-update-hetty\">missed the chance to give us an update.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><em>NCIS<\/em> airs on Mondays at 9\/8c on CBS. Catch up the following day on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCIS season 22 will get a visit from LL Cool J\u2019s Sam Hanna, but why does he need the team\u2019s help? \u201cThe Other Shoe\u201d \u2013 Sam Hanna&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2676"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2678,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2676\/revisions\/2678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}