{"id":3707,"date":"2025-10-21T16:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3707"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:29:50","slug":"ncis-season-23s-villain-is-awful-but-isnt-close-to-the-10-worst-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3707","title":{"rendered":"NCIS Season 23\u2019s Villain Is Awful, But Isn\u2019t Close To The 10 Worst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0Season 23 has introduced a new antagonist who\u2019s been stirring mixed reactions among fans. While viewers agree the villain\u2019s actions are frustrating and their motives questionable, many longtime followers argue this season\u2019s foe doesn\u2019t rank among the show\u2019s worst.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3708\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FB_IMG_1761064030165-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FB_IMG_1761064030165-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FB_IMG_1761064030165-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FB_IMG_1761064030165-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FB_IMG_1761064030165-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FB_IMG_1761064030165.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to several entertainment portals, the latest villain lacks the chilling presence and complexity seen in previous NCIS baddies like Harper Dearing or Ari Haswari. Still, the character\u2019s unpredictable behavior has added tension to the series, keeping audiences guessing week after week.<\/p>\n<p>Critics note that while the writing surrounding this villain feels weaker compared to past seasons,\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0remains strong in its ensemble performances and emotional storytelling \u2013 proving that even a less-than-iconic villain can\u2019t sink one of TV\u2019s longest-running cr1me dramas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCIS\u00a0Season 23 has introduced a new antagonist who\u2019s been stirring mixed reactions among fans. While viewers agree the villain\u2019s actions are frustrating and their motives questionable, many&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3707","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\/3707","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=3707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3709,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3707\/revisions\/3709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}