{"id":3716,"date":"2025-10-23T16:19:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3716"},"modified":"2025-10-23T16:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:19:40","slug":"timothy-mcgee-effectively-confirms-his-exit-plan-from-ncis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3716","title":{"rendered":"Timothy McGee Effectively Confirms His Exit Plan From NCIS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warning! Spoilers ahead for NCIS season 23, episode 2, \u201cProdigal Son Part II.\u201d<\/span>Amid a very busy episode, Timothy McGee also effectively reveals his exit plan from MCRT in\u00a0NCIS<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0season 23. CBS\u2019 longest-running scripted show puts Alden Parker at the center of its storytelling for its super-sized opener in the\u00a02025-2026 TV cycle. Tackling the fallout from the murder of his father in the\u00a0NCIS<\/em> season 22 finale, MCRT\u2019s current leader takes matters into his own hands when it comes to delivering justice for his dad.<\/p>\n

The whole case becomes far bigger than what it was when it started. It also became a family affair, with Parker\u2019s sister, Vice-Admiral Harriet Parker, getting involved. Director\u00a0Leon Vance hasn\u2019t been the usual supportive boss<\/strong>\u00a0that he is during this time, a departure from his usual leadership ways.<\/p>\n

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Ultimately, in the end, Parker and MCRT are able to take down Carla Marino and end the Nexus Cartel \u2014 a storyline that started last cycle. Granted that the\u00a0two-part\u00a0NCIS<\/em>\u00a0season 23 premiere\u00a0juggles a lot of narrative threads and personal storylines aside from the case itself, \u201cProdigal Son Part II\u201d still manages to slip in a revelation that\u00a0more or less confirms Timothy McGee\u2019s plans to eventually leave the agency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

McGee\u2019s Special Personal Project Is Revealed In NCIS Season 23, Episode 2<\/h2>\n
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As Parker fakes his death to get away from Vance, MCRT, and the higher-ups so he can continue his investigation of Marino in\u00a0NCIS\u00a0<\/em>season 23, episode 2, McGee meets him up in an abandoned shack on the heels of the ship\u2019s explosion. Having been in this situation a few times before with Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Sean Murray\u2019s character comes in prepared with all the food and gadgets that they might need during this time.<\/p>\n

Unlike Gibbs, Parker is more receptive to the help that he is being offered, and his most veteran team member doesn\u2019t let him down. Since they are in a rather remote area, McGee quickly sets up a way to access the internet and communicate with the rest of MCRT in Navy Yard. Proudly showing off his creation,\u00a0Elf Lord does a rundown:\u00a0\u201csolar power, satellite internet, and moose-enhanced Wi-Fi.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Subsequently, when Kasie Hines gets in touch with them, she can\u2019t help but be impressed with McGee\u2019s creation, which is now called \u201cMooseNet.\u201d Apparently, its patent is currently pending, which means that it is something that he truly believes in. Its creation also effectively confirms that McGee has been taking a side project while working in MCRT.<\/p>\n

How MooseNet Can Be McGee\u2019s Path Out Of NCIS<\/h2>\n
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Admittedly, there\u2019s nothing wrong with having a personal agenda outside of work. Gibbs was famously into building boats by hand in his garage. Earlier in NCIS\u2019 run, McGee was also\u00a0a distinguished author known as Thom E. Gemcity<\/strong>. He still writes on the side, but taking on a full-blown invention endeavor at this point in his life, when he also has young kids, must not just be another way for him to pass time.<\/p>\n

Instead, there needs to be a true end goal for this project, and it might very well be a part of McGee\u2019s post-MCRT plan. It\u2019s no secret that\u00a0<\/em>NCIS<\/em> has stagnated McGee\u2019s personal arc in the last several years. When Gibbs retired after Mark Harmon left the show, it felt like he was the perfect person to step into the vacated shoes of his long-time boss and mentor. That said, he refused the gig, saying that he didn\u2019t want to do a lot of paperwork.<\/p>\n

If MooseNet becomes patented and successful,\u00a0McGee will have a steady source of income from the project<\/strong>. Perhaps the venture may have something to do with his newfound connection with Fletcher Voss \u2014 CEO of Bandium. Beyond that, managing it will also be a full-time job, considering that he also created the device. There\u2019s no way that he could operate the venture while also serving as a detective for the government.<\/p>\n

Can NCIS Stop McGee If He Really Wants To Leave?<\/h2>\n
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NCIS<\/em>\u00a0season 22\u00a0actually attempted to give McGee a substantial personal arc by revealing that he was vying to be the Assistant Director of the agency. Sadly, he didn\u2019t get the post, as it was strategically awarded to Gabriel LaRoche, who was apparently a plant to uncover a conspiracy theory. By the end of the year, LaRoche\u2019s true mission was exposed, resulting in him stepping down. Somehow, McGee still hasn\u2019t gotten any word about possibly taking over.<\/p>\n

The whole narrative only highlighted the issue of what\u2019s left for McGee in\u00a0NCIS<\/em><\/strong>. If he becomes the Assistant Director, he would have to give up being on the field with Parker and the rest of MCRT. For now, CBS needs to come up with a brand-new position for the character that would allow him to move both up the organization ladder while maintaining his ties to his current team. If not, there might not be any way to keep him without watering down the character\u2019s over two-decade arc on the small<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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