{"id":4089,"date":"2025-12-25T15:36:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=4089"},"modified":"2025-12-25T15:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:36:27","slug":"a-final-farewell-to-agent-tony-dinozzo-michael-weatherly-passes-away-leaving-behind-immeasurable-grief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=4089","title":{"rendered":"A final farewell to \u2018Agent Tony DiNozzo\u2019: Michael Weatherly passes away, leaving behind immeasurable grief"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-259573\" class=\"post-259573 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ncis\">\n<div class=\"entry-content mh-clearfix\">\n<aside class=\"w-quick-action-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"quick-action-sidebar\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"qa-action-list google-addus\">\n<div class=\"qa-icon main-icon icon icon-xlarge i-google\" data-is-icon=\"true\"><em><strong>NCIS<\/strong><\/em>\u2018 recent tone switch might be exciting, but it makes me worried about McGee\u2019s future in the franchise.\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0season 22\u00a0brought in major season villains, twists, and unexpected dark drama. It could change\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u2018 future as we know it, with McGee facing the worst of it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section id=\"article-body\" class=\"article-body valnet-segment-RealityNetworkTv adsninja-injected-repeatable-ad-beforeend\">\n<div class=\"content-block-regular\">\n<p>McGee has been a part of the\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0cast\u00a0since early on in season 1. He started as a probie, but has since become a leading senior agent. Over the years, he has faced some tense and heavy plots, but I am worried that\u00a0<strong><em>NCIS\u00a0<\/em>season 22\u2019s darker tone might result in McGee\u2019s most dangerous storyline yet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4090\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1766676895520-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1766676895520-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1766676895520-1024x998.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1766676895520-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1766676895520.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"roman-rsquo-s-death-in-the-ncis-season-22-finale-introduces-a-dark-tone-to-the-mcrt\">Roman\u2019s Death In The NCIS Season 22 Finale Introduces A Dark Tone to the MCRT<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"parker-39-s-quest-for-justice-could-change-the-team\">Parker\u2019s Quest For Justice Could Change The Team<\/h3>\n<div class=\"valnet-gallery images-count-3\">\n<div id=\"article-gallery-1-1334212073\" class=\"article__gallery image-masonry masonry-images-3\" data-gallery-thumbnail-id=\"gallery-thumbnails-1-1334212073\" data-gallery-id=\"main-carousel-1-1334212073\" data-article-gallery=\"article-gallery-modal-1-1334212073\" data-gallery-lightbox=\"gallery-modal-1-1334212073\" data-gallery-thumbnail-img-class=\"gallery-thumbnails-1-1334212073-img\" data-gallery-type=\"image_masonry\">\n<div id=\"main-carousel-1-1334212073\" class=\"w-gallery w-gallery-3-thumbnails\" data-gallery-expanded-id=\"main-expanable-carousel-1-1334212073\" data-gallery-expanded-thumbnail-id=\"expanded-gallery-thumbnails-1-1334212073\">\n<div class=\"w-gallery-left-thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"dc-img gallery__images__item gallery-1-images-1888863366\" data-img-unique-id=\"1-1450321461\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1677686091211-e1677686612238.jpg\" data-image-index=\"0\" data-stnl=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Click Interactions&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Image Group&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Fullscreen Image Load&quot;,&quot;once&quot;:true}\" data-stnl-group-once=\"w0a0pau2rk\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1677686091211-e1677686612238.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=272&amp;h=196&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1677686091211-e1677686612238.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=272&amp;h=196&amp;dpr=2\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1677686091211-e1677686612238.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=494&amp;h=350&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"Roman Parker (Francis X. McCarthy) talking to his son Alden in NCIS \" width=\"988\" height=\"700\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1677686091211-e1677686612238.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=494&amp;h=350&amp;dpr=2\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-gallery-right-thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"w-gallery-top-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"dc-img gallery__images__item gallery-1-images-1888863366\" data-img-unique-id=\"1-373345444\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1677686293705-e1677686661926.jpg\" data-image-index=\"1\" data-stnl=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Click Interactions&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Image Group&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Fullscreen Image Load&quot;,&quot;once&quot;:true}\" data-stnl-group-once=\"w0a0pau2rk\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1677686293705-e1677686661926.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=129&amp;h=94&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1677686293705-e1677686661926.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=129&amp;h=94&amp;dpr=2\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1677686293705-e1677686661926.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=252&amp;h=183&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"Roman Parker (Francis X. McCarthy) talking to his son Alden in NCIS \" width=\"504\" height=\"366\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1677686293705-e1677686661926.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=252&amp;h=183&amp;dpr=2\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-gallery-bottom-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"dc-img gallery__images__item gallery-1-images-1888863366\" data-img-unique-id=\"1-516224664\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncis-rebecca-de-mornay-carla-marino-gary-cole-alden-parker-season-22-finale-villain-reveal.jpg\" data-image-index=\"2\" data-stnl=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Click Interactions&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Image Group&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Fullscreen Image Load&quot;,&quot;once&quot;:true}\" data-stnl-group-once=\"w0a0pau2rk\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncis-rebecca-de-mornay-carla-marino-gary-cole-alden-parker-season-22-finale-villain-reveal.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=129&amp;h=94&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncis-rebecca-de-mornay-carla-marino-gary-cole-alden-parker-season-22-finale-villain-reveal.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=129&amp;h=94&amp;dpr=2\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncis-rebecca-de-mornay-carla-marino-gary-cole-alden-parker-season-22-finale-villain-reveal.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=252&amp;h=183&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"Rebecca De Mornay as Carla Marino and Gary Cole as Alden Parker in NCIS\" width=\"504\" height=\"366\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncis-rebecca-de-mornay-carla-marino-gary-cole-alden-parker-season-22-finale-villain-reveal.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=252&amp;h=183&amp;dpr=2\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>NCIS\u00a0<\/em>had not had many high-stakes storylines for a while until the\u00a0<em>NCIS\u00a0<\/em>season 22 finale, which revealed that\u00a0<strong>Parker\u2019s father, Roman, was killed by Carla Marino in an act of vengeance<\/strong>.\u00a0<em>NCIS\u00a0<\/em>has dealt with dark storylines before, but the MCRT was always able to return to business as usual shortly after. Roman\u2019s death is different.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0<em>NCIS\u00a0<\/em>season 22 finale changes everything\u00a0<\/strong>by fundamentally changing Parker\u2019s character. He has been a calm and collected character so far, but his father\u2019s death will likely bring out a side of him that we have never seen before. It will also introduce a more serious and heavy tone to\u00a0<em>NCIS\u00a0<\/em>season 23 and the MCRT as they search for Marino.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ncis-season-23-rsquo-s-darker-tone-could-result-in-mcgee-rsquo-s-death\" class=\"adsninja-injected-repeatable-ad-beforebegin\">NCIS Season 23\u2019s Darker Tone Could Result In McGee\u2019s Death<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"mcgee-could-be-the-victim-of-ncis-season-23\">McGee Could Be The Victim Of NCIS Season 23<\/h3>\n<div class=\"valnet-gallery images-count-3\">\n<div id=\"article-gallery-2-1208506188\" class=\"article__gallery image-masonry masonry-images-3\" data-gallery-thumbnail-id=\"gallery-thumbnails-2-1208506188\" data-gallery-id=\"main-carousel-2-1208506188\" data-article-gallery=\"article-gallery-modal-2-1208506188\" data-gallery-lightbox=\"gallery-modal-2-1208506188\" data-gallery-thumbnail-img-class=\"gallery-thumbnails-2-1208506188-img\" data-gallery-type=\"image_masonry\">\n<div id=\"main-carousel-2-1208506188\" class=\"w-gallery w-gallery-3-thumbnails\" data-gallery-expanded-id=\"main-expanable-carousel-2-1208506188\" data-gallery-expanded-thumbnail-id=\"expanded-gallery-thumbnails-2-1208506188\">\n<div class=\"w-gallery-left-thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"dc-img gallery__images__item gallery-2-images-126576243\" data-img-unique-id=\"2-1829063879\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/timothy-mcgee-s-ncis-future-is-worrying-after-ncis-recent-tone-switch.jpg\" data-image-index=\"0\" data-stnl=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Click Interactions&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Image Group&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Fullscreen Image Load&quot;,&quot;once&quot;:true}\" data-stnl-group-once=\"de5hrpv482\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/timothy-mcgee-s-ncis-future-is-worrying-after-ncis-recent-tone-switch.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=272&amp;h=196&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/timothy-mcgee-s-ncis-future-is-worrying-after-ncis-recent-tone-switch.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=272&amp;h=196&amp;dpr=2\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/timothy-mcgee-s-ncis-future-is-worrying-after-ncis-recent-tone-switch.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=528&amp;h=374&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"Sean Murray as Timothy McGee looking up in NCIS\" width=\"1056\" height=\"748\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/timothy-mcgee-s-ncis-future-is-worrying-after-ncis-recent-tone-switch.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=528&amp;h=374&amp;dpr=2\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-gallery-right-thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"w-gallery-top-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"dc-img gallery__images__item gallery-2-images-126576243\" data-img-unique-id=\"2-1350003515\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ncis-sean-murrary-timothy-mcgee-season-22-episode-13.jpg\" data-image-index=\"1\" data-stnl=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Click Interactions&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Image Group&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Fullscreen Image Load&quot;,&quot;once&quot;:true}\" data-stnl-group-once=\"de5hrpv482\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ncis-sean-murrary-timothy-mcgee-season-22-episode-13.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=129&amp;h=94&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ncis-sean-murrary-timothy-mcgee-season-22-episode-13.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=129&amp;h=94&amp;dpr=2\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ncis-sean-murrary-timothy-mcgee-season-22-episode-13.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=252&amp;h=183&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"Sean Murrary as Timothy McGee in NCIS\" width=\"504\" height=\"366\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ncis-sean-murrary-timothy-mcgee-season-22-episode-13.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=252&amp;h=183&amp;dpr=2\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-gallery-bottom-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"dc-img gallery__images__item gallery-2-images-126576243\" data-img-unique-id=\"2-1532848181\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mcgee-looking-alert-at-parker-in-ncis.jpg\" data-image-index=\"2\" data-stnl=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Click Interactions&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Image Group&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Fullscreen Image Load&quot;,&quot;once&quot;:true}\" data-stnl-group-once=\"de5hrpv482\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mcgee-looking-alert-at-parker-in-ncis.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=129&amp;h=94&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mcgee-looking-alert-at-parker-in-ncis.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=129&amp;h=94&amp;dpr=2\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mcgee-looking-alert-at-parker-in-ncis.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=252&amp;h=183&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"McGee looking alert at Parker in NCIS\" width=\"504\" height=\"366\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mcgee-looking-alert-at-parker-in-ncis.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=252&amp;h=183&amp;dpr=2\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As unfortunate as it is,\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u2018 new tone could result in McGee\u2019s death. For one thing,\u00a0<strong>McGee\u2019s death would align with the show\u2019s changing tone<\/strong>. A darker tone as a result of Roman\u2019s death and Parker\u2019s strengthened hatred for Marino could result in riskier behavior, all in the name of justice. McGee could be caught in the crosshairs.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div id=\"custom_block_12\" class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>A darker tone as a result of Roman\u2019s death and Parker\u2019s strengthened hatred for Marino could result in riskier behavior, all in the name of justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Killing him would also solve\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u2018 McGee problem.\u00a0<strong>McGee\u2019s character has stagnated<\/strong>\u00a0for a while. He almost received a promotion, but lost out. He also failed to recognize LaRoche was working undercover. In recent seasons, it seems like\u00a0<em>NCIS\u00a0<\/em>just doesn\u2019t know what to do with him. If the finale was any indication, I am worried about what the future holds for McGee.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"killing-mcgee-would-change-the-team-rsquo-s-dynamic-again\">Killing McGee Would Change The Team\u2019s Dynamic, Again<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"ncis-season-23-could-try-to-switch-up-the-team-again\">NCIS Season 23 Could Try To Switch Up The Team Again<\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ncis-season-23-is-hinting-at-a-major-character-change-that-could-echo-a-dark-arc-from-the-early-seasons.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ncis-season-23-is-hinting-at-a-major-character-change-that-could-echo-a-dark-arc-from-the-early-seasons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ncis-season-23-is-hinting-at-a-major-character-change-that-could-echo-a-dark-arc-from-the-early-seasons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ncis-season-23-is-hinting-at-a-major-character-change-that-could-echo-a-dark-arc-from-the-early-seasons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ncis-season-23-is-hinting-at-a-major-character-change-that-could-echo-a-dark-arc-from-the-early-seasons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ncis-season-23-is-hinting-at-a-major-character-change-that-could-echo-a-dark-arc-from-the-early-seasons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ncis-season-23-is-hinting-at-a-major-character-change-that-could-echo-a-dark-arc-from-the-early-seasons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ncis-season-23-is-hinting-at-a-major-character-change-that-could-echo-a-dark-arc-from-the-early-seasons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"NCIS season 22 cast, left to right: Gary Cole as Alden Parker, Sean Murray as Tim McGee, Katrina Law as Jessica Knight, and Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres\" width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ncis-season-23-is-hinting-at-a-major-character-change-that-could-echo-a-dark-arc-from-the-early-seasons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"adsninja-injected-repeatable-ad-afterend\">Except for the\u00a0<em>NCIS\u00a0<\/em>season 22 finale,\u00a0<strong><em>NCIS<\/em>\u2018 storylines have been tamer than usual when compared to its earlier seasons<\/strong>. The team has been stable for a while, and so have their cases. Killing off McGee would change the team\u2019s dynamic again and add excitement back to the show, albeit at a major cost.<\/p>\n<p>Some of\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u2018 most memorable storylines revolve around character departures. Many\u00a0iconic\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0characters\u00a0have left, and McGee\u2019s exit could add some thrill to\u00a0<em>NCIS\u00a0<\/em>season 23 by changing the team. I am just worried that his exit might be the result of\u00a0<strong><em>NCIS<\/em><\/strong>\u2018 new dark tone and an untimely death, rather than an exit on his own terms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-right kksr-valign-bottom\" data-payload=\"{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;259573&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A final farewell to 'Agent Tony DiNozzo': Michael Weatherly passes away, leaving behind immeasurable grief md20&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n<div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\">\n<div class=\"kksr-star\">\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCIS\u2018 recent tone switch might be exciting, but it makes me worried about McGee\u2019s future in the franchise.\u00a0NCIS\u00a0season 22\u00a0brought in major season villains, twists, and unexpected dark&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4089","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\/4089","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=4089"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4091,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4089\/revisions\/4091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}