TMC
11-05-2025, 07:10 PM
https://www.looper.com/2013570/ncis-characters-we-wish-never-died/
BY ADAM LEVINE NOV. 5, 2025 1:18 PM EST
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We've written about every "NCIS" death before — after all, across 22 seasons, there are plenty of characters who've come and gone, with many meeting their untimely end on screen. Many deaths can make sense narratively, and some, even if lamentable, are understandable to audiences who know that an action show like "NCIS" is at its best when life hangs in the balance. But then there are times when it just seems like the writers of the show are playing with the audience's feelings, making us all fall in love with a character just to pull the rug out from under us and have them killed in shocking fashion.
Sure, a well-written, major death can create loads of drama in a series. But sometimes, those deaths can feel meaningless, or worse, unnecessary. And those are the deaths we're here to talk about; the ones that left us not just with our jaws on the floor, but with questions for the show's writers and producers. Because these are some deaths that just don't add up — characters who deserved more screen time, characters that fans loved and wanted to see more of, or worse, characters that plainly didn't deserve to die. So saddle up, lock and load. This is a list of five NCIS characters we wish never died.
BY ADAM LEVINE NOV. 5, 2025 1:18 PM EST
https://www.looper.com/img/gallery/5-ncis-characters-we-wish-never-died/intro-1761922070.webp
We've written about every "NCIS" death before — after all, across 22 seasons, there are plenty of characters who've come and gone, with many meeting their untimely end on screen. Many deaths can make sense narratively, and some, even if lamentable, are understandable to audiences who know that an action show like "NCIS" is at its best when life hangs in the balance. But then there are times when it just seems like the writers of the show are playing with the audience's feelings, making us all fall in love with a character just to pull the rug out from under us and have them killed in shocking fashion.
Sure, a well-written, major death can create loads of drama in a series. But sometimes, those deaths can feel meaningless, or worse, unnecessary. And those are the deaths we're here to talk about; the ones that left us not just with our jaws on the floor, but with questions for the show's writers and producers. Because these are some deaths that just don't add up — characters who deserved more screen time, characters that fans loved and wanted to see more of, or worse, characters that plainly didn't deserve to die. So saddle up, lock and load. This is a list of five NCIS characters we wish never died.