Warning! Spoilers forward for NCIS season 23, episode 9, “Heaven and Nature.”On the heels of their shock return within the season 23 fall finale, NCIS‘s former collection common breaks silence on their comeback. As if the continuing yr hasn’t already been packed for MCRT, CBS drops a serious twist earlier than the procedural goes on its winter hiatus for the 2025-2026 TV season. The shock entails the return of a well-recognized face, which is sort of thrilling.
NCIS season 23 has been leaning on nostalgia for its storytelling, and for good measure. The present has been on the air for over twenty years, so there isn’t any shortage of outdated characters and plots to mine narrative inspiration from. Not lengthy after Roma Maffia’s comeback as older Vera Strickland, CBS brings in a a lot larger character again with the surprising re-emergence of Ellie Bishop.
Taking it to her official Instagram account, Emily Wickersham addresses her return by reposting the sentimental video initially shared by Wilmer Valderrama, who performs her former companion and virtually romantic curiosity, Nick Torres. The clip sees Valderrama sitting on a filming chair, and when he’s known as for his take, it’s revealed to be Wickersham’s, confirming that she is offically again on set. Within the remark part of the identical put up, Wickersham additionally responded with a collection of emojis: “🙋🏼♀️🏴☠️”. Take a look at the put up beneath:
Any put up acknowledging Bishop’s NCIS return could be nice, however there’s one thing very particular about Valderrama being the one to movie and share the aforementioned put up. Particular particulars about why the previous NSA analyst is again are nonetheless unsure in the intervening time, other than her being Jessica Knight’s first ELITE goal. No matter how this plot develops, her comeback will undoubtedly have a profound affect on Torres.
It is price noting that other than being agent companions, Torres and Bishop had been additionally in an advanced romance. Much like Tony Dinozzo and Ziva David, they had been trapped in a will-they/received’t-they cycle, however not like their predecessors, their ending was maddeningly irritating.
Stemming from how the present wrote out Bishop, the character had apparently been coaching to be an spy for some time. As soon as she handed the ultimate check, she was going to stroll away from everybody in MCRT with no correct goodbye. Understandably, this was heartbreaking for Torres.
Showrunner Steven D. Binder has confirmed that Bishop’s return has one thing to do with Torres transferring on. After hints of a possible romance, NCIS season 23 formally units up a potential affair between him and Knight, which is already sophisticated as it’s. No matter occurs, the procedural certain arrange certainly one of its most intriguing narratives in years. Sadly, followers should wait a short time to search out out what’s subsequent as NCIS will not be again with new episodes till February 2026.
NCIS season 23 will return with new episodes beginning February 24, 2026.
NCIS
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- Launch Date
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September 23, 2003
- Showrunner
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Donald P. Bellisario
- Administrators
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Dennis Smith, Terrence O’Hara, Tony Wharmby, James Whitmore Jr., Thomas J. Wright, Michael Zinberg, Arvin Brown, Rocky Carroll, Diana Valentine, Leslie Libman, Tawnia McKiernan, Colin Bucksey, William Webb, Bethany Rooney, Alrick Riley, Jeff Woolnough, Alan J. Levi, Lionel Coleman, Martha Mitchell, Peter Ellis, Michael Weatherly, Edward Ornelas, Stephen Cragg, Tom Wright
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Sean Murray
Timothy McGee
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David McCallum
Dr. Donald ‘Ducky’ Mallard
