A lot has been said about “NCIS” lately, and fans of the show have actually been a bit worried about the future, as it seems like some major changes are coming up that everyone will have to get used to. There was a lot of speculation about Agent DiNozzo in particular, and it was rumored that the character is being set up for a departure, but many people refused to believe that and were hopeful that the producers will keep him around for the time being.
But alas, this doesn’t seem to be the case as it was announced that Michael Weatherly, who plays the role of the agent, will part ways with the rest of the cast by the end of the current season. And with that, it’s clear that we won’t be seeing the character around for much longer. This obviously has some other implications for the plot too, and we will see various changes in the setup of the show after this event. According to some fans, this could actually have the potential to improve the show as a whole, giving it some fresh new situations to work with, but many seem to believe that this could have still been done without taking DiNozzo out of the equation.
For now the biggest question among fans is how the roles will be rearranged between the current characters, as someone will have to fill the void left from DiNozzo’s departure. There are several possible choices for that, and it was seemingly implied recently that one of the characters will become “the new DiNozzo”, leading to conflict between the two, but we can’t say for sure right now, and it’s also possible that the producers are paying close attention to those discussions and are wondering where to take things themselves. As usual when a major show is undergoing serious transformations, they will need to be very careful with how they approach this situation. Otherwise, this could spell disaster for the production and it might alienate older fans.
According to some, the long running duration of the show might have actually been the main motivating factor behind these changes. When a production has been around for that long, it’s pretty much impossible to keep it afloat without periodically changing the formula. Otherwise, once a show becomes stale in the eyes of its core fans, it can be very difficult to pull it out of that situation.
The producers of “NCIS” know their audience very well though, evident by the fact that they’ve managed to keep their show popular for so long. If they believe that such a change is needed to maintain its popularity sufficiently high, they must have planned it very carefully. In addition, fans should remember that we never see the full picture. There could be more changes coming up that nobody is suspecting, and those could make the decision to remove Agent DiNozzo a more sensible one. In fact, it’s very likely that this is the case and that things will seem clearer once the story starts unfolding.
Meanwhile, some information has been revealed about the next episode of the show. It looks like the focus of the plot will be on a human trafficking ring this time, but there will also be a twist – the organization was supposedly already defeated some time ago but has now resurfaced under strange circumstances. Making things even mote complicated, someone who was supposed to testify against the criminals will end up dead, destroying a major lead in the case.