Weatherly explained that his character has been waiting for something all this time and he believes that it will finally come and viewers will figure it out on Season 13.
DiNozzo and Gibbs will reportedly start Season 13 at odds as the NCIS leader recovers from his injuries while Tony momentarily takes over his chores and be the team leader again.
After watching Gibbs spent much of his last 15 years alone, it could actually lead Tony to think that he might end up the same way too, which he certainly does not want to.
Tony has come close to love several times in his life during the show. He was once engaged and he also fell in love with the daughter of the man he was trying to bring down. He almost gave up everything to stay with Ziva in Israel forever. However, up until this time, he remains the eternal bachelor of the NCIS.
Michael Weatherly said that that his character does not want to be like Gibbs who has no wife, no partner, and living with all those ghosts in his past. He said Gibbs can’t move on from it because he is trapped. Tony believes that Gibbs sees his own hope in Tony.