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\n Related: <\/span>How Many \u2018NCIS\u2019 Shows Are There? It\u2019s a Long List<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tThe NCIS family just keeps growing \u2014 with seven existing or former shows and one more on the way as of 2025. While many fans might think the naval intelligence-based franchise began with NCIS, that\u2019s not the case. The flagship NCIS show was actually JAG, which debuted on NBC in 1995. The series followed military [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
North guaranteed that season 2 would give an \u201canswer\u201d about Lala\u2019s fate. Monreal, meanwhile, hinted that it was always the plan to end the season with Lala\u2019s life in the balance.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cThat was really our ultimate goal from the start was to make a show that the fans of the original show loved and felt satisfied by. But [it is] also [a show] that new viewers can come in from the beginning of NCIS: Origins<\/em>,\u201d Monreal explained. \u201cViewers can jump in and not be confused and really get on board with our characters and their stories. We\u2019ve always approached it from that point of view. I feel like we\u2019ve succeeded.\u201d<\/p>\nShe continued: \u201cWe\u2019re really keen on sticking to canon [events]. We\u2019re strict about that. We want to pay respect to the mothership. We both have written [for] the mothership and do love that show. But we also love branching out into our new characters and digging into their emotional lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Monreal and North were more dodgy about Lala\u2019s future, Molino was much more direct about her takeaway from filming the finale. Keep scrolling for everything the NCIS: Origins<\/em> cast and crew said about whether there\u2019s any hope for Lala\u2019s survival:\n<\/p>\nUnclear Status<\/h3>\n\n![\"Is](\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg)
<\/div>CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile speaking to Us<\/em>, North noted it was important that Gibbs and Lala\u2019s romance was at the center<\/a> of season 1, adding, \u201cWe wanted to tell a sort of against all odds love story element to this series. We always broke the season as if we were getting a full season for [the] glass-half-full type of people.\u201d<\/p>\nNCIS: Origins picked up less than a year after Gibbs\u2019 first wife and daughter were killed. By the end of the season, Gibbs met his second wife \u2014 at the exact same time that Lala was getting into that possibly fatal car accident.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love the fact that we\u2019re not used to seeing Gibbs in this kind of situation and the audience to be rooting for a love story. It feels so real to me how he\u2019s lost his family and Lala had a boyfriend \u2014 but you can\u2019t control the electricity,\u201d North continued. \u201cWe can\u2019t pick who we have feelings for. From the moment they met, we can just see he was smitten.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cSeeing Gibbs like that at this point in his life has been a lot of fun for me to write. I know Mark Harmon has really enjoyed it and he\u2019s told Gina and I repeatedly how much he loves this element of the show. So it\u2019s been a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n Related: <\/span>Every Star Who\u2019s Left \u2018NCIS\u2019: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tNCIS has been on the air since 2003 \u2013 and the fan favorite drama is still going strong. The CBS series follows a group of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service as they investigate various different crimes. NCIS season 1 began with lead actors Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Sticking to Canon<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBased on the OG seasons of NCIS<\/em>, viewers know that Gibbs had a total of four wives: Shannon, Diane, Rebecca and Stephanie.<\/p>\n\u201cWe don\u2019t know Lala\u2019s fate yet, but in canon \u2014 according to where we are in time \u2014 this is when Diane would come into the picture,\u201d Monreal teased. \u201cWe always approach these things \u2014 as they seem like huge challenges \u2014 how we\u2019re going to write that into the tapestry of our story. But it always ends up being a plus, somehow, in the end, figuring out how to weave these stories together. So we\u2019re really excited to delve into this one as well. And we\u2019ll see what happens with the fate of Lala.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Story of a Second Chance at Love<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDuring Us<\/em>\u2018 interview with the creators, a theory was brought up<\/a> about present day Gibbs telling the story of \u201cher\u201d \u2014 a.k.a Lala \u2014 ahead of an onscreen reunion with her later in life.<\/p>\n\u201cWe never say never. We\u2019re open to all story lines. So we do like to push the boundaries of the canon that we\u2019re writing within,\u201d Monreal noted. \u201cBut like David said, we are really strict about sticking to what\u2019s there, but we never say never with story line possibilities like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
North told Us<\/em> that the idea is \u201cnot too far out there,\u201d adding, \u201cWe discussed it going into how we are ending this season and how potentially making a big move would affect that in the future. So we have a lot of balls in the air and we\u2019re just trying to keep juggling here.\u201d<\/p>\nMoving On<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile everyone else was speaking in hypotheticals, Molino was more direct about saying goodbye to the show.<\/p>\n
\u201c[I am going to miss] just our crew. Our crew and our cast, we get along so well. I miss seeing all the familiar faces every morning, joking around, doing this show that we love to do so much,\u201d she told TVLine<\/em>. \u201cI feel really lucky. I really like these guys, I like my team, I really like my character. So, I do miss them, but it\u2019s definitely nice to have a little break as well.\u201d<\/p>\nMolino went on to share some of the other projects she has in the works after her apparent exit from NCIS: Origins<\/em>, including Die Like a Man<\/em> and Vgly<\/em>.<\/p>\nKept in the Dark<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMolino\u2019s insight about what comes next after playing Lala was very<\/a> different from Stowell\u2019s responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\u201cTruth be told, I don\u2019t know [if Lala is dead]. We are all being kept in the dark. I didn\u2019t even know until the table read that that\u2019s what would happen,\u201d he explained to TV Insider. \u201cAll of us were kept in the dark about that scene.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stowell continued: \u201cWhen we originally got those scripts kind of as a two-part 17 and 18, the last scene was omitted. So all I knew was that she went to my apartment, that she started to write down the note and then heard the voicemail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Not Officially Confirming<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>
\n Mariel Molino as Cecilia \u201cLala\u201d Dominguez and Austin Stowell as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on \u2018NCIS: ORIGINS.\u2019<\/span> Robert Voets\/CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn an interview with TV Insider<\/em>, North thanked CBS for allowing them to take \u201cbig swings\u201d with the show \u2014 including when it came to Lala\u2019s story. Similar quotes were given to Entertainment Weekly<\/em>, who Monreal told, \u201cWe will neither confirm nor deny.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\u201cThat was really our ultimate goal from the start was to make a show that the fans of the original show loved and felt satisfied by. But [it is] also [a show] that new viewers can come in from the beginning of NCIS: Origins<\/em>,\u201d Monreal explained. \u201cViewers can jump in and not be confused and really get on board with our characters and their stories. We\u2019ve always approached it from that point of view. I feel like we\u2019ve succeeded.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued: \u201cWe\u2019re really keen on sticking to canon [events]. We\u2019re strict about that. We want to pay respect to the mothership. We both have written [for] the mothership and do love that show. But we also love branching out into our new characters and digging into their emotional lives.\u201d<\/p>\n While Monreal and North were more dodgy about Lala\u2019s future, Molino was much more direct about her takeaway from filming the finale. Keep scrolling for everything the NCIS: Origins<\/em> cast and crew said about whether there\u2019s any hope for Lala\u2019s survival:\n<\/p>\n While speaking to Us<\/em>, North noted it was important that Gibbs and Lala\u2019s romance was at the center<\/a> of season 1, adding, \u201cWe wanted to tell a sort of against all odds love story element to this series. We always broke the season as if we were getting a full season for [the] glass-half-full type of people.\u201d<\/p>\n NCIS: Origins picked up less than a year after Gibbs\u2019 first wife and daughter were killed. By the end of the season, Gibbs met his second wife \u2014 at the exact same time that Lala was getting into that possibly fatal car accident.<\/p>\n \u201cI love the fact that we\u2019re not used to seeing Gibbs in this kind of situation and the audience to be rooting for a love story. It feels so real to me how he\u2019s lost his family and Lala had a boyfriend \u2014 but you can\u2019t control the electricity,\u201d North continued. \u201cWe can\u2019t pick who we have feelings for. From the moment they met, we can just see he was smitten.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cSeeing Gibbs like that at this point in his life has been a lot of fun for me to write. I know Mark Harmon has really enjoyed it and he\u2019s told Gina and I repeatedly how much he loves this element of the show. So it\u2019s been a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tNCIS has been on the air since 2003 \u2013 and the fan favorite drama is still going strong. The CBS series follows a group of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service as they investigate various different crimes. NCIS season 1 began with lead actors Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Based on the OG seasons of NCIS<\/em>, viewers know that Gibbs had a total of four wives: Shannon, Diane, Rebecca and Stephanie.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t know Lala\u2019s fate yet, but in canon \u2014 according to where we are in time \u2014 this is when Diane would come into the picture,\u201d Monreal teased. \u201cWe always approach these things \u2014 as they seem like huge challenges \u2014 how we\u2019re going to write that into the tapestry of our story. But it always ends up being a plus, somehow, in the end, figuring out how to weave these stories together. So we\u2019re really excited to delve into this one as well. And we\u2019ll see what happens with the fate of Lala.\u201d<\/p>\n During Us<\/em>\u2018 interview with the creators, a theory was brought up<\/a> about present day Gibbs telling the story of \u201cher\u201d \u2014 a.k.a Lala \u2014 ahead of an onscreen reunion with her later in life.<\/p>\n \u201cWe never say never. We\u2019re open to all story lines. So we do like to push the boundaries of the canon that we\u2019re writing within,\u201d Monreal noted. \u201cBut like David said, we are really strict about sticking to what\u2019s there, but we never say never with story line possibilities like that.\u201d<\/p>\n North told Us<\/em> that the idea is \u201cnot too far out there,\u201d adding, \u201cWe discussed it going into how we are ending this season and how potentially making a big move would affect that in the future. So we have a lot of balls in the air and we\u2019re just trying to keep juggling here.\u201d<\/p>\n While everyone else was speaking in hypotheticals, Molino was more direct about saying goodbye to the show.<\/p>\n \u201c[I am going to miss] just our crew. Our crew and our cast, we get along so well. I miss seeing all the familiar faces every morning, joking around, doing this show that we love to do so much,\u201d she told TVLine<\/em>. \u201cI feel really lucky. I really like these guys, I like my team, I really like my character. So, I do miss them, but it\u2019s definitely nice to have a little break as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Molino went on to share some of the other projects she has in the works after her apparent exit from NCIS: Origins<\/em>, including Die Like a Man<\/em> and Vgly<\/em>.<\/p>\n Molino\u2019s insight about what comes next after playing Lala was very<\/a> different from Stowell\u2019s responses.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \u201cTruth be told, I don\u2019t know [if Lala is dead]. We are all being kept in the dark. I didn\u2019t even know until the table read that that\u2019s what would happen,\u201d he explained to TV Insider. \u201cAll of us were kept in the dark about that scene.\u201d<\/p>\n Stowell continued: \u201cWhen we originally got those scripts kind of as a two-part 17 and 18, the last scene was omitted. So all I knew was that she went to my apartment, that she started to write down the note and then heard the voicemail.\u201d<\/p>\n In an interview with TV Insider<\/em>, North thanked CBS for allowing them to take \u201cbig swings\u201d with the show \u2014 including when it came to Lala\u2019s story. Similar quotes were given to Entertainment Weekly<\/em>, who Monreal told, \u201cWe will neither confirm nor deny.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The first season of NCIS: Origins left viewers with a lot of answers \u2014 except about whether Lala is actually dead. During the finale, which aired on Monday, April 28, Lala (Mariel Molino) was on her way to Gibbs\u2019 (Austin Stowell) house when she swerved to avoid hitting a girl in the street. 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\n Related: <\/span>Every Star Who\u2019s Left \u2018NCIS\u2019: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\nSticking to Canon<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>A Story of a Second Chance at Love<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>Moving On<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>Kept in the Dark<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>Thank You!<\/h3>\n
Not Officially Confirming<\/h3>\n
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\n Mariel Molino as Cecilia \u201cLala\u201d Dominguez and Austin Stowell as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on \u2018NCIS: ORIGINS.\u2019<\/span> Robert Voets\/CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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