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Spoilers ahead for NCIS season 22 and NCIS: Origins.
Still, both stories can be compared, and sometimes, doing so can be illuminating.
SinceMark Harmon exited inNCISseason 19, the flagship has been trying to reinvent itself.
The case starts when he walks into his office, which houses case files and evidence, ransacked.
The story would still progress the way it does without him.
Despite that, it’s one of the more compelling storylines that the prequel has come up with.
However, Kowalski has no connection to him, at least for now.
Meanwhile,NCIS' storytelling has become sillier, with “For Better or Worse” emphasizing that.
In the outing, Jessica Knight and Nick Torres staging a fake wedding to take down a mob.
However, it’s difficult to do that in formulaic cases.
Taking down a mob that doesn’t really have any distinction from other similar entities has become boring.
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NCIS season 22’s ratings aren’t looking good.
Moving forward,NCISshould go back to its storytelling roots that made it so famous.
Deliver satisfying weekly cases while moving the characters' respective arcs forward.
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