The BEST episodes of NCIS: Origins
Every episode of NCIS: Origins ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS: Origins!
In 1991, years prior to the events of "NCIS," a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
#1 - Blue Bayou
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2024
As Leroy Jethro Gibbs prepares for his first Christmas without his wife and daughter, flashbacks reveal the unlikely journey that led to his first day on the job as a special agent at NIS’ Camp Pendleton office working with Mike Franks and Lala.
#2 - Vivo o Muerto
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2024
The case of a missing woman who disappeared after a night of clubbing with a Navy seaman takes the team to Mexico, where they learn of a possible connection to Gibbs' past.
#3 - From the Ashes
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/31/2025
The team investigates the brutal murder of a military sergeant found burned in her car, a case Franks suspects could have a connection to the assault of his estranged wife.
#4 - All's Not Lost
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2024
Still grieving the loss of his wife and daughter, Gibbs helps the team work a case involving a missing girl. Meanwhile, Franks finds himself at odds with a team member, Lala's personal life meets work, and the moment that irrevocably changed Gibbs' life is revealed.
#5 - Flight of Icarus
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2025
The team investigates the death of a famed Marine commander’s son, while a pivotal part of Franks’ past involving his family is revealed.
#6 - Touchstones
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2025
When the evidence room is broken into and significant cash goes missing, the team looks into a connection to a recent case; Lala opens up to Gibbs; Kowalski struggles to move forward.
#7 - To Have and to Hold
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/24/2025
The team works the case of an investment advisor found dead shortly after her release from prison. Also, Mary Jo is left reeling by an unexpected development in her personal life.
#8 - Monsoon
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2025
The team investigates the murder of a veteran who fell on hard times after serving in Vietnam. In turn, the discovery leads Franks to reflect on his own struggles following the war. Meanwhile, Gibbs considers a new path forward.
#9 - Last Rites
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2024
With the countdown on to an execution, Franks races to extricate the location of a missing body from a death row inmate and honor a promise he made to the victim's sister before time runs out.
#10 - Bend, Don't Break
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2024
A murder near Camp Pendleton leads Gibbs and the team to a suburban mall in San Diego, where Gibbs takes matters into his own hands. Franks receives an unexpected visit.
#11 - Incognito
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2024
Gibbs goes under cover for the first time with Lala as NIS works the case of a dead Navy seaman who may have been sharing top-secret intel that poses a threat to national security; Lala struggles with an unexpected development in her personal life.
#12 - Sick As Our Secrets
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2024
Gibbs and the team investigate the case of a Navy priest who was killed in the confessional booth and may have been targeted by mistake. Meanwhile, Randy shows Gibbs the ropes of working a protective detail while struggling with a personal situation.
#13 - One Flew Over
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2024
NIS investigates the murder of a dementia-afflicted Jane Doe. Also, flashbacks reveal the first time Gibbs met Franks.
#14 - Enter Sandman (2)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2024
Gibbs and the gritty ragtag team continue their investigation at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office.
#15 - Enter Sandman (1)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2024
Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.