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 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.