The WORST episodes of NCIS: Origins
Every episode of NCIS: Origins ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - Hollywood Ending
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/5/2026
With the Camp Pendleton office in danger of being shut down, the team confronts an uncertain future.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/2025
The team investigates the murder of a Marine who had recently been handpicked for a classified mission. Also, Wheeler’s personal life is upended, Lala is thrown by unexpected news from Vera, and Gibbs and Diane double-date with Randy and his wife.
#5 - Who's Gonna Drive You Home?
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/21/2026
While Gibbs and Lala grow closer on a case, Gibbs’ long-distance relationship with Diane is further tested by the arrival of an unexpected guest.
#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 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - Who By Fire
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2025
When the body of a college swimmer washes up on the beach, the team must determine if it was an accident or murder. Also, Gibbs prepares for his first interrogation.
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - Happy Birthday
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2025
When an anonymous tip leads to the discovery of a young Marine’s body at a chilling crime scene, Randy believes it could be connected to a previous case where a coin was left in the victim’s throat. Also, Franks tries to track down priceless packages meant for his brother, Mason.
#14 - 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.
#15 - Feelin' Alright?
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/2026
When a lieutenant’s water-logged body is discovered with a potential connection to an international smuggling ring, NIS Panama agents are called in to assist, and Gibbs comes face-to-face with an old nemesis: Special Agent Dwayne Pride. Once the two are assigned to a dangerous undercover mission together, Gibbs must find a way to move on from their past.
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#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Rule 13
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/28/2026
Wheeler takes command when a car bomb goes off outside NIS headquarters. Also, the truth behind Franks’ distaste for lawyers is revealed.
#19 - Johnny B. Goode
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2026
Lala’s determination to get Manny out of gang life lands the team in the middle of a turf war.
#20 - The Gambler
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2026
When the NIS Regional Director tries to transfer Mary Jo, she reconnects with an old friend from Atlantic City to help investigate the roadside deaths of two Marines.
#21 - End of the Road
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2025
When Lala’s favorite CI is shot, the team joins forces with Oceanside PD to determine who was behind the attack. Also, Franks visits his brother Mason at the compound, and Gibbs’ relationship with Diane is tested when she gets a job in Los Angeles.
#22 - The Funky Bunch
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2025
Gibbs and Franks investigate the disappearance of a young Marine connected to a mysterious compound with a charismatic leader, and Lala’s fate is revealed.
#23 - 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.
#25 - Bugs
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/14/2025
Vera receives an unexpected call from Bugs, who claims he’s ready to answer more questions from prison after being identified as the sniper known as “Sandman.” When she arrives, Bugs has suddenly changed his mind, prompting the team to reconsider the case and race against the clock to try and stop another tragedy.