Austin Stowell on Remaking Gibbs and Frank’s Pedro Hernandez Scene (Exclusive)

(Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for NCIS: Origins Season 1 Episode 7 “One Flew Over.”)

NCIS: Origins has featured some firsts and fan-expected moments from Gibbs (Austin Stowell) – such as stopping an elevator and even some woodwork, making a birdhouse in this episode – and in the latest episode it recreates a large part of his past: what sets him on a path to kill the man who murdered his wife and daughter.

On NCISwe briefly saw the moment Franks (Muse Watson on the mothership) left the file on Pedro Hernandez (Shannon and Kelly’s killer) on his desk for Gibbs (Mark Harmon, who now narrates and executive produces the prequel) to read. NCIS: Origins expands on that scene in “One Flew Over.” There were “a lot” of discussions about remaking it, Stowell told TV Insider when he stopped by recently. Watch the full video interview above.

“We tried to do exactly what they did so that fans of the show get what they’re looking for. I feel like it’s our duty to pay tribute to the show that was on for 20 years before us and certainly with a moment this big like this. I mean, this is the information that – this is everything for Gibbs. This is what he thinks at this point is going to be the key to the rest of his life, to solving all of these. nodes that are inside him,” he said.

“This episode is full of them where we get to see the van where Shannon and Kelly were killed. We get to see the file for the first time. We witness the moment when Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid) meets Gibbs. All of these first. I mean, that’s what’s so fun about this show is getting to play out these moments that I hope are really special for the fans.”

Stowell was quick to remind us that “this is a memorial to Gibbs, that this is all a diary entry, and that there’s a reason witnesses are questioned immediately after a crime, because your brain starts playing you kidding. And then the memories may not always be as they were the first time. And you see I’m being diplomatic with my words right now because there may be things down the road where important events will play out. themselves in a way that might not be exactly how fans remembered it, but maybe how Gibbs remembers it.”

Could that include Gibbs killing Pedro? We know it’s coming, and at the end of the flashbacks in this episode, Gibbs now has a reason to start his recovery. Stowell promised that we will see the big moment.

“What I know has been a very small moment, almost flashing from the mothership, fans will finally get to see, fans will finally get to see a fuller version of that incredibly significant event in Gibbs’ life,” he shared.

Watch the full video interview above for much more from Stowell on Gibbs’ recovery, the origins of Gibbs and Franks’ bond, what makes his younger version very different from Harmon’s, exploring Gibbs and young Tobias Fornell’s (Lucas Dixon) friendship and more. Plus, what aspect of Gibbs is he most looking forward to exploring the origins of?

NCIS: OriginsMondays, 10/9c, CBS