NCIS Stars Katrina Law And Brian Dietzen are trying hard to romance their characters before the Season 21 finale.
“We’ll see what happens [Jimmy and Jess’] “There are some speed bumps in the relationship,” Dietzen, 46, exclusively explained. us weekly on Thursday, May 2 during the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration. “And we see things bubbling up to the surface, maybe being buried down a little bit.”
Jessica Knight (Law) and medical examiner Dr. Jimmy Palmer (Dietzen) first sparked an inter-office romance during season 20. When season 21 premiered in February, the pair were shocked when Jessica dad came to visit And revealed that there was no relationship involved in his initial plan to become the boss at NCIS.
While Jessica assured Jimmy at the time that she was happy working in her current position, it seems the pair are still in the clear.
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The season 21 finale, which airs Monday, May 6, will seemingly address their issues, with Law noting that “a lot of wounded soulson the CBS procedural who is still “getting over something” in his past.
“I think what you’re going to see from Jess is that maybe there are some things that she thought she had suppressed, maybe some things that she’s worried about with Jimmy Palmer, that she realizes. “I’m probably still going through that myself,” she told us. “And you’ll see how it will relate to each other.”
Law said she would like to see her character “grow” when season 22 arrives, hoping that overcoming her trauma will help her find her “own path”. (The The show was renewed For Season 22 in April.)
Meanwhile, Dietzen teased that viewers can expect more than just romantic drama.
“We are in danger. Like, the actual mortal danger and also the emotional danger that our characters are going through,” he explained. We. “No character is safe In NCIS World, We may lose a character or two within the episode and when does that happen? It puts everything into flow, relationships and everything.”
Despite putting viewers through a lot of twists and turns, Dietzen promised that Monday’s finale will feature a “beautiful” story. The visual work I’ve seen from some of my classmates, especially Katrina, is incredible,” he said. We, “This is one of the best finals we have seen in the last few years. Just years and years.”
Although their characters may be different from each other on screen, Law and Dietzen as actors couldn’t be more in sync. Law called Dietzen one of his “favorite” people to work with, and credited his ability to be “so present” on screen.
“I know that whenever I throw the ball at him, he will hit back immediately. So it’s a pleasure to work with him,” he joked, adding that the actor is also “much smarter” than him and often teaches him lessons like “not to eat yellow ice.”
“I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’ve been doing it wrong my whole life,'” she quipped.
Dietzen, for his part, highlighted how the writers have crafted a relationship with Jess and Jimmy that is “about two people who actually talk about what they’re feeling” rather than Watching them “look at each other from across the room” for eight years until someone gets on a plane and they kiss.”
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Dietzen acknowledged that while classic tropes can “really work” in TV, NCIS is not interested in doing something when it comes to Jess and Jimmy’s romance.
“Our show has already done that and we felt that maybe we didn’t want to play that note again,” he said. “So it’s been amazing to learn what this adult relationship means as we communicate With each other. And there is no one better than Katrina to do this.
NCIS The season 21 finale will air on Monday, May 6 at 9pm ET on CBS.
With reporting from Kevin Zelman
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