NCIS Bids Farewell to Vance in 500th Episode

0:00On March 25, NCIS just aired its 500th episode in season 23, episode 13, saying goodbye to director Leon Bans after, 18 seasons on the show. The story kicks off with the agency shut down by the Department of Defense over suspicions in a murder case. Bans gets pulled into a high-stakes smuggling ring investigation tied to old Gibbs connections leading to a bomb threat in the evidence locker. Meanwhile, the team reunites to tackle the danger, but Bans takes fatal shots from a cricket agent while trying to defuse the device. It turns out he was already gone, chatting with a ghostly young, ducky mallard in a heartfelt afterlife scene, complete with career highlights and, uh, reunion nod to his late wife. Actor Rocky Carroll called it a fitting tribute after such a long run, comparing 18 seasons to living over a century. He did not push for the exit himself, but bought into the producer's vision of honoring the character. Carroll leaves the door open for Vance Go's cameos down the line, much like other NCIS

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