Two Big Shocking Moments Happened On The 'NCIS' Season 18 Finale - Here's How Fans Reacted
NCIS just wrapped up its season 18 finale and fans were shocked at the ending!
After season long rumors and theories of Mark Harmon possibly leaving the series, many fans thought that Emily Wickersham might be leaving as well.
Click inside to see what happened in the NCIS season 18 finale…
This was the episode’s logline: While pursuing a dangerous arms dealer, the team is shocked when Bishop is implicated in an old NSA leak. Also, Gibbs and Marcie (Pam Dawber) realize that the killer they’ve been tracking may be onto them.
In the final moments of the episode, it was revealed that Ellie leaked the NSA intel on her own and didn’t regret it. In her admission, she also made the decision to leave NCIS.
That’s when Nick (Wilmer Valderrama) realized what she was doing and gearing up to go undercover on an undisclosed assignment. While the two possibly could have had a romantic relationship, Ellie admitted she’d be gone “too long” for them to start something now.
Ellie and Nick did share a kiss before she left.
It remains unclear if Emily is actually leaving the show at this time though.
Meanwhile, the biggest shock happened with Mark Harmon‘s Gibbs.
After getting his new boat out of the basement (possibly by magic), he went boating on a lake and looked to be in happy spirits. However, fans were taken back when the boat exploded!
It looked like the explosion killed him as well as he floated on top of the water, but in the final seconds of the finale, he was seen swimming away.
Check out all the fan tweets about the finale below:
WHAT JUST HAPPENED!?! NO BISHOP AND NICK 😭 AND GIBBS #ncis #ellick @NCIS_CBS
— 💗Alanna💙 (@flower_jayde) May 26, 2021
WHAT THE HELL?! GIBBS’ BOAT JUST EXPLODED! THE BOAT HE’S WORKED ON BUILDING THE ENTIRE SERIES! 😱 #NCIS #NCISTVShow #NCISSeasonFinale
— ♜ Fully vaxxed Kali Baucom 🐸🐷 ✝️ (@SuperGrobanite) May 26, 2021
Whoa!!!!!!!??!!!??!! Was NOT expecting Gibbs boat to blow up! 🤯I mean pick something else to blow up – not the boat 😩#NCIS
— Verified Sweetness♥ (@MissIceTee) May 26, 2021
Holy crap, Batman! And I thought these guys couldn't surprise me anymore! Frogman move by Gibbs – WTH! What is Gibbs up to with NCIS for Season 19?
Wow!#NCIS pic.twitter.com/T67caIDSpW
— MariaTS (@lariti2) May 26, 2021
And then I’m like…that beautiful boat! Damn! 😭😭 7 years of work and then pfft! #Titanic2 #NCIS @NCIS_CBS
— Rox Rolls (@RoxRolls) May 26, 2021
@NCIS_CBS If @EmilyWickersham is leaving #NCIS I am DONE watching the show. Add to the fact that @CBS is moving NCIS to Mondays so they can copy @nbc's @NBCOneChicago idea… I'm calling it now, it won't work.#KeepEleanorBishop
— Chris S (@chris121710) May 26, 2021
NOOOOOOO I SWEAR IF BISHOP DOESN’T COME BACK IM DOOOONE SHE’S MY FAAAAVORIIITE #NCIS @NCIS_CBS @EmilyWickersham
— abibaudhuin (@abibaudhuin) May 26, 2021
Yooo YALL ARE SO WRONG
..THE BOAT IS OUT WE DONT KNOW HOW
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BOAT BLOW UP WE THINK HE DEAD…WRONG #NCIS— Tiffany (@Tiffany72497267) May 26, 2021
You can’t just leave it like that! How am I gonna survive this wait?!?#NCIS @NCIS_CBS pic.twitter.com/BfolmFYfPn
— Carley tweets shows (@it_carley413) May 26, 2021
Don't mind me, but I'm now deceased from the finale. First a goodbye kiss for #Ellick and then Gibbs' boat exploding! Seriously #NCIS how am I supposed to wait until the fall?
— Rachel has no life (@rvind37) May 26, 2021
FINALLY! 18 years later and the boat is FINALLY finished…
Um… spoke too soon.#NCIS pic.twitter.com/qovNWvJamN
— ᴍɪss ᴋᴀʀᴀ (@OfHeroine) May 26, 2021
#NCIS Gibbs rigged it to blow up. He wants everyone to think he’s dead. And he gets where he wanted to investigate. And, no I didn’t see it coming. So, are the writers going into witness protection for awhile…?
— WRTA's The 11th Hour with Doug Herendeen (@WRTAThe11thHour) May 26, 2021
None Talk to me #NCIS pic.twitter.com/ulb19P3Jri
— em (@edisonemilyyy) May 26, 2021
Holy s***! My heart stopped for a minute, there. Sooo…any thoughts for next season, as to who could've done this?#NCIS
— Danielle Musella (@naturenohurry91) May 26, 2021
About time Bishop & Torres kissed. Bad timing with everything going on but still… #NCIS
— Jaelin♌️ (@jaebird95) May 26, 2021