NCIS stars Katrina Regulation and Brian Dietzen are teasing tough waters forward for his or her characters’ romance forward of the season 21 finale.
“We’re gonna see what occurs with [Jimmy and Jess’] relationship because it hits some velocity bumps,” Dietzen, 46, solely informed Us Weekly throughout the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration on Thursday, Could 2. “And we see issues bubble to the floor perhaps that which were held down a little bit bit.”
Jessica Knight (Regulation) and medical expert Dr. Jimmy Palmer (Dietzen) first sparked an interoffice romance throughout season 20. When season 21 premiered in February, the pair hit a setback when Jessica’s dad came over and identified {that a} relationship wasn’t in her preliminary plan to change into a boss at NCIS.
Whereas Jessica assured Jimmy on the time that she was completely happy working in her present place, it seems to be just like the duo aren’t within the clear simply but.
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The season 21 finale, which airs on Monday, Could 6, will seemingly handle their points, with Regulation noting that there are “lots of wounded souls” on the CBS procedural which are nonetheless “therapeutic from one thing” of their previous.
“I believe what you’re gonna see from Jess is that perhaps among the issues that she thought she suppressed perhaps among the issues that she is fearful about Jimmy Palmer going by way of she’s beginning to notice perhaps I’m nonetheless going by way of it myself,” she informed Us. “And also you’re gonna see how that’s gonna relate to one another.”
Regulation added that she would like to see her character “develop” when season 22 comes round, hoping that transferring previous her trauma will assist her discover her “personal path.” (The present was renewed for season 22 in April.)
Dietzen, in the meantime, teased that viewers can count on extra than simply romantic drama.
“We bought hazard. Like, actual mortal hazard and in addition emotional hazard that our characters are being put by way of,” he informed Us. “No character is protected within the NCIS world. We may lose a personality or two inside the episode and when that occurs? It throws every thing into flux, the relationships and every thing.”
Regardless of placing viewers by way of a sequence of ups and downs, Dietzen promised that Monday’s finale may have a “lovely” story. The scene work that I’ve seen from a few of my castmates, particularly Katrina, is unimaginable,” he informed Us. “It’s among the best finales we’ve had in years. Simply years and years.”
Whereas their characters could also be at odds on display screen, Regulation and Dietzen couldn’t be extra in sync as actors. Regulation referred to as Dietzen certainly one of her “favourite” folks to work with, crediting his capacity to be “so current” on display screen.
“I do know that anytime I lob the ball at him he’s gonna hit proper again. So it’s a pleasure to work with him,” she mentioned, joking that the actor can be “so much smarter” than her and sometimes teaches her classes, like “to not eat the yellow snow.”
“I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, I’ve been doing fallacious my total life,’” she quipped.
Dietzen, for his half, gushed over how the writers have crafted a relationship with Jess and Jimmy that’s about “two individuals who really speak about what they’re feeling” as a substitute of simply watching them “make eyes at one another from throughout the room for eight years till one will get on a aircraft and so they kiss.”
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Dietzen admitted that basic tropes can “actually work” in TV, it’s simply not one thing NCIS is fascinated about doing in the case of Jess and Jimmy’s romance.
“Our present has already performed it and we’re like, we don’t need to perhaps replay that word,” he defined. “So it’s been fantastic to find what this very grownup relationship means as we talk with one another. And there’s no one higher to do it with than then Katrina.”
The NCIS season 21 finale airs on CBS Monday, Could 6, at 9 p.m. ET.
With reporting by Kevin Zelman
