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 happens with [Jimmy and Jess’] relationship as it hits some speed bumps,” Dietzen, 46, completely advised Us Weekly in the course of the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration on Thursday, Might 2. “And we see things bubble to the surface maybe that that have been held down a little 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 visiting and identified {that a} relationship wasn’t in her preliminary plan to grow to be a boss at NCIS.
Whereas Jessica assured Jimmy on the time that she was glad working in her present place, it seems just like the duo aren’t within the clear simply but.
The season 21 finale, which airs on Monday, Might 6, will seemingly tackle their points, with Regulation noting that there are “a lot of wounded souls” on the CBS procedural which are nonetheless “healing from something” of their previous.
“I think what you’re gonna see from Jess is that maybe some of the things that she thought she suppressed maybe some of the things that she is worried about Jimmy Palmer going through she’s starting to realize maybe I’m still going through it myself,” she advised Us. “And you’re gonna see how that’s gonna relate to each other.”
Regulation added that she would like to see her character “grow” when season 22 comes round, hoping that transferring previous her trauma will assist her discover her “own 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 got danger. Like, real mortal danger and also emotional danger that our characters are being put through,” he advised Us. “No character is safe in the NCIS world. We could lose a character or two within the episode and when that happens? It throws everything into flux, the relationships and everything.”
Regardless of placing viewers by means of a sequence of ups and downs, Dietzen promised that Monday’s finale could have a “beautiful” story. The scene work that I’ve seen from a few of my castmates, particularly Katrina, is unimaginable,” he advised Us. “It’s one of the best finales we’ve had in years. Just 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 considered one of her “favorite” folks to work with, crediting his capacity to be “so present” on display screen.
“I know that anytime I lob the ball at him he’s gonna hit right back. So it’s a joy to work with him,” she mentioned, joking that the actor can be “a lot smarter” than her and infrequently teaches her classes, like “not to eat the yellow snow.”
“I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’ve been doing wrong my entire life,’” she quipped.
Dietzen, for his half, gushed over how the writers have crafted a relationship with Jess and Jimmy that’s about “two people who actually talk about what they’re feeling” as a substitute of simply watching them “make eyes at each other from across the room for eight years until one gets on a plane and they kiss.”
Dietzen admitted that traditional tropes can “really work” in TV, it’s simply not one thing NCIS is keen on doing in relation to Jess and Jimmy’s romance.
“Our show has already done it and we’re like, we don’t want to maybe replay that note,” he defined. “So it’s been wonderful to discover what this very adult relationship means as we communicate with each other. And there is no one better to do it with than then Katrina.”
The NCIS season 21 finale airs on CBS Monday, Might 6, at 9 p.m. ET.
With reporting by Kevin Zelman