With LL COOL J on ‘NCIS: Hawai’i,’ Will We Get Update on Hetty & Other ‘LA’ Characters?
We may have had to say goodbye to NCIS: Los Angeles in May 2023, with a finale that left a bit up in the air, namely what would happen on the mission to rescue Hetty. But the good news is one of the characters in that operation is now on NCIS: Hawai’i. So, might we get an update on Hetty from Sam Hanna (LL COOL J)?
“It remains to be seen, right? There’s a lot of things that are going to happen. I mean, this is the cool thing about the NCISverse,” LL COOL J tells TV Insider. “The focus is Hawai’i, but Sam does have that backstory and we’ll see if it gets addressed. People just have to tune in. But there’s some fun stuff happening, for sure.”
He has the “same answer” when it comes to hearing about the lives of the rest of the LA team, including Callen (Chris O’Donnell), Kensi (Daniela Ruah), and Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen).
“We’ve got to leave you guys guessing a little bit,” adds Vanessa Lachey, whose Jane Tennant leads the Hawai’i team. “But what I will say is, and we’ve talked about this before, the NCIS franchise loves to listen to their fans. They really do take it to heart, and they want to give the fans what they want. We are a constant evolving show, and we always love surprises. So it wouldn’t surprise us if the script goes this way, and we are here for it. I mean, I just brought Sam Hanna to Hawai’i. Anything can happen.”
The Hawai’i team does know the agents from OSP (Office of Special Projects), thanks to the three-show crossover last season, so it would be quite easy to work a mention of someone—or what Sam had been up to before heading to the island—into a conversation. And they’ll likely have plenty of time to do that in the 10-episode third season as well. We don’t know how many episodes LL COOL J will be in (he’s credited as a special guest star), but as Lachey put it, “If you had Sam Hanna in Hawai’i, would you let that go? Or would you utilize the beast of Sam Hanna?”
NCIS: Hawai’i, Season 3 Premiere, Monday, February 12, 10/9c, CBS
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What about Hetty ? Why not get
Rid of Hawaii . NCIS LA ten times
Better program seriously
Miss the LA group of actors
100 percent better
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I've been watching these shows since jag and they need to do something to Hawaii or it's doomed.cant believe they canceled la and kept that on.la was still a strong show whereas when Hawaii com s on I could care less
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Don’t miss NCIS Nee Orleans
Or the Orginal NCIS
But miss NCIS LA
What was the Franchise thinking getting rid them Hawaii is awful
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Have to agree.been trying to warm up to that how but it's not working for me.maybe ll will help
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Please mention Hetty! Her story can't be stuck in limbo forever!
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Lose Hawaii....bring back NCIS:LA and NCIS:NO. NOW!! Why cancel good shows and serve us crappy ones.....