‘NCIS: Case Closed’ Aftershow: Katrina Law Warns of ‘Bumpy Little Road’ Ahead for Palmer & Knight (VIDEO)
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for NCIS Season 21 Episode 5 “The Plan.”]
Talk about criminal! The romantic relationship between medical examiner Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen) and Agent Jessica Knight (Katrina Law) hit a major snag in tonight’s NCIS episode. Earnest Jimmy finally met Knight’s dad, Special Agent in Charge of the Far East Field Office Feng Zhao (Russell Wong), and was devastated to realize the man nicknamed “the Gibbs of the Far East” had never heard of him.
Even worse, the uncomfortable moment for the couple, who’ve been dating for about a year, happened in front of the whole team. “That scene where Jimmy comes in with coffee and meets my dad for the first time might be my favorite scene of the season. It was so beautifully awkward, and everybody just knocked it out of the park,” Law told us in our weekly after show NCIS: Case Closed. (To see the entire interview where she breaks down the episode, check out the video above.)
Knight makes a profuse apology to Jimmy and vows that she loves him and wants to stay in DC — even after Feng Zhao suggests she take on his powerful job after he retires. But Law reflects that the damage to may be irreparable.
“I think for Jimmy, he’s never quite the same after this episode when it comes to Knight. His trust level for her has gone down. It’s going to be a bumpy little road for them,” Law says. “Because of Jimmy’s experiences with losing Gibbs [Mark Harmon], losing his wife, Bishop [Emily Wickersham] leaving, Ducky [David McCallum] having passed away, he’s starting to get into a very defensive position about people leaving him without him having a say or even knowledge that it’s about to happen. His defenses are getting riled up in ways that are not something that Knight has necessarily noticed yet.”
Sounds like Knight may be the next one to get a surprise in the relationship. But there are bigger shocks to come for the entire team. “A lot happens in the season finale that tests all of our characters and puts everybody in a life-or-death situation,” Law says. “It’ll be interesting to see people’s mentality when they come out, and how that one experience has changed them.”
Watch the video above to hear more from Law on shooting those kick-ass fight scenes with Wong, using her Mandarin fluency, and more. Come back each week for a new episode of NCIS: Case Closed to hear from the people who make the show.
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I could never understand the pairing of Knight and Palmer together. I like the actors and the parts they play,
but they just don't look like they would ever get together.
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Jimmy with Bishop would have been more likely.
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I’m hoping they stay together. They make a very nice couple and we need a romance that works. With all the loses Jimmy and Knight have had they both need a happy ending.
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I like Palmer and Knight together. I hope they don’t split up.
Loved Ziva on the show and Knight. Never liked Abby, Kate or Bishop.
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Really enjoying these recaps. Interesting how they are building up to the end of this season.
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Were we supposed to already know that her father was Chinese? To be honest, I don't pay a lot of attention when this show talks about characters' families (not interested), but even though I vaguely remember when Knight was worried about her father when he had his accident a few seasons ago, I don't remember there being talk of his nationality.
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Yes, this was a part of Knight’s background when the character was first introduced
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When ,NCIS CAME ON ,I WAS SO STUCK ON NCIS ,THEY ARE NUMBER ONE IN MY BOOK , I LOVE THE MAIN CHARACTERS FROM DAY ONE ,THEN DOWN IN TIME ,THEY CHANGED ,.BUT WHEN GIBBS ,TONY ZIVA ABBY THE FIRST DIRECTOR ,THEN MIKE GIBBS FRIEND I LOVE ALL THESE ACTORS . FROM BEGINNING TILL THIS DAY I LOVE WATCHING GIBBS TONY AND ZIVA ABBY ALL OF THE CAST WERE AWSOME.TILL THIS DAY ,I Love ,YOUALL , EACH HAD BROUGHT SOMETHING SPECIAL TO EACH CHARACTER , THIS THEN TILL NOW ,YOUR AWSOME,SO IM BLESSED ,GIBBS DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ,AND YOU KNOW WHATS BEST ,LOVE NCIS.
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👀👀👀👀👀 I smell a cliffhanger ending
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Not a fan of KL here to on Hallmark. Bring Bishop back. This show has a history of casting annoying actresses. Couldn't stand Pauley or Cote.
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Agree about the NCIS ladies. I don't like Sasha Alexander until she was on R&I. Maybe the NCIS writers just don't like women.
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Lauren Holly was equally unlikable.
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