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If only … That’s pretty much where NCIS leaves Palmer (Brian Dietzen) and Knight’s (Katrina Law) relationship in the latest episode.

Following their breakup, the two haven’t talked since she returned to D.C. at the beginning of the season—until they’re stuck in a camper together, making their way back to headquarters only to be told they couldn’t get in due to conflict with the FBI. (Long story short: The team stopped a potential WWIII by refusing to follow orders.) It’s here we learn he’s on a dating app. While they still love each other—and both say those words—it’s not enough. He says she deserves someone who will chase down future job opportunities around the world with her and leave at a moment’s notice, and that’s not him, at least not now. She says he deserves that stability he so badly needs, that she wants him to have, and she wishes she could give that to him.

Below, Dietzen and Law unpack that conversation and tease what’s ahead for the exes.

Palmer and Knight finally have this talk. And after the avoidance, I appreciate how mature the decision is, even if it is heartbreaking because they both still love each other. What were your reactions?

Katrina Law: I think our reactions were played out in the scene. That was the beauty of [it]. I think Steven Binder, who wrote this episode, did such a great job and Jimmy Whitmore, who is our director, just kind of let us go and we didn’t really get too many notes. And again, going back to how much fun it is working with Brian in general, he’s such a great scene partner and he’s so emotionally available as a human being and also as an actor that the emotions were all there and just being able to play off of one another. There wasn’t too much discussion beforehand. We just kind of went with our gut instincts on this one. I thought it led to a really beautiful place.

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Brian Dietzen: I think that what’s made this relationship special for me, and for a lot of people watching, is that in all of our scenes that we’ve done, it’s not like we get together and plan out, “Okay, now I’m going to do this, and then you do this”… It’s kind of flowed really well. Some of my favorite scenes I’ve ever done in the last 22 years have been between Jimmy and Jess because I just love the flow of it. Katrina’s a phenomenal actor who I just love spending time with.

While a decision is made between the two of them, I don’t think that there’s anything that’s said within there that slams the door shut on anything or establishes anything firmly in cement—because Steve, as Katrina was saying, is just a damn good writer and he’s also very smart about storytelling, and let’s leave some doors open on what may happen, but also what may not and see how it grows from there and how these two can continue to have a lot of great scenes together and see where their relationship grows from here because they’re going to be seeing each other every day at work. And what does that evolve into?

Something I like about this episode is we get little moments that kind of show what their relationship was like, with Palmer checking her pulse and the banter about her snoring.

Law: Yeah, that was a lot of fun. I think that Jimmy and Knight’s relationship is so special, and like you said, we did get to see a couple of beautiful moments of how they functioned as a couple. And I think one of the key things that was said during that conversation was, “I love you.” “I love you too.” Jess put her heart on her sleeve for a moment and said, “Do you want things to change?” And I think she was basically kind of asking, “Do you want to try this again?” And then with Jimmy basically being like, “I’m not the guy for you right now. I can’t give you what you want.” And then Jess having to concede on that, “I can’t give you what you need either right now.” I think there’s still—I don’t think there was a door slamming. I think it was just gently closed for the moment.

But I think the cool part is that we have several episodes where you do see Jimmy and Knight together in the same room, and there are some moments where all of a sudden you can see Knight’s interest is sparked where she’s like, “Oh, that was kind of nice. That was a little hotness there.” And so there’s definitely still chemistry and love and I think an underlying desire to want to get back together between the two of them. So I think you’re going to see that no matter where our characters go in the future.

Dietzen: I think that it kind of comes back to that saying, if you love something, let it go. And then if it’s meant to be, it’ll come back. So I think they’re putting that ideology to the test.

But Katrina, the thing is it doesn’t feel like Knight necessarily wants to go after job opportunities around the world anymore, at least not the way she wanted to in the past. And it seems like she’s maybe moving more towards that stability that she wants for Palmer, right?

Law: I think so. For the moment. That being said, I don’t think she knows what she wants right now. I think the reason why she came back was she missed her team, and Jimmy is definitely a part of that team and she found a home for the moment, but whether or not that’s her permanent home or just a stopping point because she’s tired mentally, I don’t think she can give Jimmy that answer. I think Jimmy knows that, that she may be back, but this might not be a permanent thing. I don’t think he wants to ask her if it is. And I don’t think Jess wants to ask herself if it is at the moment either.

But Brian, Palmer is on the dating app. When and why do you think he made the decision to go on that app?

Dietzen: I think in my mind, Jimmy went on this app because he fell in love and then his heart was devastated by this breakup, and there’s this thing of saying like, “Hey, wait a minute, I still have a second act to live here. Yes, my wife passed away, but I found it. Maybe I can find it again.” And he’s just trying and trying and doing whatever he can to find that again, which I think makes it that much more difficult to see him say, “I still love you, too, and know that, I can go on all these apps, I can do all this sort of stuff, but the person I love is working right upstairs in that same desk that I’m going to see her every day.” But I think that the effort is valid and the effort is real to say, “I want to have a partner. I want to have someone I can share my time with and have a companion and for myself, not just for my kid, but I want to be able to have that again because I found it and I’ve lost it.” And I think that since he’s lost it once and since Jess has lost it once, maybe they’re both kind of saying, “We want to make sure we’re both on stable footing before we try this thing again.” But that doesn’t mean, like Katrina said, that there won’t be some looks here and there. I know that a few have been played so far throughout the further episodes where Jimmy’s looking at her and just getting lost for a second. “Oh yeah, sorry, back to the case.” sort of thing. And you’re definitely going to see that no matter what happens between these two, I think they’re always going to share a deep love.

Law: I think Torres [Wilmer Valderrama] got him on the app.

Dietzen: Probably. “Bro. You got to get back out there, bro.”

Does that mean that we’re going to be hearing about Jimmy dating? That could make things even more awkward…

Law: I sure hope so. I think the most awkward scene that would ever be played has yet to come between the two of ’em. So hopefully it gets written.

Dietzen: We’ll amp it up.

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Katrina, is Knight ready to do the same thing and try to get out there again or is she more now focused on herself? 

Law: To be completely honest, I think Knight is just fine on her own right now. I don’t think she wants to. But at the same time, I think one of the things that gets called up in one of the episodes coming up is, are you playing it safe and are you hiding? What you hiding from? So she might go on a couple of dates, but I don’t necessarily think it’s because that’s what she wants at the moment. I think it’s just one of those, you know what, we’re going to do it. And then they’re probably going to fail miserably and she’ll be like, and this is why I didn’t want to do it. Then she’ll probably go back to being like, you know what? I’m going to be okay on my own for a second, and just stare longingly at Jimmy.

It seems like the entire team is on that app.

Dietzen: Exactly. How else do you meet people? Otherwise we’d all be dating each other and that didn’t work out apparently.

What else is coming up for your characters?

Dietzen: There are some mentions of Knight’s sister in a future episode…

Law: Yeah, some drama.

Dietzen: Her sister’s going to affect our team.

Law: She does that.

Dietzen: She kind of creates little shock waves wherever she goes, doesn’t she?

Law: Yeah, my sister, the agent of chaos, will be back and she’s going to cause some chaos.

Dietzen: Jimmy has basically got his head down. It’s funny, after this episode with the dating app, we don’t really hear about dating again out of him. I think maybe that conversation had an effect where I’m going, “What am I doing with this thing? Oh yeah, I’m trying to forget what I had before.” And so we’re not going to see that revisited in any of the stuff that we’ve filmed so far. What you see is basically him trying to reconnect with everybody else on the team, saying, “I want to go spend time with Kasie [Diona Reasonover], I want to reconnect with Torres. He’s my guy.” And he’s putting himself back into work. I think even at some of the crime scenes that Katrina and I filmed, there are times I know that the way that I’ve been playing it, it’s like, seeing her, “Jello, I’m going into work, I’m going to the body, and I want to be consumed by what saved me after I lost my wife, which was coming to my team, my family.”

The Christmas episode is the midseason finale, right? Is there a cliffhanger?

Dietzen: Yeah, that’ll be the last episode of 2024. Like our Christmas episodes, it is holiday-themed, it’s wrapped up. This is one where you can watch it and go, oh, that’s kind of the NCIS Christmas tradition is that you get to watch a show that has a beginning, middle, and end, and then you’re off to your holidays after that.

Any mistletoe hanging around?

Dietzen: [Laughs] No, not in this one. I don’t think so. You do get to see of a familiar costume of Jimmy’s come back and make, I think, a third or fourth appearance in the show.

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Are we going to see Victoria soon?

Dietzen: I believe so, yes. I’ve just been talking to Elle Draper, who plays Victoria, and I think that we’re going to be seeing her rather soon. We haven’t filmed it yet.

I love what we’ve heard about her relationship with Knight also. That’s been sweet.

Dietzen: And in the premiere, she’s sending texts to both of them on how long they’ve been broken up. It was wonderful, a cool sequence of when Knight first met her and was so awkward around this kid and Katrina played the hell out of that. It was so good. And now they’re besties. So I’m looking forward to that.

Law: Yeah, I think that was probably the most heartbreaking part of the breakup for both Knight and Palmer, was how heartbroken Victoria was and just her wanting to reach out. And how do you deal with that? Because I remember reading the script and just being like, wow, my little girl…  You’d want to get back together just for that.

Dietzen: Exactly. Do it for the kids.

McGee’s (Sean Murray) looking into LaRoche (Seamus Dever). Is the rest of the team going to be getting involved soon?

Law: I think the team is going to start seeing flashes of LaRoche, the same flashes of that McGee has seen. And we’re going to start to look a little deeper than the surface. We’re used to politicians coming in and doing their thing. That’s nothing new.

Dietzen: He’s so good. We had a scene with all of us standing around an autopsy table, and he’s just fantastic. What a good actor. And I think that that’s something our show has done for a long time, going back to Trent Kort [David Dayan Fisher], where you have someone, is he an enemy? Is he a friend? Is he an ally? Is he looking out for himself? It’s an interesting character. Yeah, our whole team is going to start asking the questions that McGee asked in the premiere, and we’re going to have a lot of fun along the way.

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This episode of NCIS is everything to me.

Treason. McGee in a hoodie. Kasie being a badass. Torres putting an FBI agent in a freaking mortuary cooler? Jessica and Jimmy talking about their relationship while the team attempts to stop a war from happening?

THE BOTTLE EPISODE OF MY DREAMS!

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This is seriously 1 of the craziest episodes ever!!

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Fans of Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid) are in for a treat when tonight’s NCIS: Origins features a Mike Franks-centric episode that has the NIS Supervisory Special Agent revisiting an old case that has loose ends.

In the “Last Rites” episode, Franks races to extricate the location of a missing body from a death row inmate with only two days left until his execution in order to honor a promise he made to the victim’s sister before time runs out.

“Mike has promised a young woman that he’s going to give her closure, he’s going to give her retribution, he’s going to find her sister’s body, so she can lay her to rest and say goodbye properly, and he has failed,” Schmid tells Parade. “He’s failed to do so, and he’s let her down.”

Schmid says it is easy to put himself into the sister’s shoes, where she’s given Franks her trust and he wants to be worthy of it. It’s what makes him act a little crazy as the deadline for the execution draws closer.

“The guilt and the weight that he feels when he’s unable to give her what she needs as a human being, it’ll eat you up inside,” he continues. “It eats Mike up inside and it becomes the only thing that he sees.”

Taking on the weight of the world is a trait that Schmid assigns to Franks and he says it is one of the reasons why he cleared Gibbs (Austin Stowell) to join his team as an NIS agent even though he failed his psych exam. But it’s not just Gibbs. It’s also why Franks pulled Lala Dominguez (Mariel Molino) into his world, and Randy Randolf (Caleb Foote), as well.

“When they sent me this episode, I read it and I just cried,” Schmid shares. ‘The weight of the responsibility that Mike takes on, it just feels so heavy. I was so excited. It’s phenomenal writing and that’s the beauty of working with [showrunners] Gina [Lucita Monreal] and David [J. North]. The whole writers’ room, their standards are high. We’ve got a great cast of actors, and we can deliver, and they know that. We’re lucky enough to be fulfilled. But this episode, in particular, for me, it hit so close to home. I’m able to empathize with Mike because Mike’s got a heart of gold. Mike loves deeply, Mike empathizes.”

But of all the members of his ragtag team, Schmid says the one who really gets Franks is Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Hayes (Tyla Abercrumbie), aka “HSIC” (Head Secretary in Charge).

Schmid says, “Mary Jo’s the person closest to him that perhaps understands shouldering the weight of other people’s lives.”

During our chat, Schmid also revealed the discussion he had with Muse Watson about playing the role, the relationship between Franks and Vera Strickland (Diany Rodriguez), and the bromance between Gibbs and Franks.

I understand you had the opportunity to speak to Muse Watson. What advice did he have for you on being Mike Franks?

He’s such a generous person. He’s a good human being. I don’t think Muse is too far from Mike Franks himself, and I say that with the utmost love and respect because Muse has a big heart. He’s a very talented actor. Everything he does I think is 100 percent. To love with all your heart, that takes courage. Muse’s advice came kind of as career advice. He came to Hollywood as an actor who just wanted to do good work. For him that meant acting with the utmost integrity and passion and letting all the bright lights and crap disappear in the background. That’s very similar to how I try and live in this world and in this industry, so that rang true to me.

I approached Mike Franks from the perspective of just trying to take over that integrity and truth that Muse brought to the character as best I could. I was lucky enough to hear from him a few days ago. He’s very happy with the project.

Was tonight’s case responsible for Vera’s decision to request a new partner? Or was it the fact that because it’s the ‘90s and men tended to be a little more misogynistic in that time, she had an issue with him?

It certainly wasn’t this case that destroyed his relationship with Vera. This case comes shortly after that. This would have been the icing on the cake that was the demise of their relationship sprinkled on top. The relationship between Mike and Vera is an interesting one, and I’ll be honest with you, it’s not one I know a lot about. I recognize misogyny is brought up consistently with Mike. It’s something that is very consistent with the ‘90s, it’s very consistent with the time period that we’re exploring. It is consistent with the gruff cowboy on the exterior that we’ve got in Mike Franks, who’s constantly just kind of like s–t kicking boots and he drives a million miles an hour and he’s going straight ahead all the time and whoever gets in his way is going to get in his way, but they’re going to get run over.

We have this picture of what a man was defined as back then. I think the writers do a really, really great job at that. However, we also have a character who, from what I’ve seen, doesn’t think he’s above anybody else, loves consistently. I think the relationship between him and Lala in the first episode is an interesting one. I think we get a glimpse into his rhetoric isn’t always the best. He’s a little blunt for his own good. But, at the same time, I truly believe that Mike loved and developed Lala to the best of his ability to make her the best agent that he was able to. And he’s now moving onto his next project, which is Gibbs. There’s a little bit of the new kid in town jealousy in that.

It’s an interesting dynamic. Family in general with NCIS is such a wonderful tool that the writers use because everybody in the world wants family, needs family, wants people to be close to. I think family dynamic is the most interesting thing to watch on television. Look at This Is Us, brilliant show. It’s great writing.

You mentioned that Gibbs is his new project. In this show, it’s the most important relationship. A lot of times shows have romances. It’s too soon for Gibbs to have a romance, so his most important relationship is the one that he has with Mike Franks. Talk a little bit about how that bromance is going to build over the season.

In the beginning, we see one human being recognize the strength in another human being. That is the beginning of a very complex and beautiful friendship between these two characters. Throughout the first season, we’re going to see ups and downs, we’re going to see important catalysts that create their brotherhood.

Working with Austin has been wonderful. He’s an incredibly committed actor; he’s a wonderful person. We go into these things as naked as possible, we really feel these characters. Austin’s a very courageous actor, he’s wonderful. I think the opportunity to build this brotherhood – you want to walk through fire together, you want to go to war – overcoming obstacles together is what builds brotherhood, is what builds that bromance you’re talking about. We’re going to see a lot of that.

When are we going to find out what’s in that mysterious folder?

You’ll find out in a few episodes.

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@ncisverse - Now kids, this is the part where Franks steps in. 😎#NCISOrigins #NCISverse #NCIS #MikeFranks #TVshow #drama #new

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Leverage S04E07 The Gone Fishin' Job.

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@lauraosnes - Tonight, the historic@franklintheatre hosts the red carpet premiere of #ALittleWomensChristmas , starring @jillianmurrayofficial, @trevordonovan, @jen_lilley, @lauraosnes, and @juliagracereilly! Filmed right here in the @cityoffranklintn, directed by @brandonclarkfilms, and produced by@third_coast_film & @truebrandentertainment, the movie features several local actors including @msgladysknight, @jesse_hutch, @kylekupecky, @anniefdowns, @jatactor, @candacekirkpatrickactress, and@riley_weston. Don’t miss the premiere on@greatamericanfamily Nov 23, with streaming starting Nov 28 on@greatamericanpureflix. 🍿🎬🎄 Will you watch with us?

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EXCLUSIVE: HBO‘s The Gilded Age has tapped six for supporting roles in Season 3: Dylan Baker (The Good Wife), Kate Baldwin (Broadway’s Hello, Dolly!), Michael Cumpsty (Severance), John Ellison Conlee (Boardwalk Empire), Bobby Steggert (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), and newcomer Hannah Shealy (The Rose Tattoo).

Baker plays Dr. Logan, a family doctor who treats a number of high society families, with Baldwin as Nancy Adams Bell, the older sister of John Adams (Claybourne Elder). Cumpsty portrays Lord Mildmay, a British nobleman who comes to dine at Sidmouth Castle, with Conlee as the successful, educated and polished businessman, Weston; Steggert as the famed artist John Singer Sargent, who has just begun his career painting the great ladies of society; and Shealy as Charlotte Astor, the married daughter of Mrs. Astor (Donna Murphy), recently returned from an eventful trip abroad.

Currently filming its third installment, The Gilded Age is an ensemble drama telling the story of The American Gilded Age, a period of immense economic and social change, when huge fortunes were made and lost overnight. With the old guard officially deposed, New York society finds itself turned upside down, and all must get their house in order. But even those at the helm of this new era may find that change comes at a cost.

Other newcomers in Season 3 include Bill Camp as JP Morgan, Merritt Wever as Monica O’Brien, Leslie Uggams as Mrs. Ernestine Brown, Lisagay Hamilton as Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Andrea Martin as Madame Dashkova, Paul Alexander Nolan as Alfred Merrick, Hattie Morahan as Lady Sarah Vere, and Jessica Frances Dukes as Athena Trumbo.

The Gilded Age is created by Julian Fellowes, who writes and exec produces alongside Sonja Warfield. Other executive producers include Gareth Neame, David Crockett, Michael Engler and Salli Richardson-Whitfield (who also direct), and Bob Greenblatt. Erica Dunbar serves as historical consultant and co-executive producer.

A co-production between HBO and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, the show’s casting directors are Bernie Telsey and Adam Caldwell from the Telsey Office.

Baker is represented by Innovative Artists and Viking Entertainment; Baldwin by Paradigm and Schachter Entertainment; Cumpsty by Innovative Artists; Conlee by Innovative Artists and Meghan Schumacher Management; Steggert by Wolf Talent Group; and Shealy by Untitled Entertainment and CESD Talent Agency.

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Leverage, The Hot Potato Job Leverage: Redemption, The Too Many Rembrandts Job

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@kennedycasting - It’s Monday and that means an all-new episode of the show everyone’s talking about -- NCIS: Origins! Don’t miss “Last Rites,” written by Margarita Matthews and directed by Lionel Coleman! Tonight’s wonderful recurring and guest cast members include Robert Taylor, Patrick Fischler, Julian Black Antelope, Michael J. Harney, Tonantzin Carmelo, Christopher Redman, Kelly Albanese, Hahn Cho, Jesse Medeles, Jeannie Bolét, Patrick W. Day, Beckett Blomberg, Makela Yepez, Jonima Diaby, Greg Yoder, Tim Neff, and Ross Scharphorn! Enjoy the show! And thanks for watching! #MargaritaMatthews @lionelc1 @ginalucita @davyjnorth @roberttaylor6677 @pfischler @j.blackantelope @michaelharney7 @tonantzincarmelo @redcrumbs @kelhats @hahncho @jessemedeles @jeanniebolet @pactorick #BeckettBlomberg @makelayepez @misterdiaby @gregyoder @therealtimneff #RossScharphorn #CastingBy @kennedycasting #KrystiBaxter #MeredithGoble @ncisverse @cbstv #NCIS #NCISOrigins #casting #castingdirector

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You're very welcome! Glad I could help out again this year! :)

Thank you to our Fairies!

Hi everyone! We just wanted to say a big thank you to all of our Fairy Helpers this year!

Every year, Whumptober calls for a group of volunteers to take some time to reblog Tumblr posts to the @whumptober-archive throughout the month of October. This gives Tumblr creators a chance to have their works boosted and seen by the whump community, and this is something we would not be able to do without the help of our Fairies!

If any of your posts have been reblogged to the archive, you have our hardworking fairies to thank! So, everyone give a huge thanks to all of those who took time out of this past month to help us run the event smoothly and efficiently. Their help has been very much appreciated!

Thank you Fairy Helpers!

Mods Kitty, Surro, Yenn and Vanne

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Peanuts Motion Comics: Dear Great Pumpkin

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Eric tries to have a movie night with Nell.

@comfy-vember

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A Carol for Two

Premiering Friday, November 1, 8pm/7c on the Hallmark Channel.

Starring Ginna Claire-Mason and Jordan Litz.

Part of Countdown to Christmas.

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The Donald Mallard Memorial Multipurpose Room AKA: Ducky's