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Warning : despoiler ahead for NCIS season 21 , episode 8 !
Summary
thing are fire up up in theNCISuniverse for Supervisory Special Agent Alden Parker , with time of year 21 finally giving the character a plot line he deserves . Gary Cole ’s eccentric met his match inNCISseason 21 , episode 8 , " Heartless , " as Parker posed as a heart operating surgeon . The episode have Parker alongside cardiac medical specialist and Navy Commander Clara Logan ( Christina Kirk).Although the show follows law subroutine , the character and reference development are at the center of what has made the show appealing over its historical 21 - time of year run . NCISseason 21 ’s in style story can open up a new chapter for Parker and the flagship series .
Parker met Logan when the team was investigating the slaying of heart surgeon and Navy Commander Erik Harper , play byStar Trekactor Tim Russ . When Harper was murdered and find slews of miles away from where he was abducted , the team enquire , believing that Harper may have been abduct to do surgery . When Logan was abducted in Harper ’s stead , Parker was with her at the infirmary , going along with her , disguise as a heart operating surgeon . What they experienced opened up a novel storyline for Parker , and it ’s one his character needs .
Some NCIS characters did n’t look in the NCIS thousandth installment , but the return of character like Abby Sciuto & Leroy Jethro Gibbs is still hoped for .
Alden Parker Has Chemistry With Navy Commander Clara Logan In NCIS Season 21
The Pair Bonds As They Perform Heart Surgery In Captivity
Clara is clearly dedicated to her work , and it ’s a mindset that could mesh well with Parker ’s demanding vocation
Parker ’s new storyline could be centered around apparent love pastime Clara Logan , introduced inNCISseason 21 , episode 8 . Logan was partnered with Naval Surgeon Erik Harper , who was find idle after being abducted from where he was teaching a aesculapian course of instruction . The surgical team perform uncommon surgery , remove cardio paragangliomas , which are a very rare heart tumour . The twain had always work together and had never lost a patient , which put Clara Logan in rare form after her former pardner was murder , squeeze her to perform the rare heart surgical process .
Although Kirk has been featured inFBIon CBS , her visual aspect inNCISseason 21 , episode 8 , was her first for theNCISshared universe . What viewer know so far about her character reference is that she ’s a skilled middle surgeon who has done rare operation and worked in extreme conditions . Clara is clearly consecrated to her study , and it ’s a outlook that could engage well with Parker ’s demand career as Supervisory Special Agent for the team . Their occupations are similarly demand but not as like as Parker and his X - wife .
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The relationship began with the two as adversaries , acting guarded towards one another , but the situation caused them to work as a team before expose their chemistry . Parker advance Dr. Logan in her abilities when she was anxious about doing heart surgery outside the operating room , and Dr. Logan tell Agent Parker what he would need to do to succeed in convincing their captors that he was in reality a cardiothoracic surgeon . She was hesitant to give him advice , buttelling Parker what he postulate to live to survive signaled Clara opening up to Parker ’s role .
The NCIS 1000th episode confirmed that the dealership survived the departure of its most beloved character and Special Agent in Charge .
A Relationship For Parker Would Allow Him To Develop Beyond His Uncommitted Storyline
Parker’s On-Screen Relationships In NCIS Include Ex-Wife Vivian Kolchak
NCIShas have Alden Parker in a relationship , but a full - on romantic narrative for Parker would be something entirely raw for theNCISfranchise . Over time , all the characters onNCIStypically run into a few possible matches , and the opportunity for Parker to have this is also an opportunity to give more astuteness to Parker ’s plot line and more exploitation of his lineament . Since viewers are still getting used to Parker afterMark Harmon’sNCISexit as Leroy Jethro Gibbs , thepotential relationship comes at the thoroughgoing time to dive deeper into Parker ’s eccentric .
Now thatNCISseason 22 has been confirmed , Parker could be slated for an on - cover romance in the forthcoming season . Although Parker also had a girlfriend inNCISseason 20 named Joy Sullivan , who was played by Rachel Ticotin and featured inNCISseason 20 , instalment 11 , " bridge deck , " the romance only endure one instalment . A family relationship that invite more screen time would permit for Parker ’s personal life to get the spotlightand could give his character a more serious streak , which would be an interesting exit from the comedic bearing he typically adds to the mix of cast members .
Parker was formerly married to Vivian Kolchak ( Teri Polo ) , who made appearance in season 19 and time of year 20 but has not been seen in theNCISuniverse since . Kolchak had a scope as a paranormal investigator for the Department of Defense . Before that , she was an FBI Special Agent , meeting Parker on an FBI example and marrying him in 1997 . The pair divorced in 2005 after eight year , and Vivian was insert to the franchise inNCISseason 19 , episode 21 , " bird of a Feather , " as Parker ’s X - wife .
Although there are mickle of narratives to explore about Parker ’s ex - wife that would also allow more background signal on his case , it ’s unlikely that she will seem in the series anytime shortly , weigh Kolchak ’s role as the Head of the Unidentified aery Phenomena Task Force . NCISseason 21 almost image an extraterrestrial twistwith a flying target , and so if there were any time to bring back Polo ’s character , sure it would have been to help the team in that episode . The snub paint a picture that the franchise has other plan in judgement for Parker ’s narrative act forward .
NCIS Actor Gary Cole Hinted The Relationship Could Continue In NCIS Season 22
Alden Parker And Clara Logan Could Reunite In NCIS Season 22
In a recent consultation withTV InsideronNCIS : example Closed , Parker starGary Cole did little to quench rumor that a raw relationship may be on the visible horizon for the supervisory agent . Cole teases a next relationship with the Doctor of the Church in the forthcoming time of year of the flagship series , withNCISseason 22 now substantiate for renewal . Gary Cole entrust it heart-to-heart , signal to interview that Kirk ’s character could return :
" I do n’t sleep with that you were left with the feeling that Christine ’s character may be returning . That ’s the way of life it looks to me . And since we ’re get back , we ’ll feel that out . "
It would be no surprisal for viewers to witness a Edgar Guest star fall to the show to be featured in a kinship . For example , Timothy McGee was originally positioned for a potential family relationship with Abby Sciuto , but his character ’s clock time on the show has far surpassed the relationship plot line because of his likability early on . Considering the ties that she has to the Navy and her relatively close space to the squad , Logan could cross paths with Parker ’s team in the future , if that ’s even necessary to bring the characters together again .
Then again , Parker has n’t been seeking a long - terminus relationship , so peradventure Dr. Clara Logan wo n’t appear again . Her reappearance is n’t confirmed , with many elements of theNCISuniverse face uncertainty at the moment due to the flagship serial just recently being renewed and the reclamation ofNCIS : Hawai’istill in the works . peradventure Dr. Clara Logan is but a messenger for Cole ’s character that finding someone he meshes with is possible . Cole has suggested that everything will fall into seat , now thatNCISviewers can officially count on at least one more time of year .
NCISseason 21 air Mondays , 9 pm ET , on CBS .
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