WARNING! Spoilers for NCIS: Origins episode 18.NCIS: Originshas featured the return of Lara Macy, only this time, she’s featured as a young military police officer. TheNCIS: Originsfinale includes a young Lara Macy is an important storyline that could make or break Gibbs' team. Macy is not the first character from theNCISuniverseto appear in the prequel, but she is the first one fromNCIS: Los Angeles.
TheNCISspinoffis the first prequel in the franchise which gives it access to many interesting stories.NCIS: Originshas centered on Gibbs' life in the aftermath of losing his wife and daughter, but it has also focused on his colleagues and the backstories of their lives. No episode shows this better than theNCIS: Originsfinale, which revealed that Gibbs' life and career are heavily intertwined with his colleagues, even if he doesn’t realize it.
NCIS: Origins Season 1, Episode 18 Introduces Young Lara Macy
Lara Macy Investigates Pedro Hernandez’s Murder
TheNCIS: Originsending features Lara Macyas she investigates Pedro Hernandez’s murder and Gibbs' involvement in it. The episode also reveals that she and Lala were close friends who first met at a crime scene and have since helped each other out with cases.Macy’s return is pleasant at first, but soon she reveals she wants Lala to help her investigate Gibbs and persuade him to let her question him. She turns into the episode’s villain as she threatens Gibbs' livelihood as well as his team’s future.
The direction of the finale is never clear, with several storylines simultaneously developing. At first, the NIS team panics that Gibbs might be caught. He surrenders, but Lala saves him by sacrificing herself. Gibbs is ready to face the consequences of his actions, butLala uses her friendship with Macy to encourage her to drop her investigation.This allows Gibbs to move forward. Macy may have seemed like a villain, but she just wanted to do the right thing.
What Happens To Lara Macy After Her NCIS: Origins Appearance
InNCIS: Origins, Macy reveals she wants to be a JAG officer. However, through Lala’s encouragement, she becomes anNCISagent instead. Following her appearance in theNCISprequel, Macy eventually joinsNCIS: Los Angeles. It is not entirely clear what happened in the years immediately after her time onNCIS: Origins, but she stays in the military, and at some point,Macy finds herself as the head of the Office of Special Projects inNCIS: Los Angeles, showing that her career greatly expanded after her investigation into Gibbs, even though nothing came of it.
Macy even appears onNCISbrieflywhere she sees Gibbs for the first time since her investigation. While Gibbs never liked her, their brief interactions revealed that Macy knew he was guilty but dropped the case and protected him anyway. Her backstory inNCIS: Originsnow gives their interaction further context too, since we finally learn that Macy did not protect Gibbs to save him, but because did not want to ruin Lala’s future.
Macy was murdered inNCISseason 7. Her murder was directly tied to her years of protecting Gibbs by covering up his involvement in Hernandez’s murder,
Unfortunately, her time in theNCISfranchise was short-lived. Macy was murdered inNCISseason 7. Her murder was directly tied to her years of protecting Gibbs by covering up his involvement in Hernandez’s murder. The Reynosa cartel was particularly brutal with her death and her connection to Gibbs pushed Gibbs to solve her murder. The team mourned her but also worked at solving the case, with Gibbs employing his team to find the killer.
Who Plays Young Lara Macy In NCIS: Origins: Most Notable Roles
Claire Berger Plays Lara Macy
InNCIS: Origins,Lara Macy is played by Claire Berger, an up-and-coming actress. Berger has been acting since 2015 and has recently appeared in several movies and television shows, includingMind Body & SoulandThe Midnight Club. Berger has largely appeared in small roles so far, having been featured in several shorts as well. Her role as Lara Macy inNCIS: Originsis the first time she has appeared in a larger franchise.
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Lara Macy
Previously, Lara Macy was played by Louise Lombard. However, Lombard’s appearances take place several years intoNCIS, which nears two decades fromNCIS: Originsseason 1. As a result, theNCISfranchise had to cast a younger actor to take over the role, just like how the prequel cast Austin Stowell as a younger Gibbs. While Berger’s time onNCIS: Originsis over, she could still appear through her relationship with Lala in season 2.
