NCIS: Sydney ends its first season with a huge cliffhanger, which might be made worse in season 2. The Australian show is the first NCIS spinoff to take place outside of America, and it offers a twist on NCIS’ usual format by featuring special agents Mackey and DeShawn as they team up with the Australian Federal Police. The NCIS: Sydney characters often bicker over jurisdiction and team dynamics, but by the end of season 1, they’re growing closer than ever. Even the opposing team leaders, Mackey and JD, are becoming friends.
After a fast-paced exposition, the growing unity among the characters is shattered in the shocking NCIS: Sydney season 1 finale, when it’s revealed that the task force’s boss, Rankin, has a surprising connection to the kidnapping of JD’s son, Jack. Just before the confirmation of Rankin’s involvement, NCIS: Sydney also reveals a season villain in Ana Niemus. However, Rankin’s involvement with Ana and her colleague, Yaroslav, makes his connection to the NCIS task force so much more dangerous, which sets up a big problem in NCIS: Sydney season 2.
Rankin Could Break Up NCIS: Sydney’s Main Team
Rankin Has The Power And The Means
Throughout season 1, Rankin is a universally disliked boss among the team members. He can be unreasonable and stubborn, and he often makes it difficult for the team to work together efficiently. The team’s new knowledge of Rankin’s connection to Yaroslav and Ana — and his potential involvement in Jack’s kidnapping — means that Rankin could break the NCIS/AFP team up in order to keep its members silent about his corruption.
NCIS: Sydney season 1 reveals Rankin’s power and influence in the corporate world, but the finale also hints at his connections with the criminal underside.
NCIS: Sydney season 1 reveals Rankin’s power and influence in the corporate world, but the finale also hints at his connections with the criminal underside. Therefore, it is well within his power to break the team up. If his connections run as deep as the NCIS: Sydney season 1 finale implies, then Rankin could threaten the team’s careers if they don’t keep his secret — and breaking them up is one way to do that.
What A Broken Up NCIS & AFP Team Means For NCIS: Sydney Season 2
It Will Be Harder To Pursue Justice
A broken-up team means that NCIS/AFP will find it harder to deal with the true NCIS: Sydney season villain of season 2: Rankin. Working so closely with a powerful traitor like Rankin could put the team’s careers at risk, let alone the task force, which would make stopping Rankin even harder than it already would be. They have also just recently started to all get along and splitting up the team, even momentarily, could damage all they have built.
The group splitting up also means that the team would face bigger obstacles in their pursuit of justice. Even though they have occasional disagreements, they all share the same goal of wanting to maintain the law and keep their citizens safe. If Rankin splits them up or even threatens to do so, the NCIS: Sydney team could see an even greater fallout from Rankin’s treachery — one that could hurt their community.