The recent NCIS: Sydney season 2 trailer completely ignores the shocking cliffhanger in the season 1 finale, which might mean things are worse than they seem for the NCIS spinoff. The NCIS: Sydney season 1 finale revealed that JD’s son, Jack, had been kidnapped by an international criminal named Yaroslav. His only request was to exchange Jack with Ana Niemus, the NCIS spinoff’s current villain who was being held in custody for questioning. The team’s upper management insisted that NCIS/AFP not negotiate with Yaroslav, but the team had other plans.
Rankin, the task force’s boss, helped coordinate the exchange in a surprising show of goodwill. While JD took Ana to Yaroslav’s meeting place to reunite with Jack, the team watched the exchange live through Rankin’s supply of satellite imaging. In the final moments, Jack was safe and Yaroslav was killed by Ana. Before escaping, Ana gave JD Yaroslav’s phone and told him to phone a friend. JD called the most recent number, and Rankin’s phone started ringing back at headquarters. The intense finale implied an immediate response in NCIS: Sydney season 2, but the trailer seems more relaxed than expected.
NCIS: Sydney Season 2 Trailer Shows That It’s Business As Usual For JD & Mackey
JD & Mackey’s Interaction Implies Good News For Now
The brief NCIS: Sydney season 2 TV spot reveals that Mackey and JD are back to their usual friendly banter. When an unnamed man asks the duo for their organization’s name, JD says “AFP” while Mackey says “NCIS.” She jokes that their collaboration means they get “two for the price of one.” Their friendly interactions imply that the team is still working together, which comes as a particular shock following the season 1 finale.
Rankin also presents himself as caring for his image and his position of power, so it is entirely likely that he will do whatever he can to protect himself…
Given Rankin’s implied connections to the criminal world in season 1, and his status as the NCIS/AFP task force’s boss, he has the power to split up the team. Rankin also presents himself as caring for his image and his position of power, so it is entirely likely that he will do whatever he can to protect himself, including threatening and splitting up the team. However, the friendly banter in the NCIS: Sydney season 2 trailer implies that there has not been any fallout for the team yet following season 1. This is as fortunate as it is worrying.
Rankin’s Betrayal’s Delayed Fallout Can Mean Worse Things For NCIS: Sydney Season 2
The Team Could Be Faced With A False Sense Of Security
A delayed fallout means that the team could still be unaware of the extent of Rankin’s connections. It could also mean that Rankin was able to think of a reasonable explanation for the time being, only for a bigger fallout to occur later in the season, thereby offering a false sense of security. The delayed consequences of Rankin’s betrayal act as a major threat to the NCIS: Sydney characters.
As the task force’s boss and NCIS: Sydney’s secret villain, Rankin has a lot of influence over their careers. He also has strong ties to other governmental agencies and potential connections to the criminal underworld. Therefore, by moving the fallout of Rankin’s actions to later in the season, the team could potentially have much bigger obstacles to overcome. NCIS: Sydney has yet to reveal just how far Rankin’s connections go, and ignoring Rankin’s storyline in the season 2 trailer is more worrying than relieving.