NCIS: Sydney Boss Breaks Down (Sweaty!) Finale’s Fraught Closing Moments, Teases ‘Bigger’ Season 3
APRIL 25, 2025 6:00 PM
The NCIS: Sydney team eked out another lives-saving win in Season 2’s two-part finale — though at least three of our heroes were left out of sorts as the scene faded to black.
In the course of keeping a stolen stinger missile (or more specifically, the explosive ordinance contained within) from doing harm to others, Mackey (played by Olivia Swann) came to realize that her friend-with-benefits, Etienne (Johh Fabry), was basically bankrolling his humanitarian aid mission by abetting terrorists. What’s more, it was Etienne himself who months ago drugged Rankin (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) and implanted a remote-controlled pacemaker, to force the VIP to do his bidding.
Mackey confronted Etienne with his $1.7 billion worth of lies over dinner, and a brawl across the restaurant ensued. JD (Todd Lasance), racing to the scene, clinched his partner’s victory with a bullet to Etienne’s bean. Upon returning to Sydney, Mackey and JD both looked dazed, whereas Blue (Mavournee Hazel) made a most unexpected discovery in her highly secure flat.
TVLine spoke with showrunner and Sydney native Morgan O’Neill about those emotionally fraught closing moments, and the plan for a “bigger” Season 3….
It was. If you imagine America reversed, north is south and south is north, that’s what Australia is. So, the northern part of Australia is super tropical, and when I was talking to my friends at the network, I said, “We should do an episode up in Darwin,” and they went, “Why would you go to Darwin?” I’m like, “Because it’s unlike any other place in the world.” It’s this weird frontier town, it’s beautiful, the color of the water is different, the color of the sky is different…. They’ve got more saltwater crocodiles than they do people! And it’s 40 degrees every day with 95% humidity. So yeah, the sweat is real.