Agent Gibbs Rule 12 said that no one was allowed to date a coworker but CBS NCIS franchise has moved on from that rule on multiple occasions.
The Rookie might have outdone NCIS in premiere week, but that does not mean that the longtime franchise is running out of steam. NCIS Season 20 is determined to forge a new path without Gibbs at the helm while NCIS Hawaii is looking to built on a strong freshman campaign. The two series crossed over in their season debuts to walk back NCIS Season 19 cliffhanger. But the subsequent episodes were both strong individual outings that proved they have their own distinct ideas.
But while the franchise is trying to move on from Gibbs its hard not to notice that these two series in particular have started to flat out ignore one of his most important lessons. For years Gibbs preached that Rule 12 Never date a coworker was of the utmost importance. Yet with the character officially gone from the series and the opening credits everyone must have decided that Rule 12 is no longer necessary because there are a number of interoffice relationships driving the new season.
NCIS teased that Palmer and Knight would become a couple when Knight needed a plus one to a wedding in Season 19. A few episodes later, the two of them were running from bad guys in the middle of the woods. However Season 20 has yet to confirm the relationship. In Season 20 Episode 1 A Family Matter Palmer called Knight his friend and in Season 20 Episode 2 Daddy Issues he tried to deny his feelings for her. Still it seems like only a matter of time before they become an item. Maybe its Rule 12 thats keeping them from making things official?
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