'NCIS' Showrunner Speaks Out After Angry Fans Explode Over Gibbs' Replacement - Yahoo Lifestyle

As NCIS fans continue to miss Gibbs (Mark Harmon), a new team leader has been officially named — but it isn't at all who fans expected.

Like Torres, viewers were confused as well. “Not cool, passing over McGee — inconsistent writing, after training & depending on McGee, Gibbs would have picked him,” one person wrote on Twitter. “McGee deserves the job, not Parker. Boot Parker, give him his own team if necessary, but THIS team is McGee's,” another added. “Really can't believe that Vance offers Gibbs' job to Parker! Slap in the face to McGee,” a different fan said..

I, personally, would not presume to think Gibbs recommended Parker *over* McGee. I would like to think Gibbs and McGee had plenty of time to talk about the future and what McGee told Torres on the stake-out...Gibbs already knew. :)!

You said Parker was not a replacement for Gibbs — that is exactly what you were planning.

2nd beef: Gibbs would have never recommended Parker over McGee for leader.

“I would like to think Gibbs and McGee had plenty of time to talk about the future and what McGee told Torres on the stake-out...Gibbs already knew.”.