In this week’s episode of NCIS, viewers will be introduced to Jacqueline “Jack” Sloane, played by Maria Bello, who joins the team as its first forensic psychologist. Sloane, a former Army psyops officer and close friend of director Leon Vance, has the unique ability to read people’s thoughts through their body language. She is skilled at putting together puzzle pieces to solve crimes.
Sloane’s expertise will come in handy as she immediately jumps in to assist the crew in tackling the case of a kidnapped sailor. Bello explains that Sloane can look at someone and determine if they are telling the truth or not based on their hand movements and eye movements.
Bello reveals that she wanted her character to have a man’s name to add an element of surprise. She liked the idea of the other characters assuming “Agent Jack Sloane” was a man and then realizing that wasn’t the case when she walked in the room. In fact, “Jack Sloane” also happens to be her son’s name.
Contrary to being a loner, Sloane quickly fits in with the group and admires them. She adds warmth to the team and has a past, which will be slowly explored throughout the series. At this point, Bello herself doesn’t know what that past entails.
As for Sloane’s dynamic with Gibbs, Bello reveals that there is an immediate working connection between them.
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In this week’s episode of NCIS, viewers will be introduced to Jacqueline “Jack” Sloane, played by Maria Bello, who joins the team as its first forensic psychologist. Sloane, a former Army psyops officer and close friend of director Leon Vance, has the unique ability to read people’s thoughts through their body language. She is skilled at putting together puzzle pieces to solve crimes.
Sloane’s expertise will come in handy as she immediately jumps in to assist the crew in tackling the case of a kidnapped sailor. Bello explains that Sloane can look at someone and determine if they are telling the truth or not based on their hand movements and eye movements.
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Bello reveals that she wanted her character to have a man’s name to add an element of surprise. She liked the idea of the other characters assuming “Agent Jack Sloane” was a man and then realizing that wasn’t the case when she walked in the room. In fact, “Jack Sloane” also happens to be her son’s name.
Contrary to being a loner, Sloane quickly fits in with the group and admires them. She adds warmth to the team and has a past, which will be slowly explored throughout the series. At this point, Bello herself doesn’t know what that past entails.
As for Sloane’s dynamic with Gibbs, Bello reveals that there is an immediate working connection between them.
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Gibbs is not her boss, so they are on an equal playing field. They work well together and respect each other. The writers did not create Sloane as a foil for Gibbs but as a strong character in her own right.
Bello also shares that she did quite a bit of research on the real NCIS and is excited to meet a forensic psychologist from the organization. She finds it amusing that one of the questions in NCIS recruitment pamphlets is whether the real NCIS is like the TV show.
Overall, viewers can expect an intriguing addition to the team with Sloane’s character, who will bring a fresh perspective to solving crimes. NCIS airs on Tuesday, October 17th at 8/7c on CBS.
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