Wilmer Valderrama discusses Nick Torres confronting his dark past in NCIS Season 24, Episode 3, with major character changes ahead.
01Summary
- 01Torres’s retired undercover identity Dante Navarro is used to commit murders, forcing him to face his past.
- 02Former handler Walt Keller (Mike O’Malley) suggests the undercover persona Dante is the real man, not Nick Torres.
- 03Valderrama said the character was conceived with a classified background of shocking actions for survival.
- 04The opening scene shows Torres killing a man in a bar while undercover, described as 'the Torres you’ve never met'.
- 05Valderrama promised the developments will change Torres’s relationship with his NCIS team.
02Why it matters
For NCIS viewers, Torres’s identity crisis challenges the trust he has built with his team over a decade, raising questions about how his past will reshape the series’ dynamics.
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