‘NCIS: Origins’ to Further Explore Wheeler & Oakley in Season 2

NCIS: Origins executive producer Gina Lucita Monreal told us after last spring’s finale that Season 2 would be digging more into Wheeler (Patrick Fischler), and now, we’re seeing just that. The show is delving into his romantic past with the FBI’s Oakley (DaJuan Johnson) — LGBTQ+ representation on a show set in the ’90s! — and there’s more to come, Monreal and executive producer David J. North promise.

It was in Season 1 that we got hints about their past together. Then, in Season 2 Episode 4, when Oakley checked in with Wheeler about his family, he took his hand, and they quickly ended their tender moment when they heard a noise in another room. Mary Jo (Tyla Abercrumbie) also learned of the men’s past together, when they both independently told her of a doomed relationship and a fight during which they listened to the same song over and over. Having those moments this season makes us think that’s just the beginning of a storyline for Wheeler and Oakley in Season 2.