Since it s a police procedural, a criminal not surprisingly nearly crashed the festivities, but even then it was a family affair of sorts.
The final episodes of the CBS drama, which filmed in the Crescent City, centered heavily on the personal life of Special Agent Dwayne Pride (Scott Bakula), the leader of the NCIS Big Easy field office. (CBS will still have three NCIS dramas next season: Mark Harmon s mother ship, heading into its 19th season; long-running NCIS: Los Angeles ; and newcomer NCIS: Hawai i, as the franchise trades one telegenic travel destination for another.)
Everything s in a hurry in the finale, Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler ( Let the Good Times Roll ), as Pride and attorney Rita (Bakula s wife, Chelsea Field) have accelerated their wedding plans. That s because they want Pride s mother, Mena (Joanna Cassidy), to be able to enjoy the nuptials while experiencing a brief recovery from her dementia that s known clinically as terminal lucidity.