I did not see last night's episode. I used to like NCIS, their "father gov is best" stuff aside. It was also easier to put that stuff aside in previous seasons because they didn't emphasize it so much. The last couple of seasons, they've really gone full bore on "guns outside of LE hands are evil", having the typical "gun show whacko" episode, and a bunch of other stuff that just seems way off what would be needed for the script. Way too political.
While they still kind of push a "rah military" theme, it has become kind of an "us vs them" theme. Much different than say "24", which I know many here didn't like because of the "govt agent torturing people" stuff. I could overlook that in "24" because they really made it a part of the plot and storyline, versus the political messages I've seen out of NCIS of late.
Edit: just read the episode synopsis at the link. I'll need to watch the episode and maybe will need to eat my words (though I am still unhappy with the anti-gun messages I've seen in past episodes).