https://www.thewrap.com/ncis-origins-finale-is-lala-dead-creators-mariel-molino-interview/

“We knew going into this show that we wanted to take big swings … and there’s more to the story,” co-creator David J. North tells The Wrap. In an interview with EW, North adds: "In this season finale, hopefully we invoked that same kind of emotion out of the audience."