Character mistake: Dr. Ducky mentions that the inventor of the guillotine in France was Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, but it was actually Dr. Antoine Louis.
Visible crew/equipment: While Gibbs is with Abby in the lab when she mentions her dissection of the laptop, in the overhead shot as Abby says, "since it came in here, Gibbs," the moving wheel of the camera dolly is visible at the bottom, right corner of the screen. (00:09:35)
Continuity mistake: When Tony spots Wilkerson's car in the mall's garage, in the first closeup of the Jetta the trunk has neither the Jetta badge nor the VW emblem, but in following shots both the Jetta badge and VW emblem are attached to the trunk. (00:14:55 - 00:16:55)
Visible crew/equipment: While Ducky starts to tell Jimmy about an English earl, when Gibbs walks into Autopsy, the reflection of crew members are visible on the steel door's surface. (00:08:35)
Visible crew/equipment: When the "militia" guy fires the MP5 at the mannequin, after the last closeup of that mannequin it then cuts to a long shot facing the militia members, Gibbs, and Stone, and two crew members (one in shorts and the other wearing jeans) are visible at the top right side of the screen. (00:38:15)
Visible crew/equipment: When Tony tries to buy the sword for $500 the saleswoman walks away, and as he agrees to $600 in a following shot, the blue T-mark is visible on the floor. (00:23:10)
The Truth Is Out There - S1-E17
Character mistake: Gibbs and Ducky are in Autopsy, with Ducky describing lower-leg injuries of a deceased Petty Officer. The two bones in the lower leg are the tibia and the fibula; however, Ducky, a doctor with decades of experience, referred to the injuries as fractures of the "tibia" and "fibia." (00:13:05)
Continuity mistake: We see a close-up of Kevin's poster that Ziva is holding. In the close-up, she is holding the poster on the right-hand side. When the shot changes to a wider shot showing Ziva and Tony, Ziva is no longer holding the poster on the right-hand side, but is now holding it on the bottom. (00:04:40)
Factual error: The "bullets" extracted from the victim are intact cartridges, not fired bullets with no cases. (00:12:36)
You Better Watch Out - S10-E10
Continuity mistake: When Jimmy is talking about the smell of dead bodies, his mask is either on or off depending on the shot. (00:02:40)
Continuity mistake: In the evidence locker, Ziva opens a folder and the white notepad is on the left-hand side. Camera changes to behind her, and now the white pad is on the right. (00:26:40)
Continuity mistake: When DiNozzo is asking, "When was the last time Ms Fenton saw Mr Kersey?" his hand is constantly changing position between instant cuts. (00:13:10)
Continuity mistake: When we first see young Abby, the way she's holding her bear changes between shots. (00:04:50)
Continuity mistake: Abby says that McGee is the most helpful person with clipboards. When she does, the position of the clipboard in her arms is constantly changing between instant cuts. (00:03:30)
Continuity mistake: When Tony wakes Ziva up, he grabs her wrist, and her fist is clenched in one shot and open in the next before returning to the closed position. (00:22:00)
Answer: I hadn't seen the backdoor pilots yet but while it wasn't explicitly stated, at least onscreen, I heard somewhere Vivian got either fired from NCIS due to jeopardizing a case, got resigned from the agency, or transferred to the FBI.
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