The Trouble With Tribbles - S2-E15
Continuity mistake: Uhura's image on the conference viewer is of a close up on her face. When the camera looks at the screen, the image is of her head and upper torso. Likewise, when Fitzpatrick is on, first it's his head and torso, then it's only his head and shoulders.
The Gamesters of Triskelion - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: The Providers' representative colors on the game platform and the thralls' collars (all three colors are on Galt's collar) are red, yellow and blue. But when Kirk appears before them, the Providers themselves are red, yellow and green, and so is the gaming symbol inside their glass bubble. (00:40:00)
The Gamesters of Triskelion - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: During the final match, while Kirk fights the lone Andorian thrall two things to notice. Kirk's collar of obedience opens up and drops between the two opponents, then when Kirk lifts and flips the Andorian thrall the back of Kirk's black pants are split open in the wide shot. Both the collar and pants are intact in following shots. (00:45:25)
The Gamesters of Triskelion - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: At the end, the freed thralls, including Kirk, Chekov and Uhura, remove their collars and throw them onto the game platform. But when Kirk and his crew beam away, the collars have all disappeared. (00:48:40)
The Gamesters of Triskelion - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: When Kirk, Uhura, and Chekov enter the transporter room Kirk is wearing his usual boots with heels, but while they're on Triskelion during some scenes Kirk's boots change to boots with flat rubber soles.
The Gamesters of Triskelion - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: As Kirk gets up from the ground on Triskelion, his communicator is open. When he goes to use it, it's closed and he opens it.
A Piece of the Action - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: In the very first scene after the intro, when Bela's goons hold the landing party at gunpoint, Spock's position on the sidewalk shifts back and forth from standing on the other side of a wooden bench to standing alongside Kirk and McCoy with no bench in between. In fact, in the latter shots, the bench has moved all the way across the street. (00:04:50)
A Piece of the Action - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: At the end of act one, the cue stick standing upright against the pool table just in front of Spock disappears when the view cuts to an overhead shot. It's back again after the commercial break. (00:11:00)
A Piece of the Action - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: While Kirk and McCoy attack the other two henchmen, Spock shoulder-pinches the card-playing gangster. In the very next shot, Spock's position has jumped from behind the now-unconscious man to several feet away, where he is bending over to retrieve the guns from the floor. (00:16:30)
A Piece of the Action - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: Though the name is spelled "Oxmyx" in the script and pronounced as such in the episode, a poster in Krako's office spells his rival's name as "Okmyx." (00:18:50)
A Piece of the Action - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: When Kirk is talking to Oxmyx across the pool table, the yellow 1 ball is shown close to Kirk, then Oxmyx, and back.
A Piece of the Action - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: The pistol Kirk is pointing at the gangster changes elevation and angle as the scene cuts between the front of Kirk and over his shoulder.
A Piece of the Action - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: The scene outside shows a guard standing close to a sign on the wall that says, "Jo Jo Krako", but the next overhead shot shows the guard further away, and a railing between the sign and the guard that would have prevented anyone from getting close to it.
A Piece of the Action - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: When Krako's men are in the gun battle with Bela's men, the Enterprise stuns them with its phasers. The number of bodies and their positions change after the men are stunned.
A Piece of the Action - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: After Kirk proposes a deal at the end, Oxmyx agrees and points towards the others behind him with his left hand. A second later, he's facing toward the camera with his right hand pointing.
The Immunity Syndrome - S2-E18
Continuity mistake: When McCoy escorts Spock to the shuttlecraft hangar McCoy is wearing his short-sleeved medical tunic, but when Spock suggests that the doctor could wish him luck, in the next closeup McCoy is wearing his long-sleeved uniform. (00:29:40)
The Immunity Syndrome - S2-E18
Continuity mistake: At the shuttle craft deck, Spock is standing on the same side of the door as McCoy, then moves to the other side. When McCoy looks at Spock, he is standing on McCoy's side of the door again, then is back on the other side when the door opens.
The Immunity Syndrome - S2-E18
Continuity mistake: During the teaser, Lt. Kyle is wearing a red tunic, but when Spock returns to the bridge after his examination, Kyle is now wearing a gold tunic.
Continuity mistake: The gash on Kirk's right cheek disappears between the time he and McCoy fall asleep in the cave and when McCoy wakes up to find Kirk at Nona's side. (00:21:30 - 00:23:15)
Continuity mistake: When Nona is trying to seduce Kirk, we see a close-up of him with nothing on his shoulders. Cut to a two-shot and suddenly Nona's arms are over his shoulders and around his neck. (00:41:00)
Chosen answer: If they're in orbit, they're being pulled along by the planet's gravity well, therefore, impulse engines would only be used for minor corrections and would be "on standby" while in orbit, but not active. (Like keeping your car idling without revving the engine and creating plumes of exhaust).
Captain Defenestrator
Thank you for the info.
Movie Nut