Visible crew/equipment: At the very start as the camera pans over the sign saying base housing, the camera crew are reflected in the sign. (00:00:10)
Visible crew/equipment: While in the morgue, Ducky asks Palmer if his recorder is on, and in the next shot a crew member wearing an orange shirt is visible on the right side of the screen. A few shots later, as Ducky talks about cause of death, we see another crew member on the left side of the screen. (00:08:40)
Continuity mistake: Gibbs asks Abby what she has got for him. Abby lists all the stuff she has found and holds up the magazine with 2 hands. Camera cuts and now she is holding the magazine in one hand. (00:09:30)
Revealing mistake: As Tony and McGee drive off the numberplate is reversed. (00:14:40)
Continuity mistake: When Tony and McGee drive off the rear window is half open. The camera shows the car driving away and the rear window is closed. (00:14:40)
Continuity mistake: When Tony and McGee are driving in the car near the start, Tony has a dark shirt on. As the car drives off his arm outside the window has a light coloured top on. (00:14:40)
Continuity mistake: When Gibbs is leaning on the desk talking about the beetle, he has his legs apart. Camera cuts and they are crossed. (00:17:20)
Continuity mistake: When Tony is eating the nuts, he holds the container near the top. Camera cuts and he holds it near the middle. (00:22:30)
Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs pulls the U-turn, there are markers visible on the road to indicate where to do the turn. (00:29:55)
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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