History Headscratchers / NCIS

** True, but Abby is flirtatious with everybody at some point. It's obviously not a romantic relationship, yet Gibbs is extremely protective of Abby, and Abby in turn trusts absolutely in Gibbs. For specific examples, look a s3e21 "Bloodbath", in which we find out that Abby is being stalked by one of her ex-boyfriends. Gibbs' reaction is that of an OverprotectiveDad. Or s10e2 "Recovery", in which Abby is suffering recurring nightmares and has been calling Gibbs in the middle of the night. The dialogue plays out like a child who has heard ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight and wants their dad to make them go away.

** When [=McGee=] joined Team Gibbs full-time, he had been working for NCIS, but not as a field agent. So he was a probationary field agent, hence 'probie', and now it's just what Tony calls him. Note that Ziva gets it now, too, as she's [[spoiler: working on joining NCIS now that she's left Mossad.]]

** A LOT of the cases they're involved in would really not be their jurisdiction. In reality, if it's not ON Navy property (including ships) it's not their business no matter who the victim or killer is--local or FBI would have jurisdiction. A particularly egregious example is the case of the Admiral killed while riding in a taxi, where it turns out [[spoiler: the taxi driver was the target, having been mistaken for another refugee immigrant.]] It wasn't relevant that the victim was a Navy officer--the crime occurred in an area that would make it the D.C. Police's jurisdiction. In Ari's case, once it was clear he was 'off the reservation' and killing people, he would have been a matter for the FBI and locals. (The CIA, contrary to everything you see on TV and in the movies, is NOT a law-enforcement agency and doesn't have those sorts of powers, least of all within the US.)

*** Not to mention doing things like risking his life repeatedly for those coworkers he 'harasses?' To the point of [[spoiler: being tortured by the terrorists holding one of them hostage?]]

** In at least one case, Gibbs ordered a civilian hotel clerk to give up the key to a room. The clerk (a law student) correctly pointed out that the military equivalent of a warrant was needed, even if the room was charged to a service member's card. The exchange portrayed the clerk in a very poor light for being obstructionist, and he was eventually bullied into giving up the key without a warrant. Result? [[spoiler: An innocent and very troubled young man was confronted by armed agents, leading to his death.]]

*** Plus, [[spoiler: it helps Gibbs get back his lost memory after he lost in an accident.]]

*** [[spoiler: From Alejandro Reynosa's reappearance in the season 11 finale, he explicitly says that he knew that his father killed Gibbs's family, but he still blamed Gibbs for killing his father. If he knew, then it's likely that Paloma was also aware.]]

*** Make that three times - [[spoiler: RIP Mike Franks.]]

*** And now the gender ratio is 1:1. [[spoiler: Simon Cade, EJ's other team member, is killed for his computer chip.]]
*** Except even if the numbers are equal, look at the differences in the ''type'' of men and women to get killed. The women are all recurring characters we've grown to like and feel sympathy for. Except for [[spoiler: Franks]], the men are either AffablyEvil villains or one-off characters.

** Ziva, at least, doesn't seem to have forgiven Eli [[spoiler: before he got killed. She was going to turn him in for the murder he committed, after all, and her last real words to him were very angry ones.]] She seems regretful now, but [[spoiler: any chance she had to reconcile with him is now gone for good. Yeah, that's reason to regret, right there.]]

* In "Double Identity" a man is shot and ends up in the hospital in critical condition. The team finds out he was not only a man missing in Afghanistan 6 years ago, but he was living a double marriage. When he's awake, the doctors repeatedly tell the NCIS team not to interview him because he's not stable. Tony, of course, sneaks into his room, and not only questions him about his double identity, but [[WhatAnIdiot that his two wives know about it.]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero The man has a heart attack and dies.]] The nurse caught Tony at the last minute and kicks him out. The kicker? [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment No one even MENTIONS Tony's role in his death.]] Are we supposed to believe that no one was aware that Tony ended up getting him killed? The nurse saw him talking to the guy.

* I get that Gibbs is supposed to be a good fit for Lucy, the abused pit bull, but the show doesn't really show him taking care of the dog outside of giving her a warm home. We never see Gibbs feed her actual dog food, we never see him take her for a walk, and we don't actually see any dog-specific items in his house like a bed or chew toys. Given that Mark Harmon is a dog-owner himself, you'd think he'd have something to say about that. Though I guess it's a moot point now that she's with Phin.

* The Russian stereotypes. Everywhere. It's worse than ''[[VideoGame/ModernWarfare COD4]]''.
** Oh look, the magical Communist Russians and their blah blah blah and we h8 u [[{{Afghanistan}} Meriken.]] One Magical Russian from an ep. was quoted as "The last years of the Cold War deprived of us of our victory over the U.S." I mean, just...[[{{FlatWhat}} what.]] Please, NCIS, stop with the stereotypes. You make me sad every time you bring in the [[{{RenegadeRussian}} Magical Russian,]] which is 30% of the time. It's so...{{Eagleland}} and [[{{AmericaSavestheDay}} America Saves the Day--again!]] and ''{{Anvilicious}}''
*** Bro, that one is from NCIS: LA, which...arguably sucks compared to this original NCIS.
*** Well, not that arguably.

*** Yeeeah... [[UnfortunateImplications That's]] [[StuffedIntoTheFridge kind of]] [[DisposableWomen the problem.]]

* Why Does Abby get away with mouthing off to Gibbs so much more than the rest of the team? I'm guessing because [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful she's so cute]]

** But those were both evil criminals. She presumably wouldn't get violent towards a friend.

** But those were both evil criminals. She presumably wouldn't get violent towards a friend.
* Also how come Gibbs doesn't get a flip phone that isn't a Motorola product? He ''might'' not upgrade to a smartphone but he could at least upgrade to a non-Motorola flip phone.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' decades-old flip phone still have service especially in 2021? I know it's a TV show but still.

* Also how come Gibbs doesn't get a flip phone that isn't a Motorola product? He *might* not upgrade to a smartphone but he could at least upgrade to a non-Motorola flip phone.

* Also how come Gibbs doesn't get a slimmer and newer flip phone that isn't a Motorola product? He *might* not upgrade to a smartphone but he could at least upgrade to a non-Motorola flip phone.

** There's something called BewareTheNiceOnes. I mean, have you seen Abby in her final episode? And one of the episodes where she tied up Chip, her assistant.
* Also how come Gibbs doesn't get an LG flip phone or even a slimmer and newer flip phone that isn't a Motorola product? He *might* not upgrade to a smartphone but he could at least upgrade to a non-Motorola flip phone.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' 15 year old Motorola flip phone still have service especially in 2020? I know it's a TV show but still.
* When Bishop and Palmer accidentally break the mass spectrometer near the end of season 15 why are they so terrified that Abby will find out? She's a very nice person in general, and it's not like she's gonna shoot them or something. At worst she might yell at them.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' 15 year old Motorola flip phone still have service especially in 2020? I know it's a TV show but still.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' 15 year old Motorola flip phone still have service especially in 2020?

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' old flip phone still have service especially in 2020? Especially since it's a 15-year-old thick bulky Motorola flip phone with a external antenna and the fact that it's a 2G cell phone. Not to mention it's a Nextel phone.

*** Regardless of circumstances, the dog attacked McGee and drew blood. Realistically, it should have been put down, and forcing [=McGee=] to adopt it was rather cruel and insensitive.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' old flip phone still have service especially in 2020? Especially since it's a thick bulky Motorola flip phone from the mid-2000s (and it has a external antenna) and the fact that it's a 2G cell phone. Not to mention it's a Nextel phone.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' old flip phone still have service in 2020? I did some research on Gibbs' cell phone and sure enough, Gibbs' cell phone is a [[https://images.theinformr.com/phones/12/309/motorola-i850-full-1.jpg Motorola i850]] [[note]]Check [[https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=735 this]] out and [[https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-i850_id1279 this, too]].[[/note]] which 1) is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nextel_Communications Nextel]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDEN iDEN]] cell phone and 2) came out in 2004/2005. I am pretty sure Gibbs uses it since 2004 or 2005 and he still uses it ever since. I am completely baffled because Nextel iDEN ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_Corporation Sprint]][[note]]Now merged with T-Mobile, which also owns Sprint[[/note]] owns them) [[https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/160033-its-dead-jim-sprint-iden-has-finally-been-shut-down got decommissioned in 2013,]] making virtually every Nextel iDEN phone impossible to get reactivated. Plus, Gibbs' phone has a 2G network which will be shutting down in 2020-2021. How in the name that is holy did a Nextel iDEN cell phone still have service in 2020 even though iDEN is disappeared in 2013? I know it's a tv show but still.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' old Motorola flip phone still have service in 2020? I did some research on Gibbs' cell phone and sure enough, the type of Gibbs' cell phone is a [[https://images.theinformr.com/phones/12/309/motorola-i850-full-1.jpg Motorola i850]] [[note]]Check [[https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=735 this]] out and [[https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-i850_id1279 this, too]].[[/note]] which 1) is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nextel_Communications Nextel]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDEN iDEN]] cell phone and 2) came out in 2004/2005. I am pretty sure Gibbs uses it since 2004 or 2005 and he still uses it ever since. I am completely baffled because Nextel iDEN ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_Corporation Sprint]][[note]]Now merged with T-Mobile, which also owns Sprint[[/note]] owns them) [[https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/160033-its-dead-jim-sprint-iden-has-finally-been-shut-down got decommissioned in 2013,]] making virtually every Nextel iDEN phone impossible to get reactivated. Plus, Gibbs' phone has a 2G network which will be shutting down in 2020-2021. How in the name that is holy did a Nextel iDEN cell phone still have service in 2020 even though iDEN is disappeared in 2013? I know it's a tv show but still. Plus, how the heck Gibbs' cell phone, if Gibbs still owns/uses it since 2004 or 2005, didn't get smashed to pieces or gets destroyed? Most of the people's cell phones (regardless whether it's a dumbphone or a smartphone) didn't last that long, especially if you still use a 10+ year old iPhone that you have owned since 2007 or 2010, or if you still use a Motorola [=StarTac=] since 1997,or if you still use a LG Prada since 2007 or if you still use a Motorola Razr V3 since 2004.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' old Motorola flip phone still have service in 2020? I did some research on Gibbs' cell phone and sure enough, the type of Gibbs' cell phone is a [[https://images.theinformr.com/phones/12/309/motorola-i850-full-1.jpg Motorola i850]] [[note]]Check [[https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=735 this]] out and [[https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-i850_id1279 this, too]].[[/note]] which 1) is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nextel_Communications Nextel]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDEN iDEN]] cell phone and 2) came out in 2004/2005. I am pretty sure Gibbs uses it since 2004 or 2005 and he still uses it ever since. I am completely baffled because Nextel iDEN ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_Corporation Sprint]][[note]]Now merged with T-Mobile, which also owns Sprint[[/note]] owns them) [[https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/160033-its-dead-jim-sprint-iden-has-finally-been-shut-down got decommissioned in 2013,]] making virtually every Nextel iDEN phone impossible to get reactivated. Plus, Gibbs' phone has a 2G network which will be shutting down in 2020-2021. How in the name that is holy did a Nextel iDEN cell phone still have service in 2020 even though iDEN is disappeared in 2013? I know it's a tv show but still. Plus, how the heck Gibbs' cell phone, if Gibbs still owns/uses it since 2004 or 2005, didn't get smashed to pieces or gets destroyed? Most of the people's cell phones (regardless whether it's a dumbphone or a smartphone) didn't last that long, especially if you still use a 10+ year old iPhone that you have owned since 2007/2008/2009/2010, or if you still use a Motorola [=StarTac=] since 1997,or if you still use a LG Prada since 2007 or if you still use a Motorola Razr V3 since 2004.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' old Motorola flip phone still have service in 2020? I did some research on Gibbs' cell phone and sure enough, the type of Gibbs' cell phone is a [[https://images.theinformr.com/phones/12/309/motorola-i850-full-1.jpg Motorola i850]] [[note]]Check [[https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=735 this]] out and [[https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-i850_id1279 this, too]].[[/note]] which 1) is a Nextel iDEN cell phone and 2) came out in 2004/2005. I am pretty sure Gibbs uses it since 2004 or 2005 and he still uses it ever since. I am completely baffled because Nextel iDEN (Sprint owns them) got decommissioned in 2013, making virtually every Nextel iDEN phone impossible to get reactivated. Plus, Gibbs' phone has a 2G network which will be shutting down in 2020-2021. How in the name that is holy did a Nextel iDEN cell phone still have service in 2020 even though iDEN is disappeared in 2013? I know it's a tv show but still. Plus, how the heck Gibbs' cell phone, if Gibbs still owns/uses it since 2004 or 2005, didn't get smashed to pieces or gets destroyed? Most of the people's cell phones (regardless whether it's a dumbphone or a smartphone) didn't last that long, especially if you still use a 10+ year old iPhone that you have owned since 2007/2008/2009/2010, or if you still use a Motorola [=StarTac=] since 1997,or if you still use a LG Prada since 2007 or if you still use a Motorola Razr V3 since 2004.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' old Motorola flip phone still have service in 2020? I did some research on Gibbs' cell phone and sure enough, the type of Gibbs' cell phone is a [[https://images.app.goo.gl/NFLccsFPfDDdUGFt6 Motorola i850]] which 1) is a Nextel iDEN cell phone and 2) came out in 2004/2005. I am pretty sure Gibbs uses it since 2004 or 2005 and he still uses it ever since. I am completely baffled because Nextel iDEN (Sprint owns them) got decommissioned in 2013, making virtually every Nextel iDEN phone impossible to get reactivated. Plus, Gibbs' phone has a 2G network which will be shutting down in 2020-2021. How in the name that is holy did a Nextel iDEN cell phone still have service in 2020 even though iDEN is disappeared in 2013? I know it's a tv show but still. Plus, how the heck Gibbs' cell phone, if Gibbs still owns/uses it since 2004 or 2005, didn't get smashed to pieces or gets destroyed? Most of the people's cell phones (regardless whether it's a dumbphone or a smartphone) didn't last that long, especially if you still use a 10+ year old iPhone that you have owned since 2007/2008/2009/2010, or if you still use a Motorola [=StarTac=] since 1997,or if you still use a LG Prada since 2007 or if you still use a Motorola Razr V3 since 2004.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' old Motorola flip phone still have service in 2020? I did some research on Gibbs' cell phone and sure enough, the type of Gibbs' cell phone is a [[https://images.app.goo.gl/NFLccsFPfDDdUGFt6 Motorola i850]] which 1) is a Nextel iDEN cell phone and 2) came out in 2004/2005. I am pretty sure Gibbs uses it since 2004 or 2005 and he still uses it ever since. I am completely baffled because Nextel iDEN (Sprint owns them) got decommissioned in 2013, making virtually every Nextel iDEN phone impossible to get reactivated. Plus, Gibbs' phone has a 2G network which will be shutting down in 2020-2021. How in the name that is holy did a Nextel iDEN cell phone still have service in 2020 even though iDEN is disappeared in 2013? I know it's a tv show but still. Plus, how the heck Gibbs' cell phone, if Gibbs uses it since 2005, didn't get smashed to pieces or gets destroyed? Most of the people's cell phones (regardless whether it's a dumbphone or a smartphone) didn't last that long, especially if you still use a 10+ year old iPhone that you have owned since 2007/2008/2009/2010, or if you still use a Motorola [=StarTac=] since 1997,or if you still use a LG Prada since 2007 or if you still use a Motorola Razr V3 since 2004.

* It's gonna sound stupid but how the hell how did Gibbs' old Motorola flip phone still have service in 2020? I did some research on Gibbs' cell phone and sure enough, the type of Gibbs' cell phone is a [[https://images.app.goo.gl/NFLccsFPfDDdUGFt6 Motorola i850]] which 1) is a Nextel iDEN cell phone and 2) came out in 2004/2005. I am pretty sure Gibbs uses it since 2004 or 2005 and he still uses it ever since. I am completely baffled because Nextel iDEN (Sprint owns them) got decommissioned in 2013, making virtually every Nextel iDEN phone impossible to get reactivated. Plus, Gibbs' phone has a 2G network which will be shutting down in 2020-2021. How in the name that is holy did a Nextel iDEN cell phone still have service in 2020 even though iDEN is disappeared in 2013? I know it's a tv show but still. Plus, how the heck Gibbs' cell phone, if Gibbs uses it since 2005, didn't get smashed to pieces or gets destroyed? Most of the people's cell phones (regardless whether it's a dumbphone or a smartphone) didn't last that long, especially if you still use a 10+ year old iPhone that you have owned since 2010, or if you still use a Motorola StarTac since 1997,or if you still use a LG Prada since 2007 or if you still use a Motorola Razr V3 since 2004.