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Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Allison is in the bath we see her surface and wipe her hair. In the shot from behind her hand is raised, and in the front it's lowered. (00:08:30)

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Flip of the Coin - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: Neal chats with the publicist while Burke goes to meet the journalist. Her hair is either tucked behind her right ear in shots from the left, or not in shots from the right.

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The Mess of Adrian Listenger - S5-E18

Continuity mistake: Max and 99 are sitting on the sofa. There is a knock at the door and Max fires 3 bullets into the door from a gun. Later, the same day the door is shown behind Max and 99 and there no gunshot holes in the door. Also, 99 changed her clothes and Max still has on the same clothes. (00:09:00 - 00:19:00)

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Care and Protection - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: Frost bumps into Mullett's car and breaks a brake light. Part of the red casing falls to the floor. When Frost walks over to look at the damage and sweep it away with his foot, a light bulb is now on the floor. (00:09:50)

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The Woman Who Never Died - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: When the culprit backs off from the door because of detective Katsumoto and drags Emily with him, she has her left shoulder covered with hair, a little hair, then no hair at all. Even more noticeably, when Higgins tells him that he does not have to do this etc, he is pulling her with him using his hand encumbered with the trinkets bag, but at the cut his hand is empty and directly on her bare shoulder. (00:36:20)

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Ashes, Ashes - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Spoiler! At the end of the episode, after Elektra decapitates Alexandra, the blood pattern on her changes changes when she turns around and asks "any questions?" Most noticeably more blood on her forehead and two streaks down her chin that suddenly appear. (00:49:10)

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The Talking Dead - S11-E10

Continuity mistake: When Murdoch and Crabtree arrive to the fairground to apprehend Agnes, they lean their bikes against the "annual fair" banner stretched on a handrail. The camera shows the detective and the constable from behind, making visible that the weight of the bikes make the banner to ruck down significantly. However, when the next cut shows them frontwise, the banner is in neutral position. (00:40:30)

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Episode 3 - S1-E3

Factual error: Gay pride flags are visible in a window. The 6 color flags shown were introduced in 1979 (though an 8 color flag preceded it in 1978). (00:30:44)

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Eilu v' Eilu - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: When Jonah confronts Meyer after the death of the surgeon, Meyer's holding a drink in his left hand as he turns to face Jonah. The shot changes angle and the drink is suddenly in his right. (00:48:40)

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Prodigal Son - S5-E3

Visible crew/equipment: After Agent Hobbs reads the text that Zack sent to Clayton, Jubal tells ADIC Reynolds they need to evacuate Chapman, and in the next shot facing Reynolds there's an orange T-mark taped to the floor behind him. (00:19:35)

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Rogue - S9-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Marie goes to tell Reb about Allie seeing Lou in the showers, in a slow-mo shot of them both filmed through some bars, you can see a boom mic above Reb's head.

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Outlaw - S4-E8

Continuity mistake: As Arlo Givens strikes Hunter Mosley with the hair clippers, the clippers are pointed upwards at first, but after the blows, they point downwards. (00:07:35)

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The Debate - S6-E12

Visible crew/equipment: After Alicia and Frank have begun their mini debate in the kitchen, the hotel employee enters the kitchen; then, as Alicia says, "The system needs to be tweaked, not overhauled," the camera rounds the corner, and we can see a red T-mark and a red tape marker on the floor. (00:23:30)

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Our Gang - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Claudette, Danni, Julien and Wagenbach are at the overturned churro cart crime scene, Claudette is seen pulling a pair of white gloves from her pocket. The gloves then disappear from her hands in a wide shot of her talking to Julien about the crime scene, but reappear in the next shot. (00:16:45)

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