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Episode #1.23 - S1-E23

Continuity mistake: When Eugene is hiding inside the rickshaw after being rescued by the rebels, just as he says "She's injured", he is shown holding a gun, but his fingers are not placed on the magazine. When it cuts to a closer shot of him, his fingers are suddenly placed over the magazine. (00:17:14)

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Episode #1.22 - S1-E22

Continuity mistake: Eugene is leaving the American legation in Japan by sitting on the back of a truck. In the shot of him sitting down, the bottom of his jacket can be seen going over the side of the truck (positioned behind him). When the truck starts to drive away a few seconds later, the bottom of his jacket is now shown hanging over the back of the truck (positioned to the side of him). (00:12:51)

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Episode #1.20 - S1-E20

Factual error: Eugene is given a return order from the President telling him to return to America. The name of the President listed on the order is Franklin D. Roosevelt, but he did not become President until 1933. In 1904, when the episode takes place, Theodore Roosevelt was the President. (01:08:16)

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Episode #1.20 - S1-E20

Plot hole: At the end of the previous episode, Ms. Haman is shot by a Japanese soldier. The shot is severe enough to make her collapse to the ground and fall unconscious. But in this episode, she appears perfectly fine without any sign of being shot, and without any injury in sight. (00:07:30)

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Episode #1.18 - S1-E18

Factual error: On the wooden globe in Eugene's office, China is listed with the name "People's Republic of China." This name was not first proclaimed until 1949, whereas this episode takes place in 1903. (00:27:28)

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Episode #1.18 - S1-E18

Continuity mistake: When Hina is sword fighting with the Japanese soldier, and he slips over, in the overview shot, he is shown dropping his sword. When they go to help him up a few seconds later, the sword is now in his hand. (00:16:48)

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Episode #1.15 - S1-E15

Factual error: Joseph is given an American military funeral. The coffin, when placed in the ground, is shown with an American flag placed on top of it. Eugene sprinkles some soil over the coffin (with the flag on top of it), however burial flags are always removed prior to the actual burial, folded and then handed to the next of kin, so the soil he sprinkled would not be included in the actual burial. (00:29:10)

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Episode #1.14 - S1-E14

Continuity mistake: When Moore is speaking with Minister Allen about continuing the investigation into Joseph's death, just after he finishes saying "It was a missionary who died", Allen can be seen lowering his hands. The camera then changes angles to focus on Moore, and we can Allen lowering his hands a second time. (00:39:53)

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Episode #1.13 - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: When Hina is talking with the hotel employee, in the shot where the employee says "The rickshaws bumped into each other", she is holding a cigarette at a vertical angle. When the shot cuts, the cigarette is being held at an upright angle. Then when the shot cuts again, the cigarette is at a vertical angle again. (00:37:30)

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Episode #1.12 - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: When Eugene begins eating the piece of paper, in one shot some of the paper can still be seen outside his mouth. When the shot cuts to focus on Moore, none of the paper can be seen outside his mouth. It is now entirely in his mouth even though it wasn't in the previous shot. (00:53:13)

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Episode #1.11 - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: Whilst Hina and Leo are fencing together, the match ends with Hina pressing her sword against his chest. The sword can be seen bending when she does this, but when Leo starts saying "Whoa, whoa, whoa", the sword is at a straight angle. (01:01:51)

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Episode #1.11 - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When Hina is talking with Su-mi in the reception, she calls for a worker holding a tray of beer bottles. In the shot where the worker walks up to them, the bottle shown towards the right side of the tray is in a position where the label is facing towards Hina. When the camera changes angles, the bottle is now in a position where the label is facing the opposite direction. (00:55:53)

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Episode #1.7 - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: When Eugene finds the Pawn Certificate in the book, he unfolds it and holds it with four fingers on the back and his thumb on the front. When the camera shows a close-up of the certificate, he now has two fingers (as well as his thumb) over the front. (01:05:43)

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Episode #1.7 - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: Tsuda grabs So-a by the hair and takes her outside. When the two begin to walk outside, Tsuda does not hit So-a, but when they are outside there are suddenly blood stains on her face, even though Tsuda does not hit her until a few seconds after going outside. (00:46:55)

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Episode #1.6 - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: When Eugene and Moore are eating, after Moore asks "Can we get two more bowls over here" and Eugene replies "No", Moore asks "Where did she go", and it cuts to a wide shot of the area. In the shot, we can see Eugene has his wooden spoon pointed downwards in the food, but in the next shot, the spoon is held at a vertical angle. (00:22:05)

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Episode #1.5 - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: Ms. Haman is shown placing a vase filled with flowers down on a desk. In the first shot, her right hand is around the top of the vase, while her left is near the bottom. In the next shot, both hands are near the top. (00:19:40)

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Episode #1.5 - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Eugene returns to his office, after Moore asks "did you get your revenge", the shot cuts to Gwan-su saying "He kept asking, so I had to tell him" and we can see Eugene removing one of his gloves. In the next shot, the glove is back on his hand and then removes it a second time. (00:12:26)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Minister Allen is speaking with the Korean officials about the terrorist attacks on foreigners, he has his hands placed on his blazer, but there is one closer shot where his hands cannot be seen on the blazer, only to reappear about two shots after. (00:45:48)

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Episode #1.1 - S1-E1

Factual error: The American flag shown waving outside the White House is the current present-day flag with 50 stars. From 1896 to 1908, (the time period that this show is set in) the US flag only had 45 stars as Oklahoma, New Mexico, Nebraska, Alaska and Hawaii were not recognised as states in that time period. The flag did not have 50 stars until 1960. (00:04:30)

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Continuity mistake: When Simon is about to take a photo of Killian, Basila, Iniko and Laha, in the shot where Simon says "Let's take a photo", the camera is lowered slightly away from his face. When the shot cuts to a different angle, the camera is raised to be level with his face. (02:32:07)

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