Continuity mistake: In the last episode of Season 5 we see Spike thrown off the tower by Doc. Spike somehow manages to change from black trousers and boots into blue jeans and white shoes mid-air. He's back in black by the time he hits the ground. (00:35:45)
MAC
1st Jul 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
26th Apr 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Checkpoint - S5-E12
Continuity mistake: In the series 5 episode 'Checkpoint' when Buffy has just accidently axed the dummy, watch her blindfold. It goes from being pushed up above her forehead on her hair, to being right down by her eyes. This changes between every shot. (00:27:55)
26th Feb 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Continuity mistake: In the episode 'Teacher's Pet', when Ms. French is eating her bug sandwich, her sleeves go from being up in the long shots to being pulled down in the close-up of the sandwich. (00:24:05)
1st Aug 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Continuity mistake: In 'The Initiative', Riley, Graham and Forrest are looking in through the windows of Stevenson Hall with thermal goggles looking for Spike, they see him walking towards Willow. When we see Willow and Spike seconds later he is still sitting on the bed where he was for most of the scene. (00:37:30)
11th Feb 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Lover's Walk - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: In the episode Lover's Walk, when Spike is threatening Willow at the factory, in the long shots Willow's hair is up over her face, and in the close-ups it isn't. The pointed bit of the bottle is at the top or bottom in different shots too. (00:19:20)
29th Sep 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Nightmares - S1-E10
Revealing mistake: The Master's artificial thumbnail is visibly falling off in a few shots of the opening teaser. (00:01:30)
6th Jan 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
17th Jun 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
6th Jun 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
The Dark Age - S2-E8
Revealing mistake: When Buffy and Giles are talking in the school in the final scene, the same extra (in a beige shirt and blue jeans) walks out of the room behind Buffy twice. (00:42:50)
26th Feb 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
School Hard - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: While studying at the Bronze, Buffy and Willow leave their books on the table to go and dance. Spike calls them outside to fight a vampire, and when Xander runs back inside to grab a stake the books have all been put back into Buffy's bag. (00:14:00 - 00:15:45)
27th Aug 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Continuity mistake: In the season two episode, 'When She Was Bad', in the scene where Buffy smashes the masters skeleton with a sledge-hammer she smashes the rib cage to pieces. Suddenly the rib cage has again become completely intact and she smashes it to hell again. (00:40:35)
28th Mar 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Buffy drowns in Prophecy Girl, she falls into the pool with her hair tied in a ponytail and her arms under her. When she is discovered by Angel and Xander, her arms are by her sides and her hair is loose. (00:33:55)
27th Aug 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Nightmares - S1-E10
Continuity mistake: In the season 1 episode "Nightmares", Buffy is talking to Willow about her mom's divorce and she shuts her locker. A few seconds later she shuts her locker again. (00:02:55)
29th Mar 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Plot hole: In "I Robot, You Jane", how exactly does Willow scan Moloch out of his book when the scan is only about two thirds the width of it? (00:04:25)
8th Jul 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
5th Jul 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Revelations - S3-E7
Revealing mistake: In 'Revelations' when Buffy and Faith are fighting, the kick Faith aims at Buffy's face right after she says 'We can work this out' very noticeably misses, but Buffy still reacts as though it landed. (00:36:15)
12th Jun 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Revealing mistake: During the fight scene at the end when Buffy is fighting the demons you see her throw one of the demons off the platform. If you watch him fall you can see him land safely on a conveniently placed mat. (00:38:10)
5th Sep 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Revealing mistake: When Buffy runs in front of the car you can see knee pads on her knees. You have to look quite closely because they are the same colour as her tights. (00:15:00)
9th Jun 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Buffy is fighting Kendra the fragments of the table she is thrown onto have disappeared when she stands up again. (00:42:40)
26th Feb 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Buffy looks into the childrens' ward the sign on the door saying 'Basement Access' disappears and reappears between shots. (00:12:00 - 00:36:15)
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