19th Jan 2006
The Greater Good (a.k.a. Sides) - S1-E21
Continuity mistake: Just as Sayid walks out of the building (number on both doors is 815), the white van pulls up. When Sayid gets in, in the exterior shot, the door he opens is opened to Sayid's left, but in the next interior shot, the door is opened to Sayid's right (the door to his left is closed). In this shot the building is seen behind Sayid - note the number 815 on both doors have vanished, and the chipped wall paint differs. (00:33:55)
19th Jan 2006
The Greater Good (a.k.a. Sides) - S1-E21
Continuity mistake: When Haddad hands Essam the gun in the garage, in Essam's close-up the handle faces Sayid, but in the next shot, the handle faces the opposite way in his hand. (00:34:50)
19th Jan 2006
The Greater Good (a.k.a. Sides) - S1-E21
Continuity mistake: In the garage, when Haddad tells Essam and Sayid to stay relaxed and focused, his collared shirt is on properly, but in the next shot, as he says, "Drive with the windows down," the shirt is off his right shoulder. This happens again when Essam takes the gun. (00:34:40)
19th Jan 2006
Exodus (1) - S1-E23
Continuity mistake: While Jin is finishing up work on the raft, Sun walks over then holds out her translation notebook for Jin. In the shot facing Sun, she's gripping the notebook's spiral coil binding, but in the next shot facing Jin, she's gripping the top of the notebook. (00:36:30)
18th Jan 2006
Exodus (1) - S1-E23
Continuity mistake: When Jack and Ana-Lucia sit in the airport lounge she takes out her cell phone when it rings, and in this shot her glass is nearly full and has plenty of ice. Yet, when she leaves a moment later, the glass is nearly empty with no ice whatsoever. (00:12:50)
13th Jan 2006
Whatever the Case May Be - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: At the bank, when Kate asks for the bank's key to box 815, she holds her key up in front of her face. In the following close-ups of Kate, the way she holds the key noticeably differs depending on camera angle. (00:34:40)
13th Jan 2006
All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: As Jack performs CPR on Charlie, in the close-ups of Charlie, the twine lies curled under Charlie's head and his right hand rests on his chest, but in all the wide shots the long twine is spread all the way out, under/behind Charlie's head, and his right arm is stretched out to his side. (00:34:20)
12th Jan 2006
All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Jack and his father begin to have words in the OR, as his father removes his gloves, in the shots facing Jack he stands with both hands on his hips, but in the shots facing his father, Jack's arms are crossed at his chest. (00:07:35)
12th Jan 2006
All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Locke is about to leave to go search for Claire and Charlie, Michael stops him to talk. Locke throws the backpack over his right shoulder, but in the next close-up it's swung over his left (not a flipped shot). (00:06:15)
12th Jan 2006
Continuity mistake: When Lynette sits with Gabrielle in the kitchen discussing the kiss, they're drinking shakes. Gabrielle is either holding her shake or it sits on the counter in front of her, repeatedly, depending on camera angle.
12th Jan 2006
Continuity mistake: When Thomas breaks up with Claire, and they begin to argue, there are groceries spread out on the table right behind Claire. When Thomas leaves Claire stands beside the table, and now there are entirely different groceries - and more of them, spread out on the table. (00:18:05)
12th Jan 2006
Continuity mistake: When Sayid holds the music box open, for Danielle to see, in the shots facing Sayid he holds it facing out towards Danielle, but in the shots facing Danielle, the box faces to the side. (00:28:35)
12th Jan 2006
Continuity mistake: When Charlie visits Liam at his home, the pitcher, glasses, etc, on the table change positions between shots. (00:30:30)
12th Jan 2006
Continuity mistake: When Sayid stabs Sawyer, in the close-up there are considerable blood stains on Sayid's white shirt, yet when Jack pushes Sayid off Sawyer all the blood has vanished. This continues to happen in all the following shots, when Jack tells Sayid to get his bag, and the amount and pattern of blood also significantly changes. (00:30:15)
12th Jan 2006
Continuity mistake: After Sawyer admits to Kate that he doesn't have the inhalers, Sayid and he get into a tussle. In the first shot, the back of Sayid's white shirt is fairly clean as he is standing, but in the next wider shot the back is completely filthy - before he and Sawyer ever even hit the ground. (00:30:10)
12th Jan 2006
Continuity mistake: While Sawyer is tied to a tree in the "jungle of mystery," Sayid throws water on Sawyer's face to wake him. The amount and pattern of water stain on Sawyer's tee shirt differs significantly in the following shots. (00:22:30)
12th Jan 2006
Continuity mistake: When Claire is writing in her diary, in the close-up the large decorative bookmark hangs down from the book, yet in the next shot, as Charlie walks over, the bookmark is on the other side and under her fingers. (00:04:50)
12th Jan 2006
Whatever the Case May Be - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Kate and Sawyer begin their swim, Kate is not wearing a bracelet on either wrist, as she heads into the water. In a few following shots, including when Sawyer goes to "See what they got on em," Kate wears a bracelet on her right wrist, but when they head down to retrieve the case, the bracelet is gone as she pulls on the case. After Sawyer frees the case, in Kate's close-up the bracelet reappears, but now it's on her left wrist, yet when they reach the surface the bracelet's on her right wrist. Whew! (00:03:10)
12th Jan 2006
Whatever the Case May Be - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: After Kate and Sawyer find the corpses underwater, the marshal's Halliburton case that Sawyer retrieves has two protruding wide silver clasps to the handle's sides, and a thin, narrow handle with flat pivots at its base. The case that Kate tries to steal from Sawyer, and in all the following shots, has a very different style top - NO clasps whatsoever, and it has a round, wide handle with raised round pivots. The Halliburton with clasps is also seen in "Exodus 1" with the airport security officer. (00:06:10 - 00:12:20)
12th Jan 2006
Continuity mistake: When Sawyer shoots "Sawyer" there is a 15 ft tall grounded lamppost at the corner of the link fence, with an overhead curved head giving off the dramatic spot of light in the wet darkness, near the trash receptacle. However, earlier when Sawyer gets out of the car at the Sweet Shrimp, as he checks his gun, that towering lamppost is non-existent. (00:25:55 - 00:36:10)
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