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Adrift - S2-E2

Continuity mistake: When Mike and Sawyer climb onto the pontoon (after Mike shoots the shark) there is a long wooden beam protruding to the left of the pontoon. In the next shot (morning, where Mike is crying) the beam protrudes the other way. (00:35:00)

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Exodus (2) - S1-E24

Continuity mistake: When Hurley finds out he is at the wrong check-in desk, the staff member is holding his ticket and passport. The position of the ticket is constantly changing. (00:12:20)

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Born to Run - S1-E22

Continuity mistake: When Kate runs out of the hospital room, she goes through a door with her right arm/shoulder going first. Camera changes to the other side of the door and now her left arm/shoulder is going through first. (00:31:00)

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Born to Run - S1-E22

Continuity mistake: When Sawyer holds up the passport for Michael to see, the way he holds it changes between shots. In the first shot he is holding it at an angle, and in the next it's perfectly level. (00:28:00)

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Born to Run - S1-E22

Continuity mistake: When Sawyer throws the bottle to Michael, Michael's arm moves between shots. Easy to tell as in the close up of the bottle, you can see his fingers flat on the floor but they're not there in the next shot. (00:26:30)

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Born to Run - S1-E22

Continuity mistake: When Walt is talking to Locke about the injury to his leg, Locke doesn't have a bandage on his leg. However, a couple of seconds later he's pulling his trouser leg down with a bandage around his leg. (00:25:30)

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Born to Run - S1-E22

Continuity mistake: At the hospital, the way Kate holds the vase of flowers differs between shots. In the front shot, she is holding it by the neck of the vase, and in the rear shot, she is holding it by the bottom. (00:06:50)

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Numbers - S1-E18

Visible crew/equipment: When Hurley is at the new house, after his mom hurts her ankle, he reaches into the car window to get the cell phone. When he begins to dial, the cameraman's arm moving about is reflected in the back chrome of the side view mirror. (00:12:10)

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The Glass Ballerina - S3-E2

Benjamin Linus: Your flight crashed on September 22,2004. Today is November 29th. That means you've been on this island for sixty-nine days. And yes, we do have contact with the outside world, Jack. That's how we know that during those sixty-nine days, your fellow Americans re-elected George W. Bush, Christopher Reeve has passed away, Boston Red Sox won the World Series.
[Jack begins to laugh.]
Benjamin Linus: What?
Jack Shepard: [Still laughing.] If you wanted me to believe that, you probably should have picked somebody else besides the Red Sox.
Bejmain Linus: No, they were down 3-0 against the Yankees in the Championship Series and then won eight straight.
Jack Shepard: [Skeptically.] Sure, sure. Of course they did.
[Ben turns on a VCR.]
Joe Buck: Back to Foulke... Red Sox fans have longed to hear it! The Boston Red Sox are world champions! A clean sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Red Sox celebrate in the middle of the diamond here at Busch Stadium.

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The End (1) - S6-E17

Trivia: The Oceanic employee delivering Jack's father's body has a name visible on his navy blue overall - it is Bocklin - Arnold Bocklin is an artist famous for painting "Isle of the Dead" in 1880. (00:04:00)

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Question: In the pilot episode, the pregnant girl looks over at the bald man and he opens his mouth to reveal something bright orange. What was that?

Answer: He was eating a peice of an orange with the skin still on.

XIII

Answer: No, it is maracuya. You will see Locke eating maracuya in the following episodes as well.

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