Prison Break

Prison Break (2005)

8 mistakes in Pilot - chronological order

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Pilot - S1-E1

Revealing mistake: Just after we see the inmate get stabbed there is a shot during the quick montage of one inmate holding the door, while his cellmate climbs up onto the bed for a better look at what is going on. In this very quick shot, the cell door moves despite the fact A wing is on lock down. (00:07:15)

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Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Michael puts the duck down in front of Abruzzi, the position of the cigarettes on the table in the middle change without being touched. (00:14:30)

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Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Burrows is seen in the chapel, the way his hands are cuffed changes when he stands up. Sat down his right hand is on top, stood up his left hand is on top. (00:17:10)

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Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: This happens in the scene where Lisa is scolding LJ for getting arrested. When LJ says "I don't have a father", he is leaning on the table with his arms crossed. When the shot changes, his arms are uncrossed and in a completely different position. (00:22:25)

Pilot - S1-E1

Factual error: Lincoln Burrows is scheduled to die on May 11th, 2006. When Veronica learns of the priest's death, we see a wall planner on the wall with May 11th circled in red marker. The day on the wall planner is Wednesday. However, May 11th, 2006 was a Thursday. (00:32:00)

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Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: As the camera zooms out at the very end, there is one a point where the camera jumps back several meters at once. When it does this, the people on the ground have changed places instantly. (00:41:20)

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Trivia

Trivia: The show was filmed in an actual prison (now unused) in Joliet. The death row cell used for Lincoln Burrows is the actual death row cell that held serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

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Greatness Achieved - S4-E9

Question: How does Don Self know that Miriam should work at Gate when nobody knew about the location of Scylla? Or Whistler wanting to work there?

Answer: Don Self actually worked with Whistler before he died. And Whistler with the bird book actually knew where Scylla was.

Answer: Because Miriam was an agent.

But that still doesn't make sense because nobody knew where Scylla was.

He knew that GATE was mentioned in the bird book. He worked with Whistler and had probably discussed GATE with him, so it was clear enough that it was a big part of the plan to get Scylla. Sending an agent to work there in any position would've been a big help for intel, as she could assess the environment and perhaps uncover what Whistler's plan was. He didn't anticipate T-bag's hijacking of the plan, hence why he sent Miriam and not a more combat-trained agent. She was only there for information.

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