Fringe

Fringe (2008)

61 mistakes

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Safe - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: Olivia is pretending to be Raoul's friend at the bar where his brother works. When talking to the guy, her hair moves back and forth in front of her right shoulder throughout the whole scene.

ployp

Ability - S1-E14

Visible crew/equipment: After Olivia shuts down the bomb, Peter asks, "How did you do that?" and in the wide shot showing Olivia saying, "I don't know," a light from outside the building brightens the room, and you can briefly see the reflection of a crewmember in the glass window. (00:44:15)

MooCow

Inner Child - S1-E15

Continuity mistake: When Olivia calls Broyles to ask him to move the child, the shot of Broyles answering the phone is a recycled shot from the episode "Safe". In addition, the shot is flipped, as can be seen by the fact that Broyles' watch is on his right wrist rather than his left.

Brad

Nothing as It Seems - S4-E16

Other mistake: In the scene where Peter and Lincoln are driving to question Daniel Hicks, a crew member is playing a practical joke that was somehow missed in editing. If you look at the left side of Lincoln's face, someone is hitting him with a laser pointer. This is definitely not part of the script (i.e. Sniper rifle scope), as no one is actively targeting members of Fringe in this part of the show. (00:16:20)

BigRed87

Unleashed - S1-E16

Audio problem: When Olivia calls Astrid to tell her it wasn't Walter's research, we cut to Astrid who says, "Good news", but her lips do not move. (00:33:57)

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The Ghost Network - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: When Olivia says "Freshman", Peter and Walter are seen screw driving wires into Roy's head. In the next shot, the wires are gone and they are drilling in his head. Later on, they use the screwdrivers again. (00:36:30)

Brad

The No-Brainer - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: Near the end of the episode, when Brian Dempsey is threatening to kill himself, the gun he is pointing at Olivia switches hands. He is holding the revolver under his chin with his right hand in closeups, but in shots of Olivia, he is pointing her gun at her with his left hand.

Brad

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Bound - S1-E11

Visible crew/equipment: When Oliva punches Mitchell Loeb and he collapses against the car, you can briefly see the reflection of some crew members, one wearing a yellow jacket. (00:44:00)

MooCow

The Box - S3-E2

Other mistake: Peter and Dunham are alone in an apartment with blood coming in under the door. They are called and leave for the subway. Peter should have had to walk through blood to leave.

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6:02 AM EST - S3-E20

Continuity mistake: This is after Olivia has bumped into Walter in the hallway. She gets back into bed and tells Peter that his father is walking around the house naked. Peter laughs and says it's normal for a Tuesday. The sun is on Peter's left cheek in shots from behind Olivia. In the reverse shots from behind him, the sun is missing. (00:07:30)

ployp

The Cure - S1-E6

Plot hole: When Charlie looks up the file on David Esterbrook, he says that the file shows that Esterbrook is directly responsible for INtREPUS' "controversial" R&D, including pre-natal gene therapy, human/animal hybridization, and viral warfare. Yet later, Olivia says she can find no dirt on Esterbrook who is, in her words, "cleaner than snow". If INtREPUS kept records of their illegal endeavours, then how come Olivia can't find them when the time calls for it?

Brad

Phillip Broyles: Someone out there is experimenting, only the whole world is their lab.

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Trivia: Oceanic Airlines occasionally features in Fringe - the same airline that carried the key characters in Lost, another JJ Abrams show.

Jeff Walker

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The No-Brainer - S1-E12

Question: Why would Luke Dempsey be arrested along with his father? He had no idea what his father was doing, never aided him in any way and only found out the truth after catching him in the act.

Answer: He helped his father evade capture, impeding the investigation.

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