The Mind of Simon Foster - S3-E23
Continuity mistake: When the pawnbroker closes his metal gate, he's facing the wire mesh. When the shot cuts, he's instantly facing away from it. (00:10:15)
Crazy as a Soup Sandwich - S3-E29
Continuity mistake: The close ups show Lancaster's henchmen, Gus and Bork, together dressing Teddy bears behind Arky, but in the shots of Arky, Gus suddenly disappears.
Crazy as a Soup Sandwich - S3-E29
Revealing mistake: The Styrofoam head Gus tears in half shows it has been pre-cut, making it easier for him to rip in half.
Crazy as a Soup Sandwich - S3-E29
Revealing mistake: The supposedly heavy cardboard boxes Gus, Bork and Arky pile against the door are very light and obviously empty.
Crazy as a Soup Sandwich - S3-E29
Other mistake: The actor playing Gus misses lifting a box to throw, and just makes a throwing motion with his empty arms.
Crazy as a Soup Sandwich - S3-E29
Continuity mistake: As Lancaster dusts off the urn, the overhead camera shot shows Gus with his hands clasped behind his back, while the instant front view of Arky shows Gus' hands at his sides.
Visible crew/equipment: A boom mic dips into the bedroom scene as the Butler and Steve Cranston converse.
The Hunters - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: Sheriff Roy moves his right hand from the side of his jacket to outstretched twice as he approaches to inspect the sheep's carcass.
The Hunters - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: The shot behind shows Dr.Cline swinging her flashlight to her far right to illuminate the cave drawings. The next shot to her front shows the flashlight straight and centered close to her body.
The Crossing - S3-E3
Continuity mistake: Father Cassidy approaches Monsignor Perot and shakes his hand in the front shot, and does it again in the rear shot.
Tooth and Consequences - S1-E41
Revealing mistake: The glue holding the mustache to actor David Birney's (Dr. Myron Mandel) upper lip is visible.
Continuity mistake: The pizza crust in Toby's hand keeps changing positions depending on the angle of the camera shot as he talks with Mr. Bendictson.
I of Newton - S1-E29
Revealing mistake: Set lights are visible in the Demon's sunglasses while he is wearing them and when he is not.
I of Newton - S1-E29
Visible crew/equipment: A boom mic dips into the scene during Sam and the demon's conversation in the classroom.
Continuity mistake: At the cocktail party, Ettinger and Bacchus are sitting with their shoulders touching in close-ups, but they're more than a foot apart in all the full shots. (00:07:05)
Something in the Walls - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: When the psychiatrist plays back his tape of Sharon's counseling session, the conversation we hear differs noticeably from the one we heard in the actual counseling scene. (00:12:30)
Audio problem: When Decker and the professor walk across the college campus, there's a badly-looped bit of dialogue that causes the professor's line to continue after his lips have stopped moving. (00:05:05)
Continuity mistake: During their game, Jesse points at Fats Brown and brags about being the best. When the camera angle reverses, however, Jesse is no longer pointing: both of his hands are on his pool cue instead. (00:10:45)
Continuity mistake: Jesse's right shirt tail alternates between tucked in and not tucked in, throughout the game. (00:18:35)
Continuity mistake: In 1912, Ray writes his letter in pencil. When it's delivered to Melissa in 1986, it's written in black ink. (00:20:15)
Answer: They live in a totalitarian state where people who are deemed too smart (and therefore a threat to the authorities) are done away with. That's the point of the test, to eliminate potential troublemakers.
Brian Katcher