Lie to Me

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Continuity mistake: Right before Collette Bradley leaves Kimberly in the car, her car key is still in the ignition (the keyring is visible). But in the immediate shot of her getting out of the car, it is out of the ignition and on the seat next to her.

THGhost

A Perfect Score - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: When Gillian and Eli talk with commander Markov about what happened with the X-48, he says "I was at the cruising altitude of 10,000 feet... Actually, ten-thousand-five."When they play back the recording, Markov says "actually, ten-thousand-five-hundred." (00:11:35 - 00:17:20)

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Depraved Heart - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: 1.08 (Depraved Heart) Lightman is working late and his daughter drops by to bring him Thai food. As she's walking towards her father, her arms are crossed. Cut to the immediate shot from behind, and her arms are down at her sides.

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Delinquent - S2-E16

Continuity mistake: After Emily hits the fire hydrant, we see water coming down on the windshield with great force. The shot cuts to outside the car, and we can see that the windshield is getting hit with water much less severely than it was a moment before. (00:02:55)

Knever

Exposed - S2-E20

Continuity mistake: In the warehouse where Dave is being tortured, Cal says to Moon that he should get Dave to talk about shagging his mum. Moon then points his gun at Cal. In the shots of Cal the gun is held "gangsta style", i.e. horizontally. But in the shots of Moon the gun is held vertically.

THGhost

Exposed - S2-E20

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Emily finds her Grandma's diary, she leaves a message on Cal's phone about them having lunch together. As she hangs up, her fringe is tied back behind her right ear and falls down in front of her face, but in the next shot it is back behind her ear.

THGhost

Darkness and Light - S2-E21

Continuity mistake: When Cal goes to tell Mr. Dawkins that his daughter has HIV, he brings a glass of water into the room with him. The glass is half full (or half empty, depending on how you look at it), but throughout the scene it keeps switching between half full/half empty and three quarters full/one quarter full.

THGhost

Smoked - S3-E8

Continuity mistake: When Torres is holding the camera she puts it over her shoulder, but in the next shot the camera is in her hands again. (00:06:35)

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