Character mistake: Higgins boasts about playing chemin de fer with Ferdinand II at the resort, but there has not been any sovereign by that name in the 20th century. (00:20:40)
Continuity mistake: When Higgins reminisces with A.J. Simon about his run-in in chemin de fer with Ferdinand II, he is holding his flashlight horizontal, pointed at Jameson Parker, but at the cut he is pointing downwards at the map. Jameson Parker is also holding the map differently, with his 3 last fingers joined together at first, spread wider apart in the other shot. (00:20:25)
Continuity mistake: When Higgins calls Magnum's grasp of human nature "preadolescent" there's a cut where Magnum's hands are positioned differently on the top of the paddle shaft. Throughout the whole scene there are other position shifts which are if not impossible (Magnum's hands remain off frame at least for a moment), unlikely and consistent within angle taken separately. (00:08:40)
Continuity mistake: When Catherine hands the statue to Higgins, he has his hand below her hand in the first shot, over hers in the next one. (00:06:05)
Continuity mistake: When the Hawaiian approaches the antiquarian at the beginning of the episode, which tells him that indeed had the statue of the Poison God, the handkerchief in his hand is held differently between shots; at the cut the hankie sticks out from the bottom of the fist, did not at the beginning. (00:03:00)
Continuity mistake: Magnum dumps the paddle on Higgins as he turns to speak with Mrs. Catherine Hailey. Higgins holds it with his hand positioned at different heights between shots. (00:09:55)
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Continuity mistake: When Rick reminds Magnum the codes for their last 'Nam mission, he's on Magnum's right and Magnum's microphone is on the left side of his jaw. When Magnum talks to TC convincing him not to fire, Rick is on Magnum's left and their microphones are on the right side. (01:27:00)
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Continuity mistake: When TC looks at the picture the psychologist assigns him as target, the thumb of his right hand is visible in close-up, but the reverse shot shows that he's holding it with the left hand only. (01:21:00)
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Continuity mistake: Nuzo is at TC's arming himself like in 'Nam. There's a beer cooler on the table; he does not touch it but when the other two 'Nam buddies arrive the cooler moved. Also, there's a cassette player by him implying that he is listening to "Satisfaction", which he hums some verses to. However, there is no further showing of the tape player later and the song eventually fades without anyone removing the object. (00:55:50)
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Continuity mistake: At the airbase, Greene is reporting to his superior, who suggests him to let Magnum in on the danger. The actors were positioned differently on the location and/or time elapsed during the scene, because the Admiral's head casts a shadow right on his collar and behind his neck in the close-ups, while his back and collar are fully in the sun in the wider views. (00:51:00)
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Continuity mistake: Magnum walks in on Greene checking out Mac's corpse in Trauma. During the scene Magnum' sling looks different in different angles; in the close-ups bandage going down the left side of his neck and shoulders are visible, but absent in the other shots before and after. (00:43:40)
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Revealing mistake: Mac suggest to drive Magnum and Julie to watch the sun rise at the Pali lookout. When Magnum collapses, his watch is at 10 minutes to 2. In April (Queen's birthday), the sun rises in Hawaii around 6, surely Mac did not plan to drive them around for 4 hours. (00:42:00)
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Continuity mistake: At the Boom Boom Room (at least that's how Higgins christens it) the waitress serves drinks to Magnum, his date and the third candle. The woman plucks away all the straws and decorations while Thomas takes one of those fake tiny sips from his bottle. At the cut, the stick the pineapple is on switched side of the glass, and her hand clawed around the glass has the fingers spread in different fashion. (00:35:40)
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Audio problem: TC is calling Higgins to figure out where he could find Magnum. Higgins is busy with his construction work, but since the phone keeps ringing he has to answer. The second ring has been edited in a split second of delay to John Hillerman's reaction, though, so Higgins 'jumps' too early. (00:32:30)
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Continuity mistake: In the scene with Ivan calling TC a ni**er, he grabs the cage and holds it in a spot that is above the joint, or below it, depending on the angle, back and forth a few times. (00:26:20)
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Continuity mistake: In the car with TC, Nuzo begins to wrap the tie around his own hand. However, in close-up he is wrapping it clockwise, while in the other shot the spin is counterclockwise. (00:19:30)
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Continuity mistake: TC narrowly avoids a car accident. Nuzo next to him undoes the knot of his tie, but he does it again in a following shot. (00:19:20)
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Revealing mistake: MacReynolds is summoned by his superior officer on the observation site. The officer holds his binoculars perfectly still and mostly horizontal, but in the POV shots the visual keeps shifting higher and higher following the missile's trajectory. (00:12:00)
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Other mistake: During the opening credits, the writing "and Lance LeGault as Buck Green" appears. As shown by the name tag later in the episode, his character's last name is Greene with 3 Es. (00:06:50)
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Audio problem: The noise of TC's helicopter powering down is Out of Sync with the speed of heli blades you can see in the reflection of the glass, and the effect on nearby vegetation. (00:09:40)
