Once Upon a Time

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: In beginning of the scene where Regina pays a visit to the Sheriff Department, the darts on and around the dartboard change position between the close-up of the dartboard, and the wide shot where Emma bends down to pick up a dart. (00:22:05)

Kylantha

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: As Emma exits the crypt, in the wide shot, Regina's left hand, holding the flowers for her father's grave, is at her waist. In the next shot, her hand is down by her side, before she brings it up to show the flowers. (00:33:35)

Kylantha

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: When Emma is with Graham at the Sheriff's office at the end of the episode, her hair keeps changing. For example, in some shots, there is a lock of hair hanging down the left side of her head. In others, it is tucked behind her ear. (00:36:15)

Kylantha

Desperate Souls - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: When Emma goes to get the fire extinguisher, Regina grabs Emma's arm at the elbow. In the next shot, she's gripping Emma's wrist. In the following shot, she's gripping her elbow again. (00:22:25)

Kylantha

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Desperate Souls - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: When Regina is on the stretcher, she has a yellow coat around her shoulders. As she pushes Sidney away, the coat has vanished into thin air. (00:23:50)

Desperate Souls - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Morraine is conscripted into the army, as well as the scene where the knights find Rumplestiltskin and his son on the King’s road, Rumplestiltskin's hand repeatedly moves up/down his staff between shots. The same thing happens to Baelfire in the scene where he and his father are preparing to leave for the Duke's palace.

Kylantha

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True North - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: When Hansel and Gretel are outside the gingerbread house, Hansel dips his finger in some icing on the wall, which leaves a mark. Two shots later, more of the icing is missing, even though no one touched it. When Gretel climbs onto the window sill, the icing is fully coated. (00:17:50)

Kylantha

True North - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: As Emma returns to the apartment, Mary Margaret is folding clothes on her bed. As she sees Emma, she's holding out her arms, but in the next shot, her arms are down by her side. (00:37:05)

Kylantha

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True North - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: When Emma and Mary Margaret are conversing on the bed, Emma's sweater moves up/down her left shoulder several times. For example, as Emma says "Apparently that book you gave him, aren't exactly the stories in the most traditional sense", the sweater is over her shoulder. In the next shot, it's off her shoulder. In the following shot, it's covering her shoulder again. (00:37:45)

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7:15 A.M. - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: The dove that Mary Margaret finds in the woods has white feathers with a reddish plume around its neck. When she releases the bird after the storm has passed, it is not the same dove. The dove that she releases is completely powder white, with a different colored beak. (00:12:20 - 00:29:40)

Kylantha

7:15 A.M. - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: At Granny's, the banknote that Archie puts on the table as he leaves turns around between shots. When Emma asks, "What about that drink?", the money has moved to a different part of the table. (00:28:10)

Kylantha

7:15 A.M. - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: When David is talking to Kathryn in their bedroom, after Kathryn says "It's also been hard on me", the number of buttons that are buttoned on David's shirt keeps changing between shots, which can be seen from the way the opening at the top of his shirt keeps changing in size. (00:34:50)

Kylantha

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Snow Falls - S1-E3

Visible crew/equipment: When the horse carriage is ambushed, just as Princess Abigail can be heard screaming "Please, help me", the camera pans downward and a horse wrangler wearing a blue baseball cap can be seen in the lower left hand corner, hiding behind one of the horses. (00:03:20)

Kylantha

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The Evil Queen - S2-E20

Cora: Love is weakness. It feels real now, at the start it always does, but it's an illusion. It fades and then you're left with nothing!

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The Snow Queen - S4-E7

Trivia: The tie Henry chooses to go with the suit he'll be wearing to go to work for his grandfather is identical to the one Gold himself wore in Season 1 Episode 8 "Desperate Souls." (00:15:25 - 00:41:10)

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Question: I know Henry found Emma via credit card and a website. How did he know to look for her? Regina is strict and it was a closed adoption.

Answer: He knows who she is because he knows that the fairy tales are true. He was also shown to sneak out to go see Emma or someone else. Sometimes he succeeded, sometimes he didn't. This is how he knew to look for her despite his strict mother.

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