Once Upon a Time

Welcome to Storybrooke - S2-E17

Continuity mistake: When Kurt and Owen are in the diner, in the first shot, Kurt is holding his tankard of beer by gripping the top. In the next shot, he's holding it by the handle, and the vegetables on his plate have changed position. (00:11:55)

Kylantha

Welcome to Storybrooke - S2-E17

Continuity mistake: In Mary Margaret's apartment, when Emma is having breakfast with her family, after she says "He deserves to know", her right arm is resting on the counter, next to the bowl of cereal. In the next shot, both of her arms are resting in her lap. A spoon in the bowl also changes position. (00:10:25)

Kylantha

Welcome to Storybrooke - S2-E17

Continuity mistake: During breakfast in Mary Margaret's apartment, there are two plates of toast on the bench. The distance between the plates changes between different camera angles. In some shots, they are right next to each other; in others, there is a gap of approximately 30 centimeters between them. (00:09:55)

Kylantha

The Queen Is Dead - S2-E15

Continuity mistake: When David is making breakfast, he turns around, with a frying pan full of pancakes in his hands. In the next shot, he begins to lift up a pancake with a spatula, but when it cuts, he's already holding it out. (00:03:15)

Kylantha

Tiny - S2-E13

Continuity mistake: At the airport, while Emma is standing in line at the security checkpoint, the way her red scarf is tied around her neck changes a couple of times, and the creases in the scarf repeatedly change between shots. (00:16:00)

Kylantha

The Outsider - S2-E11

Continuity mistake: Aboard The Jolly Roger, Baelfire's shawl, on the bench, changes position between the close-up and the wide-shot when Hook puts it down. The shawl changes position again between when he says "Now, what makes you think you are any different?", and when Belle grabs it. (00:26:10)

Kylantha

The Outsider - S2-E11

Continuity mistake: When Archie's friends are gathered in Mary Margaret's apartment after the funeral, the cutlery in the bowls of salad moves around between shots when Ruby is talking. (00:12:50)

Kylantha

The Cricket Game - S2-E10

Continuity mistake: When Emma and Henry are having breakfast at Granny's Diner, the spoon in the empty cup next to Henry's plate (on his left) changes position between camera angles. In the same scene, Emma's right hand alternates between resting on the table, and picking at her food. (00:13:45)

Kylantha

Queen of Hearts - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: At Lake Nostos, the pendant on one of Emma's necklaces alternates between being hidden behind her neck (under her jacket) and being visible on her chest. This is seen, for example, when Cora fails at ripping her heart out. (00:27:45)

Kylantha

Queen of Hearts - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: Right before Emma and the other women get trapped inside the cell, Emma is reading the scroll left by Rumplestiltskin. The way she holds the paper keeps changing between shots. (00:13:40)

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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