Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time (2011)

97 mistakes in season 2

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Tallahassee - S2-E6

Continuity mistake: Sidney's newspaper article in 1-8 "Desperate Souls" stated that Emma was arrested in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1996. However, this is directly contradicted in this episode, which shows that Emma was actually arrested in Portland, eleven years before the frame story, meaning that the arrest took place in 2001 (since "Selfless, Brave and True" establishes that Emma arrived in Storybrooke in October 2011, and the frame story of "Tallahassee" takes place a few months later, in 2012; the year 2001 is confirmed in 3-22 "There's No Place Like Home"). (00:17:55)

Kylantha

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Tallahassee - S2-E6

Continuity mistake: In the giant's treasure room, there are many giant gold coins near the skeleton of Jack the Giant Killer. The amount and position of the coins repeatedly changes. For example, when they find the skeleton, there are several coins on the edge of a small dais, but when Emma saves Hook from the trip wire, they are missing. (00:24:40)

Kylantha

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Tallahassee - S2-E6

Continuity mistake: When Emma is arrested, she has a flower tattoo on her left wrist. When she's climbing the beanstalk with Hook, in a few shots, her wrist is bare, and you can see that the tattoo is missing; this happens, for example, when she remarks, "You should be used to people not trusting you." (00:09:10 - 00:29:30)

Kylantha

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Queen of Hearts - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: At Lake Nostos, when Emma is pinned down by Hook, the ground beneath her changes between shots, with regards to the markings in the sand (from the fight), as well as the amount of stones, twigs etc. (00:29:00)

Kylantha

The Evil Queen - S2-E20

Continuity mistake: When Regina is standing in front of Rumpelstiltskin's mirror at the end of the episode, as he asks, "What are you gonna do now, then?", the cloth that was used to cover the mirror is lying on the floor. When he transforms her back to her normal form, it is gone. (00:38:45)

Kylantha

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The Miller's Daughter - S2-E16

Visible crew/equipment: When Rumpelstiltskin goes to Cora as she is trying on her wedding dress, as he sits down on the chair behind her, you can see the tape used to mark the spot on the floor - it's bright red and in an X shape. (00:24:39)

The Crocodile - S2-E4

Revealing mistake: When Killian Jones is dueling Rumplestiltskin and is pushed into some barrels, you can see that the one who actually falls down is not Colin O'Donoghue, but his stunt double. (00:18:20)

Kylantha

The Outsider - S2-E11

Continuity mistake: When Mr. Gold and Belle are walking to the pawnshop together, their position in relation to the storefronts they walk past keeps changing. Most notably, they walk past a couple of wheelbarrows three times in consecutive shots. (00:13:35)

Kylantha

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Child of the Moon - S2-E7

Continuity mistake: When Red meets Quinn, the way her hood is draped over his arm changes throughout the scene. The same thing happens when Red is holding it afterward. After Quinn drops the hood, the way the garment is crumpled up on the ground changes between shots. (00:12:05)

Kylantha

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Child of the Moon - S2-E7

Continuity mistake: At Granny's, when Ruby is clearing tables and Billy startles her, the amount and position of the food on a plate changes between shots. The cup and the napkins also change position on the table. (00:02:35)

Kylantha

Queen of Hearts - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: When Mary Margaret and Emma attack Cora, she vanishes into thin air. In the next shot, they run toward the portal, and their weapons have mysteriously disappeared. They were there in the previous shot, and there was no time to get rid of them, especially not Mary Margaret's quiver, which was strapped to her body. (00:30:50)

Kylantha

Queen of Hearts - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: During the showdown at Lake Nostos, Mulan's long ponytail alternates between hanging down her back to being in front of her shoulder between shots. Emma's hair also keeps changing position. (00:27:30)

Kylantha

Tiny - S2-E13

Continuity mistake: When Anton is trapped in the hole, right before Charming exits his car, there is a shot of Anton clinging to the pipe, where you can see the rope they will use to rescue him, dangling next to him; even though the rope hasn't been lowered down yet. (00:20:40)

Kylantha

Tallahassee - S2-E6

Revealing mistake: When Hook and Emma are climbing up the beanstalk, as Hook remarks, "First beanstalk?", you can see that Colin O'Donoghue is actually gripping the vine with his left hand, which is covered up by his sleeve; the hand that was cut off. (00:08:50)

Kylantha

Tallahassee - S2-E6

Revealing mistake: When Neal is being chased by August, he runs on top of a car before attempting to jump the fence. Just before he jumps on top of the car, you can see that the one who actually performs this action is Michael Raymond James' stunt double. (00:26:40)

Kylantha

Child of the Moon - S2-E7

Other mistake: At the end of the episode, when Aurora tells Emma and Snow about Henry in her dream, she says that he said his name was Henry, but he never said his name. He just said, "Don't be scared."

TheCleverGal

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!

Francisco Guerra

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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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