Once Upon a Time

The Dark Swan - S5-E1

Continuity mistake: When we see Emma giving Merida back her heart, shoving her away in the same motion, a couple of shots later the camera turns on Emma and we are shown her still doing the same movement, although several seconds have passed. (00:33:40)

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Birth - S5-E8

Continuity mistake: When Killian Jones, a.k.a. Captain Hook, is talking to Emma on the street, he points to one of his rings and reveals that it belonged to a man who insulted him by calling him "One Hand Jones." According to Hook, he killed the man in front of his wife, and took his ring as a trophy. However, as seen in 2-04 "The Crocodile", Hook was already wearing this ring before he lost his hand to Rumplestiltskin. This is best seen while he and Milah are drinking and gambling at the tavern: In the shot of the dice landing on the table, you can see Hook's hand resting on the table, wearing the same ring.

Kylantha

The Bear King - S5-E9

Continuity mistake: When King Fergus signs the witch's contract by stamping the hot wax with his ring, the seal is placed right on top of one of the last word of the final paragraph. When the witch shows Merida the contract two years later, the seal has moved several centimeters below the contract. There are also subtle differences in the witch's handwriting. (00:04:45 - 00:06:45)

Kylantha

Swan Song - S5-E11

Continuity mistake: When Mary Margaret and Henry are being teleported out of Granny's Diner by Nimue, they aren't wearing any outdoor clothing. However, when they emerge at the pond with the others, Henry is wearing a jacket, and Mary Margaret wears a coat and a scarf.

Kylantha

The Brothers Jones - S5-E15

Continuity mistake: When Hook tells Emma in the Sorceror's Mansion about his brother Liam's redemption and eventual moving on from the underworld, his black stud earring isn't on his ear. During that entire scene, the earring disappears and reappears numerous times as the camera cuts between Hook and Emma even though the shot is filmed from the same angle.

Our Decay - S5-E16

Continuity mistake: When Zelena is impersonating Mother Superior, she wears a nun outfit with long sleeves. When the real mother Superior enters the room, the latter is wearing an identical outfit, but with the sleeves rolled up. However, in the shot after the real Mother Superior asks "Who are you?" it switches, with Zelena having rolled-up sleeves, and Mother Superior having long sleeves. (00:05:15)

Kylantha

Only You - S5-E22

Continuity mistake: When Emma and Hook are walking down the street in the beginning of the episode, the time on the Storybrooke clock tower is 8:45 PM. When Mr. Gold is inside the clock tower in the next scene, the time on the clock (seen from inside The Tower) is 8:30 PM. (According to the Blu-ray commentary, the scene with Mr. Gold in the clock tower was originally supposed to take place before the scene with Emma and Hook. This was changed during editing). (00:02:40)

Kylantha

An Untold Story - S5-E23

Continuity mistake: When Henry is in New York and trying to conjure magic by the fountain, you can see that the building in the background says Vancouver Art Gallery on the top. (00:23:15 - 00:24:57)

An Untold Story - S5-E23

Continuity mistake: As Dr. Jekyll leads David, Hook, Mary Margaret and Zelena through the marketplace while they try to escape from Mr. Hyde, as Hook says, "Next time, try an aggressive bunny rabbit", he is wearing a ring on his index finger. Two shots later, as they group heads into the alley, the ring is gone (only three seconds have passed, and since Hook only has one hand, he could not have taken it off that quickly). In the next shot, the ring is still missing, and the camera stays on Hook the whole time, but in the next shot, the ring has mysteriously reappeared.

Kylantha

An Untold Story - S5-E23

Continuity mistake: When Emma and the others return to Storybrooke, in several shots, like when Regina exits Emma's car, the Storybrooke Cannery appears in the background, painted in white. However, when the magic is released from the Olympian crystal, there is a shot where we see a wave of magic move through Storybrooke Main Street, where the top half of one of the cannery buildings is painted in red.

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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Trivia: Every episode intro you can see something hidden in the intro like a building or a creature or a person. This is the same as Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013).

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Chosen answer: Even if one can see the future, it can be somewhat vague and left open to interpretation.

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He can sees the future all jumbled up. It is like a puzzle, it is hard to put together, but even when he does put it together it is not set in stone the future can change.

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