The Adventures of Tintin
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The Black Island: Part 1 - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: In the scene where the train stops, Tintin walks out of his cabin and finds a guy running off the train. Tintin runs after the man and opens the train door. He is then pulled back onto a train by a conductor who doesn't have a moustache. In the following shot, the conductor suddenly does have a moustache. (00:04:30)

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The Black Island: Part 1 - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: The scene after Tintin is at a hospital shows two guys reading a newspaper at a train station. He's first reading a page with a picture of Tintin and has writing all around the page. A few shots later, the writing around Tintin has turned to pictures. (00:03:20)

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The Blue Lotus: Part 2 - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: Tintin sees Chang in the lake and takes off his jacket and hat. The distance between the jacket and hat are about a foot. Yet, the distance between the two items has now noticeably extended by a half foot without them being touched by the time they get out of the lake. (00:30:15)

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The Blue Lotus: Part 2 - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: Tintin notices all the people walking beside the train. At the very end of the shot, there is a man with a huge bag in front of the window Tintin is at. The shot cuts and he is instantly gone. He couldn't have been out of frame because his bag was too big. (00:30:00)

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The Blue Lotus: Part 2 - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: When Wang's son runs down a corridor, Mr and Mrs Wang walk into the corridor, Mrs Wang walks off and Tintin stands next to Mr. Wang. In this shot, there is a vase next to the window, which disappears when Tintin says "Well I've got to try". (00:25:25 - 00:25:55)

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The Crab with the Golden Claws: Part 2 - S1-E2

Trivia: There is a mistake pointing out that the newspaper at the end is a flipped shot. If you flip it the right way round, you will see on the right hand side of the article the word "Spielberg" on one of the lines, a reference to director Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg went on to direct the Tintin movie Secret of the Unicorn in 2011. (00:43:35)

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