Best TV continuity mistakes of 2018

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Dirt - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: At breakfast the apple being cut for Camille as she poses a question to Adora is suddenly on her plate as the scene cuts to Adora's immediate reaction. (00:05:07)

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Episode #1.1 - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When David meets the Home Secretary for the first time outside her car, he is wearing a grey shirt. In the next scene (in the lobby) his shirt is white, before turning grey again later.

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Chapter Two: The Dark Baptism - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Sabrina is about to sign the book with her blood, the drop of blood keeps changing where it's at. At first it hits a drawn line, then it's above the drawn line and is right below the last name. In the third shot, there is now a line space between it and the last name in the book. It continues to change depending on the camera angle.

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Keep on Truckin' - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: As Mark sits down next to Dan and reaches towards his backpack, in the very next shot he's pulling out a history book, even though he has not gotten anything out of the bag.

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Harvest - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: Ruth Deaver is helping Alan Pangborn put on his tie. The camera is facing Ruth's back and we see Alan's face in the mirror. The camera then switches angles to face Alan's back and Ruth's face. Alan's collar which was popped straight up from the first angle is now perfectly down over his newly tied tie from the second angle. (00:24:55)

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Episode #1.3 - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: Whilst Jin-a is sitting at a table in the coffee shop with her friend, the friend pulls out the straw from her drink. It cuts to a different angle and the straw is suddenly back in the cup. (01:15:13)

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Episode #1.11 - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When Hina is talking with Su-mi in the reception, she calls for a worker holding a tray of beer bottles. In the shot where the worker walks up to them, the bottle shown towards the right side of the tray is in a position where the label is facing towards Hina. When the camera changes angles, the bottle is now in a position where the label is facing the opposite direction. (00:55:53)

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Episode #1.3 - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: Poirot is talking to the owner of Twinkle Toes and confirms that indeed the victim was strangled with his merchandise. The man listens with his fingertips adjoined and pointed towards Poirot, but when it cuts to his response ("Poor kid") his left hand is partially in frame and in a different position altogether. (00:17:50)

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Screaming Meemies - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: Just before Olivia commits suicide by falling from the staircase balcony, we see her behind the railing. How does she suddenly get in front of the railing (which would need to happen in order for her to fall) just as the ghost of Poppy reaches for her? (00:52:15 - 00:53:00)

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Stoking Rebellion - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: At the diner when Tsunoda and Retsuko are talking, Tsunoda pulls out a red phone with a white heart on it from her purse. In the close up she is pulling it out with her left hand and the phone is horizontal with the heart on its side. It then cuts to a wide angle and suddenly she's holding the phone upright with both hands.

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Continuity mistake: John Paul Getty approaches the kidnapper's cars and Getty removes his sunglasses and tucks them into his coat pocket. The next shot shows him still wearing them as the kidnappers approach.

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