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Re-Entry - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Molly is in space, alone, a man she knew is on The Other Side of a door that has a circular window in it. The man uses his finger to draw the words "HELP ME." When we first see the words, they are legible and about a third of the way below the top of the window, but the next time the words are much higher up and hard to read, and the third time they are now back to the original place.

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Beachhead - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: David and Kathy exit to the outside of the building, closing the inside door and the outer door. When Sheriff Carver exits to the outside, the inner door is not closed, but open as he steps out.

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I Surrender - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: When Asha is in the hospital, her hair is pulled back and towards her right, away from the wound and a lot of her hair is next to her right shoulder. In the next shot of her, her hair has changed position.

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Episode #3.1 - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: DI Chandler calls a suspect "Daniel Wilkie." However when the interview is done he goes and talks to Ed, saying "you've just arrested Ben Wilkie."

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The English Job - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: One moment Frankie takes out two shot glasses and a bottle and starts to pour. She pours maybe one-fourth of one glass. The very next shot, both glasses are filled. (00:03:35)

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Night - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: When Offred watches her daughter asleep the girl's head is turned to the left, then for a brief shot it swaps to being turned to the right. Then back to the left for the rest of the scene.

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Episode 4 - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: Kurt is still recovering from the beating he took in the previous episode with bad cuts on his forehead, checks and temple area. They are red and impossible to miss while he is in the police station. The cuts have miraculously disappeared in the next scene when he goes to visit Mona.

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Mr. October - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Dame is watching the interview videos of the kids, the blue light of the TV is shimmering and reflecting off her face and chin from the side angle. Then, when the camera cuts to a close-up of her, there is no longer blue light on her face. (00:05:35)

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Episode #1.4 - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: DC Li is wearing a white crewneck sweater with a blue band on the neckline until this episode, when she is suddenly wearing a blue button-up shirt. All episodes take place on a single flight.

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The Lost Heir Job - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: In the final scene the camera switches between shots from the front and from the back repeatedly. Parker's arms are folded when shot from the back, and by her sides from the front (and vice versa).

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Isabel - S2-E31

Continuity mistake: During his questioning inside the house, Clemens' hair goes back and forth from falling over his forehead to brushed back several times between takes. (00:05:00)

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Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Gary is at the end of the table talking about Golf, he's actually seated in front of the table as seen by how he grabs his cup in front of him. In the very next shot, he's no longer sitting in front of the table and is sitting past it.

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In Poor Taste - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: Peter and Roman dig up Lisa's corpse to steal internal organs. When they cut her open blood and fluids gush from the wound. A vehicle approaches, forcing the two to flee the scene. The Sheriff and Dr. Chasseur, who arrived in the vehicle, view Lisa's corpse a few seconds later and there is no blood on or around the body.

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Episode #4.2 - S4-E2

Continuity mistake: The ladder carried by a bomber is a plain, ordinary ladder. After he puts it up against a post, it changes to an extendable one made up of three connected ladders.

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