Best TV continuity mistakes of 2017

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Borealis 301 - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: Near the end, Tom takes out the cipher key that was previously written on. But the cipher key used in the close up shots is different than the original. The words are spaced out and crossed out differently.

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Ashes, Ashes - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Spoiler! At the end of the episode, after Elektra decapitates Alexandra, the blood pattern on her changes changes when she turns around and asks "any questions?" Most noticeably more blood on her forehead and two streaks down her chin that suddenly appear. (00:49:10)

Jon Sandys

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Judge Not - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: The jacket Anna uses to put pressure on the judge's gunshots changes in the next shot. It becomes unfolded more even though she was applying pressure the whole time.

Bishop73

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Boundaries - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: Alex and his mom are talking with Grandma about masturbation. Alex is in his school uniform shirt but for one shot he has a hoodie on, then in the next shot it's gone.

CGuerra404

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Bill and Holden get in the elevator, Bill's Playboy is tilted and in front of the backboard. In the next shot, it's straightened out and behind the backboard. Then when walking down the hall, it's back in front of the backboard.

Bishop73

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Episode #1.1 - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: The protagonist finally receives the Anmitsu, breaking his orgasmic trepidation. In the close-up, the tray is really close to the teacup, but in the following shot it's definitely further away, to the point that Kantaro in facts moves it to the right, in the same position shown in the close-up. (00:12:15)

Sammo

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The Gang Tries to Serve a Subpoena - S4-E2

Continuity mistake: Luca and party are about to board a green private jet. Moments later when they take off, the shot shows the forward underside of a white plane. At first I thought that maybe it was white on the underside, but the nose wheel well doors are indeed green, and the takeoff picture shows an airplane with white nose wheel doors. (00:19:40)

toroscan

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Left-Hand Path - S3-E7

Continuity mistake: Near the end of the episode when Nico is burning the photo of her father, she burns it at the top left corner in a close-up shot. Then in the following shot the photo is suddenly burning at the top right corner instead.

THGhost

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Frontline, Part 2 - S4-E2

Continuity mistake: When Dr. Andrews tells Mrs. Cross via video chat that her husband has blood in his NG tube, the clock in the top left corner of Mrs. Cross' phone says 5:09. Two shots later, it has suddenly changed to 5:01. A few moments later it changes to 5:10, then back to 5:01 and then for some reason to 4:53 at the end of the scene.

THGhost

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King of Camp - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Andy and Deegs begin eating the hot peppers, Deegs starts by biting into half of one pepper, leaving half of the pepper remaining, but in the next shot, he is suddenly holding a whole pepper, with no signs of it being eaten.

Casual Person

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Fire in the Sky - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: Deacon and Chris chase and locate their target who is hiding under a desk wearing a jacket over his shirt. The jacket is tight around him yet when Deacon shoots him with the taser, the jacket has opened fully, exposing his entire shoulder where he is hit by the taser.

bnemirow

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Andi's Choice - S2-E19

Continuity mistake: When Andi tells Buffy and Cyrus about the one date with Walker, she gives Cyrus the clear cup with a red design and Buffy gets the green cup, but when Buffy insists that she's the sassy friend those two cups switch between shots, then the cups switch back again. (00:13:50)

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