Factual error: Looking at a nuclear explosion that close will burn your retinas irreparably. One can be blind 30 miles away, just by seeing the flash. The little girl at the start is looking directly at the explosion when it hits, and continues to watch.
Episode #1.5 - S1-E5
Plot hole: The Jackel visits Norman's hideout where they meticulously craft disassembled rifle parts in a walking boot. The Jackel takes the rifle out to test with nary a sign of the boot. He is nearly captured, escapes, and flees the country while Norman is captured and killed. But the Jackel arrives in Estonia wearing that one-of-a-kind handcrafted boot.
Character mistake: When Samson is playing trivia with Cross' kids right at the beginning of the episode, he asks, "First black mayor of D.C.?" and the son answers, "Marion Barry." John awards him the point while his daughter asks, "Who?" Not the first black mayor of D.C., for sure, since that was his predecessor, Walter Washington. (00:03:30)
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.
Continuity mistake: When Agatha is talking to Herbert at the police line, the position of her arms varies over several shots.
Episode #1.6 - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: Sami takes Maya directly from the location where Tommy Dark's body is found to his home, but Maya's outfit is completely different when they arrive.
Lost/Found - S1-E1
Factual error: A mechanic is outside the ship repairing the shields. A fire starts, and the fire burns just as it would in an atmosphere. Impossible in the vacuum of space.
Factual error: Emir's rank insignia as a Bulgarian naval officer is incorrect. He appears to be wearing the three stars of a vice-admiral on his epaulettes (far too senior to command the ship he commands), but the rank rings on his lower sleeve (two narrow rings above one regular) are completely made up.
Episode #1.5 - S1-E5
Factual error: A VHS of the movie Indecent Proposal can be seen on the shelf in Dexter's bedroom. This episode takes place on 15 July 1992, but Indecent Proposal didn't release until 1993. (00:11:06)
Second Date - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: At the deli, Jane orders plain bagels with cream cheese. When she gets home, she has everything bagels with lox.
Mutant Liberation Begins - S1-E2
Audio problem: When Magneto is saying, "For an old friend has challenged me to remember this view of Earth," his mouth is closed for the last two words.
Continuity mistake: As Rick is getting informed about the CRM's future plans, he is holding his knife under the table. The next shot shows his hand on the table, before showing his hand holding the knife under the table again. (00:23:50)
Factual error: Abby gets out of the train via the driver's door. You see a front view of the train. The number on the train is 321434. This train runs on overhead lines, and it is being shown as a Gatwick Express train from Gatwick Airport to Victoria. The railway from Gatwick to Victoria has a third rail conductor, so this Class 321 train would not have been able to move. (00:50:02)
Factual error: Barbara shoots her revolver at the guys chasing them. When she stops and gets out of the car, she opens the cylinder and we see she only has 1 round left. However, the other chambers should still have the empty casings in them instead of being empty.
Episode #1.6 - S1-E6
Factual error: In Episode 6, Vincent comes out of his apartment building and before he reaches the curb, and has a chance to hail a cab, one is waiting for him. There was no ability to book a yellow cab in the 1980s.
Episode #1.5 - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: Toward the end of the episode, Pearce is cornered on the roof as he stands near the waiting helicopter. He puts his rifle down at his feet but never moves. When he lies flat as ordered, his rifle is now well behind him as he is now much further from the ledge.
Factual error: Delores strikes a match and there is a huge explosion like a fuel-air weapon. The room has been filled with more than the usual amount of oxygen, but oxygen does not burn by itself; it combines with fuel, and that is the fire. The match would burn much more intensely and quickly because of the extra oxygen, but the only fuel would be the match, the cigarette, and perhaps the rest of the box of matches, which would only make a small fire.
Factual error: Jo is re-entering the atmosphere. There is very hot plasma shown outside, typical of reentry. While this plasma is occurring, there is a communications blackout. Yet Jo seems to be able to communicate with Roscosmos control in spite of that.