Plot hole: At his arrival at the Arecibo observatory, Mulder crushes the padlock on the door leading to the control building, and then he finds the native man, Jorge, in the toilet, who hid himself in the building. There's no way Jorge could enter the building and also lock himself in there with the padlock. (00:17:45)
Chop Luftmysza
26th Jan 2015
The X-Files (1993)
26th Jan 2015
The X-Files (1993)
Character mistake: Surprisingly, it took Scully quite a long time to realize that the tattoo on the victim's forearm is in Cyrillic lettering. (00:24:00)
1st Jan 2015
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Tooms walks out of the courtroom, the doctor and the old lady who were sitting in The Beginning of the corridor are missing. (00:11:45)
30th Dec 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: When the Smoking Man brings the alien fetus to the Pentagon storage facility, he places it on the second rack, then in the next shot he walks away from the rack situated in the middle of the corridor. (00:42:55)
3rd Dec 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Plot hole: After less than 1 minute of investigation Scully found out that the photograph was bogus. It tells a lot about the "very best" specialists, mentioned by the Deep Throat later on, who had prepared the photo. (00:19:10)
3rd Dec 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Scully changes the refill of her ball-pen, in the right shot she keeps it under the desk while in the next left shot she holds it over the desk. (00:12:20)
3rd Dec 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Miracle Man - S1-E18
Continuity mistake: The young Samuel stretches his palms upwards, while in the next shot the boy holds them straight. (00:01:00)
3rd Dec 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Miracle Man - S1-E18
Character mistake: Scully says "She is dead" instead of performing cardiac massage, as any other doctor would do. (00:25:45)
3rd Dec 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Mulder walks around Scully, he passes her by, however in the next shot he is again behind her. (00:16:10)
9th Jul 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: A heavy rain can be noticed in the background, yet Mulder and Scully are dry as a bone. (00:20:00)
9th Jul 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: While speaking with Mulder, Scully keeps her head down when in the front shot, while she keeps her head up in the back shot. (00:06:15)
9th Jul 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Revealing mistake: In the shot where Mulder is jumping as to avoid being burnt by fire set by Cecil the caretaker, it is easy to see that it's a stuntman instead of Mulder. (00:38:35)
9th Jul 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Mulder grabs the twins, one of them immediately turns around toward him, however in the next shot she turns around once again. (00:41:10)
2nd Jun 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: Just before the attack of the alien creature the soldiers change their positions from shot to shot. Moreover, additional soldiers suddenly appear nearby the commanding group. (00:22:10)
2nd Jun 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Deputy Wright is electrocuted, depending on the shot he holds the flashlight either in his left or right hand. (00:02:40)
2nd Jun 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: When the presentation of IDs begins, dr Da Silva stands in a different position relative to the others than in the next shot. (00:07:00)
2nd Jun 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Scully gets out of the car, it is parked much closer to the curb than in the previous shot. (00:30:35)
2nd Jun 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Other mistake: It's incomprehensible why such an intelligent COS has to print out the stolen data on Scully’s monitor, risking being exposed. (00:15:40)
17th May 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: In the shot where Dorlund sits in the background his right hand presses on his throat, but in the next shot his throat is totally exposed. (00:40:30)
17th May 2014
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: During the car crash, when the shot is taken from the outside of the car, Mulder keeps his head turned left, while in the shot from the car interior his head is turned right towards Scully. (00:15:10)
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