Chop Luftmysza

26th Jan 2016

The X-Files (1993)

26th Jan 2016

The X-Files (1993)

The End - S5-E20

Continuity mistake: This is probably one of the most intriguing chess plays in the history of mankind. In the first move shown on the screen Gibson moves a white knight from e4 to f6. Then, in the close-up, the situation on the chessboard more or less corresponds to the arrangement of the figures previously shown on the screen. However, in the next shot, when we see the chessboard from the Russian perspective, the arrangement is completely different. Especially, there is no white knight on the chessboard at all. In the following shot the white rook suddenly appears on g8 (and is subsequently beaten by the black king), but in the next move Gibson again moves his white rook on g8, while the black king has miraculously returned to h8 and again beats the white rook. Moreover, Gibson could not play two white rooks, because later on we see that there is still at least one white rook on the chessboard.

Chop Luftmysza

26th Jan 2016

The X-Files (1993)

All Souls - S5-E17

Plot hole: It is quite incomprehensible that only Mulder drew Scully's attention to the inverted cross. As a Catholic and experienced investigator Scully would know the significance of this symbol and would pay attention to such crucial detail. (00:16:30)

Chop Luftmysza

26th Jan 2016

The X-Files (1993)

All Souls - S5-E17

Continuity mistake: When Dara walks toward the angel, there is only one car, parked on the right side of the street, but when her father approaches her, there is another car parked on the opposite side of the street. (00:02:50)

Chop Luftmysza

19th Jan 2016

The X-Files (1993)

19th Jan 2016

The X-Files (1993)

Kaddish - S4-E15

Continuity mistake: The wedding ring Ariel is holding in her outstretched hand is either vertically protruding from the palm of her hand or is hidden inside of it, depending on the shot. (00:40:25)

Chop Luftmysza

14th Jan 2016

The X-Files (1993)

14th Jan 2016

The X-Files (1993)

14th Dec 2015

The X-Files (1993)

Mind's Eye - S5-E16

Continuity mistake: While talking through the jail glass, Marty's face is generally directed straight toward Mulder's face when reflected in the glass, but her head is twisted to the right when filmed from Mulder's side. (00:34:40)

Chop Luftmysza

14th Dec 2015

The X-Files (1993)

14th Dec 2015

The X-Files (1993)

Mind's Eye - S5-E16

Continuity mistake: When the policeman passes the phone over to Marty, in the first shot from behind she holds it with two hands, while in the next frontal shot she grabs it with her left hand and then with the right hand. (00:13:20)

Chop Luftmysza

14th Dec 2015

The X-Files (1993)

Mind's Eye - S5-E16

Other mistake: Since the apartment was supposedly "turned inside out and upside down, " as Detective Pennock claims, it would be practically impossible that such an obvious place as the shaving blades container not be dug up thoroughly by the police. (00:12:15)

Chop Luftmysza

4th Dec 2015

The X-Files (1993)

4th Dec 2015

The X-Files (1993)

The Red and the Black (2) - S5-E14

Revealing mistake: It seems that in the first shot the doctor injects something into the vaccine vial rather than extracting from it since the syringe plunger is moving inwards instead of outwards. In the next shot one can see that the syringe is being filled with the vaccine, however the arrangement of doctor's fingers is suitable for injection, which strongly suggests that the scene is played backwards. (00:17:55)

Chop Luftmysza

30th Nov 2015

The X-Files (1993)

25th Nov 2015

The X-Files (1993)

Kill Switch - S5-E11

Trivia: "How sharper than a serpent's tooth to have a thankless child" - this is a quote from Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear", Act 1 Scene 4. (00:02:15)

Chop Luftmysza

25th Nov 2015

The X-Files (1993)

20th Nov 2015

The X-Files (1993)

Unusual Suspects - S5-E3

Continuity mistake: When the Lone Gunmen speak with Susanne Modeski, in the background there are some cars parked in front of the Stadium Inn. However, just seconds after, when the telephone rings, there is a white truck parked at the entrance. Later on, the cars are back again. (00:38:55)

Chop Luftmysza

20th Nov 2015

The X-Files (1993)

20th Nov 2015

The X-Files (1993)

Demons - S4-E23

Continuity mistake: During and just after the Mulder's seizure, when Scully's face is shown, it is at the level of a standing person which suggests that both agents are standing, but in the next shot Mulder and Scully are crouching. (00:31:35)

Chop Luftmysza

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