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Episode #1.3 - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: Dr. Armstrong at the beginning of the episode squeaks that they should light a fire to signal the danger. Close-up on the judge, holding his cane with the sole right hand, thumb up along it. Next shot and he has both hands on the cane, thumb tucked in. (00:03:50)

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Episode #1.3 - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: In the first flashback of the episode, Vera prepares to be the batter.Behind her, a large lady with a green sweater walks twice, starting further behind the original position at the cut. She was also passing by earlier when the kid and her beau were playing on their own. (00:03:25)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: Searching for the gun and the key, Armstrong frantically throws on the floor books from two shelves. The second time the shelf is in frame - when Judge Wargrave looks tired and shakes his head - the lower shelf looks fuller than in the first shot. (00:52:50)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Miss Brent says to trust in God...but perhaps also lock the doors, Vera is a step away from the wall. She's leaning her back against it at the cut. Blore also disappears past his door but he has yet to go in in the next shot. (00:32:40)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Judge Wargrave says "It is one of us", look at the reaction of the guests; Armstrong changes position from shot to shot (facing away from Vera, or towards her). (00:30:00)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: The survivors are brainstorming. When Miss Brent says "I can imagine crossing paths with a doctor", the teacup is on the plate on her lap. Next shot and both are up mid-chest. (00:25:30)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When the men carry inside the corpse of the General, Emily Brent has her hands in front of her tummy or at her chest depending on the camera angle, and the Judge is fiddling with the pocket watch chain in close-ups, but not in the wider angles. (00:22:50)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: During the chat between Emily Brent and Vera, Emily is spooling the wool moving her hand clock or counterclockwise, with the changes happening always between cuts, never when the view holds. (00:17:00)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: Blore smells that the doctor has been drinking and tells him it's early to be "on the sauce." The doctor in his reaction puts his fingers under his chin in close-up, but in the shot before and after his fingers are on the cheek. (00:15:30)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: Vera sits down with the General as he is looking out. An end of her scarf flips over her shoulder, and is or isn't there for the rest of the scene. (00:13:25)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: By the sinister pit in the middle of the island, Lombard asks Blore; "Ever had a feeling you've been hunted?" Blore with the camera at a certain distance listens with his hand on the hip, in close-up he has both arms loose along his sides. (00:12:00)

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Other mistake: The General and Blore search the Doctor and the Judge's bag when the clock in a close-up strikes 8. When the doctor in an outbursts dumps Vera's bag on the floor, he stands by the clock that now shows it's 9:35. (00:05:05)

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