Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

A Personal Murder - S5-E4

Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, Goodman puts on the table his pie, "piping hot." JP has his bottle of fake beer between both hands, which turns into one hand at the cut when Dwayne says "Great..." (00:50:35)

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

A Personal Murder - S5-E4

Continuity mistake: Brainstorming with the team about the murder one final time after the news about the bank statements of Dr. Tate, Goodman has the cheap watch in hand. The watch switches hand when he says "saying that he wants you to have something to remember him by." When he leans against the whiteboard from behind, arms over it, there's another switch - this time with a short cutaway but still in an impossible switch considering his hands position. (00:33:30)

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

A Personal Murder - S5-E4

Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the scene set in Dr. Ivann Tate's study, Florence asks a question in close-up. The shot immediately following that reveals she has her pen up, which should have been visible. (00:32:00)

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

A Personal Murder - S5-E4

Continuity mistake: Humphrey's line about Vincent Garcia being a victim of Mt.Clair is repeated in flashback when he speaks with the widow at the secluded house, but it cuts mid-sentence to a wider angle where he has his arms raised in lack of continuity with the rest. And when he asks outside of the flashback "The boy who died." his arm changes position between shots as well. (00:29:00)

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

A Personal Murder - S5-E4

Other mistake: Goodman receives the package from the postman, and it is stated that Cedrik bought the watch on the 10th, which is said to be 2 days before his death. His death being on the 12th is inconsistent with both Dwayne's phone desktop (July the 4th) and the message (Thursday 29th). (00:25:20)

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

A Personal Murder - S5-E4

Continuity mistake: Cedrik's brother rejoinders to Ivann's claim about the victim being drunk, saying that he was tipsy, not quite falli-over drunk. There's a cut mid-sentence, and Temmy Verga's hand jumps abruptly from mid-forearm to wrist. (00:15:25)

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

A Personal Murder - S5-E4

Continuity mistake: Cedrik has been murdered, seemingly; the crew then goes for beers at Catherine's. Dwayne holds between his fists the memento from his friend. His hands are closer by when Goodman asks why would he do nothing to protect himself, but they are still holding the chain in its length when Florence adds another question. (00:12:30)

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

A Personal Murder - S5-E4

Factual error: Dwayne's phone during the intro says it's Saturday July 4th. The episodes (memorial banner, death certificate) takes place in 2016, when July 4th was a Monday.

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

A Personal Murder - S5-E4

Continuity mistake: Dwayne and Humphrey take a walk from the sidecar to Cedrik Verga's house. The shadows on the road differ between shots - easy to notice looking at the parking markings. (00:06:30)

Sammo

Other mistake: The text crawl in chapter 4 of KOF 95, after describing the "golden fur" of the Bogard brothers swaying in the wind, announces that "the tournament bell begin to toll" instead of begins.

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Saint Seiya: Awakening

Other mistake: In Ichi's self-training mission, he fetches a single rose, but the icon used is the one of a bunch of roses, and also the description in that screen says 'roses' in contrast with the singular before and after.

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

A Personal Murder - S5-E4

Continuity mistake: At the end of the ceremony, Dwayne and the other friends of the deceased are walking out of the church. The woman with the golden hat in the background changes position, shaking hands next to the closed window, but moving close to it only in a later shot, as she is still seen walking out of the open door when Dwayne steps down after taking a sip in memory of Cedrik. (00:01:15)

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

A Personal Murder - S5-E4

Continuity mistake: Dwayne takes a sip from the flask at the exit of the church. When he gives it to the priest, his friend has both hands on the fence, but at the cut he's wiping his eyes with the left hand, only the right hand is on the picket. (00:01:30)

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

One for the Road - S5-E2

Plot hole: The whole plan for the murderer to create a perfect alibi hinges on an incredibly precise timing of the victim's action and bodily reaction to the poison, both out of his control. The Governor needed to shake a lot of hands and deliver a speech without yet dropping dead, and everyone needed to ignore entirely the signs that she was feeling unwell. In fact, she needed to collapse as she was drinking, dropping the glass and doing it somewhere where he could squirt some more of that poison in the glass. He couldn't predict the whole situation with the glasses and the Commissioner that would create the alibi (he leaves the party when refreshments are just being served), but for this unpredictable chance to get an alibi he took the huge risk to carry the whole bottle of poison with him, which the plot never explains why was never found by the police or disposed of.

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

Posing in Murder - S5-E3

Continuity mistake: Dwayne's bottle of Etensel is facing opposite directions when he tries to act as if he didn't see his boss embarrass himself at the bar; the label faces the camera when the camera is to his right, and to his left. (00:50:35)

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

Posing in Murder - S5-E3

Continuity mistake: After the mishap at the bar counter, Humphrey reunites with Dwayne and Florence. He puts the glass on the table when he sits down, but in the next shot he's still holding it and only after a while he puts it back down. (00:50:40)

Sammo

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

14th Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

Posing in Murder - S5-E3

Continuity mistake: In an uncharacteristic display of authority, Humphrey orders Sadie Mernier to go back to her chair and answer the rather personal questions. She walks back with her shades in her right hand, and in the shot when she slumps back in the chair, the sunglasses are in the left. (00:37:10)

Sammo

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