Anson Gordon-Creed

1st Dec 2023

Swamp Thing (2019)

Worlds Apart - S1-E2

Stupidity: The bad guy kills the deputy in the swamp, then later sees a little girl who witnesses the killing run away. He then searches the boat for a weapon and runs off after her after he finds a machete, without even considering the officer's gun still in its holster. Abby proceeds to make the exact same mistake later when she finds the dead officer (meaning there's danger nearby) and hears the girl screaming and runs in the direction of the screaming without taking the gun to protect herself.

Anson Gordon-Creed

18th Sep 2023

Upload (2020)

The Funeral - S1-E3

Deliberate mistake: Though it serves the drama and black comedy of the scene, it's highly unlikely a modern, let alone future broadcasting network would neglect the importance of delay (usually around 30 seconds) between recording and "live" broadcast. Specifically, to prevent unexpected gruesome incidents like the exploding head seen in this episode from making it to air.

Anson Gordon-Creed

12th Jan 2023

Fallout 4

Other mistake: The character of Roger Warwick, or at least the one the player meets during the game, is confirmed by dialogue and terminal entries from the Institute, his farm, and Roger himself, to be a Synth. But killing him and looting his corpse will not reveal a Synth Component, as it will for every other Synth in the game, including ones like Deacon that the player is never supposed to be able to kill.

Anson Gordon-Creed

15th Dec 2022

Fallout 4

Audio problem: During the prologue, when Kellogg shoots your spouse in front of you, you hear a shell-casing clinking on the floor. But Kellogg is using a revolver, which does not eject shell-casings automatically.

Anson Gordon-Creed

18th Aug 2022

Scream (2022)

Stupidity: Wes is characterized as one of the more careful characters early on, buying both a stun gun and pepper spray. When he comes home after the meeting where the dangers of Ghostface were further laid out, he proceeds to set both his weapons down and takes a shower after his mom tells him he'll be alone in the house, which is exactly how Tara and countless victims of previous sprees were attacked. The fact he even lived through his shower is lucky enough.

Anson Gordon-Creed

20th Sep 2021

Child's Play (2019)

Stupidity: When Chucky was hanging Karen using the forklift, why didn't she just lean back and sit on the forks to stop the anchor of the rope from going higher than her? Not anything a forklift-operator would recommend, but it beats being hanged.

Anson Gordon-Creed

7th Sep 2021

Mom and Dad (2017)

Plot hole: When the kids barricade themselves in the basement, Brent and Kendall try to cut through the door, but Josh fends them off with a pistol he stole from his dad. After that scene, though, the pistol completely disappears from the plot; Brent and Kendall don't consider it when they try to gas the children out, and neither kid appears to have it after they escape into the house.

Anson Gordon-Creed

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