Smallville

Smallville (2001)

539 mistakes - chronological order

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Facade - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: When the mirror falls on Lana and shatters on her, you can see that there are bleeding cuts on the left side of her face. However, for the rest of the episode, there are no cuts on the left side of the face (where they should be) but there are cuts on the right side of her face.

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Suggested correction: When the mirror falls, we only see her left side. But in the hospital you can plainly see both cheeks were cut up, the right one a bit more. Throughout the episode though, the cuts on the left side never disappear and there just seems to be more shots of her right side when she's out of the hospital.

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Devoted - S4-E4

Continuity mistake: As Chloe and Clark talk about their feelings the shoulder protector/pad of Clark's backpack switches position with no help from Clark. At first it is more in front and showing more than a few shots later, again with no help from Clark by shifting the backpack, it is more on top of the shoulder and not as visible.

Devoted - S4-E4

Continuity mistake: In the CG shot of the shotgun shot flying in slow motion towards the camera, the blue florescent light that was swinging in the previous shots is gone.

Devoted - S4-E4

Continuity mistake: As Lois and Clark talk about her leaving, Clark turns to talk to her. Before he turns around the shoulder protector is between his hand and his shoulder and the red side is facing out. In the next shot, even though he made no motion to alter the position, it is now fully on his shoulder with the black side facing out.

Devoted - S4-E4

Plot hole: In order for Clark to push Jason out of the way of the already fired shotgun blast Clark would have to be moving much faster than the shot. Hitting Jason at this speed would have caused Jason some serious injuries. When Jason is with Lana at the Talon he has no damage from the shove.

Transference - S4-E6

Continuity mistake: As Lionel's cellmate tells Lionel "I've always kind of had a thing for pattern recognition." the shot changes mid-sentence. Between changes Lionel's cellmate goes from having his arms crossed, hands holding his elbows, to having his hands almost clasped together.

Transference - S4-E6

Continuity mistake: Martha visits Lionel in prison not knowing Lionel is actually Clark. As she says "I'm only here because you told me it had to do with the safety of my son." the camera changes. Between changes, as Martha says "you", her left hand goes from being under the table to instantly being on top of the table.

Jinx - S4-E7

Continuity mistake: Chloe makes an $80 bet with Mxyzptlk at the beginning of the episode. When he pays her in the Torch office, he peels off seven 20-dollar bills for a total of $140 instead of the $160 it should be. (00:09:00)

Jinx - S4-E7

Continuity mistake: Just before the final play of the game starts there is a shot of the scoreboard. The scoreboard reads 4th and 10 (yards) with 10 seconds to go. The announcer then says it is 4th and 1 with 10 seconds to go.

Jinx - S4-E7

Continuity mistake: When the offensive line is first shown, as they sit on the bench, the shot is of them from behind. In that shot the team jersey numbers are in this order 89, 46, 8, 66, 1. Then the camera view changes to be in front of the players only now going from the players left to their right is 99, 46, 8, 66, 89.

Jinx - S4-E7

Audio problem: At the hospital Clark and Jason talk about Clark possibly being on steroids. Watching Jason's mouth reveals he actually says "and a college career." before he says it out loud a few seconds later.

Jinx - S4-E7

Continuity mistake: When Clark is in the barn throwing footballs through the tire. He starts out with four footballs on the rack, but after he throws two, there's only one ball left.

Spell - S4-E8

Continuity mistake: When Lex comes into Lana's place to confess that he was the reason Jason got fired, we firstly see Lana putting some things into a cardboard box. Then during the following shots, the items visible at the top of the box keep on changing between shots.

Spell - S4-E8

Continuity mistake: While Clark is chained up, Chloe uses her fingernails to dig into Clark's chest. You can see that since Clark has had his powers taken away her fingernails draw blood. In the shot of Clark screaming in pain you should see where the blood came from the scratches but there is no blood visible.

Spell - S4-E8

Audio problem: In the scene where Jason and Isabelle/Lana are talking and he is about to burn the book with the lighter, she quickly grabs the book with her magic. Isabelle then says some sort of spell flinging Jason against the wall to the right. In the shot where you see him thrown against the wall, Isabelle has already said the spell, but you can see her mouth moving saying the same thing (though nothing is heard).

Bound - S4-E9

Continuity mistake: After Clark gives Chloe the piece of paper with the list of cars that checked into the hotel, Chloe holds the paper in front of a folded up newspaper. Between shots, the newspaper turns the direction it faces. Then in the next shot, Chloe is only holding the piece of paper, and the newspaper that she was holding behind it has now disappeared.

Bound - S4-E9

Continuity mistake: After Clark saves Lex from the ring of fire we see the area that was burned by the fire. The candle that Shannon used to light the alcohol is no longer on the floor. Since the candle was in the fire it should be partially melted and there would be some evidence of it.

Bound - S4-E9

Continuity mistake: As Clark says "Eve Andrews was wearing two earrings when she died," during the line there is a camera change. Before the change Lionel has both arms on the table, but after the change he has one arm up examining the earring.

Trespass - S6-E14

Martha Kent: Clark? What are you still doing out here?
Clark Kent: Well, I'm still doing my chores.
Martha Kent: Well, you usually finish those in about two minutes. How is it that I drove to Metropolis, attended the Children's Foundation dinner, and made it back before you finished?
Clark Kent: Because I'm doing them the normal way.

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Hero - S7-E13

Trivia: When Clark confronts the Flash in his hotel room, he reads off the fake IDs Jay Garrick, Barry Allen and Wally West. Those are the secret identities of the first three men to be called the Flash in the comics. Also, this Flash says his name is Bart, like Bart Allen, the teen hero formerly known as Impulse and currently being called "Kid Flash." (00:10:35)

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Whisper - S3-E10

Question: In the episode, 'Whisper', there is a character that makes a very high pitched feedback like noise. Is this a character that was in the old comics and can anyone tell me how this guy does that noise?

Answer: No, there is no such character in the comics. He's a "meteor-freak" like all the other baddies on the show. The sound has something to do with him vibrating his vocal cords very fast to create a high-pitched squeal.

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