Prison Break (2005)

170 mistakes in season 1

★★★★☆

Starring: Dominic Purcell, Robert Knepper, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 2 - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: In this episode Fox River is stated to be a level 5 facility. This goes against what is stated by the judge in episode 1. This can't be down to poor reporting or a simple character mistake due to the nature of the building and its inmates. (00:17:45)

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Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 2 - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: We see Sara holding a shard of glass when hiding from the inmates. The position and size of this shard changes between shots. (00:10:00)

Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 2 - S1-E7

Visible crew/equipment: When the air hostess is saying they are making their final approach in to DC, a camera shadow can be seen moving over the seats as the camera pans. (00:09:00)

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Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 2 - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: In the previous episode, Stroker punches a hole in the glass door to the Doc. In this episode the glass is broken but with no hole. (00:09:50)

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Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 1 - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: When trapped in the hospital wing, a prisoner has an IV stand and is smashing the glass door to Sara. In one shot he puts the stand down and in the next it's back in his hands. (00:32:20)

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Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 1 - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Sara asks Stroker what brings him to the sick bay. When she does his head is facing left then right instantly. (00:24:20)

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Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 1 - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: When Michael is off to save Sara, there is a shot of him climbing through the maintenance area that was used when he first got into the area - he has a blue shirt on with no sweat stains in one shot, but a grey, sweat stained shirt in all the rest. (00:40:50)

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Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 1 - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: When T-Bag meets his new cell mate his pocket is hanging out. Camera cuts to front view and it's tucked away. (00:11:45)

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Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 1 - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Mack Andrews is seen behind Geary just before the riot. Camera changes and now Mack is behind the door again. (00:17:40)

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Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 1 - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Michael goes through the wall at the start in a long sleeve shirt. When walking round the maintenance area he has a short sleeve shirt on. (00:03:10)

Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 1 - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: At the start, the bricks behind the sink that Michael has removed are present. Camera cuts and they are removed for him to pass through. (00:03:10)

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English, Fitz or Percy - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Michael is on the roof, there is a point where you can see he has both arms out straight. Camera cuts and one arm is now bent in front of him. (00:31:20)

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Continuity mistake: When Abruzzi has the shears to Michael's toes, the positions of the shears changes between the angle looking at the top of his foot and the angle looking at the bottom of his foot. (00:43:10)

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Continuity mistake: When Veronica is talking to Lincon's defence lawyer, the lawyer's folder keeps changing position instantly. (00:10:30)

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And Then There Were 7 - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: Quinn falls into a well and you can see his cell phone sitting right next to him. A few minutes later he grabs it from his pocket as if it's been in there the whole time. (00:30:00 - 00:34:30)

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Tonight - S1-E20

Continuity mistake: When talking to Sarah, the time is 5:05. When outside later on, the time is shown as 2:16. (00:10:00 - 00:15:00)

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English, Fitz or Percy - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Nick and Veronica are trying to get the original tape, the folder and clipboard on the desk keep moving and changing positions between shots. Note the gap between them. (00:29:50)

Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 2 - S1-E7

Other mistake: Unlike everyone else in the prison during the riot, Sara Tancredi is not drenched in sweat. In fact, she's not sweating at all.

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Suggested correction: She is sweating when we see her talking to Michael.

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Continuity mistake: When Slim is captured, he has his hands out in front of him. Camera cuts and they are now cuffed behind him. (00:41:00)

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Continuity mistake: When the Vice President throws her glass into the fire, she raises her hand and points at Paul. Camera changes and her hand is lowered. (00:27:30)

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Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 1 - S1-E6

T-Bag: Can't you transfer us some place cooler? Like Africa? (00:16:20)

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Trivia

Trivia: The show was filmed in an actual prison (now unused) in Joliet. The death row cell used for Lincoln Burrows is the actual death row cell that held serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

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Questions

Greatness Achieved - S4-E9

Question: How does Don Self know that Miriam should work at Gate when nobody knew about the location of Scylla? Or Whistler wanting to work there?

Answer: Don Self actually worked with Whistler before he died. And Whistler with the bird book actually knew where Scylla was.

Answer: Because Miriam was an agent.

But that still doesn't make sense because nobody knew where Scylla was.

He knew that GATE was mentioned in the bird book. He worked with Whistler and had probably discussed GATE with him, so it was clear enough that it was a big part of the plan to get Scylla. Sending an agent to work there in any position would've been a big help for intel, as she could assess the environment and perhaps uncover what Whistler's plan was. He didn't anticipate T-bag's hijacking of the plan, hence why he sent Miriam and not a more combat-trained agent. She was only there for information.

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