Once Upon a Time

The Doctor - S2-E5

Continuity mistake: When Emma is questioning Hook while the group is gathered around the bench, the folds in the cloth/bundle lying on the bench keep changing between shots. (00:14:30)

Kylantha

Manhattan - S2-E14

Continuity mistake: While Emma is talking to Mary Margaret on the phone, an extra (lady with a purple shopping bag) comes from behind Emma. The scene then switches to Mary Margaret, then back to Emma, and we see the exact same extra walking behind her again. (00:14:40)

Swan Song - S5-E11

Continuity mistake: When Mary Margaret and Henry are being teleported out of Granny's Diner by Nimue, they aren't wearing any outdoor clothing. However, when they emerge at the pond with the others, Henry is wearing a jacket, and Mary Margaret wears a coat and a scarf.

Kylantha

The Price of Gold - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: As Ashley tries to break into Mr. Gold's safe, which is hidden behind a painting, in the first shot, she's moving the painting with her left hand. In the next shot, her right hand is up by the painting, and the lever on the safe has changed position, even though there was no time to turn it. (00:09:55)

A Tale of Two Sisters - S4-E1

Continuity mistake: When Elsa is walking down the middle of the street through Storybrooke, she is leaving a trail of ice on the road behind her. Shortly after seeing a wedding dress in a store window, she walks towards the store, and the trail of ice behind her is gone. (00:07:00 - 00:07:35)

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Snow Drifts - S3-E21

Continuity mistake: When Emma changes clothes in the Enchanted Forest, as she puts on gloves, in the wide shot, she begins to put the glove on her left hand. In the following close-up, her left hand is bare, and she's putting the glove on her right hand. (00:18:15)

Kylantha

Kansas - S3-E20

Continuity mistake: When Zelena loses the Dark One's Dagger, it lands on the ground, the patterned side of the blade facing upwards. When Regina picks up the dagger, the patterned side is facing downwards. (00:28:10 - 00:29:20)

Kylantha

It's Not Easy Being Green - S3-E16

Continuity mistake: When Hook is at the beach with Henry, after he says to him, "Fair enough, mate", the pendant on Hook's necklace goes from resting against his chest, to being partially tucked under his waistcoat. In the close-ups, the pendant is completely covered by the waistcoat. (00:26:50)

Kylantha

Tiny - S2-E13

Continuity mistake: On the plane, Henry is eating baked goods from Cinnabon's. The size and position of the stains of frosting inside the box changes after he says "The only thing that could make this day any better, is more frosting." (00:40:25)

Kylantha

And Straight on Till Morning - S2-E22

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Mr. Smee asks Hook why Baelfire is still aboard The Jolly Roger, when Hook says "Anyone who disobeys can walk the plank and pray the mermaids take pity on his soul", as he begins to walk down the steps, Smee is several meters away from that area, with his back turned (look behind the mast). In the next shot, he is much closer to the steps, and is facing the viewer. (00:26:20)

Kylantha

Good Form - S3-E5

Continuity mistake: When Killian rallies his crew to join him in taking over the ship and becoming pirates, as he's holding onto the ropes used to control the vessel's sails, the number of ropes he's grasping repeatedly changes between shots; in some shots, it's only two ropes, in other shots, there are three ropes in his hand. (00:38:50)

Kylantha

Save Henry - S3-E9

Continuity mistake: When Regina talks to Rumplestiltskin, he is holding onto the bars in his cell. In the beginning of the scene, his left hand keeps clutching different bars between shots. After Regina says "Nothing can stop me now", his hands keep going from holding the bars and not holding them. (00:02:00)

Kylantha

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True North - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: When Emma and Mary Margaret are conversing on the bed, Emma's sweater moves up/down her left shoulder several times. For example, as Emma says "Apparently that book you gave him, aren't exactly the stories in the most traditional sense", the sweater is over her shoulder. In the next shot, it's off her shoulder. In the following shot, it's covering her shoulder again. (00:37:45)

Going Home - S3-E11

Other mistake: In the October 2011 flashback, when Mary Margaret gives Henry the storybook for the first time, he opens it to show Pinocchio and Geppetto in an illustration. However, according to 1-20 "The Stranger", Pinocchio's story was not added to the storybook until later after August came to Storybrooke, several months later. This is confirmed in 4-13 "Unforgiven", where Regina and Henry look at the exact same picture, and notice that the paper is different than the rest of the book, because this particular story was added by August. (00:17:00)

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The Evil Queen - S2-E20

Cora: Love is weakness. It feels real now, at the start it always does, but it's an illusion. It fades and then you're left with nothing!

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Chosen answer: Even if one can see the future, it can be somewhat vague and left open to interpretation.

raywest

He can sees the future all jumbled up. It is like a puzzle, it is hard to put together, but even when he does put it together it is not set in stone the future can change.

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