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The X Files: The End (1998)
Worst continuity issues ever......
While the episode is great filled with awesome performances and a great way to end the season, I can't get past the opening of the chess board and game. The overhead beginning view of the game shows no rook checking the king, but the Russian's move is for the king to take the rook next to it. Then the American boy is shown to move another rook to check the king again, but he has a 3rd rook next to his king. Then when the Russian moves his king again to move out of check his queen which was blocked by a pawn and a queen moves in and checkmates the Russian's king. Now I know that details get overlooked in between takes, but I would think that an important set up of this chess match and subsequent moves should have been much more closely watched and pieces should have been reset corresponding to each take. It really bothers me, and it shouldn't, I just find the lack of attention to details annoying. Bash me if you want, but it ruined the episode for me and dropped it from great to good.