Origin of Iron Man: Part 1 - S1-E11
Character mistake: When young Tony Stark is telling his father that their helicopter's anti-flak chip didn't kick in, he acknowledges that it was his fault by saying he blew it. When his father corrects him and says "No Tony, we blew it. Stark and Son," Tony defensively says "The anti-flak chip failed, it's not my fault," completely contradicting what he said seconds earlier. (00:14:00)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Julia is chasing Clint through Hammer Hills, the watch she uses to communicate to Force Works is missing in some shots. (00:11:47)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Revealing mistake: When Julia is chasing Clint through Hammer Hills, her upper body appears from out of thin air when she is coming over the hill. (00:11:49)
The Wedding of Iron Man - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Mandarin attacks Tony Stark and lifts him in the air, Hypnotia has suddenly appeared next to Julia when the shot changes. Given that she wasn't visible in any previous shots, even if Hypnotia was standing near Julia, not enough time had passed once Tony was lifted for her to appear in that spot. (00:17:56)
The Wedding of Iron Man - S1-E13
Plot hole: When Mandarin is concluding that Tony Stark and Iron Man are one and the same, he is watching video footage of when he had Tony Stark captive, and Tony first constructed the Iron Man armor and used a dummy that looked like himself in order to fool Mandarin into thinking that Iron Man was rescuing Tony Stark from captivity. If Mandarin had video footage of Tony Stark in that room where he organized his own rescue, then he also would have had footage of Tony Stark constructing the dummy of himself in the first place, and thus would have known Stark was Iron Man from the get go. (00:13:06)
The Wedding of Iron Man - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Mandarin destroys MODOK's robotic raven, MODOK is facing the monitor. When the shot changes, he is suddenly facing Mandarin. (00:06:52)
The Wedding of Iron Man - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Tony is concluding that Mandarin has been eavesdropping on Force Works for some time, we see a shot of, from left to right, Century, Julia, and Wanda. After Rhodey says he agrees with Tony, it is now shown from left to right to be Julia, Wanda, and Century. In the next shot, it is back to the original formation. (00:05:31)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 2 - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Fin Fang Foom and the Mandarin's two mechanical dragons are looking for Tony Stark, they are flying in a clockwise fashion above the crevice opening, and they all change color when reaching a certain position. The silver dragon starts out at around 6 o'clock and then turns into the green color of Fin Fang Foom when it reaches around 9 o'clock. Then Fin Fang Foom turns into the gold dragon when he reaches around 3 o'clock. Lastly, the gold dragon closes the loop by turning silver when it reaches around 6 o'clock. The process repeats itself four more times. (00:12:45)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 2 - S1-E12
Audio problem: When Fin Fang Foom is saying to MODOK "You who believed they would give the Mandarin power over me," his mouth is not moving for the first three words. (00:09:01)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 2 - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Force Works regroups around IRVING to try to locate Tony Stark, Wanda is standing to the left of Century with both hands on her hips, and War Machine lands on her left. When the shot changes, she now only has her left hand on her hip while her right arm is straight down at her side, and she is now suddenly on War Machine's left. Additionally, Century has now moved several feet away and is standing next to Spider-Woman. (00:12:52)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 2 - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Fin Fang Foom is demanding that Mandarin turn over his dragons to him, they are standing outside. When the smoke from Fin Fang Foom's breath clears afterwards, they are suddenly indoors. (00:08:18)
The Wedding of Iron Man - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Tony and Julia are driving away after their wedding, Tony notices in the rear view mirror that they are being followed. When Julia is saying "After all, a girl doesn't get married to her dream man every day," you can see the driver's seat next to her is unoccupied, even though Tony should be seated in it. (00:15:02)
The Wedding of Iron Man - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When the reverend is about to pronounce Tony and Julia husband and wife, Clint, Century, and a woman in blue seated between them are facing forward. When the shot changes, Clint is suddenly looking over at Century, and the woman in blue is looking at Clint. (00:13:35)
The Wedding of Iron Man - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Clint is talking about the armory monitor, Century and Julia are standing to his right. A couple of shots later, Julia tells the computer to stop and feature screen three. When the shot changes, she is standing all by her lonesome, even though the other two should still be standing next to her. (00:09:52)
The Wedding of Iron Man - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Mandarin is saying "Find me the name of that man, and I shall exterminate him," his closed right fist is raised with his thumb pointing at his face. When the shot changes, his right arm is suddenly down at his side. (00:07:44)
The Wedding of Iron Man - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Wanda is dismissing the possibility of Mandarin planting a bug in Stark's armory, she is looking through a deck of tarot cards. When the shot changes, her hands are down at her sides. (00:04:55)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 2 - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man says "Let's go home," he is standing on rocky terrain. When the shot changes, he is shown taking off from a tiled floor inside a lab. (00:20:39)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 2 - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Blizzard forms a storm cloud, it is barely above his head. After Living Laser throws a ball of energy into the cloud, the effects begin to harm Blizzard, and when the shot changes, the storm cloud is nowhere to be seen. (00:17:45)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 2 - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: Throughout the episode, Fin Fang Foom's eyes alternate between having solid black pupils, red pupils with a black outline, and no pupils at all.
The Wedding of Iron Man - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Tony and Julia are thrown from the car, they are shown landing on rocky terrain. When the shot changes, they are now shown to have landed in a grassy area, with Tony Stark lying face down with his head near a rock. When the shot changes again, Tony's head is now facing his right shoulder, and there is no longer a rock near his head. (00:17:00)
Answer: Gleaned from the Internet: Some critics criticized the premise of so many one-off battles that were introduced and concluded within one or two episodes. Others felt the first-season plot lines were overly simplistic and never progressed or developed through the season. Also, the rivalry between Iron Man and the Mandarin also failed to capture viewer's attention.
raywest ★