The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is in his exoskeleton armor and addressing Firepower, the section of his armor on his right shoulder briefly disappears. (00:16:04)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is disarming the bomb, the sclera and irises of his eyes are incorrectly flesh-colored and white, respectively. (00:18:23)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man first enters Justin Hammer's office, Hammer is sitting around the center of his large desk. When the shot changes, he is suddenly sitting at the edge of the desk closest to the windows. (00:18:41)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is uploading a virus to Justin Hammer's computer, the computer was not on the desk when Iron Man first entered Hammer's office. (00:18:41 - 00:19:25)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Tony Stark is holding the plate of coffee cups, the white sling on his arm is the same blue color as his robe. (00:20:11)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When the Mandarin is in the jewelry store at the end, he is shown as having only retrieved six of his ten power rings, with the ring in the jewelry store to be his seventh. In addition to previous episodes showing him to having already retrieved all ten rings, when he walks out of the jewelry store and places the ring he just stole on his left hand middle finger, you can see that he now has nine rings, with the thumb of his right hand being the only digit not adorned with a ring. (00:20:59)
Other mistake: When H.O.M.E.R. is bringing up the map to show where MODOK's likely location is, the states are so crudely drawn that they shouldn't be considered to be a legitimate map. The four corners of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona don't line up, Utah is almost entirely square-shaped, Nevada looks like it has been smashed between California and Utah, and the eastern part of New Mexico has been elongated. (00:08:52)
Plot hole: When Mandarin is using his power rings to see the different kinds of suits that Iron Man has built, all the footage is clips of Iron Man using different suits in previous episodes. Assuming the rings had the power to do that, then they should also be able to show Mandarin that Iron Man is Tony Stark, because if they have the power to show Iron Man using different armors down to the most minute detail, then they should also be able to show him removing his armor to reveal Tony Stark underneath. Not to mention that H.O.M.E.R. frequently refers to Iron Man as "Mr. Stark" when communicating with him.
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: After Julia is vanished by the light beam, her binoculars land next to a rock. A couple of shots later, the rock has disappeared. (00:02:00)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Revealing mistake: When the Leader is observing Iron Man through binoculars, Iron Man flies by the same group of rock formations twice. (00:02:21)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When both of the Mandarin's rings are shown early in this episode, they each have a light-blue gem. When Leader drops the case they are in later in the episode, one of them now has a red gem. (00:03:04 - 00:07:30)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When the Leader is talking about obtaining Mandarin's powers, the camera is focused on the ring on his finger, with Leader's face reflected in it. It then match-cuts to an outstretched finger adorned with a ring and Bruce Banner's face reflected in it. When the shot changes, Banner is holding the ring between his thumb and index finger. (00:03:24)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When Bruce Banner is observing the ring, its gem is the same gold color as the rest of the ring, when previous and subsequent shots show the gem to be light-blue. (00:03:32)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man, Bruce Banner and Rhodey are all in the helicopter, Banner is sitting directly behind Iron Man. A couple of shots later, Banner is sitting directly behind Rhodey. (00:04:38)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When Leader is attacking the helicopter, it causes Bruce Banner to fully transform into the Hulk. When Hulk is jumping out of the helicopter, he is shown to have Banner's head, which again transforms into the Hulk's head as he freefalls. (00:06:30)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When the Leader comes to, he looks over at the broken case that contained two of the Mandarin's rings, and sees only one, which Hulk picks up and then inadvertently teleports himself and Iron Man to another time with. When Rhodey tells Leader to bring them back, he says he can't do so without the other ring, only for Rhodey to bend down and pick up the second ring from the same spot the first ring was, even though it was shown to be missing moments earlier. (00:07:39 - 00:08:33)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When Rhodey picks up the ring, he does so with his left hand while holding a rifle in his other hand. When the shot changes, the ring and rifle have swapped hands. (00:08:25)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Other mistake: When Hulk throws the ring into the volcano, it is rapidly approaching the lava before Iron Man dives after it and successfully catches it before it lands in the lava. At the rate the ring was falling, it would have landed in the lava well before Iron Man could swoop down and catch it. (00:09:08)
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.
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