Continuity mistake: When Mandarin and MODOK are watching the satellite pass by, they are positioned close to each other. When the shot changes, they are suddenly several feet apart. (00:11:49)
Other mistake: When Iron Man tells Mandarin that he's been waiting to meet him face to face, they are standing only a few yards apart. Mandarin retorts by saying "Then face this, Iron Man," while firing an energy blast from one of his rings at him. The shot changes and Iron Man is hit by the blast. With how fast the blast was shown traveling and the short distance between the two, Iron Man would have been hit by the blast before Mandarin could have finished saying his comeback line. (00:14:38)
Continuity mistake: After Century restores gravity to the vessel, he is suddenly nowhere near the control panel he used to accomplish the task. (00:18:06)
Other mistake: When Century is pressing the button on the control panel to restore gravity to the vessel, you can see his finger doesn't actually touch the button. (00:18:06)
Continuity mistake: When Mandarin pulls the lever to initiate the decomposition sequence, the jewels on his rings are shown to take up about half the width. When the shot changes, the jewels are suddenly as wide as the rings themselves, if not wider. (00:18:20)
Continuity mistake: Mandarin pulls a lever to initiate a decomposition sequence on the vessel. When the shot changes, MODOK is suddenly in view next to Mandarin's arm. (00:18:20)
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Continuity mistake: When the general is putting his sunglasses on, they resemble safety goggles. When the shot changes, they look more like aviators. (00:01:50)
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Continuity mistake: When the Stark Industries tank is engaging its weapons system against the Hammer Industries vehicle, there are several rock formations immediately behind it. A couple of shots later and the tank is suddenly has no rock formations near it. (00:01:56)
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Other mistake: When Iron Man is attacked by Dreadknight, he calls out to Julia saying "He hit a major cyber shot," to which she responds by saying "Who hit what? You're alone out there, Tony." Moments later when Rhodey walks up to Julia, he asks her what's wrong with Tony, and she replies by saying "He thinks Dreadknight attacked him in a terminal reality simulation." Tony never told Julia that it was Dreadknight that attacked him, so she couldn't have known that's who Tony was referring to. (00:04:02 - 00:04:37)
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Continuity mistake: When Julia is first seen monitoring Iron Man's space mission, the bracelet she is wearing on her left wrist throughout the scene is not there. (00:04:07)
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Continuity mistake: When Dreadknight is approaching Iron Man for the second time, there is no energy surge around Iron Man's helmet. When the shot changes to Julia watching Iron Man on the monitor, he suddenly has an energy surge around his helmet. When the shot changes back to Iron Man, the energy surge is no longer there. (00:04:38)
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Revealing mistake: When Van Cliburn is playing the piano, some of the keys he strikes do not depress. (00:06:08)
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Continuity mistake: When Van Cliburn is playing the piano, the red handkerchief in his breast pocket is missing in one shot. (00:06:12)
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Continuity mistake: When Julia and Tony are first shown talking during the piano recital, they each have a glass of water near their right hands. When the shot changes, Julia's glass is suddenly further away from her hand, and Tony's glass looks to have disappeared altogether. Additionally, Tony's suit jacket changes color from black to white. (00:06:30)
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Audio problem: When Mandarin is saying "Iron Man is doomed," his mouth is not in sync with the dialogue. (00:07:31)
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Audio problem: When Julia's daughter Rachel is saying "I'm a dork," she does so while puckering her lips and kissing Julia on the cheek. While it's possible to speak while your mouth is in that position, your voice will sound different than normal, and Rachel's voice sounds the same as usual. (00:07:58)
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Continuity mistake: When Rachel is playing the arcade game, the number of buttons on her sweater varies throughout the scene. (00:09:03 - 00:09:37)
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Continuity mistake: When Rachel is zapped by the arcade game joysticks, the shapeshifter pretending to be her friend Leslie is wearing glasses. When the shot changes, "Leslie" is no longer wearing glasses. (00:09:25)
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Audio problem: When Justin Hammer is saying "You bring me the plans for the Watchman's database," his mouth movement is not in sync with the dialogue. (00:09:40)
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Continuity mistake: When Justin Hammer is giving Tony and company the ransom demands, the top of his chair is higher than his shoulders in one shot, and then lower than his shoulders in the next shot. (00:09:44)
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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