The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Tony Stark is suiting up after discovering how the Mandarin stole the Grim Reaper, he is doing so in his armory, which is a cylindrical room several stories tall. When he steps into his armor however, he is now in a lab area surrounded by equipment (as usual, the shot of him stepping into his armor is recycled from the show's Season 1 intro). (00:12:29 - 00:13:41)
The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat - S1-E5
Revealing mistake: When Whirlwind shows up on Mandarin's monitor to tell him Iron Man is attacking, Whirlwind appears out of thin air. (00:14:22)
The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: After War Machine pulls Dreadknight off his horse, he holds him straight up in the air by his javelin, while Blacklash is running towards him. When the shot changes, War Machine is suddenly no longer holding the javelin. Additionally, the javelin changes color from white to gold. (00:15:50)
The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Mandarin says to Iron Man "I'll melt you down for scrap," he is shown shooting an energy blast directly at Iron Man. When the shot changes, the energy blast is now going up towards the ceiling. (00:16:30)
The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat - S1-E5
Other mistake: When Iron Man is suiting up on his private jet, the environment around him is a lab, which would be far too large to fit on a private jet. (00:17:55)
The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Mandarin is departing in the Grim Reaper, he is the only one in the cockpit. Moments later when he is firing at Iron Man, MODOK is suddenly seated behind him. (00:18:20 - 00:19:05)
The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is chasing Mandarin as he is piloting the Grim Reaper, he flies over Mandarin's goons and nearly catches up to him. A couple of shots later, Iron Man is flying directly by Mandarin's goons again. (00:18:46)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: While battling the enemy ships at the beginning, Rhodey pierces the hull of one with a battering ram. When the shot changes, the tear in the hull is now missing. (00:01:59)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When Rhodey is looking at the 3D map inside his boat, Scarlet Witch's hands are bare, despite wearing gloves in previous shots. (00:02:35)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: The two men that Grey Gargoyle turned to stone early in the episode are in different positions when they are shown again about midway through the episode. (00:03:44 - 00:10:00)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When Tony is going over battle plans with the rest of the team, Hawkeye's gloves alternate between being entirely blue and having a square section missing from them in which the back of his hand is visible, which itself alternates between being on one glove or the other. (00:06:14)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When Hawkeye is calling MODOK 100% rotten, he is standing next to Tony. When the shot changes, he is suddenly a few feet behind him. (00:06:56)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When MODOK has infiltrated Iron Man's lab and is greeted by the heroes, they are shown with a corridor behind them. A couple of shots later, they are now standing outside. (00:08:05)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Revealing mistake: Shortly after MODOK has infiltrated Iron Man's lab, we see a shot of the entire complex from the outside, and it has water enclosed around some of its perimeter. None of the water is oscillating or rippling, despite being shown to be draining to a lower area in one enclosure, and surrounding silos in another enclosure. (00:08:13)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When Hawkeye is saying to MODOK "What makes you think we'd cut a deal with you," he is holding him by both wrists. When the shot changes, they are suddenly separated. (00:08:38)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Audio problem: When MODOK is saying "Because I can provide you with extremely valuable information," his mouth is mot moving for some of the words. (00:08:40)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Audio problem: When Alana is saying "Stay out of my way," her mouth is closed for the first three words. (00:10:47)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is telling MODOK that he had control of the failsafe systems the whole time, MODOK's mouth is hanging open. When the shot changes, he is only showing teeth. When the shot changes yet again, his mouth is now closed. (00:11:21)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When Alana is grabbing the tree branch to break it off, her hands are suddenly closer together when the shot changes, and the branch itself has a different shape to it. (00:12:38)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man blasts a crater into the ground for Grey Gargoyle to fall into, the walls of the crater change from yellowish-gray to orange when the shot changes. (00:18:45)
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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