Iron Man to the Second Power: Part 2 - S1-E10
Revealing mistake: When the two women civilians are talking to each other while Iron Man is battling his robot duplicate, none of the other civilians standing behind them blink or move a muscle for the entire 20 seconds that the camera is on them. (00:15:05)
Iron Man to the Second Power: Part 2 - S1-E10
Continuity mistake: When Hypnotia stumbles off the roof, she falls below the first set of windows. When Blacklash catches her with his whip, she is now suddenly barely over the edge of the roof. There is also a black structure around the outer ledge that disappears when Hypnotia is pulled back onto the roof. (00:16:37)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Rhodey, Julia and Wanda are watching Iron Man heading to the volcano on the monitor, Julia is standing with her feet pressed together and pointed at the equipment in front of her. When the shot changes, her feet are now several inches apart and pointed towards Rhodey on her left. (00:01:18)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 1 - S1-E11
Audio problem: When Fin Fang Foom is saying "I'll do nothing for you, until you agree to do something for me," his mouth is hardly moving for any of the words. (00:04:05)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 1 - S1-E11
Audio problem: When Fin Fang Foom is saying "I felt sure you would be reasonable," his mouth doesn't move for most of the words. (00:04:55)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Walter Stark stops his lawnmower to call out to Tony, a fountain and a stone pathway have suddenly appeared around him. (00:11:08)
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)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 1 - S1-E11
Audio problem: When Walter Stark is saying "All for nothing," his mouth doesn't move for the third word. (00:14:27)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Tony Stark is riding in a speedboat, he has a blonde in a red bikini on his left, and a brunette in a blue bikini on his right. When the shot changes, the women have swapped sides. (00:14:35)
Origin of Iron Man: Part 2 - S1-E12
Deliberate mistake: When the Mandarin's goons are attacking the monastery, all five monks inside have the same face. (00:06:23)
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)
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 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
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 Mandarin's goons begin attacking Force Works, Hawkeye comments that it's time to take out the garbage and you can see an ice wall behind him. When the shot changes, it is now a cliff wall that is behind him. (00:17:40)
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: 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: 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 Century and Clint are arguing about music always conveying truth, Tony is standing between Julia and Wanda. A couple of shots later when Julia tells Century and Clint to cool it, she is now standing next to Wanda, with Tony nowhere to be seen. (00:03:23)
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)
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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