The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Crimson Dynamo blasts Iron Man with his chest ray, the circular housing for it is suddenly a darker shade of red. (00:01:27)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When H.O.M.E.R. begins speaking to Iron Man during his fight with Crimson Dynamo, he is appearing on a monitor on Iron Man's right gauntlet. When Iron Man is then shown flying downwards towards Crimson Dynamo, the monitor is now gone. (00:02:02)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Crimson Dynamo is flying towards Iron Man after Iron Man "sucker-punched" him, his visor has changed color from black to red. (00:02:08)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Julia is walking away from Tony's house, she angrily knocks over a mailbox. The mailbox wasn't there in the establishing shot of the house at the beginning of the scene. (00:07:27 - 00:08:14)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Rhodey and Julia are standing at Tony's front double-door, both doors are the same shade of purple, and the handle for each door is the same shade of gold. When the shot changes to Tony opening one of the doors, it is a different shade of purple than the other one, and the handle is a light shade of yellow instead of gold. (00:07:27)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When the Controller's guards are pointing their guns at Iron Man, the one in the center has olive skin and long hair, while the one on the right is bald. When it changes to a wide shot from behind, the one in the middle now has darker colored skin and short hair, and the bald man now has hair. (00:10:30)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When the Controller's guards are firing their guns at Iron Man, the hole that Iron Man blasted into the wall has disappeared. (00:10:37)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When the Controller throws a punch at Iron Man, he misses and hits the wall, leaving a small hole. When the shot changes, it is now a large hole that goes all the way through the wall. (00:11:10)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Stilt-Man is ascending outside the building, he is no more than two windows away from the corner of the building. When he is confronted by Iron Man, he is now five windows away from the corner. (00:12:23)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: The hole in the glass the Stilt-Man cuts becomes smaller when the shot changes. It also changes position multiple times. (00:12:33)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Justin Hammer is pouring a glass of liquor, the bottle and glass are mere inches apart. When the shot changes, the glass has suddenly moved further away from the bottle. (00:14:39)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Hawkeye is saying "It's just you and me, Iron Man," the feathers on the right side of the arrows in his quiver briefly change color from white to yellow. Additionally, the head of the arrow nocked in his bow is spherical. When the shot changes, it is forked. (00:17:08)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Nick Fury places the government document on Tony Stark's desk, he sets it down near the edge of his side of the desk. When the shot changes, the document is now in the center of the desk. (00:18:35)
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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