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
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 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 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 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
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)
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 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 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 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 Nick Fury is telling Tony Stark that Firepower is missing, the white streaks in his hair are the same brown color as the rest of his hair. When the shot changes, the white streaks are back, but now the brown hair under them is white as well. (00:14:34)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Tony Stark is turning off the TV, the remote control's top edge is rounded. When the shot changes, it is now squared. (00:08:03)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Justin Hammer is talking to the reporters, there is a blonde woman wearing a hat in the foreground, she has a cameraman on her left and no-one is on her immediate right. A couple of shots later, her hat is larger than previously show, a different man is on her left, and another man is on her immediate right. (00:07:01)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man sets War Machine down next to Stingray, the negator patch Iron Man placed on Stingray's chest earlier in the scene is briefly missing. (00:04:59 - 00:06:41)
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)
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: 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 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)
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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