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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 and Stingray emerge from the ocean, Iron Man's right hand is on Stingray's left shoulder. When the shot changes, Iron Man's right hand is now being grasped by Stingray's left hand. (00:04:08)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When War Machine emerges from the ocean, the bluish-gray section of his armor is incorrectly colored dark blue. (00:06:11)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Other mistake: When Nick Fury is overseeing the cleanup of Iron Man's attack on Firepower, his fingernails have been drawn on his gloved hands. (00:10:38 - 00:11:03)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is saying "Maybe I'm working alone these days," the sclera and irises of his eyes are incorrectly flesh-colored and white, respectively. (00:04:16)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is disarming the bomb, the sclera and irises of his eyes are incorrectly flesh-colored and white, respectively. (00:18:23)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Nick Fury is overseeing the cleanup of Iron Man's attack on Firepower, the patch on his right shoulder is purple. When he is admonishing the soldier for playing around with Iron Man's helmet, the patch is now brown. A couple of shots later, the patch is now blue. (00:10:37)
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
Other mistake: When the reporters begin taking pictures of Tony Stark during his press conference, several of them have been drawn without faces. (00:19:49 - 00:20:17)
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 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 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)
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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