Revealing mistake: When Tony is saying "A little sabbatical about now would sure be nice," the edge of the animation cel is visible on the left side of the screen. (00:19:28)
Revealing mistake: After Titanium Man says that Dark Aegis wants power to annihilate, the screen shakes to emphasize an offscreen explosion, during which time the edge of the animation cel is visible on the left side of the screen. (00:17:07)
Revealing mistake: When Dark Aegis is saying "But, I'll help you take that step by doing the next one with you," the edge of animation cel is visible on the left side of the screen. (00:15:37)
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
Revealing mistake: When Julia and Rhodey are driving along the Pacific Coast Highway, the fourth and fifth shots in the scene are recycled from the first and second shots, respectively. (00:06:45)
Iron Man, on the Inside - S2-E6
Revealing mistake: When Julia is shaking pepper onto Hawkeye's nostrils, the edge of an animation cell is visible in Hawkeye's philtrum area. (00:16:48)
Revealing mistake: When Mandarin lifts up the fallen canopy, the arm that is underneath it is briefly transparent. (00:20:24)
Revealing mistake: When Tony Stark is approaching his father Walter in the hospital bed, what looks to be a hair on the animation cel appears to the left (viewer's right) of Walter's head, beginning on the pillow and extending off the bed, and then disappears after a few frames, just before Tony steps into the shot. (00:07:32)
Cell of Iron - S2-E3
Revealing mistake: When Iron Man is flying towards Star Well as it is hurtling towards Earth after clearing out Sunturion, you can see the animators didn't depict it actually moving towards Earth, it is motionless. (00:19:09)
Revealing mistake: When MODOK is fleeing after the dragons have been defeated, the edge of an animation cel is visible on the right side of the screen. (00:19:13)
Revealing mistake: When the villagers are bringing Mandarin to the doctor in a stretcher, you can see that the animators only drew the top half of his body, and the size of the stretcher is relative to it. When the shot changes, both the Mandarin's body and the stretcher are now the appropriate sizes. (00:21:05)
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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