Continuity mistake: When Reed is showing everyone the new element, he is wearing a white lab coat. When Sue tells him to take a night off to go to the movies, he is suddenly wearing a light-blue suit jacket, and Sue holds up a white lab coat in front of him like the one he was just wearing. (00:00:13 - 00:00:34)
Audio problem: When Reed is saying "The psychic explosion freed her from Psycho-Man's control," his mouth isn't moving. (00:19:31)
Continuity mistake: When Reed outstretches his arm from underneath Psycho-Man's foot, his watch disappears when the shot changes. (00:14:57)
Continuity mistake: When Reed asks Johnny if he found Sue, he is wearing a watch on his left wrist. When he sits down and puts his hands on his cheeks, the watch is missing. (00:10:02)
Continuity mistake: When Thing is quivering on the ground, Psycho-Man is just a step behind him. A couple of shots later, Psycho-Man has moved back several feet. (00:02:58)
Continuity mistake: When Reed is looking at the new element he just harvested, he is up against the table. When the shot changes, he is suddenly back a couple steps. (00:00:11)
Plot hole: After Psycho-Man, disguised as Reed, lures Sue away from the outdoor tables of the cafe where she was dining with Alicia, Johnny and the real Reed walk up to Alicia a mere three seconds later and ask where Sue is. Reed and Johnny should have easily seen Psycho-Man impersonating Reed and walking away with Sue, because they approached Alicia from the street, it's not like they turned the corner out of some alley. (00:07:01)
Answer: Gleaned from the Internet: Much of the negative reaction was due to the poor, simplistic, and outdated quality of the animation where the characters moved stiffly and clumsily through scenes. There were also some obvious animation compositing gaffs. The animation colors were also criticized as being overly bright and cheery and out of character to the established story's darker tone. The broad humor of the first season was replaced by a more mature narrative between the characters.
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