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 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 Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Julia is chasing Clint through Hammer Hills, the watch she uses to communicate to Force Works is missing in some shots. (00:11:47)
Continuity mistake: When Mandarin is first seen at the end of the episode, his green hands are incorrectly colored yellow. (00:20:50)
Continuity mistake: When War Machine and Titanium Man are shooting their blasters at Dark Aegis' force field, War Machine is behind and to the left of Titanium Man. A couple of shots later, War Machine is suddenly in front of and above Titanium Man. (00:17:31)
Continuity mistake: When War Machine is asking Titanium Man what he's waiting for, he's resting against a large rock. A couple of shots later, the rock has disappeared. (00:16:24)
Continuity mistake: When Dark Aegis flies up to attack Iron Man, there is a large dust cloud in front of Iron Man. A couple of shots later, the dust cloud has disappeared entirely. (00:16:17)
Continuity mistake: When Dark Aegis is trying to talk Iron Man into joining him, he holds out his Oracle weapon for Iron Man to take. When the shot changes, the weapon is instantly mounted to his arm, and he is pointing it at Iron Man. (00:15:48)
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man catches War Machine just before he falls into the star, the devices on either side of War Machine's helmet are colored red, when they should be blue. (00:10:16)
Continuity mistake: When Titanium Man is using his eye lasers to cut a hole in the ship, the circle becomes drastically smaller just before he hits Iron Man. (00:09:25)
Continuity mistake: When H.O.M.E.R. is telling Tony that the spaceship is programmed to return to the planet Elysium in two hours, his arms are down at his side. When the shot changes, his right hand is on his hip. (00:05:52)
Continuity mistake: When Rhodey is watching Iron Man try to slow down the space ship, Iron Man is surrounded by partly cloudy blue sky. When the action switches to Iron Man's point of view, he is in outer space. (00:01:37)
Iron Man, on the Inside - S2-E6
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is saying to Hawkeye "It's a shame, you need all you can get," Hawkeye's collar area is flesh-colored, when it should be purple from his costume. (00:18:35)
Continuity mistake: When Crimson Dynamo is tossing Tony around, Tony opens up his armory by placing his hand on a biometric scanner on the right of the door. The scanner is then missing for the rest of the scene. (00:19:23)
Continuity mistake: When Tony first wakes up after being knocked out by Crimson Dynamo, you can tell by the angle of the light on the ceiling and Crimson Dynamo and the clone of his father leaning over him that he is lying down. When the shot changes, he is shackled in an upright position. A couple of shots later, he is lying down again. (00:18:09)
Continuity mistake: When Tony walks in on his father talking to H.O.M.E.R, his father has a gold clip on his tie. When the shot changes, the clip is gone. (00:10:19)
Iron Man, on the Inside - S2-E6
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man and Hawkeye are watching the Hacker being taken away by the police, the basketball hoop is behind them. When the shot changes, it is in front of them. (00:19:58)
Iron Man, on the Inside - S2-E6
Continuity mistake: When the hacker's home is first shown, he has a lawn between his house and the sidewalk. When Hawkeye and Iron Man are standing outside his house after the police have taken him away, the lawn has been replaced by a driveway. (00:18:55 - 00:20:04)
Iron Man, on the Inside - S2-E6
Continuity mistake: When Ultimo misses punching Iron Man, his fist connects with Hawkeye's spine and leaves cracks in one of the pedicles. When the shot changes, the cracks are gone. (00:15:20)
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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