Hands of the Mandarin: Part 1 - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When the councilman is ordering the guards to remove Mandarin from the room, there is a glass of water on the table in front of him that wasn't there in previous and subsequent shots. (00:01:00)
Hands of the Mandarin: Part 2 - S2-E13
Continuity mistake: When Hawkeye is lamenting over Rhodey's apparent death, he has at least six arrows in his quiver. A few shots later, there are only four. (00:03:18)
Hands of the Mandarin: Part 1 - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When Rhodey is towing Hawkeye in his jet into Manhattan, Hawkeye has seven arrows in his quiver. A few shots later, there are only five. (00:06:48)
Hands of the Mandarin: Part 1 - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When the gust of wind tears through the wing of Hawkeye's jet, the length of the tear varies depending on the shot. (00:08:14)
Hands of the Mandarin: Part 1 - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is leaving Hong Kong, Hawkeye has four arrows in his quiver. A couple of shots later, there are five. (00:16:40)
Hands of the Mandarin: Part 1 - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man hits MODOK with a repulsor blast, MODOK goes somersaulting backwards. When the shot changes, MODOK is still somersaulting, but his body has flipped 180°. (00:17:56)
Hands of the Mandarin: Part 1 - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When Mandarin blasts off a piece of Iron Man's armor, it leaves his left arm and shoulder and half of his chest exposed. When Mandarin is removing Iron Man's helmet, his right arm is exposed as well. (00:19:05 - 00:19:36)
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
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 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 Iron Man is explaining to Hulk that he needs the ring to save Julia, the hair on the side of Hulk's head is the same green color as his skin. (00:10:58)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When Hulk rips off the left arm section of Iron Man's armor, the thumb moves to the opposite side of the hand in the same shot, effectively making it the right arm. (00:14:24)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: After Julia is vanished by the light beam, her binoculars land next to a rock. A couple of shots later, the rock has disappeared. (00:02:00)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When Leader is attacking the helicopter, it causes Bruce Banner to fully transform into the Hulk. When Hulk is jumping out of the helicopter, he is shown to have Banner's head, which again transforms into the Hulk's head as he freefalls. (00:06:30)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When the Leader comes to, he looks over at the broken case that contained two of the Mandarin's rings, and sees only one, which Hulk picks up and then inadvertently teleports himself and Iron Man to another time with. When Rhodey tells Leader to bring them back, he says he can't do so without the other ring, only for Rhodey to bend down and pick up the second ring from the same spot the first ring was, even though it was shown to be missing moments earlier. (00:07:39 - 00:08:33)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When Leader is saying "Nonetheless, I have spared her valueless life," his right hand is raised with the middle and ring fingers touching. When the shot changes, the two fingers are suddenly separated. (00:13:26)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When Hulk is saying "No save Banner," Iron Man is wearing the left arm section if his armor, even though Hulk tore it off moments earlier and was holding it. (00:15:48)
Hulk Buster - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When Leader is saying "It is I who shall acquire the power of the Hulk," his mustache briefly disappears from his face. (00:18:13)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Other mistake: In the shot of the cliff just before Iron Man and Stingray rise out of the ocean, the lighthouse is the same color as the sky and clouds surrounding it. (00:04:05)
Other mistake: When H.O.M.E.R. is bringing up the map to show where MODOK's likely location is, the states are so crudely drawn that they shouldn't be considered to be a legitimate map. The four corners of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona don't line up, Utah is almost entirely square-shaped, Nevada looks like it has been smashed between California and Utah, and the eastern part of New Mexico has been elongated. (00:08:52)
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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