The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Revealing mistake: When Mandarin is saying "We'll scoop Iron Man's armor out of its vault," the right side of his mustache appears in front of his right thumbnail, and then behind it in the same shot. (00:17:58)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Julia is saying "Have we been bugged?", she is wearing an earring in her right ear. When the shot changes, the earring is now missing, and as she turns her head, you can see she is not wearing an earring in her left ear either. A couple of shots later, an earring has appeared on her left ear. (00:08:37)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Mandarin is saying "Perfection," MODOK's face is the same color as his hover chair. (00:02:36)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: After Julia says "Oui, oui, Inspector Dreyfus," the shot changes and her earring is suddenly missing. (00:09:51)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Tony is asking Julia if she still has her rubber-soled shoes, Rhodey's beard is the same color as his skin. (00:09:46)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Clint is rescuing Hypnotia from drowning, a ladder appears at the edge of the pool, and her blonde hair is suddenly brown. (00:12:20)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Tony Stark is suiting up inside his car, the interior of the car is now significantly larger than it was in all previous shots. (00:02:43 - 00:04:09)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Revealing mistake: When Spider-Woman is blasting at Whirlwind and Blizzard, one shot pans to the left from Whirlwind to Blizzard, and you can see the edge of an animation cel. (00:05:03)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Mandarin is talking about bringing lucrative defense work to Justin Hammer at Tony Stark's expense, the lighting and shadows on his face changes between shots. (00:01:50)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Julia is putting on her mask, you can see it is hourglass-shaped and would only cover her eyes. Once the mask is applied to her face, it is somehow also covering her entire forehead. (00:03:53)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Hawkeye sits down and puts his feet up, they are at the base of the large monitor. When the shot changes, his feet are now resting on a control panel beneath the monitor. (00:08:57)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Hawkeye is first shown riding his motorcycle/hoverbike hybrid, it is first shown to be riding on the ground, then hovering, then back to being on the ground. (00:10:14)
The Defection of Hawkeye - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Justin Hammer is posing for pictures with the hypnotized Clint, Clint has a blank expression on his face. When Clint is shown the pictures later, he is smiling. (00:14:21 - 00:15:56)
Origin of the Mandarin - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is telling Century and Spider-Woman to monitor alarm channels, Rhodey is standing behind Hawkeye. When the shot changes, Hawkeye is still visible, but Rhodey is nowhere to be seen. (00:04:43)
Origin of the Mandarin - S1-E7
Revealing mistake: When Mandarin is holding the gems, the energy surges around his hands stay in place when he moves his hands, just before his voice-over says "I was reborn." (00:11:46)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When Rhodey is looking at the 3D map inside his boat, Scarlet Witch's hands are bare, despite wearing gloves in previous shots. (00:02:35)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Revealing mistake: When Iron Man tells MODOK that his wife is waiting to see him, MODOK's nose and a section of his headband are briefly missing from his face. (00:19:49)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: While battling the enemy ships at the beginning, Rhodey pierces the hull of one with a battering ram. When the shot changes, the tear in the hull is now missing. (00:01:59)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When Tony is going over battle plans with the rest of the team, Hawkeye's gloves alternate between being entirely blue and having a square section missing from them in which the back of his hand is visible, which itself alternates between being on one glove or the other. (00:06:14)
Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: The two men that Grey Gargoyle turned to stone early in the episode are in different positions when they are shown again about midway through the episode. (00:03:44 - 00:10:00)
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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