The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man and Stingray emerge from the ocean, Iron Man's right hand is on Stingray's left shoulder. When the shot changes, Iron Man's right hand is now being grasped by Stingray's left hand. (00:04:08)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is saying "Maybe I'm working alone these days," the sclera and irises of his eyes are incorrectly flesh-colored and white, respectively. (00:04:16)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man sets War Machine down next to Stingray, the negator patch Iron Man placed on Stingray's chest earlier in the scene is briefly missing. (00:04:59 - 00:06:41)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When War Machine emerges from the ocean, the bluish-gray section of his armor is incorrectly colored dark blue. (00:06:11)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Justin Hammer is talking to the reporters, there is a blonde woman wearing a hat in the foreground, she has a cameraman on her left and no-one is on her immediate right. A couple of shots later, her hat is larger than previously show, a different man is on her left, and another man is on her immediate right. (00:07:01)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Tony Stark is turning off the TV, the remote control's top edge is rounded. When the shot changes, it is now squared. (00:08:03)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Nick Fury is overseeing the cleanup of Iron Man's attack on Firepower, the patch on his right shoulder is purple. When he is admonishing the soldier for playing around with Iron Man's helmet, the patch is now brown. A couple of shots later, the patch is now blue. (00:10:37)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Other mistake: When Nick Fury is overseeing the cleanup of Iron Man's attack on Firepower, his fingernails have been drawn on his gloved hands. (00:10:38 - 00:11:03)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Nick Fury is telling Tony Stark that Firepower is missing, the white streaks in his hair are the same brown color as the rest of his hair. When the shot changes, the white streaks are back, but now the brown hair under them is white as well. (00:14:34)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is in his exoskeleton armor and addressing Firepower, the section of his armor on his right shoulder briefly disappears. (00:16:04)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is disarming the bomb, the sclera and irises of his eyes are incorrectly flesh-colored and white, respectively. (00:18:23)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man first enters Justin Hammer's office, Hammer is sitting around the center of his large desk. When the shot changes, he is suddenly sitting at the edge of the desk closest to the windows. (00:18:41)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is uploading a virus to Justin Hammer's computer, the computer was not on the desk when Iron Man first entered Hammer's office. (00:18:41 - 00:19:25)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Tony Stark is holding the plate of coffee cups, the white sling on his arm is the same blue color as his robe. (00:20:11)
The Armor Wars: Part 2 - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When the Mandarin is in the jewelry store at the end, he is shown as having only retrieved six of his ten power rings, with the ring in the jewelry store to be his seventh. In addition to previous episodes showing him to having already retrieved all ten rings, when he walks out of the jewelry store and places the ring he just stole on his left hand middle finger, you can see that he now has nine rings, with the thumb of his right hand being the only digit not adorned with a ring. (00:20:59)
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)
Plot hole: When Mandarin is using his power rings to see the different kinds of suits that Iron Man has built, all the footage is clips of Iron Man using different suits in previous episodes. Assuming the rings had the power to do that, then they should also be able to show Mandarin that Iron Man is Tony Stark, because if they have the power to show Iron Man using different armors down to the most minute detail, then they should also be able to show him removing his armor to reveal Tony Stark underneath. Not to mention that H.O.M.E.R. frequently refers to Iron Man as "Mr. Stark" when communicating with him.
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)
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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