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)
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 2 - S2-E13
Other mistake: When the mountain bandits are galloping towards Rhodey, they get about 10 feet from him when he raises his War Machine armor above his head, spins it around a few times, and then knocks a couple bandits off their horses with it. Given the short distance the bandits were from Rhodey combined with the speed at which they were approaching him, they would have reached him before he could have begun spinning his armor around. (00:08:58)
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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