Continuity mistake: When Tony is telling Nick Fury that Justin Hammer is gunning for him, he is directly facing Fury. When the shot changes, Tony has suddenly rotated in his chair 90° clockwise. (00:05:12)
Continuity mistake: When Nick Fury picks up the file folder, you can see both sides if the folder are blank. A couple of shots later, a label reading "Top Secret" has appeared on the side facing Fury. (00:05:07)
Continuity mistake: When Nick Fury sits down on the table, the clip on the file folder is pointed towards Fury. When the shot changes, it is pointed away from him. (00:05:01)
Continuity mistake: When Tony sits down after greeting Nick Fury, a glass of water is on the table next to him. When the shot changes, a file folder has instantly appeared next to the glass. (00:04:59)
Continuity mistake: When Nick Fury is saying Tony is always up to something new, his toothpick is hanging out of the right side of his mouth. When the shot changes, it is hanging out of the left side. (00:04:53)
Continuity mistake: When Justin Hammer is telling Iron Man why he went after Tony Stark, he is standing in front of the hole in the wall. A couple of shots later, he is suddenly standing in front of a pristine wall with an intercom on it. (00:02:35)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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 1 - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Hawkeye is saying "It's just you and me, Iron Man," the feathers on the right side of the arrows in his quiver briefly change color from white to yellow. Additionally, the head of the arrow nocked in his bow is spherical. When the shot changes, it is forked. (00:17:08)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Other mistake: When the reporters begin taking pictures of Tony Stark during his press conference, several of them have been drawn without faces. (00:19:49 - 00:20:17)
The Armor Wars: Part 1 - S2-E8
Other mistake: When Tony is at the wellness center, the sign outside says "Center for Achievement of Bliss," but the receptionist welcomes him to the "Center for the Achievement of Eternal Bliss." (00:08:47)
Other mistake: As with all previous episodes in this season, this one ends with Mandarin tracking down one of his ten rings. However, when he retrieved a ring at the end of the previous episode and adorned it, he was shown wearing a ring on all ten fingers. (00:20:37 - 00:21:17)
Other mistake: When Dark Aegis blows up a section of a building to get Iron Man's attention, the trail of smoke becomes still after the finishes panning left. (00:12:23)
Factual error: When War Machine is drifting towards the star, just before Iron Man rescues him, he rotates his body to bring himself to a dead stop. Since he's in the vacuum of space, rotating his body would not have stopped him. He would have instead continued drifting, but with his body now drifting into the star feet first. (00:09:56)
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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