The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Thing and Alicia are first shown from outside the window, the table in front of them has nothing on it. When the shot changes, a bag of popcorn has appeared on the table. (00:01:21)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Thing turns on the TV, you can see he and Alicia are sitting several feet away from it. When the electrical interference occurs, they are suddenly sitting much closer to the TV. (00:01:42)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Reed changes the channel to the "March of Science" program, the electrical surge strikes the TV antenna on the roof, and you can see a grotesque next to it that wasn't there in previous shots. (00:01:53 - 00:03:26)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Ultimo first emerges through the TV screen, you can see that from shoulder to shoulder, he is almost as wide as the rug. When the shot changes, you can see he is now considerably smaller. (00:02:32)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Revealing mistake: When Reed is saying "I want to watch my favorite program," part of his nose disappears. (00:03:14)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Other mistake: When Reed punches the dinosaur, he transforms his hands into what looks like the end of a sledgehammer. While Reed can change the shape of his hands with his stretching ability, he does not have the power to change the color of his skin in the process. (00:03:57)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Reed is saying "If we do not find its source," his thumb is colored white. (00:05:10)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Alicia is wishing the heroes good luck, her forehead and right temple are visible. When the shot changes, almost her entire forehead and temples are covered by her hair. (00:06:03)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Alicia is asking Silver Surfer if everyone is in danger, his surfboard is propped against the ground, with the high end about level with his head. A couple of shots later, the board is level with his abdomen. (00:06:52)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Plot hole: The Fantastic Four fly into space in their Fantasticar, and they are not wearing spacesuits or helmets. Even more baffling is after they enter Galactus' ship, they put spacesuits and helmets on, so they can prepare for "spacewalking." They may have super powers, but they still need to breathe oxygen to live, so being in the vacuum of space without any proper suits should have killed them. The Fantasticar later in the episode shows that each seat has the capability of being sealed with an airtight bubble covering, but they didn't show those being used when they were flying in space. (00:08:15 - 00:09:30)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Reed is confronting Doom, he stretches out towards him. A couple of shots later, he is shown stretching out towards Doom again. (00:10:21)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Audio problem: When Reed is saying "Surfer, are you all right?", his lips don't move and his teeth are showing. (00:11:05)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Factual error: When Doom puts out Johnny's thermite-induced flame, he tells him his body will expand in the vacuum of space until he bursts. While a human will body will expand in the vacuum of space, it wouldn't burst, as the skin is elastic enough to hold the body together. (00:12:12)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Plot hole: After Doom has stolen Silver Surfer's powers and retreats, Surfer tries to pursue him, but is too weak and falls off his board, and has to be rescued by Reed. Since they were in the vacuum of space, Surfer shouldn't have fallen off his board at all, he would have just floated away from it. (00:12:47)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Reed is stretching out to cushion Silver Surfer's fall, his hair is incorrectly colored blonde. (00:12:49)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Revealing mistake: When the heroes are fleeing in the Fantasticar from the exploding ship, you can see none of the seats are occupied. (00:13:14)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Reed is explaining how he's been trying to restore some of the Silver Surfer's powers, Sue is standing right next to him. When the shot changes, she is suddenly a couple steps away from him. (00:14:45)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Miss Forbes is flipping through the TV channels, you can see an ottoman with a bowl of food on it to her right, and it's about as tall as her mid-shins area. After she turns the TV off, the ottoman and bowl are now in front of the TV, while the ottoman itself is nearly as high as her waist. (00:15:01)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Miss Forbes is trying to get her dog to eat, the distance between the furniture and the television has dramatically increased from what it was at the beginning of the scene. (00:15:01 - 00:15:34)
The Silver Surfer & the Return of Galactus - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When the bowl of food lands of Miss Forbes' head, it is shown to have a flat bottom. A couple of shots later, the bowl is now shown to have a raised bottom. (00:15:35)
Answer: Gleaned from the Internet: Much of the negative reaction was due to the poor, simplistic, and outdated quality of the animation where the characters moved stiffly and clumsily through scenes. There were also some obvious animation compositing gaffs. The animation colors were also criticized as being overly bright and cheery and out of character to the established story's darker tone. The broad humor of the first season was replaced by a more mature narrative between the characters.
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