Enemy Within, Enemy Without - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When Iron Man is telling MODOK that he had control of the failsafe systems the whole time, MODOK's mouth is hanging open. When the shot changes, he is only showing teeth. When the shot changes yet again, his mouth is now closed. (00:11:21)
The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, the air traffic controller that is standing up has a mustache, and his tie is solid black. When the shot changes, he is clean-shaven, and his tie has orange stripes on it. (00:01:03)
The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat - S1-E5
Factual error: The U.S. flag hanging in the House Chambers has 21 stripes and 20 stars, 8 too many and 30 too few, respectively. (00:04:34)
The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When the committee chairman is pounding his gavel in the wideshot, the block is white. When the shot changes, the block is the same brown color as the gavel. (00:04:35)
Silence My Companion, My Death Destination - S1-E4
Factual error: The continents on the world map seen in Iron Man's lab are so crudely drawn that they shouldn't pass for an actual map a superhero team would legitimately use. South America looks more like Australia, and what appears to be Madagascar is too big in relation to Africa, and is also on the wrong side of the continent. (00:12:42)
Silence My Companion, My Death Destination - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When the general is putting his sunglasses on, they resemble safety goggles. When the shot changes, they look more like aviators. (00:01:50)
Silence My Companion, My Death Destination - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Julia is first seen monitoring Iron Man's space mission, the bracelet she is wearing on her left wrist throughout the scene is not there. (00:04:07)
Silence My Companion, My Death Destination - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When the Stark Industries tank is engaging its weapons system against the Hammer Industries vehicle, there are several rock formations immediately behind it. A couple of shots later and the tank is suddenly has no rock formations near it. (00:01:56)
Silence My Companion, My Death Destination - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Van Cliburn is playing the piano, the red handkerchief in his breast pocket is missing in one shot. (00:06:12)
Silence My Companion, My Death Destination - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Julia and Tony are first shown talking during the piano recital, they each have a glass of water near their right hands. When the shot changes, Julia's glass is suddenly further away from her hand, and Tony's glass looks to have disappeared altogether. Additionally, Tony's suit jacket changes color from black to white. (00:06:30)
Silence My Companion, My Death Destination - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Rachel is playing the arcade game, the number of buttons on her sweater varies throughout the scene. (00:09:03 - 00:09:37)
Silence My Companion, My Death Destination - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Rachel is cradling Iron Man and lamenting not going to her piano lesson, she has a cassette player attached to her hip that wasn't there in previously. Given the state of despair she's in, it's unlikely she would have pulled it from out of her pockets (if it would even fit) just to put it on her hip. (00:16:09)
Silence My Companion, My Death Destination - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: After Mandarin takes control of one of Stark Industries' tanks and turns it around, the yellow devices on top of it disappear. (00:17:57)
Silence My Companion, My Death Destination - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Justin Hammer is giving Tony and company the ransom demands, the top of his chair is higher than his shoulders in one shot, and then lower than his shoulders in the next shot. (00:09:44)
Continuity mistake: In the opening credits for Season 1, when Tony is stepping into the Iron Man armor, at first you can see the bottom of his pants go all the way down to his shoes. When the shot changes, his paints are raised and you can see his socks. (00:00:20)
Continuity mistake: When Tony is setting the timer, the appearance of the control panel completely changes when Julia is asking him if the person who reprogrammed his other satellites takes control of the one he is setting up. (00:10:37)
Continuity mistake: When Mandarin pulls the lever to initiate the decomposition sequence, the jewels on his rings are shown to take up about half the width. When the shot changes, the jewels are suddenly as wide as the rings themselves, if not wider. (00:18:20)
Continuity mistake: When Tony and Rhodey are talking to Bill Clinton, the stripes on the knot of Clinton's tie, from left to right, are blue, red, blue, and red. It then changes to red, blue, red, and blue when Clinton is asking Tony about his satellite systems. (00:04:32 - 00:05:26)
Continuity mistake: The orientation of the planes on the aircraft carrier at the beginning of the episode changes between shots. (00:01:00)
And the Sea Shall Give Up Its Dead - S1-E1
Other mistake: When Tony Stark is typing on the keyboard, some of the keys are depressing without him touching them.
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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