Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 26: Hands of the Mandarin: Part 2 by AverageMansReviews

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 26: Hands of the Mandarin: Part 2 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is good.

Fundamental elements: there are cultural elements, background music, place jumps and time jumps I think.

Character developments: M.O.D.O.K. at some point in this episode explains why he puts up with the Mandarin and Stark/Iron Man comes to realize he sometimes needs help from other people or something to that effect.

Action sequences: they are good and we see Stark/Iron Man vs. the Mandarin for the final time.

This episode receives: 7/10, now if the truth was known I have watched this episode twice, just to make sure I didn't miss anything, but having said that I still missed bits and pieces the first and second time around. But I have to say that the final battle is a little bit short for me. Now I have said all of this; looking back over this TV program I have been struggling not to make this point now and again or it has just come to me but whatever the point may be, as this is the final episode it would seem a good time to bring up this point. The more I watched of this TV program the more the Mandarin is and was on screen, there is just one thing that kept popping into my mind and it would be this; how did the MCU get this character wrong [and before I have people leaving comments that without telling you too much, it wasn't him in the film title of Iron Man 3 2013, I know this; but it was him] and yes I am aware that what I have just said makes very little sense, so all I can suggest is for you to go and watch the film, so it makes sense.

I mean they had the right performer in Ben Kingsley, but in a nutshell the storyline elements and the whole it is the Mandarin but it isn't the Mandarin thing even to this day irritates me so much [I could go on and on about this point but I will not,] but in this TV program briefly it shows what kind of character we could have seen in the film I have just mentioned [and yes we do see elements of this iconic character in this film and without repeating myself too much the right performer was put in place, but what we ended up with was something in a nutshell; well it is just mind-boggling I think this is the best way for me to put it.

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 25: Hands of the Mandarin: Part 1 by AverageMansReviews

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 25: Hands of the Mandarin: Part 1 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is good.

Character developments: there are many returning characters, my next point will not make much sense now but if you watch this TV program up to this point in the right order, my point will make sense. Now at some point a character gets something of a technological standpoint put into his back and without giving too much away in this episode we see these characters having to stay away from this fog, because if they go in to it I think mostly everything of a technical background anything like this stops working. But for some strange reason this character is not affected whatsoever but Stark/iron Man is greatly affected [I would like to tell you more, but I cannot simply based on the facts I would be telling you too much of not one but two different episodes] and if it should happen I am wrong about this; I will apologize right now but it is one of those kind of points that is worthwhile mentioning even if I am correct or wrong.

Action sequences: they are all good and entertaining, here are just two examples that you can see in this episode a glider and parachutes gets used at different points.

This episode receives: 7/10, now I can't say too much about this point; but what I can say is this; something in this episode gets revealed and I have to say in my opinion the pay off in the moment is like this or feels like this ["okay moving on" or something to that effect] and it deserves or deserved much more than this or in the interest of fairness and balance may be they are going to do something in the next episode, but as I have already said in the moment or by this time the moment has gone, but generally speaking this episode is good.

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 24: Hulk Buster by AverageMansReviews

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 24: Hulk Buster by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is excellent.

Fundamental elements: there are time jumps and place jumps, voice-over elements and background music.

Storyline/Ongoing storyline: this storyline is a crossover, it does have elements of two origin storylines and on top of that we get an ending to the ongoing storyline as well.

Action sequences: Stark/Iron Man vs. Banner/Hulk going through different places and different times is interesting, well put together and entertaining.

This episode receives: 8/10, now how this episode is it does the right amount to get given this mark, you see anything less would be too harsh or anything more than this; it would have been maybe been too much based on my opinion, but having said all of this; this episode could have been quite comfortably a two-parter episode or episodes, without giving too much away there are not one but two of the Mandarin's rings in this episode and with what characters are being used, in a nutshell they could have got more out of this storyline, there is or was more mileage to be had here and seeing more of the Mandarin in this episode would have been a better idea as well.

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 23: Empowered by AverageMansReviews

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 23: Empowered by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is good, but as you see in this episode review I don't have too much to say about it really.

Storyline/Ongoing storyline: well I am a little bit stuck on what to say about this episode and yes I will be discussing both of these points together, in a nutshell this episode has a storyline to it, but it has been based around recapping previous events from either the storylines or the ongoing storyline elements.

This episode receives: 6/10, now I had a choice between this number and another number in the more I thought about it, the more I went with a real reflection of this episode. I understand what they were going for in this episode in one way or another was to maybe find a weakness [I am not going to tell you who for] and begin building towards this kind of final confrontation thing, but then again you could kind of miss out so many episodes and just watch this one instead, that is how much they use bits and pieces from the previous episodes [I should quickly say I am not suggesting you do this,] I am just trying to put out a balanced review.

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 22: The Armor Wars: Part 2 by AverageMansReviews

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 22: The Armor Wars: Part 2 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is excellent.

Fundamental elements: there is this voice-over element, place jumps and time jumps and background music.

Action sequences: they all give this episode great value for one example we get Stark/Iron Man vs. Rhodes/War Machine in this episode.

Character developments: the four main characters at this point in this TV series are either going a little bit crazy [Stark] or briefly as it relates to Rhodes and Carpenter, they are really concerned about Stark's mental stability and on top of that there is H.O.M.E.R. trying to say the right emotion or show the smallest emotion at the right time [it is a mixture between these two things really, you can see and feel what he is trying to say at this point] or in a nutshell there may be another job for him somewhere else if he doesn't give out the information, this will make better sense if or when you choose to watch this episode.

This episode receives: 8/10, this episode has many fun or interesting elements to it.

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 21: The Armor Wars: Part 1 by AverageMansReviews

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 21: The Armor Wars: Part 1 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is excellent.

Fundamental elements: there is voice-over elements, time jumps and place jumps, cultural elements and background music.

Storyline/Ongoing storyline: this storyline is really interesting, because without giving too much away and putting it in a nutshell, this storyline focuses more on Tony Stark as a person on a personal level and you can include his business in that as well over Tony Stark/Iron Man, yes the audience gets to see plenty of Iron Man and briefly there is no ongoing storyline elements at the end of this episode, on a quick side note there is this situation in this episode where the audience is seeing Stark talking to what seems to be these possibly board members [I could be wrong,] whilst at the same time there are two characters talking about this situation somewhere else [like a recap thing, but we are seeing it for the first time, once again I could be wrong.] I didn't know where to put this piece as you can see I went for this paragraph.

Character developments: now as I was making reference to in my previous paragraph these character developments are interesting and well placed throughout this episode [I am not going to tell you too much in great detail,] but I will make this point nonetheless I do like how the character developments are not rushed from everyone that is close to this situation.

This episode receives: 9/10, I did think about giving this episode an 8 out of 10 for about two seconds, but I quickly changed my mind because this episode hits the ground running with the action and then it switches from that to the character developments with action and other bits and pieces as well.

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 20: Distant Boundaries by AverageMansReviews

Iron Man 94 -- 96 [Disc C, 3] Episode 20: Distant Boundaries by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is excellent.

Storyline/Ongoing storyline: the storyline is good and as it relates to the ongoing storyline near the end of these episodes lately I cannot remember if it is going to be every episode that we get this ongoing storyline, I was thinking I would just that point out.

Outer space including this planet sequences/Action sequences: now I may as well talk about these two elements together, because between these two elements they are visually great looking and really entertaining.

Character developments: now if the truth was known I don't know too much about two of these characters that are used in this episode, so on top of this review, I have been looking them up, but generally speaking the character developments in one way or another are very good and interesting.

This episode receives: 9/10, now when I originally dictated this review I went for an 8 out of 10, but on reflection this episode does have another gear or gears to it, the more you watch of this episode the quicker through the numbers it goes and when I say numbers I mean going from 7 and pushing through 8 and into the territory of 9 in a nutshell when this episode goes into outer space and spends more and more time on this planet the better things get.