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Iron Man•Season 2•Episode 1

The Beast Within

7.0/10 · 169 votesSep 23, 199521 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 2•+0.3 vs season avg

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Tony fakes his death after several attempts on his life, which seemed connected to a larger plan involving the abduction of four industrialists by the Mandarin. Tony returns in a more powerful suit of armor and has to team up with a double crossed Mandarin

Directed byRichard Trueblood

Written byGreg Johnson

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Seasons2

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Season 2 Episodes13

The Beast Within

Fire and Rain

Cell of Iron

Not Far from the Tree

E5 6.6

Beauty Knows No Pain

E6 6.5

Iron Man, on the Inside

Distant Boundaries

The Armor Wars (1)

The Armor Wars (2)

Empowered

Hulk Buster

Hands of the Mandarin (1)

E13 7.1

Hands of the Mandarin (2)

Cast5

Robert Hays

Iron Man (voice)

Dorian Harewood

War Machine (voice)

Jennifer Hale

Spider-Woman (voice)

Robert Ito

The Mandarin (voice)

Tom Kane

H.O.M.E.R.

Crew2

Greg Johnson

Writer

Richard Trueblood

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Beast Within" is episode 1 of Iron Man season 2. It scored 7.0/10 from 169 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.7). Directed by Richard Trueblood and written by Greg Johnson, it aired on September 23, 1995.

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