r/Invincible • u/mwthecool Omni-Mod • Nov 03 '23

Invincible [COMIC SPOILER Discussion] - S02E01 - A Lesson For Your Next Life COMIC SPOILERS

Episode 4 - A Lesson For Your Next Life

In the aftermath of his father's betrayal, Mark struggles with his responsibilities as Invincible and encounters an unexpected enemy.

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u/TannenbergBlitz Nov 03 '23

It seems that the setup for a breakup is a bit far now unless other episodes foreshadow it a bit.

However, the use of a trope named after a common house appliance is not off the table: the mean big-brain man wants to destroy Mark's life after all. However, I doubt they are going to "Gwen Stacy" their way out of that because of the "problematic" connotations that trope has. Maybe Mark is the one who ends their relationship? Who knows? I'm open to anything as long is good and well-developed.

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u/MysteryMan9274 "Dude, I saw it on Reddit" Nov 03 '23

In the comics, they mutually part on good terms because they both realize that Mark will never make Amber his first priority and that Amber will never fully understand Mark's superhero life.

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u/Volgyi2000 Nov 03 '23

I don't remember this 100%, but it was also because he was leaving on space missions for months at a time right? Like wasn't he gone for months doing something and Amber was pissed about it? I don't remember if it was when he went to see his dad or when he went to see Allen.

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u/MysteryMan9274 "Dude, I saw it on Reddit" Nov 03 '23

Yeah. Amber wasn't pissed, just kinda sad. And there was another guy who she was hanging out with, Gary I think, and she was getting kinda close to him. He got a work call when they were hanging out, and she was understanding about him having to leave (being used to similar situations with Mark), but he disregarded his work to stay with her, and she was very into that.

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u/Jazzlike-Ideal Nov 03 '23

Nah she was pissed lol, but she was also sad. They got in an argument about it before this back and forth:

Mark: "I'm a superhero that's the deal" - Referring to him leaving for months at a time without a return date.

Amber: "What if I'm not happy with the deal anymore?"

Mark: sad face