r/Invincible • u/mwthecool Omni-Mod • Nov 17 '23

Invincible [Episode Discussion] - S02E03 - This Missive, This Machination! EPISODE DISCUSSION

Episode 3 - This Missive, This Machination!

Mark starts his college career, Debbie struggles with personal trauma, and Allen the Alien returns home to find a new threat facing the Coalition of Planets.

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u/bobw123 Nov 17 '23

I know they are Viltrumites but man they put 0 effort into trying to get information out of Allen

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u/Jack1066 Nov 17 '23

I'm a bit confused how Allen was even alive the first time he got beaten by the Viltrumites (in his background story)? They don't seem like the people to leave someone half dead, or maybe they couldn't gauge how durable he was and just thought that was enough to kill him?

Either way, these viltrumites do not seem geared for anything but war. I know their purge got rid of anyone 'weak', but does that mean it got rid of anyone who didn't just think the exact same way?

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u/Negativety101 Nov 17 '23

There's a reason people were surprised Kirkman wasn't familer with Dragonball. Viltrumites have a lot in common with sayians.

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u/bankrupt_bezos Nov 21 '23

Well, for one they don’t take a whole season to power up to their fighting level.

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u/Corazon144 Nov 17 '23

Yeah, I’d imagine it was more of a spectacle for everyone on the planet. To show even their mightiest genetically engineered warrior is no match for them. And to show how merciful they can be, they allowed him to live. As well as show they don’t fear him, by letting him live.

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u/Koanos Nov 17 '23

"We didn't kill you because you're not worth it, we didn't kill you to send a message. To show the Coalition of Planets their strongest among them is no match for us, and never will be."