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/kzoxp Nov 17 '23

Of course they end it like that. And fuck Theo

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u/TheAzulmagia Nov 17 '23

To be fair, he's not exactly in a great headspace either. From his point of view, Debbie hasn't lost anything the same way that they have.

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u/zombizle1 Nov 17 '23

Omniman's fist was in his wife's headspace

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u/Daredevil_17 Nov 17 '23

That’s probably the best joke I’ve ever read in an online comment

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u/NickRick Nov 17 '23

Jesus Christ man. Theo is right here

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u/BrocialCommentary Nov 17 '23 edited Nov 18 '23

He doesn’t even know she’s dead. He just heard "Omni Man fisted your wife” and he had to join a support group

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u/arfelo1 Nov 18 '23

He really blew her mind

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u/o07jdb Allen the Alien Nov 17 '23

Holy fuck

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u/2-2Distracted Nov 17 '23

Reddit don't hold back bruh damn lol

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u/Alpine261 Nov 17 '23

Fuckin, got'em!

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u/Lucifer_Crowe Nov 17 '23

I'd say she's lost more

They still have the happy memories

For her it's now all tainted and a lie.

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u/Spider-Man-fan Nov 19 '23

Yeah totally agree. I definitely think it’s harder for her. Of course, that might be because we as an audience get to see what she’s going through.

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u/throwaway040501 Jan 29 '24

They also have someone to blame. Nolan didn't die. He murdered his friends, lied to everyone for decades, and destroyed half a city while beating his kid to near-death. Who does Debbie get to blame? The person she loved that turned out to be a fake? That's not the same thing, because that's who she lost not the person that killed him and ruined things.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '23

In a way, Debbie really doesn't belong in that group. Their grievances are very different. Superhero spouses are traumatized by dealing with the dangerous lives and such. Debbie was abused and betrayed. Her issues would have fit better in an abuse support group.

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u/random_TA_5324 Nov 17 '23

That's a very generous interpretation of his situation. He's not in control of his emotions. He is in control of his actions. It would be perfectly valid to want to distance himself from Debbie after learning who her husband is. It is a total dick move to diminish her trauma. It is outlandishly petty and inappropriate to banish Debbie from a support group for which he has no authority over. If it truly isn't a safe space for him any more because she's there, it's his responsibility to deal with that.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '23

Also he broke the rules.