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/_Valisk Nov 17 '23

hard to believe that the Guardians just took him in despite knowing nothing about him

He's a normal human superhero, what else do you need to know

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u/michealcowan Nov 17 '23

Cecil 100% knows he's a martian

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '23

We haven't even seen Cecil talk about him. Does he even know?

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u/michealcowan Nov 18 '23

It's never confirmed, but it would be out of character if he didn't. An astronaut returns to earth with shape changing powers and forgets how to act human. I also think the reason he's allowed on the team is so Cecil can keep an eye on him. It also should be noted that Cecil keeps important information to himself until absolutely necessary.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '23

Problem is it's also out if character for someone that obviously an alien to be left to his own devices at all.

Though suppose they could have been keeping tabs on him

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u/michealcowan Nov 18 '23

Could be trying to see if he has any ulterior motives before he reveals that he knows. Easier to catch a slip up/gather info when a suspect doesn't know they're being watched. Cecil did a similar thing with Nolan, though that was more out of necessity.