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/mylegsweat Nov 17 '23

That fight scene with those three Viltrumites and Alan was amazing!! They are so fast, they were seemingly teleporting between hits. So ruthless. Can’t wait to see more development within that.

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u/mmcintoshmerc_88 Battle Beast Nov 17 '23

I've said it before but, the show does such a good job of showing that despite being strong, Allen's no real match and the Viltrumite's are just on this different level of speed, strength and brutality.

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u/mylegsweat Nov 17 '23

I love Alan’s little smile. Knowing there’s no way out, he then decides to mock them… They toy with him like a pack of intergalactic dogs. Smashing him up, ripping off his arm and eventually slamming her whole arm through his stomach (the Viltrumite classic).

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u/ganzgpp1 Nov 17 '23

I'm also SO very glad he's aware enough to know "these guys are the bad guys. Like the actual worst. If I lie to them, they'll kill me. If I tell them the truth, they'll STILL kill me. Might as well have some fun and not give out any information since it's a lose-lose either way."

Too many shows write the good guy giving some semblence of trust to the baddies and it always turns out poorly.

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u/King_of_the_Hobos Nov 17 '23

I'm just confused about the viltrumite behavior. They gave up on getting information pretty much immediately, and they told us in the same episode 10 minutes prior that viltrumites don't abandon their mission. Are they allowed to completely biff it on purpose?

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u/RunningNumbers Nov 17 '23

Viltrumites murdered anyone with a lick of sense in their society. When you kill off all the bureaucrats, engineers, and intermediaries who are not all dedicated towards being the strongest murderers, you get a certain type of incompetence. Hence why Vilrumites feel the need to conquer and enslave other worlds, they killed off all the people who keep the lights on and trash from accumulating.

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u/KorianHUN Nov 17 '23

"Too much trash? Compress it into diamond in your hand and throw it into space!" -Viltrumite handbook, probably?

They are so strong they don't need stairs or elevators. Their buildings could be empty frames. No need for walls or doors since they walk through a house like humans walk through air. They can destroy a planet... what point is there to live for for them anyway? You can't build anything that lasts, due to their long lives buildings and statues would crumple over the centuries from exposire to the outside world. No need for clocks or computers because they are so fast they basically teleport. If they know rudimentary astronavigation they are good to go.
Maybe the single thing they need if a handbook or star charts and planet names made from some indestructible material?

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u/watashi_ga_kita Nov 22 '23

due to their long lives buildings and statues would crumple over the centuries from exposure to the outside world

They could just maintain them like we do in real life.

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u/KorianHUN Nov 22 '23

You can't accidentally bump into a skyscraper while drunk and destroy it.
For viltrumites it is like if our greatest cities and monuments would be made out of tissue paper, single ply.

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u/watashi_ga_kita Nov 22 '23

I don't think they can get drunk. Besides, they're capable of controlling their power. It's probably just understood that you have to be more careful in those kinds of areas.