Invincible [Episode Discussion] - S02E04 - It's Been a While

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Episode 4 - It's Been a While!

Mark answers the call to save an alien species, but the mission has unexpected personal consequences.

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[u/aster2560]

How come King Mauler didn’t see that coming since he should have the memory of killing himself from a previous cloning process

[u/ganzgpp1 → u/aster2560]

I mean... I'm not surprised. The Mauler ego is what keeps them in check, and the fact that they're "disposable" as well. Like sure, the Maulers have killed each other previously multiple times- so of course they know it's a possibility. However it still never fails for one Mauler to kill the other.

[u/musecorn → u/ganzgpp1]

He said it himself in S1, it only works if neither of them know who's the original, by design. "King" mauler should have known it would never work

[u/HippieDogeSmokes → u/musecorn]

They know they need to have the system in place but can’t help themselves to establish superiority and argue over it

[u/dasruski → u/HippieDogeSmokes]

It seems like it's a lesson they will relearn for the rest of their lives.

[u/HippieDogeSmokes → u/dasruski]

I wouldn’t be shocked if that was forever, once they start getting old they can just make a younger clone

[u/bestoboy → u/musecorn]

I mean, everyone knows The One Ring can control your mind, but when it's right in front of you, you still end up picking it up

[u/awesomesauce615 → u/bestoboy]

The ring kinda has a habit of deceiving people. It has a will, and it's will is stronger than yours. Even being near it will cause it to start swaying the weaker minds.

[u/8004MikeJones → u/musecorn]

Too bad "King" Mauler is a freaking clone.

[u/Has_Shrimp_Dick → u/musecorn]

I thought it came off more like he knew the clone would eventually kill him to get things back to status quo, and wanted to enjoy the “superiority” while he had it

[u/karateema → u/musecorn]

Their ego surpasses logic

[u/Calm-Tree-1369 → u/musecorn]

Ol' Boy got a bit of the brain damage from that warehouse explosion, I'll bet.

[u/marineman43 → u/ganzgpp1]

The Maulers' whole deal is so interesting, they're less a person at this point and more an institution. Who knows how many Maulers they've cycled through at this point, but a Mauler will always remain.

[u/Bass_Thumper → u/marineman43]

Like some kind of organism the reproduces asexually.

[u/RnRaintnoisepolution → u/aster2560]

He's obvioulsy the superior Mauler, there's no way a simple clone can pull one over on him.

[u/Florac → u/RnRaintnoisepolution]

Yup, after all, it was always him poisoning the clones in the past!

[u/Calm-Tree-1369 → u/Florac]

Jack Torrance:
You WERE the caretaker here, Mr. Grady.

Delbert Grady:
No sir, YOU are the caretaker. You've always been the caretaker. I ought to know: I've always been here.

[u/ralanr → u/aster2560]

He was high on himself.

[u/Lofi_Fade → u/aster2560]

I don't think that ever happened. Until this moment they always thought at least one of them was the original.

[u/karateema → u/Lofi_Fade]

Nah they know, as they all have the memories of their predecessors leading back to the OG

[u/AllinForBadgers → u/Lofi_Fade]

At one point they say that “it never ends well” if they know who the original is, after they clone robot, implying that it has happened a few times before

[u/hanky2 → u/aster2560]

The thing is he remembers it as himself killing the other Mauler. He’s special the other Maulers are inferior.

[u/BlackNair → u/aster2560]

They are so dumb, why can't they just be friends? Lol.