r/Invincible • u/mwthecool Omni-Mod • Nov 24 '23

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

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/Front-Review1388 Nov 24 '23

What a episode. Holy crap. How does a single episode manage to redeem Nolan? It was powerful when he cried for the Thraxan massacre, and him protecting Mark was touching. Mark embracing his Viltrum side by fighting to kill was badass. The animation also looks better here.

10/10 yet again.

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u/finnjakefionnacake Nov 24 '23 edited Nov 24 '23

redeem? you and i have different meanings of the word redeem lol

my man left debbie after calling her a pet, went to another planet, started fucking and had another kid like pronto. he was a hair away from murdering his son. i think we might be a little far off from "redemption," which is nothing to say of all the many, many innocent people killed lol.

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u/RafiakaMacakaDirk Nov 25 '23

bro was also pretty much gaslighting mark like 70% of the time this episode lmao

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u/finnjakefionnacake Nov 25 '23

he was, and apparently it worked on half the viewers too lol.

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u/IsopodPuzzleheaded58 Nov 26 '23

i’m astonished at how few comments there are regarding the complete switch up on omni-man’s character.

His return was something i’ve been waiting for for more than two years now, and i’m absolutely surprised at how they handled it. I truly can’t wait to see what they have planned for him, i feel like we’re definitely being toyed with.

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u/Pizzacato567 Jan 19 '24

Like Omni Man is an interesting character but as a person, he’s so frustrating. I thought I’d like him more now that he’s reflected a lot - but I think I like him less now lol. He’s still a good character tho.

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u/UpstairsSnow7 Nov 30 '23

For real. People are completely glossing over how selfish it was for Nolan to decide to have another kid knowing how big of a target it would paint. It's like having a small kid around erases everything else

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u/Pizzacato567 Jan 19 '24

THANK YOU! And then lie to his other kid and endanger him AGAIN trying to protect his new kid.

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u/G_O_O_G_A_S Nov 26 '23

I definitely wouldn’t say he’s redeemed. I don’t know if he ever could be, especially not on earth, but even with how awful he’s still acting to Mark I think the episode at least does well to make him sympathetic.

He’s spent hundreds or thousands of years, I don’t remember how old he is, being taught to be disgusted by anything but strength and stoicism. I think he is trying to be better, but doesn’t understand that’s what he wants or how to do it.

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u/Chataboutgames Nov 27 '23

JK Simmons is just too fucking charismatic

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u/Chataboutgames Nov 27 '23

For his next great act of Redemption he’s going to doom TWO planets then tell Debbie it’s her responsibility to fix it