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/Smash_Z Nov 24 '23

I was wondering if some of Nolan's Viltrumite beliefs might have subtly seeped into his writings and led to certain tropes that modern critics might find distasteful.

One of them was called "Savage Planet, Savage Beasts" and I wonder what critics had to say about that lol.

"Amazing worldbuilding from Nolan Grayson, as always. The alien worlds and species he comes up with are always so creative and immersive. Once again, however, he struggles with his protagonist, another physically perfect specimen with little to root for. Also, the reoccurring rhetoric of the alien people as 'savages' and 'inferior' is almost problematic in places. 3/5"

Imagine Nolan getting canceled or something lol

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u/Equal-Ad-2710 Omnipotus Nov 24 '23

Wait, I’m actually wondering this now

Was Nolan just some unhinged ass author??

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u/Billiammaillib321 Nov 24 '23 edited Nov 24 '23

Imagine Nolan wrote a lot of racist ass books, giving Lovecraft a run for his money.

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u/Wolf6120 Cecil Stedman Nov 24 '23

Even if they weren't racist, "The Man with the Invincible Gun" is just an absolutely terrible title for a book lol, so that probably din't help.