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/reaperfan Nov 24 '23

It reminded me of that line from from the Christopher Nolan Batman Begins:

"You haven't beaten me. You've sacrificed sure footing for a killing stroke." - followed by him getting his feet knocked out from under him and losing the fight.

Getting the opportunity for a killing blow doesn't mean anything if you don't follow through. An opponent can still use any moment of hesitation to turn the tables. Not following through only works on opponents who let their fear of death overcome their instincts to fight back, but a sufficiently trained, desperate, ruthless, and/or insane opponent aren't guaranteed to let that happen to them.

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u/John_Helmsword Nov 30 '23

Viltrumites are all fight and no flight.

Marks learning that every fight.

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u/Accountantnotbot Dec 06 '23

We find out in his books that they just drink a gallon of PCP each day.

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u/John_Helmsword Dec 06 '23

Lmao I haven’t read the comics so I choose to believe this until told otherwise.