r/Invincible • u/mwthecool Omni-Mod • Mar 21 '24

Invincible [COMIC SPOILER Discussion] - S02E06 - It's Not That Simple COMIC SPOILERS

Episode 6 - It's Not That Simple

After two challenging missions, The Guardians of the Globe struggle to work as a team. Meanwhile, Mark tries to balance his hero duties, personal relationships, and his future as a college student.

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u/IcariusFallen Mar 21 '24

Well.. I suppose I should have expected that, since they already changed the character from being a dude in the comics, and how much people were simping.

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u/4xy42 Mar 21 '24

Yeah, i guess it makes sense but I still wish they hadn't, kinda ruins the stakes of last episode when it was supposed to be a bloodbath and there's no real deaths.

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u/Senior-Ad-136 Mar 21 '24

They could still permanently kill Kate. I really like this Rae was severely underutilized still I want her to have at least one cool moment before she dies for real. And immortals development was much much better and turned from a character I disliked to liked within one episode.

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u/False_Adhesiveness40 Mar 21 '24

Dude, that would suck if they didn't do that plot line and instead just killed her off. Rae was the only one who should have died, and she should have.

She had her cool moment killing Salmander

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u/Senior-Ad-136 Mar 21 '24

Kate's death is much more important for the plot while Rae's would be empty shock value. In this very episode we see it affect immortal and rex and it could extend to eve and her brother.

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u/KatBoySlim Mar 21 '24

it’s not empty shock value.

the b-team was all that was left to fight what was assumed to be a jokey opponent, and one died in a horrific but completely plausible way given her powerset. this keeps the stakes real for the entire team moving forward.

now I’m wondering how many are actually going to die when robot turns.

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u/Blueguy16 Invincidrip Mar 22 '24

Not to mention who is he even gonna kill? They can’t use like, 90% of the other heroes. We aren’t even getting Tech jacket, one of the more important players, in the show

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u/KatBoySlim Mar 22 '24

maybe they’re saving her death for that.

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u/kiwicrusher Mar 28 '24

That's a good point. The show has a lot fewer heroes to burn through in big events like Invinvible War and robot's turn; keeping someone like Rae around for one of those would make sense

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u/TowerOfPowerWow Mar 22 '24

I bet they put in a stand in thats pretty much the same but enough to dodge legal stuff.

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u/Guy_Fleegmann Mar 22 '24

We can't get Tech Jacket at all in Invincible? Is that like a licensing thing or? I was hoping he'd show up, then we'd get a spin off!

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u/cc17776 Apr 07 '24

Omg no way, is this confirmed?

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u/suss2it Mar 22 '24

If Kate is actually dead this will still apply. And Robot can kill Bulletproof and the rest of those cameo heroes like Two-Punch Man 😅

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u/False_Adhesiveness40 Mar 21 '24

Yes, but Rae's death should have been the first major new Gaurdian death. That scene was tense, batshit insane, and it felt final. It added weight and stakes that this episode just took back.

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u/TSM- Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24

She ​may come b​ack only to meet h​er end later, and th​is is a way of keep​ing co​mic re​aders on their toe​s. The sh​ow has to throw in so​me wil​dcards. As much as I love the c​om​ic, and how it staye​d true to for​m, the show is not really suspe​nseful for the big​gest fans without feeling like som​ething differe​nt could happe​n.

And they really should build that feeling up, for the invincihe​ads. Follow​ing the or​iginal too muc​h mea​ns it is too predic​​table. If it just keeps doing that, then I a​lready kn​ow what hap​pens next an​yway, and it lack​s suspe​nse.

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u/False_Adhesiveness40 Mar 22 '24

Have you ever watched an anime show that stays almost 100% true to the Manga. Some people love that. I'm one of those. So I can't say I agree but that's ok.

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u/Rvsoldier Mar 22 '24

Almost everyone does. Deviation can be cool but it kills more anime than it helps. Go look at Tokyo Ghoul.

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u/suss2it Mar 22 '24

The overall story and spirit of the comic is still intact, changing minor things like this doesn’t really mean that much aside from proving comic first readers actually don’t know everything.

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u/Rvsoldier Mar 22 '24

I didn't complain about Invincible. The show's adaptation has been stellar and this isn't a big deal. There's a reason I said anime specifically lol.

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u/suss2it Mar 22 '24

You’re right, I was just piggybacking off your comment to voice my opinion on this.

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u/Rvsoldier Mar 22 '24

All good G! Hope you have a good one.

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u/TSM- Mar 22 '24

I want the best of both worlds, deviating from the comic and keeping us guessing, while ultimately still staying true to the comic. Rae surviving is a good "so... I wonder if she dies later?" type of question, and I like that.

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u/lewd_necron Mar 24 '24

eh if it stayed 100% true, just read the original. Mediums are different, and its okay for those mediums to change things to better represent the material. Like I wouldnt expect a stage play to be exactly like a book. It would be a shitty play.

Coming from a guy that watches a lot of anime, anime-only scenes used to be garbage, but recently (like past decade) anime only scenes honestly have been pretty good and often add some nice additional context to shows.

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u/False_Adhesiveness40 Mar 24 '24

Yeah, hard disagree. Some people want to see their favorite comics/books/stories come to life. Most people think television is the better medium. It's just too expensive for more creaters until they have already succeeded.

I don't think I'd want anything to stay 100% identical because every show has flaws and things I dislike, but major story beats should stay the same. Unless it's something I personally don't like, of course.

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u/lewd_necron Mar 24 '24

So you don't want it 100% identical.

Your contradicting yourself in your next comment.

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u/False_Adhesiveness40 Mar 24 '24

I'm not contradicting myself at all.

I'm just saying everyone is going to have something they don't like even in their favorite shows or entertainment. It's more an exception than a rule.

As a whole, I prefer no change over a little here and there, depending on how much I like the original story. Of course, I wouldn't mind if they changed my least favorite scene in an entire book or comic. Who would?

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u/lewd_necron Mar 24 '24

That is a contradiction from your first comment.

This current comment is agreeing with what I said.

The reality is some scenes that work really well in a comic, need to be slightly displayed differently to work in an animation. Or even in the live action.

This shouldn't be a controversial opinion. And there's a lot of real life examples of works deviating from the original material and still working. Lord of the rings. The godfather was better than it's original material. The novelizations of Star wars are also pretty interesting in their own right. If you want something more recent the live-action one piece.

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u/Godzilla6722 Mar 22 '24

agree, it feels like the early TWD seasons where every time a TV character would escape his/her comic fate, it was only to get another iconic end later (sometimes original, but mostly big upcoming moments from the comics where victims where changed).
Arguably the trend went a bit predictable after a while, but it used to keep comic readers on their toes