The most horrifying thing about that whole Omni man using Mark to destroy an entire city thing is that he was holding back and we have concrete evidence for that. Edit: thanks for 1K likes I have no idea how this happened.

Interesting detail: the pattern on the card that Olga tried to give to Debbie is three dots, three dashes, and then three dots. It's Morse Code for SOS, the generic call for help.

To be fair the comics honestly always delved into the multiverse thing so it was bound to come up sooner or later. Thing is they actually handle it pretty well especially the invincible war arc so I'm hoping the show does too.

I think they’ve permanently added bags under Mark’s eyes for this season, which is very fitting

I like how Mark is still mentally scarred by Omni-Man's Heel turn and beating he took from Nolan.

Brilliant episode. I love how mature it was in handling Mark and Debbies trauma, without getting forced or melodramatic.

You have to admit, part of you wonders what things would be like if Mark HAD joined his father. The way this episode answers that makes you INCREDIBLY glad that his humanity and spirit truly is Invi-

5:35 "Invincible knows how to be utterly sincere with its writing" Beautifully said! I was blown away when Mark's mom directly referenced being referred to as a pet and then processing how it made her feel. Then after the episode I was wondering why i was blown away, because why wouldn't she mention that? It's a horrible thing to hear from your spouse. And then I realized, even if it's simple and obvious... How many other shows would DO that? I'm so glad Invincible is back.

It was interesting to see a relationship (Robot x Monster Girl) that wasn't driven by hormones. Weird, odd, and interesting.

I think Robot was only not participating in battle because he couldn't. I think he genuinely wants to be there instead of just his drones. He just didn't realize how difficult it would be psychologically for him, since he never experienced a real battle. As Monster Girl said, this was just a game to him so far. As someone who has played zombie video games without breaking a sweat and had the opportunity to play one in VR, seeing a zombie in person is far more terrifying than seeing one on the screen. And I didn't expect it. Likely what Robot is going through right now.

Invincible is a grounded Super Hero show because the writers, creator, and director genuinely unironically like Super Heroes. No irony no deconstruction just sincere grounded storytelling.

I knew that the intro was either a dream or an alternate universe instantly, if only because of the episode description. Didn’t expect them to not do the title card until the end of the episode.

I was really surprised that they made Angstrom Levy's supervillain origin happen in the first episode. I remember that whole plotline taking way longer in the comics, but I love the way the show did it. It makes Angstrom more important to Mark's development, so I'm excited to see how they further improve their nemesis dynamic in later episodes. Season 1 took a lot of stuff that was mid in the comics and made it really good, and now we're moving onto stuff that rocks in the source material for season 2.

Aton eve being paralyzed by mark hits different knowing how Eves mother was treated and captured and used to breed. I could not help but think Mark kept her alive to make a more powerful combination of vitram vitrim ( whatever you get it)

I'm so interested in how they'll do the breakup for Amber and Mark now, because if they do it how they did it in the comics, she's just going to come out looking way worse.

i think despite mark and eve being endgame, its a good move to have them interact as friends. Its just a shame that amber was handled as poorly as she was, and that markxeve is as overt as it is, because otherwise it'd do a good job of portraying romance at its emotional core, rather than just the typical boy meets girl story. and obviously people do find healthy life-long relationships by actively seeking dates and junk, but I don't think theres enough stories that simply have a friendship evolve into romance without telegraphing it miles away, or completely erasing the foundational friendship that made the relationship possible. plus i think itd be good for the meathead male viewers that typically watch superhero shows, if they're the type to not value any relationship with a woman if its not romantic or sexual.

For anyone wondering, that evil Mark is actually a cannibal, in a later storyline, he eats the other Marks, and goes insane. Also Viltrumites get stronger as they heal, so all of Mark's beat down are slowly turning him into god

I just finished the Invincible comic recently and OH BOY does Mark go through A LOT!!! A certain thing happened between Mark and another character that kinda made me scream "NO!!!" outloud. Woke up everyone in the house that day.

Angstrom faced a trolley cart problem, and flipped the wrong switch.

Omni-Man to Invincible: I was wrong to raise you as a human. I should've prepared you better, taught you more. Your life has been soft and painless. You're a viltrumite in blood only. Well, your true education begins... now. What if Omni-Man did taught Invincible from the very beginning in an alternate universe?

Wait, I didn't even notice Donald being alive 😭

Bet the title sequence if going to follow the same patten as series one with blood but cracks, represent the boundaries between different universes. It's a fantastic way to show the progression on from the last season and representing the new threat, I hope all the series so this.

Cecil is basically Lawful Evil, is all i will say without going into examples from the comics and the show seems very much in line with that statement

So I revisited the comics to see how the aftermath of Omni Man vs Mark was handled there vs the show and god, this is yet another indicator of how the show is such an improvement of the source material. The show dives more into the guilt that Mark feels along with the fear of becoming like his father along with delving more into how Nolan's betrayal has affected Mark and Debbie. I also like the show version of Cecil so much better than the comic version. Both are morally gray individuals who'll do whatever it takes to keep Earth safe but the show has Cecil showcase more genuine compassion and empathy. Unlike in the comic, Cecil is actually concerned about Mark's mental state with him wanting to actually heal before trying to be a hero again. I prefer morally gray characters who despite doing shady things, isn't unfeeling monster and can actually showcase empathy and recognize that some of the things they do are messed up. Really curious to see how they're going to adapt the events of Invincible #49 and #50.

Not gonna lie, unless they explain it donald is gonna confuse the hell out of me for the rest of days

You say therapy wouldn’t help, but Mark definitely needs a professional to talk with. Or someone weaker to fight.

the card debbie is handed by olga is morse code. ... --- ... translates to SOS. It's nice that they didn't feel the need to say "heres a card and the dots and dashes are morse code for SOS" and just let us put the pieces together if we felt the need.

I think it's safe to assume that the original Mauler died a long time ago & the clones just keep cloning themselves, though this does beg the question why Mauler doesn't make a handful of clones instead of just 1 at a time?

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way about the whole amber x mark thing, like they made it so obvious that hes going to be with Eve that we know its going to end at some point. The only part that I'm not looking forward to is how it ends because chances are its going to end with one of them being the bad guy in some way instead of the preferable scenario of them just slowly drifting apart and just breaking up. I'm also hoping that by that point amber is seen in a better light by the audience, because I hate it when characters are hated because of bad writing decisions and not cause they are meant to be.

Makes me sad that non-comics people will initially think Angstrom is a budget Kang the Conqueror. They'll all soon learn though.

5:13 Adding the sounds of Omni-Man punching Invincible made the joke better.

Honestly after watching the atom eve special and then jumping into s2 with the knowledge she was and still is THAT powerful, i'm surprised evil mark and omni-man even exist in the alternate evil universes.

I too feel like Amber is really being done dirty and a lot of the audience seems to be taking the most bad faith interpretations of everything she does/says. I've seen people unironically say she's worse than Omni man and is the actual villain of the show. Like, she's an immature teenager guys, it's not that deep

As someone who read the comics. Donald being back made me laugh my ass off

8:00 Actually, that's basically what happened in the comics. Debbie joins a group of people who are all partners and relatives of superheroes to help her deal with her issues. She eventually becomes friends with Claire, the wife of a superhero named Super-Patriot. I predict they are replacing Claire with the Olga.

Love that meme at the end 😂😂😂 Poor mark can't catch a break 😂😂😂

I don't know if this was confirmed in the comics, but I would like to think that in all these other universes Omni Man didn't call Debbie a pet and that is why in majority of universes Invincible follows him.

I'm glad to see Bobby Hill again

I know that Amber isn't "end game" and I don't really care, I wanted to see some nice moments with her & Mark before she ultimately leaves. Mark doesn't need any additional drama right now. But somehow, she still came off as manipulative with the whole letter reveal. I get that it was intended to be playful but think: she purposefully switched the letters to get Mark's reaction to her letter. Then said she didn't believe him when he said he wanted to go. She KNOWS how badly he wants that. Even Cecil knows. Why would she go through that whole song and dance? I don't think it would've been that bad if she showed the letter maybe 1/2 through, but making him "prove" what he said just didn't feel right. I was really trying to throw her a bone, I don't hate her I'm just amazed at how they keep putting her in a bad light.

The whole gag of doing the opposite gag the show did with the title screen is absolute gold!

I'm so glad they dove right into angstrom levy, one of my favorite fights in the series is clearly coming up and I'm hoping they got the ok to do some of the cameos they did in the comics for this arc

Omni man did not have to piece up the immortal that badly in the opening scenes. 💀

I actually enjoyed watching mark doing casual heroics

About Donald…THANK YOU! Every other review I’ve seen either didn’t mention it, or just shrugged on the appearance. The show doesn’t make that kind of mistake, so I have to think the Donald is something else.

I think part of the reason Mark is so depressed has to do with his desire to help people. He doesn’t just want to not hurt people, he wants to save them. And not being able to do anything while his dad used him as a human battering ram has got to leave him feeling powerless. A feeling that plays into his guilt because he’s supposed to be better than that, at least in his mind.

Donald dying to Omni-man was not the first time he's died, hes a cyborg and has some of his brain matter recycled.

Cecil is totally being shady. My biggest discomfort I had at this episode is that it seems a ton of death is coming over a misunderstanding. I really don't enjoy that kind of writing, probably because so much could be avoided with just a little information, but I understand that it's indicative of the show and how things are going to play out, it just eats at my soul. I'm still afraid of the alien parasite Mark screwed up.

I just want to point out how evil Mark and good Mark differs in more than just morals. Evil Mark puts the blame on other people for his killing while Good Mark can't stop blaming himself for all the death and destruction iis father did even though it wasn't his fault

I think what they could've done with Amber, if they had to have her at all, is make her actions have consequences. Mark doesn't want to get back with her. Maybe he'd be find just being friends, but he doesn't a girlfriend.

One episode in, and it feels great to have peak fiction back!

Everyone is hyped for the Invincible Invasion War, I’m hyped for the absolute UNIT Conquest

It kinda annoys me that hollywood has ruined the multiverse for ppl, bcuz the Invincible comics did it fantastically but now ppl are just gonna whine about another multiverse story

I'm probably not the first one who commented on this, but as someone who after watching season 1 read good chunk of the original comic, now I see show-only fans gassing out what all of this means, why and where it will go, I get this feeling of "ha, so that's what manga readers feel like, lmao".

all the things you mention abt Marc feeling responsible, but also... Marc is 17.

In the comic it was unclear if the mauler that survived was from the main universe. In this they pretty much made it clear because of how well received the characters were. I find the minor changes to mostly be improvements in the story telling

The Robot-in-the-suit bit could be made to make sense with his character of wanting to see the world after so long of being trapped in a bottle in a cellar - the only 'wait theyre meant to be smart' thing that really annoyed me was Langstrom clearly being able to use portals while in the machine and not just, idk, sending invincible (or even the twins) to another reality while he cooked. Just have him not be able to open portals while under the machine; you can justify it by his mind being actively altered.

As someone who's read Invincible to the end: Most of Amber's stuff is new, so I don't know how that's gonna end in this, because they're stretching out Mark and Eve's relationship much longer. The arc is multiversal heavy, it just at the moment where media companies are finally catching up with comics. They explain Donald very nonchalantly in the books too, basically like everything in the world has one, but they explain and move on.

"Red Smear" You wrong for that one 🤣🤣🤣

I really wish there was a version of this show with pixelated gore... I can't stomach the brutal scenes, but love the story telling, so I experience this show entirely second-hand through youtube reviews :')

I find it really weird that immortal was supposed to check for survivors, but missed 2z

As much as I hated amber after last season, I’ll give her a clean slate for season 2 cos I don’t want to hold on to hate anymore 😂. Imma give her ONE MORE CHANCE and she’s doing okay so far

Spoilers for the entire Invincible Comic: 15:05 I’m honestly surprised that you managed to predict so much despite not reading the comic.

After decpnstructing Superhero stories. We are now in the era of reconstructing them. Beautiful.

Everyone keeps thinking that Levy is gonna be the big bad and that it’s gonna be a multiverse story, but it’s only gonna be a small part. For most of the series it’s focused on the one universe the shows set in. The multiverse thing is more of a interesting stop gape for a bit

I love this review its like hearing more thoughts but in a more organized more eloquent manner sir u have a subscriber in me

Im curious to know what took this show so long to come back, and why we are getting a mid season break. Is it discussions with where the show should go in terms of writing? Are they waiting to see fan reception so they have room to reevaluate their plans? Is it lining up the talent for the voices? Is it getting the animation done? Im intrigued to know what part of the process takes the longest, i would adore a making of tagged alongside every season end.

Robot probably hates the delay between him and a drone.

😂😂😂😂😂😂 Your turnaround is breaking new ground. Deep up the excellent work.

First Club :D Awesome Video as always ~ Hyped for Season 2 already!

I already spoiled myself on the rest of the series and for the most part I am genuinely curious how the show will handle a lot of things that will happen later on. It will probably worked around some to keep with shows preferred tone, but believe me it’s going to be real heavy stuff in the future.

I really like Mark’s new face this season

I'm so glad I binge watched this before season 2 premiered going into this season completely blind like everyone else has me so excited

I’m definitely gonna love this season.

Honest to God, i watched the episode yesterday, and somehow, I forgot Donald was dead until mans said "Donald, somehow being alive again"😭😭

7:20 "red smear" bro did red rush dirty you did not have to do him like that, that was cruel

Ok I don’t want to spoil much but as a comic reader your analysis of bullet proof, robot, Rex, Eve and angstrom is completely spot on and I can tell you are a seasoned and cultured superhero watcher. Props to you man!

One great sign this season is going to be exceptional is how they handled the concept of multiverses. I hate it when that trope is used as a get out of jail card for character deaths, and they use it perfectly to establish how Mark is different.

One thing I am curious about is how they’re gonna handle a “certain” scene involving mark and a viltramite woman. I doubt they’ll show it on screen but still

NOBODY GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW THAT WOMAN JUST ENTERED DEBBIE'S HOME AND JUST MADE HER SELF COMFORTABLE LIKE HELLO ??? AND MADE DINNER TOO? 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

loved the episode, and the idea that nolan beat mark so hard he beat the caucasian out is too funny. also good to know i wasnt the only person to notice the mark changes alongside donald basically immortalling himself back from the dead

i love the moment with Todd straight out of tasm fantastic

I cant wait for this season to critically engage with how just blindly following Cecil's orders might turn Mark into his dad, really like that "this is what you get following my orders" line

You know when creators mess up a character but they're too stubborn to get rid of the character but the fans still loathe them Amber in a nutshell

I live just outside of wells in England, can’t get away from that greater good reference. Hits home too much 😂

I think that cecil made a robot version of donald to replace him after his death

To answer your questions, Angstrom did not know the machine would explode. The Maulers just told him "we can't stop it" they did not tell him what would happen if he took the helmet off. Secondly, Robot needed the Maulers, not because he needed someone who could clone _bodies_ but because he needed his _memories_ cloned, and that's what the Maulers do well, perfectly clone someone's memories into a new body.

I only just found out that this show is back Thanks, social medias, really giving me this info fast, eh?

4:18 bro that joke had me dying 😂

Loving the new season 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

I love how Invincible deals with how they process grief. Normally in shows, they’re over their depression arc in an episode or two. But Invincible takes multiple episodes to process that grief. Normally in superhero shows, they don’t take time to process the psychological damage to these fights. But in Invincible, they do. I mean, if your father beat you to a bloody pulp and then left, of course you’d be depressed. But it’s nice that we actually get to SEE it. Not just it being brought up and then moving on. Not just for Mark and Debbie, but also for the supporting cast as well. Art, William, Amber, Olga, they all seemed to be going through it with just empathizing with their friends. Art and Olga comfort Debbie and show their support and remorse, while Amber and William go support Mark in his time of need.

The first 2 Invincible title card baits were really funny, the 3rd one was kinda good but I really didn’t like the 4th one that’s trying too hard

This is a Great Season premiere of Invincible this show is Incredible

THAT AD AS SOON AS THE HOUSE EXPLODED MADFE ME LAUGH OUTLOUD

I can't wait to see more 😊

5:13 with Mark literally switching teams 💀

I loved the little pause before someone said invincible I thought it was soooo funny and silly

I know where it leads to and this is a fantastic episode to start

Considering that we don’t see anyone but Cecil even acknowledge that he’s even there, my theory is that he’s a figment of cecils mind. Either that or a clone, in that case idk maybe they got their hands on some of the maulers tech or something.

I love this hollow feeling that the first episode has. It really is like Nolan died. It’s especially very effective because it’s clear Debbie and Mark just keep avoiding the break downs that they both are having. They’re trying their best to move on with their lives but they’re both not okay. Regardless of what Nolan has done, he was still a huge part of both of their lives. He was Mark’s hero and he was the love of Debbie’s life. With him gone, it’s a huge hole that can’t be filled. It’s just really sad to watch despite everything that’s happened.

Since I don’t read the comics that angstrom twist got me, I knew there was a guy with portal powers that gets invincible and tortured him with that big brain