Invincible Season 2 - Worth The Hype?

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  • Опубликовано: 21 апр 2024
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  • @EldritchFunky
    @EldritchFunky 21 день назад +97

    I think Gus has the right point, invincible is a very different animal to the boys. I’d liken it more to something like venture bros, a pseudo satire that still unapologetically revels in, and clearly has a soft spot for, all the absurd logic and tropes of its inspirations.

    • @T-Jex
      @T-Jex 21 день назад +8

      Garth Ennis fucking hates superheroes while Robert Kirkman actually loves it

    • @AmazonessKing01
      @AmazonessKing01 19 дней назад

      This describes exactly why I don't like the boys.

  • @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth
    @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth 21 день назад +21

    While the Mark/Nolan relationship IS very similar to Vader/Luke, I'd point out it's been massively improved by establishing an actual father-son relationship beforehand. "I am your father" was impactful, but imagine if Luke actually had childhood memories of his dad before he "died."

    • @samishamroukh6069
      @samishamroukh6069 20 дней назад +4

      Also Mark gets memories with Nolan after redemption. Nolan does die on the big planet after turning

  • @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth
    @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth 21 день назад +24

    In classic superhero/shonen media, the second season's finale would have been depicted as a moment of triumph. Think about it: the maniacal villain was getting the upper hand, until the hero reflected on his desire to defend the people he loved and turned the tables, displaying his true power, allowing him to suddenly render the villain helpless and finish them off.
    Invincible takes this oft-used narrative and forces us to ask how the hero's violence differs from the villain's. It's just as brutal and awful, the only difference is the justification used.

  • @big_azzy
    @big_azzy 21 день назад +24

    In episode 8 when mark comes out of one of the portals he's holding a fortnite gun and uses it to swing at angstrom. It's a really blink and you miss it kind of thing, but it is technically a reference to the fact invincible is in fortnite.

    • @T-Jex
      @T-Jex 21 день назад +11

      He didnt emote when he killed Levy, rookie mistake

    • @big_azzy
      @big_azzy 21 день назад +2

      @@T-Jex When future robot/rex told him he wouldn't like what he would become if he stayed in that dimension, it's because he just spent twenty years emoting constantly all by himself. Total madness.

    • @sherlocksmuuug6692
      @sherlocksmuuug6692 19 дней назад

      ​@@big_azzyNo wonder he ended up killing all those lizard people, he must have gone postal in there.

    • @big_azzy
      @big_azzy 19 дней назад

      @@sherlocksmuuug6692 I mean, that was rex. Those are rex's kills. Don't take that from him it's his greatest accomplishment.

  • @thepoetoffall7820
    @thepoetoffall7820 21 день назад +56

    Here’s the thing, though, they did add a reference to invincible being in Fortnite. When Mark comes out of one of the portals, he drops a gun, that gun is from Fortnite…
    I don’t like fortnight. But that was a good subtle reference that I feel works.

    • @26dollar
      @26dollar 21 день назад +6

      they should make a special episode like the atom eve origin story but for invincible's time in fortnite

    • @dragon1130
      @dragon1130 20 дней назад +2

      ​@@26dollarI don't see that being a good idea... for a number of different logistical reasons.

  • @J--Dubs
    @J--Dubs 21 день назад +21

    Season 2 was a fantastic set-up season. I almost wish they waited to release it alongside season 3 just because everything introduced here has its pay-offs in the upcoming events.
    (EDIT1) Also, just a quick note on the stalactite impalement comment: Nolan wasn't able to pierce his opponent's skin with the stalactite, he had to use his own body as a weapon first to make a wound that he could then shove the rock through, and even then it turned out that it didn't do much.
    (EDIT2) Another note on the comment that nobody died in the Lizard League fight: Kate died, and that became the pushing point that changes 2 characters (Rex and Immortal). So I wouldn't say that nothing happened because of it.

    • @MadameTamma
      @MadameTamma 20 дней назад

      Agreed with all of this assessment. I think (provided that season 3 can continue this level of quality) that this season will get better with age once it gets sandwiched between seasons 1 and 3.

  • @davidumann6707
    @davidumann6707 19 дней назад +4

    I think part of the reason people hate Amber is that the narrative itself treats her as being in the right. With Nolan, it's clear as day that he's the villain, and he's going to have to own up to his mistakes to even begin to redeem himself. But Amber is never going to apologize, because the writers don't think she has to. Mark and Amber's relationship was like "Mark messed up big time, but the pure hearted Amber forgave him and taught him a valuable lesson" rather than "they didn't communicate well but worked throug their issues".

  • @MadameTamma
    @MadameTamma 20 дней назад +4

    To quote another RUclipsr, Implicitlypretentious “You don’t always have to reinvent the wheel. Sometimes it’s enough to just dust the old wheel off and show everyone what made you fall in love with it in the first place.”

  • @dimochka69420
    @dimochka69420 21 день назад +8

    DOROHEDORO MENTIONED 🦎🦎🦎

  • @idk_plus_idc
    @idk_plus_idc 21 день назад +15

    Haven't watched Invincible but to make another comparison to Anime, Invincible (from the impression I get from the discourse/spoilers) feels like Hunter X Hunter in the sense that everyone frames it like this deconstruction of a genre but it's just part of that genre and sure it has some elements that are twists on tropes within the genre (like invincibles excess violence as an example) but if you seriously look at it and it's contemporaries it's just a story that does more interesting things than the others but it's still a similar show

    • @IkeOkerekeNews
      @IkeOkerekeNews 20 дней назад +2

      Invincible is a reconstruction not a deconstruction. And better for it imo.

  • @ellie7252
    @ellie7252 21 день назад +9

    i feel like the heroes wouldn't get DOMINATED all the time if they like, trained properly. in their training, is all they're doing throwing punches? they should try learning martial arts so that their powers can compliment their skill instead of just brute forcing it with their powers. like, Mark keeps punching his enemy further away from him, which is a bad move, because it gives them recovery time, and breaks your combo. what you wanna do is find a way to keep your enemy close to you so you can wham on them, while avoiding taking unnecessary risks. AKA, he runs towards his enemy, when he should be making his enemy run to him so he can react. grapples are a great move when you're in close range too.

  • @ringer1324
    @ringer1324 21 день назад +13

    I thought the season was amazing. While I might prefer season 1 a little. I definitely think it was worth the wait
    much like the wait for Henry coming back after his 6 year absence from the channel was worth it.

  • @DrLeckon
    @DrLeckon 21 день назад +3

    just adding a little info; invinceble was made when image was still focusing on super heros and action, image didnt go full throttle into creator own comics until walking dead

  • @dizzylilthing
    @dizzylilthing 11 дней назад +1

    The way that people bring up the boys and invincible in conversations about the other feels like when people were comparing squid game to parasite and I can't stop giggling

  • @FlamezOfGamez
    @FlamezOfGamez 21 день назад +4

    Season 2’s teasing of character deaths (Allen and the Red Wedding Cake) felt weird to me. I had just read through all of The Walking Dead (also written by Robert Kirkman), and that series definitely put in the work to handle character deaths well, and likewise also handles near-fatal injuries in appropriately dramatic ways.
    Also, Mark did hit Angstrom with a gun from Fortnite.

  • @dr.archaeopteryx5512
    @dr.archaeopteryx5512 20 дней назад +3

    Omniman could decimate Chicago IRL and there'd still be people who'd think Amber is worse somehow

  • @sugoiuseismoeabuse4058
    @sugoiuseismoeabuse4058 21 день назад +4

    Debbie has had a great showing this season. I'm surprised you two haven't been focused on her scenes.

  • @dr.chamsburnerphone4386
    @dr.chamsburnerphone4386 21 день назад +4

    I didn't watch Invincible but it's always great to have a new video

  • @DarkBelial
    @DarkBelial 21 день назад +8

    haven't seen the vid yet, my opinion is yes, lol.

  • @cinnis5670
    @cinnis5670 21 день назад +33

    Invincible feels like a counterpart to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Where the fights in Invincible tend to come down to "who can punch da strongest" in JJBA fights tend to result in one of the characters pulling something out of their ass (and being awesome for it). Neither really feels perfect imo, but I feel like Invincible could've used more "cleverness" in the fights.

    • @thehoodpinch7364
      @thehoodpinch7364 21 день назад +7

      Invincible is full of great fights, but some of the most clever ones are actually the ones Mark isn't in.

    • @liammiller6247
      @liammiller6247 21 день назад +2

      @@thehoodpinch7364 Yeah there are some pretty good fights in Invincible, but the issue is Mark's powers are just he's the Flying Prick. Other characters have powers that can be used in more variable and interesting ways, like Eve

    • @thehoodpinch7364
      @thehoodpinch7364 21 день назад +6

      @@liammiller6247Sure, Mark has the potential for clever choreography, but they just fall back on the Superman routine - fly, punch, get pummeled, repeat

    • @dr.archaeopteryx5512
      @dr.archaeopteryx5512 20 дней назад +1

      Invincible feels like the meatheadiest show on the air right now sometimes, but spectacle is fun to watch and the writing isn't actively bad so ya kno

  • @prisma6799
    @prisma6799 9 часов назад

    capeshit needs a faithful Worm adaptation, it's the perfect time to do it

  • @rattled6732
    @rattled6732 21 день назад +5

    A video on JoJos bizarre adventure would be incredible

  • @clementineshetheyfae8312
    @clementineshetheyfae8312 20 дней назад +2

    Season 2 genuinely killed my interest in the show. The ending of Season 1 made it seem like the next big conflict would be obviously Omni man but also the brain Martian things. I watched the first drop of episodes and Omni Man was dealt with so quickly it felt like a sick joke and there is an entirely new conflict and antagonist situation that feels like it came out of left field.

  • @PrussianoKbb
    @PrussianoKbb 8 дней назад +1

    3:54 JESUS IVE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR THE PAST IDK, 3 MONTHS AND NO ONE HAS EVER AGREED
    (I haven't said that to anyone, I don't talk to other people, but I've been saying that in my head, and nobody agreed with me until now)

  • @jeffscrungle6179
    @jeffscrungle6179 21 день назад +1

    My favorite part was the stuff that was happening in my head that I thought was gonna happen during the mid-season break.

    • @ViltrumiteIsRite99
      @ViltrumiteIsRite99 21 день назад

      I feel that way with the plots to Dragon Ball and Sonic games.
      For the latter, some of the newer stories aren’t as cool as they could’ve been.

  • @samishamroukh6069
    @samishamroukh6069 21 день назад +3

    Everyone who read the comics loves Angstroms arcs not sure who you talked to who said his story sucks

    • @moistenedwall1003
      @moistenedwall1003 21 день назад

      where's that pfp from? it's pretty cool-lookin (genuine)

    • @samishamroukh6069
      @samishamroukh6069 20 дней назад

      @@moistenedwall1003 from the artist Picolo. Look up “Picolo invincible”

    • @samishamroukh6069
      @samishamroukh6069 20 дней назад

      @@moistenedwall1003 from an artist called Picolo. Search for “Picolo Invincible”

  • @zlegochamp
    @zlegochamp День назад

    i have never heard anyone say that angstrom levi was a weaker villain. he's mark's nemesis. I think this season was great. if i even do have criticisms its only because i love the story and want it to be the best it could be. i think that they should have shown angstrom more getting ready to set him up. the action animation and voice acting is incredible. i think must of the criticisms here can be brushed aside. it all mostly makes sense when you've read the comics

  • @smidlem1117
    @smidlem1117 21 день назад +1

    yoooooo henry back!!! love this, was wondering if maybe you guys would be interested in taking on the zone of interest? given the talk about fascism here, i think this would be an incredible movie to hear ye talk about (and for ye to watch tbh)

  • @glonx639
    @glonx639 20 дней назад

    You might really like Sakurada Reset. It's an indie gem, but positively the most intelligent anime I've ever seen in my entire life. Which I know, isn't saying a lot, but it's wonderfully refreshing to see a super power show where the main characters solves issues by being clever and talking things out with the big bad's rather than brute force violence.

  • @calhanlon5568
    @calhanlon5568 20 дней назад

    You guys should read Worm, it's a free Web novel that is a fascinating reconstruction of superhero tropes

  • @sugoiuseismoeabuse4058
    @sugoiuseismoeabuse4058 21 день назад

    Glad Amber chilled down in season 2.

  • @comicconman8826
    @comicconman8826 21 день назад +2

    You guys need to read worm, it's the better edgy superhero reconstruction.

  • @domonichenning7262
    @domonichenning7262 19 дней назад

    What happened to an episode about everything everywhere all at once by you guys

  • @Kriscoxz
    @Kriscoxz 21 день назад +3

    yes

  • @Joey245
    @Joey245 21 день назад

    Never watched Invincible, but I always love listening to Gus and Henry talk about stuff! Henry's entered his Anime Arc, he could become too powerful 👀 Could he become...invincible?

    • @NonPlayerCactus
      @NonPlayerCactus 20 дней назад

      Bold of you to assume Henry isn’t already invincible

  • @gigablast4129
    @gigablast4129 21 день назад

    it was an ok second season imo(also nice taste in shows henry)

  • @clementineshetheyfae8312
    @clementineshetheyfae8312 20 дней назад +1

    HENRY WATCH THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE PLEASE

  • @etharchildres3976
    @etharchildres3976 21 день назад

    I’m surprised Henry’s a Konosuba guy, considering that LIM lampooned that type of show so hard.

  • @titania396
    @titania396 21 день назад +1

    Chainsaw Man!!!

  • @romulusnuma116
    @romulusnuma116 21 день назад +1

    The problem I had with season 2 of Invincible was that I had forgotten everything that happened in season 1 so was very confused the world time

    • @ellie7252
      @ellie7252 21 день назад +4

      i mean that's your own fault lol

  • @moistenedwall1003
    @moistenedwall1003 21 день назад

    yall, I don't think these guys are alive...

  • @titania396
    @titania396 21 день назад

    Eh. Sure why not

  • @NonPlayerCactus
    @NonPlayerCactus 20 дней назад

    *If the show’s called Invincible, how come can I see it?* (I didn’t watch season 2, this comment is worthless)

  • @ronin8471
    @ronin8471 17 дней назад

    Why does everyone assume criticism of how badly Amber was written in season one is due to her being black?
    Season 1, Ep 6, our merry band of teenagers are getting attacked by Doug "reanamen" Cheston. Marc has to disappear from the fight to change into Invincible. After the fight ends, Amber asks, "Who is that?" Marc returns as himself and Amber accuses Marc of being a coward because he abandoned them as if a normal human being could have done something against a cyborg. Guess they don't have Terminator in their universe.
    Next episode, Marc finally tells her he's Invincible and she says she knows he's a superhero.
    WTF!!???
    She came off as the potential crazy ex girlfriend at that point trying to gaslight our superhero for not paying enough attention to her while he was out "Saving the world" to quote something she kept saying throughout the entire season. If they had kept her as a blue eyed blond as in the comics, the fan reaction would have been the same or even more intense.
    Kirkman even acknowledged somewhat they screwed up Amber which is why she was much better written in season two. But it hard to come back from how bad she came off in the first season. You need to watch LongBeachGriffy's parody skit to understand.

  • @cameronjohnson4936
    @cameronjohnson4936 19 дней назад

    My read on S1 Amber was that she was a deconstruction of the superhero’s GF. She is constantly ditched and lied to, then once Mark reveals he did this because he’s a superhero, it doesn’t fix the problems. And it puts a lot of strain on their relationship bc Mark expected it to fix everything.
    Unfortunately, many members of the audience agree with Mark. And also yes, this is only this bad because black and woman, ala the live action Little Mermaid

  • @thescorchingpteranodon7986
    @thescorchingpteranodon7986 21 день назад

    Season 2 was mostly a filler season.

  • @migarsormrapophis2755
    @migarsormrapophis2755 21 день назад

    it was quite passable, which is frankly amazing for a 2020's Western animated series.

    • @raviolithedesigner3736
      @raviolithedesigner3736 21 день назад +10

      There are plenty of great Western 2020 animated series lmao.
      Arcane
      Blue Eye Samurai
      Smiling Friends
      Scavengers Reign
      Scott Pilgrim Saves the World
      Inside Job
      Ninja Kamui
      X-Men '97
      Bluey
      Carol & the End of the World
      You've just gotta look a little past the most mainstream.

    • @kingj9664
      @kingj9664 21 день назад

      ​@@raviolithedesigner3736 Thank you

  • @YungandRekless545
    @YungandRekless545 21 день назад

    I don't feel like my time was wasted aside from Mark and Amber's subplot

  • @MephobiaMan
    @MephobiaMan 20 дней назад

    I don’t like amber her character is not my cup of tea Nolan is a horrible person but he is a good character still don’t like him and he shouldn’t get redemption

    • @jazzburrell8870
      @jazzburrell8870 11 дней назад

      Yeah thats my point. Nolan is obviously worse. But he's more fun to watch on screen than amber

  • @PirateKingBoros
    @PirateKingBoros 21 день назад

    The show on its own is ok but dear god the pacing is awful and it’s a TERRIBLE adaptation.

  • @riccardoleone4265
    @riccardoleone4265 20 дней назад

    Gee, I hated how everyone blathered about Invincible being more "mature", but doing the same nonsense of every other battle shonen and cape comic where the sturdiness of a body depends on the whim of the writer, but even worse. What the hell is that "I will cut your gut with the side of my hand" move from Omniman that works even on other Vitrumites? Imagine humans being able to do that to other humans.

  • @TheSurprisePig
    @TheSurprisePig 21 день назад +1

    Knowing Henry likes Konosuba makes me like him less, lots of creepy loli shit in that show.

    • @etharchildres3976
      @etharchildres3976 21 день назад +3

      Yeah, and he’s made fun of that trope(?) in previous videos. I’d be interested in hearing an explanation for that.

    • @royaloreo1275
      @royaloreo1275 21 день назад +3

      I like Goblin Slayer, and the recently read it's another book. I seriously did not expect that much attention to be on girls boobs. Like, a lot of descriptions of breasts. I did not remember that before. So maybe Henry just forgot about loli stuff and remembers the fun.

    • @etharchildres3976
      @etharchildres3976 21 день назад +2

      @@royaloreo1275 Sometimes you grow a tolerance.
      I like Throne of Glass. It’s a YA fantasy romance series. The prose of those books is very repetitive and the descriptions are broad and unhelpful at times. I still enjoy the characters, fight scenes, and how well-put-together the story is, and I’ll probably keep enjoying it and other S.J.M. books.
      Black Summoner is basically a “Great Value Isekai” that’s free on my library’s Hoopla. Everything about this story-the characters, world-building, and action-is just passable and it’s been fun to dissect.
      However, in Volume 3, a 14-year-old character is introduced. She wears “armor” that covers everything except her vital organs, clearly for THOSE reasons. Do I drop the series because the author is showing too much of their ass, or do I tolerate it because it was already mid to begin with, and the rest of the series is fine-not at all great, just passable. Is it worth the effort to have an opinion?

  • @cookingwithtool159
    @cookingwithtool159 20 дней назад

    I can’t wait until we get an animated mini series based around Aliens vs. Predator vs. Brown vs. Board of Education

  • @LuckyBastard12345
    @LuckyBastard12345 21 день назад

    17:15 I recommend Chew