Invincible
Caution: spoilers ahead for Invincible season 3, episodes 1-3.
Mark Grayson is slowly evolving into the villain of his own story asInvincibleseason 3 unfolds.
Since the very beginning, Steven Yeun’sInvinciblecharacter has been defined by his staunch moral boundaries.
While every hero trapped by Seismic is taken aback after receiving backup from Darkwing and D.A.
Sinclair’s ReAnimen, Mark fully loses his cool and attacks both, ignoring the real fight.
At best, Mark’s behavior here could be described as foolish and inexperienced.
He could have at least waited until the Seismic crisis was over before picking a fight with the GDA.
Killing Angstrom may have started Mark down a path where killing foes gradually becomes easier over time.
Mark Grayson’s subsequent assault on Cecil and the GDA further highlights how increasingly problematic he’s becoming.
Based on the comic book character by Robert Kirkman, Invincible follows Mark Grayson, a seventeen-year-old who leads a seemingly average life save for the fact that he lives behind the shadow of his superhero father, Omni-Man. Mark goes on to develop superhuman abilities, but he must also learn that his father’s legacy isn’t as glitzy and glamorous as he’s been led to believe.
There are also indications of Mark’s moral rules loosening somewhat inInvincibleseason 3’s opening three episodes.
TwoInvinciblescenes in particular are designed to draw sympathy for the show’s so-called villains.
Secondly,Invincibleseason 3 tells the story of a couple struggling financially due to various life hardships.
Not everyone they battle is like Doc Seismic and the Viltrumites, geared for world domination.
Is Mark Turning Into Omni-Man In Invincible Season 3?
The irony, however, is that Omni-Man himself is taking the exact opposite journey.
Invincibleseason 3 continues Thursdays on Prime Video.
