Invincible

Invincible has been everything I expected and more. I never read the comics so I wasn't exactly sure what to expect but from reading up on it and watching the trailer I knew it's the type of show I usually like so I thought I'd give it a chance. I'm glad I did bc so far it's pretty really good. It currently has a perfect 100% in Rotten Tomatoes. The voice over cast has to be one of, if not the best, of any animated series ever. It almost has the star power of an animated movie. Just some of the star power it has is Steven Yeun, Walton Goggins, J. K. Simmons, Zazie Beetz, Seth Rogen, Jon Hamm, Sterling K. Brown, Sandra Oh, Gillian Jacobs, Ben Schwartz, Mahersala Ali, Simu Liu, Chloe Bennet, Djimon Hounsou, Jeffery Dean Morgan, Aaron Paul, Lauren Cohan, Jonathan Groff, etc, etc. There are so many more, too many to name. If that many stars are attached there's a reason and that's because it's a great show. I'm not saying it's the best animated show I've ever seen but it's close. You don't even have to be a fan of animated shows to enjoy this either, it has something for everyone.

INVINCIBLE S1 Review: For context, this review was made on my Insta (@komododragongamer) on June 8th, 2021

So heres my Review of (INVINCIBLE) S1 it's a really great satire show of a whole bunch of characters that are inspired from DC Comics, Marvel and Darkhorse comics and etc. And there are some things in which I am excited to see in the future seasons ( and planned live action movie) more of this review in the next slide.

Ok so most of the show is really great a lot of talented voice actors and actresses. For example theres a Giant Cat Villian and he is voiced by the Classic LionO VC from Thundercats and soooo many cameos.

My One negative with the show is Amber because I think in my opinion she was poorly written in the last episodes Aka she had no real goal just there really.

My favorites are the twins and Robot, JK Simmons is probably the best choice as a main character and Invincible reminds me of MCU Spider-Man but at least he grows a lot more in character development than MCU Spider-Man.

Overall, I'm pretty psyched to see the future of this show and a possible live-action movie in the works. 9/10; just give it more episodes and a higher budget.

(Present day me here I do plan to write on the current seasons in the future and that way you the viewer can be able to see how my critiquing has improved since 2021)

I almost didn't remember the second season. It was blurred and recalled as very boring. I had to repeat it and only then binge the third. It was such a great time and much better then I remember from the first experience. This series worth my time, so I gave it another chance and got exactly what I've anticipated to get.

It is so well crafted and has such good characters, but it seems that the core of the series cannot tell us anything new in this genre. "The Boys" has something different and new, except hardcore gore. This series is still not "The Boys" and probably will never be, but it absolutely defeats Marvell shows, with any difficulties.

The evolution of the characters - main and side characters was well made, and the show's flow is remarkable, but seems that maybe it has nothing else new to sell anymore. The end of the season gave us new direction, except some other new enemies and the morale issue is going to be played very well and hard, but other then these, everything was kind of "normal" - if that can be a description to this series.

Boy falls in love with (old/new) girl, with one of the weirdest love stories I have ever seen. Family rules, with another family member that matters. Side stories about a buffed alien, Rex changes his ways, Cecil gets a short background story, and we learn once more that heroes and villains can die easily or cannot die in any way, if they are interesting enough.

I don't like the use of multiverse, but this show makes a good use of this concept. It was almost tolerable for the plot to be mixed with massive use in other universes and this season this act got int high gear. The last episode had no need to use other universes, but found his super Villian, that remained to be explored and seemed like a flower that still didn't have the change to be fully blossomed.

It seems that almost all Invincibles' enemies are gathered not to let him enjoy his love life forever, but in that way, we got nonstop action from every and each direction. Personally, I would like to see wrapping of several rivalries, but there is still a lot of magic in this series that doesn't let me the chance to really complain. Yet.

Don't get me wrong-Invincible is a great show. But I don't want to focus on its merits, because that's what 90% of the reviews are already doing. So to summarise: it has amazing character development, mostly well-written characters, and effectively reflects many profound themes.

As much as I enjoyed this show, there were some aspects that didn't quite sit right with me, which is why I can't rate it a 9 or 10. The first would be the dialogue. While I did say the characters are mostly well written and often convey the emotional intensity of the scene, there are moments where the conversations feel rather corny or bland. This is most prominently seen through the character of Rex. I get that his dialogue is intentionally corny to reflect his personality, but that doesn't change the fact that it can be irritating at times. I also found one particular relationship between two characters to be superficial and purposeless (which I won't name here to avoid spoilers-I'll clarify who I'm referring to at the end of this review).

My second issue is with the animation. It's definitely not bad, but it's not quite up to the quality I'd expect for a show to earn a higher rating. While the fight scenes are animated well-capturing both the excitement and the gruesomeness of battle-many of the other scenes feel neglected. There are too many static shots, and at times the animation just isn't very engaging, which takes away from the overall viewing experience.

Lastly, I didn't enjoy Season 3 as much as Seasons 1 and 2. I'd rate the first two seasons around an 8.5, while Season 3 sits at a 7.5 for me. Still good-but clearly a drop. Season 3 felt more directionless; as a viewer, I sometimes wasn't sure where the show was headed. Several scenes felt unnecessary or didn't contribute meaningfully to the plot (including the relationship I'll reference at the end). It also didn't engage with the characters as tactfully as the earlier seasons did-though I will say the last few episodes of Season 3 were excellent.

This review focuses mostly on the show's pitfalls, but don't let that confuse you. Invincible is still an excellent show that's absolutely worth watching. I just chose to highlight why I didn't give it a 9 or 10, since the positives have already been well covered by most other reviews. Its character development, powerful exploration of themes like trust, relationships, and transformation, and its refreshing use of violence-not gratuitous, but purposeful-make it a standout show.

(Spoiler warning) The relationship I referred to earlier was Eve and Mark's. I felt their connection lacked proper buildup and suddenly jumped into romance without much emotional grounding. I also didn't like how prominently this was featured in Season 3, especially since it didn't add much to the story. Compared to Mark and Amber's relationship-which revealed much more about Mark's internal conflict and developed both characters meaningfully-Mark and Eve's relationship felt rushed and superficial.

I have no clue of the source material but happy they kept it animated. Not what I was expecting but epsidoe had me hooked!