TV Season Review - Invincible (Season 2)

 

With Prime Video having seemingly got all these non-DC and Marvel shows about superheroes, it comes as no surprise to me that Invincible got another season. I really enjoyed the first one, mainly because it was just nice to finally see an animated series that is based on a comic book series from a less well known publisher. That and it looks like Seth Rogen's production company, Point Grey, is making not just this, but also The Boys as well. Both very good superhero shows that kind of poke fun at different tropes and also giving us their own versions of popular superheroes like Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, the X-Men, The Avengers, the Justice League and so forth. So let's see what awaits us in this second season of Invincible.

Following the "passing" of Omni-Man (reprised by J.K. Simmons), Mark (reprised by Steven Yeun) and his mother (reprised by Sandra Oh) are still coming to terms with what happened. While that's happening, the Guardians of the Globe superhero team, get a restructuring as new threats try to cause harm to mankind. All the while, the Viltrumites continue plans to take over the Earth while a rebellion across the galaxy, begins to take shape also.

One thing I do like about this show is that, like with The Boys, it doesn't hold back on the violence and the intense moments that this show likes to do. The finale isn't as action packed as the first, but does well in putting things into perspective for what may come in the third season. I like all the characters (old and new), I like the subtle, but good eye candy with the young male characters (Mark especially) and I like how unlike The Boys, it's not, at any point, trying to be woke which is good. Way too many franchises now are becoming more and more woke like it's the biggest thing and I appreciate how Invincible is trying to stick to what the comics do, but doing its own thing without becoming too woke, and I like it. 9/10