INVINCIBLE 2x08 BREAKDOWN! Easter Eggs & Details You Missed

Invincible season 2 episode 8: “I Thought You Were Stronger” scene by scene breakdown and analysis by New Rockstars! Head to www.squarespace.com/newrockstars to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code NEWROCKSTARS.
In the season 2 finale, Invincible finally faces off across Angstrom Levy as they battle across the multiverse, creating some interesting cameos along the way. Can Mark and Debbie keep Oliver safe while trying to stop Angstrom? And will Allen the Alien be able to reach Nolan in time? Jessica Clemons breaks down this episode scene by scene to point out all the Easter Eggs and hidden details you might have missed.
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[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Its crazy how mark debbie ,and nolan have the same blackeye

[@Bruce_M00SE]

I noticed it with mark and debbie but i hadn’t even thought about nolan too.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Same run in the family its almost like it's was intentional symbolism🤣.

[@yusefflowers6260]

I caught that too. Runs in the family I guess 🤷🏽‍♂️😵

[@JameSongMaker]

​@@00drpepper58 nah, both on the right

[@Gravecoyote]

Gotta save on animation ig, Amazon is such a small, low income, paycheck to paycheck company, barely scraping by

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

This has been a very tough 24 hours for Mark. 1. Anissa 2. Breaking up with Amber 3. Angstrom threatening Mark's family. 4. Killing for the first time. 5. Being stranded in an Alternate dimension for a long period of time.

[@darkneon5637]

It's going to get a lot worse

[@abemejia]

@@darkneon5637oh yeah especially if we are getting the Dark Suit next season

[@dudeamazing7458]

That web on Mark’s back coming back through the portal was in the comic team-up, where Peter tried attaching a web to Invincible’s back so he could help him out but the portal closed before Peter could make it through

[@buraaqwasti7729]

@@darkneon5637damn really 😂

[@enehe1434]

@@dudeamazing7458that’s how you know Peter’s the homie

[@LordMegatron84]

At the end of the episode, I just said “Bye Invincible. See you in 2026”

[@jthree2001]

Damn, I hope im not dead by then.

[@twincast2005]

They've said they've set up an efficient production pipeline to not have huge gaps between seasons anymore. Keep in mind that there was a halt to development between seasons 1 and 2 because the latter wasn't greenlit until after the former had aired. And the pandemic didn't help, either. I would assume one season every year from here on out for however long it goes.

[@Dontaethefist]

@@jthree2001 i wish this trend of saying "hope im alive then" when some media is coming out in the future NEVER hit the internet. Shit is mega depressing

[@nickolasfi]

@@jthree2001 You? I’m worried they are gonna get another actor for Nolan if they keep it at this pace.

[@2fresh28]

Supposedly they started season 3 soon after season 2 so it’s basically done, just gotta give a date, should be no more than a year hopefully

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Angstrom threatening Debbie and Oliver was like Harvey Dent threatening Commissioner Gordon's family in The Dark Knight.

[@darkneon5637]

I understood that reference

[@juniorpmatroos7912]

Agree to disagree Angstroom was not a world or community hero, like harvey was yet he was a hero in his own head fairly Mark is been the villain in his life, across all his lives Gordon was not such for harvey However, both threaten someone's family😂

[@DerrickGoldsmith]

I feel bad for his downfall

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I really like when nolan said that he misses debbie excellent characters development.

[@dnaorbilen5343]

He said his wife.. It could be his bug wife.

[@arodjr3179]

@@dnaorbilen5343and in the comics it was about debbie

[@raven__1234]

@@dnaorbilen5343oh, definitely the bug wife.

[@marcospelaez5970]

I assumed it was the thraxan wife

[@CoolHand032]

It's a pretty dick move, honestly

[@yogtheterrible]

When Kate died I thought it was stupid because "if i were kate I'd always just let my duplicates fight while I stayed safe" so i'm glad that's the way it actually turned out because it really wouldn't make sense otherwise.

[@CoNiCuZn]

That does make sense but at the same time, we first think 3 guardians died in that fight, then Rex turns out to be okay, then we get the reveals that everyone is fine and it just lessens that moment.

[@yogtheterrible]

@@CoNiCuZn I don't disagree with that. However I don't think Kate was the craziest one to have survived, Rex was.

[@ThePman007]

​@@CoNiCuZnI've never read the invincible comics but they do this in comics or have in the past all the time.

[@thespartan9255]

@@ThePman007I mean that exact plots literally from the comics

[@Hack_spit]

I did think that then kinda thought, how do you decide which copy to survive, is one copy just meant to be like "yeah you guys can go get ripped to pieces and I'm just gonna sit here chillin, have fun."

[@ConnerChaisson]

Rudy goes by the name Rex later on in the comics. So it’s still an older “robot”

[@BEAM219]

ya but invincible was gone for 20 years witch means the invincible war never happened, aka rex never died

[@idk-xh4pi]

@@BEAM219 The future guardians imply that the viltrumites took over or started taking over Earth so rex probably died to them in that timeline.

[@QueenKunta]

It’s the same voice actor as Rex though, wasn’t it?

[@jakublipiec3726]

​@QueenKunta and that'd be accurate since "robot's" body is exact clone of Rex, so his older body will resemble closer his 20smth yo than his teen voice

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I was shocked when Invincible actually met Batman.

[@majintv24]

And the wish version of spiderman and doc ock

[@truffle6082]

😂😂😂Lol wish version

[@jaythagoat3699]

@@majintv24those could actually be the real versions just an alternate variant

[@SleepyChloeFist]

Why would you be shocked? It was just a joke.

[@darkneon5637]

Neat

[@cheappoetry2798]

Debbie has been my MVP since day 1. I never would've thought that a good mom is my favorite character in a series

[@augustmyers339]

This episode felt more like a mid-season finale than a season finale

[@rantelicious]

Exactly, felt really underwhelming considering the time it took for this season, the break they took, and how much hype was surronding it. Should of been another episode or two.

[@Greenhawk4]

fr

[@FiniteVoid]

The arc coming up in season 3 maybe 4 is gotta be a insane amount of work for the animators

[@Greenhawk4]

@@FiniteVoid but this wasn’t season 3 or 4 was it

[@mahishdwarka8984]

Womp womp😂

[@notagoodmemer]

The webbing on Mark when he comes back from the agent spider universe was a callback from the marvel comic where Peter tries to come back with Mark but the portal cuts off the webbing. Mark actually met the avengers as well.

[@mikellermoore8670]

Thank you, atleast one person knows.....I literally screamed when I saw that nod

[@GrimlockGuy34]

This episode did a great job of setting up whats to come. The title card, the alternate marks, the ‘you survived but wouldnt like what youd become’ line. S3 is going to be great

[@_LightLeak_]

8:54 "Who needs to fight with their toes out!?" Hardest laugh of the day so far. Thank you

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Just seeing the psychology of mark after he crossed the line was portrayed very well. Seeing the emotions he had to go through was well visualized especially when he's only still a young adult.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Talking dinosaurs is nightmare fuel.

[@nightmarerefuel]

what’s up

[@dangerfly]

Especially if they're shaved. Accurate ones would have feathers.

[@kaivenfigueroa]

@@dangerflyT rex wouldnt have had feathers due to 1). their large size, retaining more heat than smaller dinosaurs. 2). them living in the american forests, having hot climates. Velociraptors lived in the cool deserts of asia, and were very small, which is why they have feathers.

[@dangerfly]

@@kaivenfigueroa No idea what those were, but most therapods probably had some feathers.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Rick&Morty

[@williamkistler3660]

Robot chooses to call himself Rex in the comics after some time and plot. The moment that confused you re: Eve calling Robot Rex is likely in reference to this.

[@w1l827]

I think it was actually rex

[@Greenhawk4]

but like it was also rex's voice.

[@THEDRUMMERJOSH]

@@Greenhawk4robot is a clone of Rex, so he would have the same voice.

[@Greenhawk4]

@@THEDRUMMERJOSH robot clearly doesn’t tho his voice is clearly different.

[@THEDRUMMERJOSH]

@@Greenhawk4 because he’s younger.

[@iRenz0]

It was nice seeing The Human Spider

[@marcusyates3044]

AGENT Spider

[@iRenz0]

@@marcusyates3044 ik I’m being silly

[@darkneon5637]

Pizza Time 🍕

[@Deadpool....]

"My name's agent spider! no he got my name wrong!"

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I love the implications that agent spider has been dealing with different dimensions recently Aka spiderverse!

[@limestudios7734]

16:37 Rex does die in the comics so Rudy changed his name to Rex to honor his fallen teammate 😢

[@Greenhawk4]

it was rex's voice tho

[@TheSpartanL106]

​@@Greenhawk4 Think a lil harder why that is....😂

[@Greenhawk4]

@@TheSpartanL106 I mean they clearly have separate voices so I don’t know what you mean.

[@johnlewis399]

@@Greenhawk4his voice probably changes as he gets closer to Rex’s age

[@jtoonchi6525]

Love how all the Graysons other than oliver has the same right swollen purple eye at the end lol

[@madams2790]

nah the webbing on the back of mark was because they have a side story and he tried to help mark stop angstrom but the portal closed before he could get through

[@Tazman55x]

25:05 the Anissa stuff that is being referenced here does not happen until WAY later. We’re taking past season 5. 25:12 the Viltrumite war happens well after the Invincible war. Near the last 1/4 of the comic run

[@Tac0maAr0ma]

This season felt like it flew by with the pause in the middle, hope S3 arrives soon

[@jackwilly382]

I’m not sure that Nolan’s last line dehumanizes him that much, in fact it does the opposite. You have to remember that he grew up for centuries unfamiliar with the idea of empathy. That’s why he left the planet in his final speech with mark in s1, he realized he was starting to feel and couldn’t cope with that. The last line here shows that he’s coming to terms with what it means to actually feel empathy. Don’t get me wrong, this doesn’t excuse his actions. But this proves that he’s understanding the concepts of empathy and remorse and that has changed him as a person.

[@dionysisnance4204]

My favorite spiderman voice actor has returned

[@jihadwilliams3419]

That's the best they can do because in the comics it was the real Spiderman

[@johnofthenorth6653]

When I saw their house rebuilt but not the house across the street I thought of you right away. I loved this season and while I'm excited for next season I'm not going to expect it for another 2 years.

[@ClareThePear]

This 😂😂😂😂

[@skyloren2187]

Damn how can season 2 end like this. I was hoping to see Allen and Nolan destroy the whole prison

[@victorowen2592]

Talking dinos had me rolling... flaming humans like that😂😂😂

[@Real_Riki12]

I was laughing when mark hits angstrom with a sniper 😂😂

[@Sparty-no1oe]

i'm gonna be brutally honest. this episode kinda didn't live up to the complete hype in my mind. yeah it was like the final episode in season 1 where everything big happens at the start and the rest is just everyone adjusting to that, but i would've loved a compilation at the end of the episode like we saw last season

[@scottgarvey3112]

After seeing Kong use the baby ape as a weapon, I half expected Angstrom to hit Debbie with Oliver

[@chemicalclowns]

I really enjoyed this episode!! I was literally on the edge of my seat for the whole first half with that fight. Felt so many emotions too it was crazy 😮

[@danielmorrison4060]

22:48 yes but the point is Nolan never meant that line at all. Nolan truly does care about his family. His whole character in season 1 is his conflict of what he feels he needs to do vs what he truly wants. Nolan wanted to live his life with his family and enjoyed being a hero on Earth but as soon as Mark got his powers he then felt like he needed to do his task as an agent of Viltrum. The entire first season everything terrible thing he does and says is him trying to convince himself that this is what he needs to do. He left Earth in tears, full of regret of what he did, destroying everything that he truly loved in thousands of years being alive. It’s literally stated in that scene that he is saddened and regretfully of the damage he’s done.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

It's sad that Angstrom only villainize the only good Invincible.

[@nachro2190]

That's kinda the sad point really. So caught up in the consequences of the multiverse, he wouldn't even bother to think that maybe this Mark is different. Angstrom has been so overwhelmed by the collective trauma that he absolutely cannot even pause to remember why he began this entire endeavor. It's sad

[@rikcoflores5588]

Invincible is always a joy to see for me

[@mclarenboy96]

Literally just finished the episode 47 seconds ago, life comes at ya fast

[@butterccm]

Mark flying through with the web happened in the comics as well, Pete tried to follow Mark in to help him but the portal cut him off.

[@matthewleader3838]

I was also like, “I need to know what’s going on with Rex and Robot, right now!”

[@noir-214]

11:31, "Wow, that theme sounds so amazing," is what I would say if I could hear it

[@GenerationWest]

That thing about Oliver being though is a bit up in the air. Right now, is pretty much a normal baby until the Viltrumite DNA FULLY kicks in... otherwise he's a normal baby, with Thraxan and Viltrumite physical characteristics.

[@pickedceasar1216]

Oliver still hasn’t shown any powers yet so he’s about as resilient as a bug person Also Agent Spider was trying to go into Marks universe to help. Y’all really need to research the comic if you’re making Easter egg videos

[@kiidkif2009]

23:29 Omg i had no idea i waited tht long for season 2 °▪︎° 2 years!!!!!

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Sterling K Brown is a great actor

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

I have been waiting for this

[@clelandh17]

can’t wait for Mark to face off against Freddie Mercury

[@IsiahBradley]

THANKS for this, Ms. Clemons!!!!

[@ruggedkoala3958]

I think Agent spider just meant Angstrom had been there recently

[@jajotokes859]

“Who needs to fight with their toes out” meanwhile every shinobi in naruto

[@zacharymccoy7091]

I'm so glad they didn't leave on a cliffhanger right when Mark was stranded. That would have set people off.

[@pavelmedbery3055]

Wait, so was the future version of the guardians a separate universe altogether, or was it the same universe but just fast-forwarded a couple decades into the future?

[@TeddyOG]

I really didn't notice the Dr. Zaius reference, well done. That song is in my head forever and I saw it when it aired

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Imagine if Invincible met the Justice League and was trained by Superman.

[@kiidkif2009]

He'd ask Supes how he's able to hold back just enough to win against anyone

[@pau1more1]

The three dinosaurs are a reference to the three trolls in The Hobbit. All fighting over who can eat him. I love the theories about the immortal. Maybe we'll get a special?

[@calebclay2713]

I never noticed the invincible with his toes out😂😂

[@Thatboymeher]

I’M SO HAPPY that Amber and Mark broke up, but I haven’t read the comics (nor do I plan on doing so) I SWEAR TO GOD if Mark somehow fumbles the bag with Eve I’m gonna riot😇

[@namishjain9238]

i dont see how it is possible for mark to fumble it eve didnt move on for 20 years i think mark is fine this relationship is gonna be ...........

[@marikastewart2730]

When Mark sees how Angstrom hurt his family and he becomes furious - Notice how he looks like Nolan. He makes the same snarling face 12:48

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Great episode

[@timtrujillo8272]

Hospital scene had me thinking. "Now you and mama got matching ******. maybe we are related." - Otis Welcome home roscoe jenkins

[@TrayTerra]

Gonna be a looooong year. This episode was bonkers, and what an ending, throwing all of that at us in the final third of it all. Top tier episode and season finale. Seriously can’t wait for season 3 now but…ugh, what a wait it’s gonna be.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Fun fact: Dupli-Kate has a twin brother.

[@kiidkif2009]

We kno this

[@intothefrayyo]

@@kiidkif2009people are always saying stupid crap like this 😂

[@fro-yo-momma7082]

That's hot

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I cant wait for conquest ,and thagg next season.

[@Leucienfireweaver]

Waaay too late to the party, but Rudy takes Rex's name after Rex blows himself up to take out one of the Invincible visitors from alternate universes.

[@shadydeadsoul3110]

How is Oliver a super baby if he hasn't gotten his powers yet. Mark didn't get them till he was a teen.

[@E_D___]

Debbie is best tv mom hands down

[@Dragoboi1998]

In the comic debbie does take nolan back but puts him in the doghouse a little but they end up living on a moon base with eachother

[@reecewilliams8349]

Jess you're literally the only one who cares about the destroyed house!

[@LegendaryTunes]

The GDA definitely has camera's in Mark and Debbie's house, Cecil can probably have the pillows custom manufactured by referencing the footage he has of the house.

[@luisfernandonegretelugo7667]

Awesome video

[@SuperBrad327]

Can’t wait for more

[@drewbreezy9370]

Just wana watch it all over and over again! I HAVE BEEN watching it all over and over again!!

[@ujwalghimire3743]

That's actually Robot... But after the death of Rex... Robot took his identity and wants to be called Rex instead of Rudy

[@intothefrayyo]

*In the comics

[@yonickmiles]

No no! Agent spider was trying to come with mark to help him!

[@princeicykeybord]

Rex has solidified into one of my favorite characters. I want to see his transformation into a robot Rex hybrid 😊

[@hyperr1092]

You can't convince me mark has never killed before angstrom when he literally blew up multiple martian ships and left the survivors stranded in space

[@havok6280]

Oliver wouldn't have been "just fine". He doesn't have his powers yet.

[@Eeveeeeeeeeeee]

Something tells me that you are that person who zooms by in traffic

[@intothefrayyo]

Like what was even the point of that

[@marcospelaez5970]

The curse having to inhabit a male body isn’t sexist, it’s really smart to make sure the evil person you cursed and trapped has 50% less options to resurrect himself lol

[@phillyredsox9195]

I want more episodes a season.

[@atulkrishna3467]

during the prison execution scene, I saw a subtitle saying 'Debbie crying'

[@bignarwhale128]

The real cliffhanger of this episode is how many marks actually fight with their toes out.

[@foxmamer]

The web that was on Mark's back is a reference to the comic where spiderman tried to follow him to help him but the portal had closed and cut the web

[@jihadwilliams3419]

Exactly

[@SammiOni]

I love your hair Jessica you look so pretty thank you for this episode!!!!!

[@whitepaint7870]

Can Someone help me out with what issue to read, i haven’t read any of the comics yet but i want to know what happens next. So what issue should i read? I don’t want to start from the beginning.

[@Team_Slacker]

They really did make the official Marvel crossover a parody 😅

[@malikberisha121]

2:17 - 2:24 never thought about it 😂

[@kiidkif2009]

19:44 damn Mark be killing ppl left and right😢

[@toddtastes9855]

Also, I love the way he said Batman without saying “Batman” 😅

[@geodude0744]

0:14 Curious about how they'll tackle that in the future, considering how much Mark changes throughout the series, especially when he's a full-fledged adult.

[@_Tree]

Mark is REALLY trying to not be like his father, but he has to realize that there is a very THIN LINE between hero and villain 💯💯💯

[@John_Zatanna]

15:11 no it's not, it's just works through Allan, if to people talk to Allan telepathically he would hear both but they wouldn't hear each other

[@kingxavierlovely]

Oh god I cant wait till the rex/robot storyline gets revealed. I dont think itll be season 3, maybe not even 4. But its coming thats for sure.

[@pandabeaaar16]

7:48 there was a comic crossover between invincible and spiderman, it took place during this fight.

[@user-om8lm8yb9i]

LOL! I was all in about how Allen and Nolan would escape, then he said "he THINKS he misses his wife." I wanted to curse out a fictional character. 🤣 Lawd, Debbie better not take him back!!

[@weago666]

Algorithm food!

[@zerokool2575]

After Mark killed him, that was some astonishing voice acting. I actually teared up during that scene.

[@Ricket000]

Robot changes his name to Rex when the a actual Rex died

[@Killatunga]

7:48 I think this Spidey was trying to grab Invincible as he flew through the portal, I doubt they were fighting

[@nissan_skyline]

Oliver doesn't exist in any other universe because this is the only reality where Mark decides not to team up with his dad. Debbie must have been a terrible person and mom in those other realities.

[@SonicDetailing]

Thragg, Battle Beast, Conquest . When will they come in?

[@natetheknight2809]

13:43 I mean, it’s also the payoff to the info Levy learned earlier this season from the captured Mark. That the humans who rebelled caught him by wearing him down and ambushing him when he needed to sleep. But our Mark is clearly more resilient. Some might even call him… **title card** 😂 I do find it interesting though that the spark of defiance against his father all those months ago and the subsequent training (without his father for the most part) has made our Mark a lot more resilient than his other universe counterpart.