OMNIMAN DESTROYS EVERYTHING! | Invincible Newlyweds Reaction | Ep 1x8, “Where I Really Come From”

[@LettsReact]

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[@CheezburgerSub]

This community just throwing all the bad dads at Montana... Also debbie is the real hero of this show

[@Kayde101-b]

@@CheezburgerSub lol true

[@benwhite8863]

So when is Edgerunners getting added to the watch list?

[@p.anthony_xpert1013]

Consider Amphibia, Kipo, or Young Justice after Invincible Season 2.

[@jessetorres8738]

This finale makes me wonder how things would have turned out if Omni Man wasn't the only 1 of his people sent to Earth? Imagine if say 4 or 5 others came to Earth and had a 2 or 3 kids each, would all of those kids be like Mark or would some be alright with helping their parents conquer Earth?

[@DuongLoc-km8ok]

You gotta remember, Omni Man went through thousands of year of indoctrination by the Viltrumite. But 20+ years on Earth made him change his plan and decided to leave the planet, that alone shows you that he really cares about Debbie and Mark.

[@Agent-57]

Yep. He is lying to himself with the "pet" comparison and calling her life meaningless

[@kushkong1339]

Everything he was telling Mark was like he was secretly telling himself, and beating mark down was like beating himself. Thats way I see it now the more I've watched it +S2.

[@slippymclach1233]

@Asferprivate Comic Spoilers: Seemingly Earth and humans just have that affect on almost all the Viltrumites except their leader.

[@TheAngryXenite]

​@@slippymclach1233It's not even that humans didn't have that effect on Thragg. We don't know that he couldn't have had the same transformation, but the problem was that he refused to live among mankind like the others did. He believed that even breathing the same air as them was demeaning, so the idea of actually engaging with us as a civilization never came to him.

[@pasoking2483]

Was going to say this. People have a hard time undoing years or decades of indoctrination. Nolan was fighting thousands of years of it

[@soupman1]

the fact that Nolan was acting so odd after Mark told them he got his powers was because he was probably hoping Mark wouldn't get powers so he could wait to enslave earth until after Mark and Debbie died not having to hurt their feelings and see him like that.

[@lizd2943]

Or he was seeing if Mark was a potential accomplice or just another slave.

[@Anubisblack]

I think a bit of both.

[@fhdiasfb3611]

This what I think

[@joshiesushi]

That's pretty much how I interpreted it. If Mark lives for thousands of years he cannot possibly delay taking over Earth. So he simply just had no reason to wait any longer.

[@Anubisblack]

Yeah, he definitely wanted to see how much of a Viltrumite he was. That’s why he caved his chest in during their first training session. That’s why he let Battle Beast nearly beat him to death. He wanted to see if he was actually a Viltrumite. At the same time, he really wished he never got his powers. It sped up his timeline. He was enjoying the life he had and once Mark’s powers kicked in he had to act. I wonder what would’ve happened if he took his time. Tried to slowly indoctrinate him over a decade or two? One things for sure the only reason it turned out the way it did is because of Debbie. He accidentally let the boy be raised to become a good person.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

The fact that "Think, Mark!" and the rest of the finale have been memed to the point everyone knows the big twist, and people are still amazed by Nolan's character shows how truly impressive this writing is.

[@kushkong1339]

Haven't heard anyone speak on that. That's how I caught it. I knew what was coming. But I got a great suspense story still, and many great characters with side stories going on. Became one of my top 10 shows. all cus of a meme that I'm pretty sure had Squidward's head on Omni man 😂

[@johndinner4418]

What's the big twist you speak of? Episode 1 twist? The finale isn't really a twist, just the story progressing.

[@kieranthewolftiger]

@@johndinner4418 we don't know his reasons on episode one, he could be doing it for the greater good, but instead he was weaking the planet to conquer it. Even if from episode 1 you think he is the bad guy we don't know how much of a bad guy he is until this episode.

[@denkerbosu3551]

Nolan hard carries the story, Mark's just not interesting, especially when most of his problems aside of superhero ones, are related to Amber.

[@mrmouse9476]

​@denkerbosu3551 you're not gonna like the rest of the show if you think he's boring😂

[@josephdavis9234]

Episode 1: Omni Man trains Mark. Episode 8: Omni Man Marks train.

[@gramdalfthewhite]

Okay I actually love that lmao 😂

[@pr00009]

I LIKE IT. whoever doesnt lacks taste

[@00deuceza]

FunkFlex would flip out at these goddamn bars

[@ikeking6797]

God damn it

[@rickymoranjr9609]

the fight between Mark and his dad was way better than the comic book fight, plus seeing Nolan do more damage especially with the subway train was brutal

[@xiaolafy]

i felt this way with the omni-man verse guardians scene. in the comics i feel the shock was there but i didn’t really care for the guardians death. when watching the series i cared more for the guardians. i don’t know exactly how to explain

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@@xiaolafy same here, plus seeing Nolan actually kill the Guardians was way better than how he killed them in the comics by far. so bottom line, the Amazon Prime series of Invincible is better than the comics

[@davidc.]

​@rickymoranjr9609 I disagree. Or atleast not entirely. It cuts out a lot of dialog of them just chatting. Helps build the characters. The series being so short cut a lot of that out. For example, it built up robots relationship with Rex more.

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@@davidc. ok, you have a good point about that

[@Im_fries666]

I actually think the animation in the comics are better

[@Marta-uv4id]

Seeing Nolan do all of those gruesome things, squash people like bugs and completely annihilate Mark, makes it so much more impactful when Mark completely disarms him with just one sentence. Him saying that he'd always have his dad completely shifts something in Nolan, because now he *knows* he actually loves Mark enough to not be able to kill him, even though Mark is an active threat to the mission. It's the best scene of the season, in my opinion.

[@nugget3687]

It reminds me of a moment in episode one, where he punches mark and immediately regrets it, because with what we know that is probably how child viltrumites are trained, by beating them up until pain doesn't effect them. But he saw how it hurt him, and didn't do it again until he became a threat to his mission. It's the first real sign that earth, Debbie, and Mark, made him soft

[@Marta-uv4id]

Every voice actor brought their A game, but man did Steven Yeun and J.K. Simmons give an all-time performance. I get genuine chills just thinking of their deliveries, which brough the already great show to a whole new level, and made this episode by far the best of the season.

[@atpr3241]

It's always so funny seeing reactions to Nolan's gaslighting. "WHY DID YOU MAKE ME DO THIS!?". It's all about Nolan having to go against his instincts he's built up for hundreds of years but it's still a crazy thing to say aloud 😂

[@DanGamingFan2406]

The fight between Nolan and Mark is just so good. The city and subway scenes are brutal. And they really gave everyone processing the truth about Omni-Man the weight it deserves.

[@nugget3687]

My favorite thing about this fight is that at its core, it's not about the punches, it's a fight of ideals, and in the end invincible lived up to his name, refusing to give in and won. He may have lost the physical fight, but in the fight of ideals he truly was invincible

[@hi00118]

Even tho she didn’t get any official credit for it, it’s thanks to Debbie (in part) that the world wasn’t taken over by Viltrum. Not only did she raise Mark with the kind of will to not give up and not turn on his planet, she also softened Omni-man enough that Mark was able to convince him to betray his own people

[@reneehoenicke4765]

Debbie truly is one of the most remarkable humans on Earth, even without any kind of powers. She managed to be such an outstanding representation of mankind that Mark and Nolan both have reservations about conquering Earth.

[@hero4life15]

This is why i say the biggest heroes in the dc universe are john and martha kent for raising superman how they did. Earth couldve been obliterated if kal el landed with another family and raised differently

[@princesskaraplays905]

⁠@@hero4life15ultra man is the perfect example, kal el raised in NY is a crime boss, hell every “evil superman” story usually involves the lack of good parenting, i mean, homelander may have been an actual hero if he wasn’t treated like a lab experiment, red sun superman raised in the soviet union thought he was a hero but only because he’s brainwashed (well i guess raised from birth, so indoctrinated) with the corrupt ideals of the soviet union, i think injustice is one of the few (if not the only) evil supermen stories that he was still raised by martha & john kent, and his breaking point there is his wife and unborn child’s murder, so yeah hella understandable to start

[@blacky8987]

@@reneehoenicke4765 she is literally the reason why mankind is alive until this day in that universe she make the hero with the monster send to end human kind and not just that she turn the monster into a good monster

[@procrastinator99]

It doesn't get talked about very much, but I love what we can glean about Viltrumite culture based on how Nolan speaks, "...Your life has been soft and painless. You're a Viltrumite in blood only." Gives us a small but meaningful window into how Nolan specifically, and Viltrumites broadly, are raised: Violence and brutality.

[@rjai5003]

I’d like to point out how much Mark has grown. In episode 1, he was on the ground gasping for air after one punch from his dad, but here, he kept fighting until he physically couldn’t move anymore

[@SwordTune]

Of course. After all, he's...

[@denkerbosu3551]

@@SwordTune *blood splatters*

[@ron3557]

​@@SwordTune title card

[@jacksonpablodiasdeoliveira9215]

@@SwordTuneinvincible

[@simongosselin4300]

And here we finally get to see why Mark's name is perfect. Mark may not be literally Invincible, but his will is.

[@m.s.5370]

Not to be pedantic, but the phrasing here feels weird to me. He is still literally invincible, just not physically. The opposite of 'literally' is 'conceptually' or 'metaphorically', not 'mentally'. Yes, I am aware that I am a nerd and no, I do not plan on improving (You don't have to edit your comment for me or anything, I just like to point out things I notice :3).

[@johndinner4418]

@@m.s.5370 Mark is not literally invincible, he can die. His will is literally invincible.

[@m.s.5370]

@@johndinner4418 I said "he is still literally invincible, just not physically", which doesn't mean he can't die. It means he can't be forced to betray his values in any way, even if he is physically defeated

[@jackhilton4285]

​@@johndinner4418can he do? I watched all season 2 and still haven't saw any viltrumite actually dies

[@everburn]

​ @jackhilton4285 It was right in front of you. Omniman kills a couple of viltrumites in season 2

[@redviper6805]

Omni-man started off as a heartless, ruthless conqueror when he first came to Earth undercover. He never lost the ruthless part, but in the midst of those years he unwittingly gained a heart. And Nolan just didn’t realize how much he had changed until it was too late. He tried denying that he was a different person. Mark’s answer to 500 years hit Nolan harder than any punch that Mark or Immortal or anyone else has thrown at him.

[@dunringill1747]

To me, Nolan wanted a "mini vacation". He hoped he could wait it out until Debbie & Mark passed away from old age. Once Mark showed having powers, Nolan knew he could no longer wait for Mark to "age out". "Think, Mark!" - I think Omni-Man was trying to convince himself. Amber: "Looks like I wasn't the only person being lied to." Can the scriptwriters find any other way of making Amber's character sound like an insensitive narcissist? *Debbie the "Pet":* To give a perspective of time for Omni-Man: I could be remembering this wrong, but I think a clue dropped at one point when Omni-Man said "he remembered something from yesterday" and Debbie corrected him saying "that happened years ago". Maybe this was from the comics? When Omni-Man crushed Red Rush's head, it lasted less than a second but felt like hours of agony to Red Rush. Omni-Man has the opposite problem. According to Comic Vine, no Viltrumite is ever stated to pass the mark of 100,000 years old. To make calculations simple, let's equate 80,000 years Viltrimite life span and 80 years Human life span. Let's also assume Viltrumites feel time with the same ratio applied. Applying the ratio of a Vitrumite living to 80,000 years and a human living to 80 years. 80,000 yrs / 80 yrs = a factor of 1,000 Same factor ratio by human standards - 80 years / 1,000 = 0.08 year Since 1 year = 365 days 0.08 x 365 days = 29.2 days So 80 years to a Viltrumite feels approximately like 29.2 days to a human. Debbie was already an adult when Nolan met her. He spent 20 years on Earth = feeling like 7.3 days to a Viltrumite. The rest of Debbie's life would be approximately 40 years which feels like 14.6 more days for Nolan. It was Debbie's short lifespan that made her feel more like a "pet" to Nolan.

[@typicalgamer3131]

honestly that theoretical calculation makes sense to me. i’ve always wondered how viltumites perceived time because we don’t exactly have a definitive age cap. i wondered what nolan’s time on earth felt like and if it was similar to a vacation of sorts

[@Ryan_Bolton11]

For reference, nolan is probably around 5000 years old, and he only spent 20 years on earth.

[@JPooger]

5? I heard it was "only" like 2 thousand. Either way he old AF

[@Ryan_Bolton11]

@JPooger it's not very clear how old he is, but it's stated he's over 2000 years old, but a different viltrumite said that he hit his prime around 7k years, and we know nolan hasn't hit his prime yet. And with traveling to other dimensions with different time streams, it is almost impossible to know his exact age. So, like 3k-6k is probably correct

[@ionflorea2601]

If you put it like that then, when calculating, he spent just 4 months on earth ( in viltrumite perspective)

[@h3llboyyy407]

@@ionflorea2601 which is why him loving his mom like a pet is extremely realistic

[@blacky8987]

@@Ryan_Bolton11 he more than that so the 5000 could be posible

[@jerryvanim-botting482]

Another part of this reveal that gets me every time is that we spend the entire season just in awe of Omni-Man's seemingly limitless power and effectiveness, (seeing how easily he picks apart Mark in this fight, who in Cecils opinion was their ONLY chance at beating Omni-Man.) that finding out that he is merely a military officer following orders of those ABOVE him in a society based on strength really makes the Viltrum threat seem as incomprehensibly big and dangerous as Mark must feel it is.

[@everburn]

Omniman is one of their best though

[@Limpass610]

​@@everburn Maybe But a whole planet of them?

[@jerryvanim-botting482]

@@everburn Yeah, but we don't know any of that at the end of this season, which is kind of my point.

[@spacerz6551]

Nolan is probably the second strongest viltumite after thragg at this point.

[@jerryvanim-botting482]

@@spacerz6551 That's irrelevant (and also debatable) because it's completely unknown at this point in the show. I'm talking about the reveal of this episode.

[@losdef1283]

I think Montana had the right comparison when she said with pets that they are only in our lives for a short time. Omni man loves Debbie but his culture taught him she is less then and he knows that no matter what Debbie will grow old and die.

[@angelb33ts]

The last moment between Mark and his Dad is absolutely gorgeous beautiful scrumptious storytelling

[@AeroWraith901]

Nolan said some wiiild stuff in denial of being happy on Earth. Also the subway part is absolutely diabolical.

[@Khay-77]

Nolan is a complicated character but his son's strength of will to survive his wrath to get through to him with that "You dad, I'd still have you." just wrecked his world.

[@TheMadhatter1313]

Hard to believe that Omni-man is still holding back on Mark because that's his son and he's trying to get him to join his cause. Imagine if he wasn't and someone he never knew

[@JediMasterRevenantMADNESS]

Don't have to imagine, we've seen what he's like not holding back. Just look at The Immortal and the rest of the og Guardians.

[@spacerz6551]

@@JediMasterRevenantMADNESSI mean just look at what he did to the 3 viltrumites on thraxa

[@alaynapetty6102]

Viltrumite dna take over the human dna as mark gets older, so he didn’t need a mother from viltrum anyways. That’s why marks already 99% Viltrumite

[@fireblast133]

hybrid's still retain some traits from their other heritage. Usually only ones that deal with brain composition or chemistry. There's a theory that's why Mark can get a boost from extreme stress or emotions. The theory is that Viltrumites lost the ability to produce Adrenaline naturally long ago. Mark, having a human mother, is a Viltrumite in body, but he retains the makeup of a human brain, meaning he can produce Adrenaline.

[@alaynapetty6102]

@@fireblast133 yeah!! I just meant in terms of why Omni man didn’t need to have a child with another Viltrumite, and fortunately (or unfortunately for him) as you explained, why Mark gets that extra power boost from his human emotions.

[@AdamVladimirKross]

​@@fireblast133Point of Fact, your Adrenal Glands that produce Adrenaline are located on top of your Kidneys. Some can be produced by the brain, but the lion's share is made by your Adrenal Glands.

[@fireblast133]

@@AdamVladimirKross yeah, but even that bit made by the brain, could make a huge difference

[@LibbyisMid]

@@AdamVladimirKross Production yes, release no. The brain is responsible for 90% of chemical responses in the body, or something like that. If the brain is no longer able to respond to stressors, the adrenal glands have no reason to release adrenaline.

[@bluegirl278]

Ahhhh I’m so excited to see this reaction! I’ve been dying to watch you guys react to this episode

[@ben-san9677]

-Tenzin- Nolan may have just become an even more powerful -airbender- Viltrumite by abandoning his family and flying off into space: "Let go your earthly tether. Enter the void. Empty, and become wind."

[@josephcook2247]

I love that Nolan has an alien mindset and values. In his mind it's strength that makes you a person and when Mark gained his powers is when he became a person. He thought Mark would join him because it's just common sense to from Nolan's perspective.

[@eberlautaroherrera]

We need the "A flip was switched" shirt and mug.

[@jeremyrivera7079]

I think mark was fairly receptive to Omni-Man's proposal until he called Debbie a pet

[@acereporter73]

Yep... disrespected Moms... fights on!

[@awekeningbro1207]

Omni man isn't wrong on that remark though, Debbie IS indeed like a pet to him, because pets usually lives through a small portion of your lifetime. He's just talking the bitter truth.

[@josephdavis9234]

@@awekeningbro1207 I ain't going to have a kid with my turtle.

[@michaelhenry3234]

@@josephdavis9234 Your pet turtle doesn't have sexual characteristics that match your own species'.

[@johnwalker1058]

There's even memes where . . . [WARNING: SEASON 2 SPOILERS] . . . . . . some of the other alternate universe versions of Mark were convinced to join Nolan in the Viltrumite cause to take over Earth simply because Nolan did everything else the same, but just didn't call Debbie a pet and that was enough to sway Mark.

[@mpfrierson91]

This season finale is going to be equivalent to getting to the very top of the roller coaster…and then coming straight down and going through sharp twists and turns, loop de loops, and then by the end of it you’ll be both emotionally exhausted and exhilarated and wanting more when you watch the next season!

[@Agent-57]

Had Mark never gotten his powers he would have just waited for his family to pass away by age and then conquer the planet But since Mark got his powers, he can't wait for Debbie as Mark would be a full blown adult and he would have spent so much time as a hero that telling him to turn against earth then would be impossible (which well it is now too). But the fact that 20 years changed him enough to abandon post (something he will definitely get punished for consider they killed half there population for being weak) is very much a miracle. He is thousands of years old so this would the equivalent of someone going against their country for a 2 month long relationship. So despite the "pet" comparison, he doesn't actually see Debbie that way but is just denying his feelings. Nolan killing all those people may seem horrible to us but as Black Adam said "When you crush an ant beneath your foot, do feel remorse? No. Is this because you are evil or because you recognize yourself as a higher form of life?"

[@hudsonstudio7943]

I think one of reasons to say all those horrible stuff was to convince himself that he does right thing

[@TheMadhatter1313]

Seeing Mark with his chin busted open missing his front teeth took me back to when Negan met Glenn in the Walking Dead

[@valentinkambushev4968]

If only we knew back then that the guy who killed the previous fan favorite would become the new fan favorite, while still being a post-apocalyptic tyrant.

[@roggerspider6964]

Same

[@fireblast133]

episode 1: Nolan trains Mark episode 8: Nolan Trains Mark oh, 14:54 That's the little girl Mark waves to in the plane. Her father, crushed by debris in front of her, was the one Titan was holding over the edge of a building before giving him another two weeks to cough up the money.

[@lastfirst5863]

Well Titan did say he’d paint the sidewalk. Wonder if it was two days later.

[@Darkside7137x]

That little flip phone convo y’all had at around 45:00 was hilarious that’s how I know y’all really In love for real😂 and great reactions seriously I can tell you guys care

[@Darkside7137x]

Earned my sub for sure

[@noahschultz9031]

This episode cemented Invincible into being the most violent TV show that I’ve ever seen. It gives Fist of the North Star, The Walking Dead, and even friggin Attack on Titan and Mortal Kombat a run for their money in some instances.

[@magne7771]

Kinda funny Berserk isn't on that list

[@LibbyisMid]

@@magne7771 Not much competes with Berserk. That series is playing a different, far more advanced sport than anything we've seen from Invincible (yet)

[@noahschultz9031]

I’ve heard of Berserk, but I’ve never seen it

[@seandonnellan5980]

It seems Montana and I had similar Dad experiences when she talks about Omni-Man and Endeavor’s abuse onto their kids. You’re a lovely person, Montana, and you didn’t deserve how your dad treated you :)

[@LibbyisMid]

I'm right there with ya'll. Nobody deserves it.

[@themexyeti]

25:45 the whole point of the series and comic story is understanding that this wasn't "emotional weakness" but an emotional realization and acceptance, the idea of showing your emotions is a sign of weakness is completely fucked up, we lost Anakin because of that people

[@TRKPurgatos]

Thank you guys now I'll cry again tommorow

[@goonanhate101]

There is a great Superman quote, and I’m probably paraphrasing here, but he is talking to his wife about what it’s like to be Clark Kent day to day. “I live in a world of cardboard. Even as Superman, I’ve never taken the opportunity to truly let loose 100%, for fear of the cities we would lose if I did” That city scene is a pure manifestation of what he was referring to. How little effort it takes for Nolan to turn his son‘s body into a weapon of mass destruction. Horrifying. Then to realize how careful Nolan (despite having these sadistic tendencies) has had to be with every person, object, heck the ground that he’s standing on, which is all technically made of “inferior“ materials compared to the cells of his own living body. It’s wild.

[@darryljack6612]

Wild tangent, but there's a PBS kids cartoon called "Word Girl". And in that show a fight so damn similar to this one happens. The similarity is so crazy that when you watch a side by side video of the two it's uncanny.

[@seanwilliams7655]

Really? My older daughter used to watch that show. Do you know what episode?

[@darryljack6612]

@@seanwilliams7655 I don't know the exact episode but you can check the fight up on KZbin. Just look up Wordgirl Omniman fight and the thumbnail will be a side by side.

[@Maswartz226]

I always feel like Omni Man ALMOST had him at first, like he was seeing the good that could come. But the moment he made the "Pet" comment he lost him.

[@jakobnunez4964]

Reminds me of ego telling peter that he put a tumor in his mother.

[@JerkyD]

Good reaction as usual. I especially like 10:39. It's not something I thought about before, but in retrospect, it helps explain what Angstrom says about Nolan & Mark in 2x1 ;)

[@NickG409]

Amber making it about her the sec she sees mark will never not be funny.

[@everburn]

Yeah😂

[@draykohunter6805]

Won't lie I always skip that scene during reactions😅

[@magne7771]

It's amazing how, after this episode, _everyone_ is just, so _proud_ of Mark. For good reason.

[@gunnerdobbins3129]

I think a sad detail that some people miss is that Nolan was disappointed that Mark had powers because it shows that he can’t put off the mission anymore. It’s not logical but a small part of Nolan probably wanted Mark to be human so he could just wait till him and Debbie die of natural causes to Starr because he loves them

[@ricardobianchi2004]

You also have to take into account that not only is he thousands of years old at this point but he processes things almost as fast as red rush (the flash) so he’s lived so many lifetimes longer than how a human experiences time. It’s like feeling bad for a butterfly that lives for 2 days. When he says “I can always start again make another kid” to him it’s like having an abortion for a human marks been alive for 2 seconds in Nolan’s perspective

[@soflyedits322]

@9:16 - justifying the pet analogy in that way makes so much sense and it still really hurts 🤣

[@Teib_21]

Did you guys notice, how some of the civilian's passed over in episodes came back, such as the girl in the plane was the same girl who was in the apartment and Mark held her mother's hand.

[@aarrgghh]

debbie's the real hero of the season. she infected omniman with just enough human empathy to prevent an alpha-level sociopathic ultra-villain from fulfilling his primary mission and murdering his own son in the process.

[@royalrosepetal]

Look at this fight as Nolan talking to himself just as much as Mark and its really sad

[@treagoplays]

45:15 i love this because usually its montana who stumbles over her words and kenny who digs in, but i think this is the first time i get to see montana do it to him

[@toasttitan3253]

It was this episode that made me realize it’s not the alien part of him that makes him invincible

[@himothy_halamet]

Viltrumites are literally labelled as relentless. They also have an indomitable spirit. The alien part certainly plays a role

[@JSkitt]

Considering how much Omni-Man steamrolls everything he faces, its impressive the Immortal lasted as long as he did.

[@GerblerM]

9:13 Excellent analysis. Most people (myself included) are so shocked by the pet comment and it's connotations of subservience and submission that they miss what Omniman was really feeling in that moment

[@SebasTian58323]

Ooh, sure Amber. Now you've both been lied to. What Mark just went through is totally equivalent to what you felt when Mark was keeping his identity a secret. I totally get wanting to be there for someone who just went through something awful, but that was not the way to do that Amber...

[@aarongarcia5037]

So unbelievably sick of Amber

[@andrewholcombe4565]

I think that the carnage in this episode was meant to do two things: first and most obviously it was Omniman trying to break Mark's spirit and turn him. But second, I think it was Omniman trying to convince himself. Omniman's rants were a sermon given to himself just as much as it was to Mark. I think Omniman was genuinely conflicted and all this carnage was him over compensating to prove to himself that he saw human beings as nothing more than insects. That he is a Viltrumite and this planet was nothing to him. That Mark and his mother were just means to an end and nothing more. But Mark saw through that, kept calling him out on it, and Omnimans responded with massacre and brutality to counter Mark's words. In the end, Mark's spirit and words won out but not before a pile of corpses had been left in their wake.

[@livinglegend9709]

45:09 yeah I was waiting for you to catch yourself homie 😂

[@punkypony5165]

"So even though he's only half viltrumite he's most of the way anyway" THANK YOU! So many reactors think mark is genetically half human despite what Omni-Man says here. In reality Mark is 99.99% Viltrumite and will become 100% Viltrumite over time.

[@jordenh450]

I love how you guys have a discussion in between while letting us as the audience know it’s for copyright.

[@josh.00000]

I think we might need a Montana Trauma Counter at this point.

[@fimlviaquez3936]

I love how you added the internal conflict counter, because they are all indeed placed on purpose, and even though they are really important, not all of the viewers notice them

[@thedragonskull1065]

I feel like Nolan calling Debbie a pet is more akin to seeing her as far from equal to him. A lot of pet owners in real life love their pets as much as they’d love a parent or sibling, but they can’t be viewed as equal to them because they can’t talk or do the things humans can do. Debbie isn’t a Viltrumite so she isn’t an equal to Nolan but Mark is. That’s what I believe because at the end of the day he does love his wife just not in the same way he loves his son

[@messingmusic_and_animation]

Y'all should've done a bonus reaction to DPS's raps "Sins of the Father" and "Omni Man". He made those raps based on this episode and they rip your heart out even more when you listen to them

[@affansiddiqui4218]

Your editing is so good. The best reaction video editing I have every seen to be honest

[@wishmaster82]

Omniman was waiting for Debbie and Mark to die of old age before conquering the planet, but when Mark got his power that option was out of the table (even when it was always out of the table, even if Mark never got his powers, Omniman would still love his grandchildren once he got them and so on)

[@JavierGarcia-bd6kw]

I’ve been waiting to see yalls reaction to the brutality in this episode

[@MTG_Scribe]

My absolute favorite thing about Season one is that in the end, the person who actually stopped Nolen was Debbie.

[@chiagozienwasuruba9884]

I’ve been waiting for them to see this episode lol

[@josuevargas1952]

omg the first frame of "hello and welcome back" is sooo wholesome with the 3 cats on screen

[@khellou563]

The next season has some moments I found where the budget felt conserved but definitely not althroughout. i personally believe they're saving it for season 3.

[@siphosethumbaba7559]

They saved most of the budget for exactly season 3, because if you've read the comics the events that followed after the season 2 finale are insane. It's craziness all around and Kirkman said every episode next season is going to feel like a season finale on it's own, that alone makes it clear that the reason S2 animation lacked was the budget they needed for next season.

[@AccidentalInsomniac427]

17:30 well uh I guess we have our answer for the whole "Unstoppable force meets immovable object" bit

[@dagonofthedepths]

If you look at Nolan's reactions throughout this whole thing, he's actively trying to both justify his actions to himself and crush all his emotions under a mask of anger. Just about every scene were he gets mad there is a hint of him being sad or questioning himself. Great animation and writing.

[@Kyvid]

Great reaction! And oh boy Season 2 going to be fun with you guys haha! Can’t wait!

[@unathisilo4941]

Peace is the wost weakness a viltrumite can suffer. Nolan spent thousands of years fighting and it made him cold and indifferent. Time on earth made him resulted in him developing attachments and begin to wonder on what if scenarios

[@ashyunderscorealt95]

Something important that not many seem to bring up, is the specific reason he mentions "Pet" for Debbie. He most likely didn't mean it in a "she's insignificant" way, but in a "I love her, but I'll vastly outlive her" one, which to an extent show he really was trying to rationalize with Mark, but chose the worst, most inhuman possible words to use as an alien lmfao

[@thetwelfthdoctor9892]

Fun fact ( well, not so much) Some of the victims of Omniman in this episode are actually recurring characters. Some of them are the people Mark or the Guardians saved in previous episodes.

[@Royal_Chief_Architect]

I just want everyone to remember at all times as the series progresses, Debbie saw all of this. She saw him use her son as a weapon, and terrorize Chicago. Murdering 1000’s. Comic book Debbie will never get peace from me for this reason.

[@Stylz.]

I love that you brought up that Nolan never broke Mark’s spirit, because the reason he’s called Invincible isn’t because of his strength or endurance, but because of how he never lets anything brake his spirit Well…iykyk😉🤞

[@ZessDevon]

45:07 It melts my heart that Montana's first instinct is to try to justify that statement instead of immediately clowning Kenny for it 45:24 There are limits though

[@brothaNblue]

Yeah that train scene had us all in shock.

[@Geroldthorsten]

Cant wait for S2

[@Jchomze]

shout out Montana for watching the subway scene, feels like yesterday she would have run off screen. almost brings a tear to my eye

[@jakubgodyn7413]

I feel like most of the stuff he said was not really for Mark. He knew that he would not convert Martk with one speech after 17 years of raising him as a human. I think he was trying to convince himself since life on Earth made him question what Vuturme was teaching him and he probably felt that he was broken because he started to feel like a human.

[@paigeh7892]

That’s definitely part of it, but the speech and his actions over all were meant to break mark. He tells mark of the good of the empire. And tries to convince him nothing will really have to change, he’ll be a hero. And tells him the harsh truth of the differences between him and regular human. And he’s been trying to drive that wedge in between mark and humanity for months. So he has a reason to think it will work, even if it’s more of a Hail Mary since he got exposed early.

[@DanielOrtiz-hv9qw]

"It's like he's swatting a bug." Exactly. Nolan thinks of us just like we think of flies or roaches.

[@JimsonJameson]

To have grey sideburns Nolan is AT LEAST 5000 years old. He's been doing this for 5K years. Tearing you in half is like the most mundane and routine thing in your life to him. Slaughtering a planet worth of sentient people is like taking out the trash to him. Also consider the gulf in advancement of species between Viltrumites and humans. I know its taboo and unpleasant to consider but how could they not look at us the way we look at chimps. The gulf is wider.

[@dawahprince5391]

nolan was origanally planning to wait until mark and debbie died from their natural human lifespan before he carried out his mission, he didnt actually want them to witness any of this. but because mark got his powers that was outta the question, mark would live for too long and nolan decided he might as well do the mission now. he truly cared bout mark and debbie because he was willing to continue his plan after they passed away. this is why he didnt want mark to get his powers because it would complicate things.

[@bakuhakudraws5603]

I really expected when the subway scene happened for the 'Mark Trauma Counter' to just start counting up to like 30.

[@Shaabun]

I fuckin hate Amber inserting herself back into his life just cause she’s personally worried. She’s so selfish and rude.

[@theblueststar5316]

5:48 pet moment

[@stardmg]

It can be a little confusing, but Black Samson was putting on act there to test the team's loyalty and trust to each other. At the beginning, nobody liked Rex let alone would have defended him in that situation, which is why when they did, he was satisfied.

[@ryanakers1372]

Not even Attack on Titan can prepare you for Mark's "training."

[@suvrojit2004]

Omni man showed a little humanity coz of only 20+ yrs relationship with Mark and Debbie over his past who knows how many 1000s of yrs of training, preparation to be a viltrumite warrior shows that Omni man really cared about Debbie and Mark

[@Regless0000]

A good example is when Omni commented on something that happened 20 years ago as if it were yesterday in one of the earlier episodes. Even if he liked something, that is very different from getting invested in it. Spending a lifetime with someone feels like a few hours for Omniman. But he took Debbie's advice from the baseball game. Started to live in the moment. I think that's when he started lowering his guard and developing attachments.

[@turinturambar6492]

If this empire thing gives universal healthcare, I'm in.

[@critica77y77]

You don't want the Viltrumite healthcare plan, trust me.

[@TheRubberDuck77]

The point of having a kid with powers first was kinda explained. They said as they took over the galaxy their numbers were getting spread to thin so they were sent solo. With orders, remember they are Viltrumite soldiers just following orders. So it's exactly like you said, procreate till you have a kid with powers then take over.

[@alpkyu5201]

09:00 I'll so be here for when they start watching Frieren.

[@mjtubeme]

I'm so curious on what Montana's thoughts will be in season 2. Cause she LOVES to hate terrible fathers! I await!!!

[@rileytruax766]

"whos we?" him and mark lol

[@AfroBoyOdyssey]

I think you guys have to understand for Omniman, humans are like how we treat bugs on this planet. You don't think twice when walking on the street even though you more than likely kill hundreds of bugs just by walking. He has lived for so long and has been a conqueror for so long our short lives are like dust in the wind for him. He's jaded and time has stripped away his humanity especially with how his people traverse the world. They are Saiyan's.