The “Downfall” of Invincible Season 2

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The return of Invincible season 2 was met with a lot of claims that the series had a downfall thanks to the midseason break. But now that the weekend's past, it's time we ask the question...is it true? Did this break kill the hype around Invincible?
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[@FanGirl9463]

Bro if the season was at least 16 episodes a break makes sense but 8 episodes? There should not be a summer break worth of time between episodes.

[@icebergwalrus7775]

at that point it might as well be 2 separate seasons Even when anime do multi-part seasons each part is treated as if its separate seasons 6 mouths apart, and those have 12 episodes each

[@iancruz6617]

Anime is a lifeless drag lol image same situation saying 5 minutes before it's destroyed a planet yet you got 20 plus episodes of them standing like a stick o thinking what they gonna do.

[@omariontheninetailsjenchur5908]

​@@iancruz6617glad to know you've never watched a single anime in your miserable life and only make assumptions based on tasteless memes while watching a show that ripped off Saiyan's and the story isn't even anything special the only reason people like it is because of how dark it is, I read the comics and it ain't nothing special really Omniman dies after redeeming himself and fighting thragg mark kills thragg with the help of robot then robot tries to take over the planet gets killed and mark becomes leader of the viltrumites with eve

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Ignoring everything said above me, I do feel the smarter decision would have been to release the whole season weekly once all episodes were complete.

[@joshbourne9679]

Yeah and we know for a fact all the episodes were complete. So I’m pretty sure it was executives higher up that held back the season. Guess what we have now that we didn’t when the first half dropped. Ads

[@aardsuntamed2731]

Invincible Fans: They put a massive break between releases and killed all the hype. Stone Ocean Fans: First Time?

[@Sopbus]

Nah that’s an underrated comment my dude

[@kinkymarz693]

Steven Universe fans too😭😭

[@idkissausername1667]

Attack on titan fans: 💀☠️

[@SolsisEquone]

Homestuck fans: amateurs

[@perro692]

Naaah don't even compared what they did with jojo wirh this. It went from being the most hyped anime of that time to people forgeting it even came out, lmao. Many hardcore stone ocean fans haven't even finish the season yet

[@JSkitt]

Invincible can redeem its hype by not splitting up Season 3 and keeping the same level of quality.

[@namishjain9238]

(and releasing s3 a bit early)

[@edgeshot8592]

Nah

[@sabsyoutube241]

Easier said that done when you are working for amazon

[@Latecoolme]

@@sabsyoutube241 they had better work schedules than mappa or other studios which is crazy considering its amazon bro 😭

[@magicoddball1452]

season 2 is mostly setup for the invincible war, they could split up season 3 the same way and people would talk about it way more because this season is mostly all setup

[@heroesgeek4ever]

Not gonna lie, Amazon putting on ads, especially on their own original series, has been a pretty big turn off.

[@waffles905]

I still really love the show, however yeah those ads can sorta get in the way, but I only take issues with the ads when they get in the way of an impactful scene

[@nerdgeekman]

@@waffles905 fast forward through the episode to watch the ads and then rewind it back, and boom. No interruptions. Works for me.

[@JohnWall-lj1mx]

We’ve gone full circle streaming has become cable

[@TheRealHerbaSchmurba]

Money hungry. They already have a streaming service with payed subscription, why do they need ads?

[@nerdgeekman]

@@TheRealHerbaSchmurba i get that streaming needs ads to make more money, but if they want to do that, then they should make their streaming services free to the public and make people pay the same price they did before if they don’t want ads. How they ignored such a simple premise is beyond me.

[@TismoProductions]

Someone on twitter put it best when they said "y'all would not have survived steven universe"

[@kwayneboy1524]

Or comics or manga or The Walten Files or any KZbin indie product or....

[@FizzySugarStar]

Lol for real inpatient babies

[@darthbane5676]

You just gave me Steven bomb flashbacks

[@adey126]

Bruh. That is sooooooooo true I wanna cry again.

[@yodatscrazy981]

Yeah and as someone who watched Steven Universe, poor writing and “Steven Bombs” turned the show into a laughing stock and a lol cow 😂

[@Spongebrain97]

I really wonder why Amazon didn't just wait for the production to complete to air it in March 2024 instead of doing this abrupt split mid-way through the season. Mr Krabs - Money?

[@user-uy6ed9ff3v]

It was already done they just wanted to squeeze as much money from their subscribers from their ad plan

[@AlexP-dz7ew]

@@user-uy6ed9ff3v and retain yearly subs through Q4. Now that it’s not going to finish until April or maybe the first week of May, now they have subs sticking around for all of Q1 and Q2, in which The Boys will begin It’s gross and fanboys make these decisions easy because they’ll watch it anyway

[@J_Lee712]

Comic had delays between issues. Your experiencing what readers got is all it is.

[@Ray03595]

@@J_Lee712 comics don't cost as much as TV to produce though. The scheduling is far more important, and growing the fanbase is too. Far more money on the line and Amazon seems to have fumbled it.

[@user-qy1mu9se4r]

Easier to accept ads when you have something you will watch regardless

[@aab1254]

I don't think the hype for Invincible has died down: if anything the fact that so many people are talking about it is proof otherwise. Plus the newest episode was great, and as long as they keep coming out with the same quality, people will watch.

[@tevenpowell8023]

Is the only reason people watch shows nowadays for the hype around the show, and not the show itself?

[@aab1254]

@@tevenpowell8023 Maybe initially, but people keep watching only if a show's truly good, which is why Invincible is still doing reasonably well

[@Tyler_W]

​@@tevenpowell8023some people, yes. Some people are just interested in being "part of the conversation," not that this doesn't have actual fans, mind you. This is true of everything, and it's always been this way that a certain segment of the population only watch something because of the hype other people put around it.

[@ilectus]

I literally forgot about alot of things that happened in Part 1 and the details of it, also when Season 2 Part 1 was releasing weekly, I was EXTREMELY hyped for the entire week for the next episode, now I just don't really care anymore. The 4 MONTH BREAK between 4 EPISODE PARTS really killed the hype for the majority of people, including me.

[@JoyBoyGeeze]

This normally applies but not in situations like this. The audience it had before has died down a noticeable amount, because no one is waiting that long. The amount animated shows that have stolen the spotlight are numerous, making it feel stale.

[@Tyler_W]

That break was rieiculous, but it's STILL one of the best shows on Prime. I hope that it doesn't pull its punches and that people catch up because Invincible absolutely still deserves it. I hope Amazon doesn't cancel this gem because of their own braindead stupidity because people are gonna love where this story goes, and it only gets more wild and unexpected from here. Frankly, as good as season 1 was, that was basically the prologue, and people who haven't read the comic have no idea where it's gonna go. This show deserves to finish its story more than most of the shows on Amazon, and I hope audiences give it that chance.

[@reuben8648]

One of the only shows on Prime

[@Mr.Gator15]

I didn't even know season two came out up until you posted this 💀

[@HenshinFanatic]

Same.

[@YinYangAngel55]

Only reason I knew it came out was because Angry Joe offhandedly mentioned it was coming up. Would never have known it came out otherwise until the reaction channels popped up.

[@thomashamilton2761]

Naw y'all just Superman fans boys quit capping

[@Mr.Gator15]

Nah like genuinely I've been busy with hazbin hotel and I've just been using websites not prime I'm fr

[@lucinae8510]

I have to rely on fandom sites to remind me the second part of season 2 came out.

[@edventuretime05]

This show went from giving the best internet memes thanks to Omni Man of all the characters to now hitting itself a new low thanks to a single break. “THINK, AMAZON, THINK!”

[@HenshinFanatic]

If corpos could do that, they wouldn't hop on the ESG Titanic.

[@mcduck9458]

Kinda a bad take tbh

[@mcduck9458]

The show is still good, and we need less people like you complaining just for the attention of it!

[@excaliburn3d]

@@mcduck9458Ikr, it gets very tiring hearing the fanbase whine about the 3-month break constantly.

[@emerald_sustrai2002]

​@mcduck9458 frs I'm with u guys on this one some people just love to companin I guess

[@TheWholesaleHow]

They keep giving half seasons and it kills hype

[@nerdgeekman]

Sad thing is if it was live action, it wouldn’t have happened. Animation deserves more respect.

[@harmonetheanimationaddict4419]

Not the show’s fault, obviously.

[@echidnanatsuki882]

Now I'm afraid that something similar might happen to Hazbin Hotel S2

[@kwayneboy1524]

Eh too much hype isn't always a good thing

[@tevenpowell8023]

Honestly, this weird obsession with "hype" I've seen around this show is super confusing. Watch a show because you enjoy the show, not to get in on the current "hype".

[@cortezhuntley3817]

At first I thought everyone just had the worst patience but I realize after how long it took for it to return that this might’ve just been an excuse for Amazon to include ads in the show when it didn’t originally have em

[@LesRequiem957]

Nah everyone just doesn't have the patience. I barely felt the time gap.

[@antoniobrown247]

​@LesRequiem957, no people have patience, but no one with common sense ( you and many don't have) is going to wait 3 months for a show with only 4 episodes left in it's second season. It doesn't matter if the episodes are 50 mins long, the decisions were idiotic and no one can actually make valid argument. The show ended in December but just started back is dumb asf. This second half of the show better be good.

[@LesRequiem957]

@@antoniobrown247 You simply don't have the patience or the memory. 3 months really isn't that long.

[@antoniobrown247]

@@LesRequiem957 3 months and a half is idiotic for 4 episodes. If season 2 had 8 or more episodes left then I could probably understand, but 4 no way in hell. The quality isn't even much different nor are the episodes long enough for us that waited over 3 months for it. The show should've start back running in January, but Amazon made an dumb decision, and their fan base with low IQ, is going to defend them.

[@LesRequiem957]

@@antoniobrown247 I mean. To be fair, (not in your inpatient perspective) each episode is almost an hour. Not your usual 30 mins like other animations. Maybe perhaps it was decided as if it were a 20 episode season. Maybe perhaps the other alternative was to wait 2 weeks every episode instead of 1 week in order for it not to end too quickly and then have the next season release not feel too long? But hey, what do I know? Or you for that matter? We're just two peeps going back and forth about a TV show's questionable release with no real input on the matter. Perhaps whining a little more will nudge it in your favor? Eh, I say go for it. I personally wouldn't.

[@TheChapmeister]

Not gonna lie, I do agree that the hype had died because of Amazon’s decision to split it into two parts. I honestly completely forgot about Invincible. And now that it’s back, I really don’t care but I also do care at the same time. It’s kind of weird. Edit: holy shirt! 200 likes? What the hell? And yes, I did say shirt.

[@heroicgangster9981]

I think having a season split into two parts is understandable, but like.... it does make me feel cynical that it is a problem with modern streaming. It's so rare for series these days to feel complete and modern production studios LOVEEE having us invest into shows that are sometimes shorter for the sake of budget and short-term gains.

[@omnipotentowlproductions]

You guys want random png images scrolling around the screen

[@broderickfoster2107]

@@heroicgangster9981I don’t mind it when anime studios do it but for them it’s 12-13 episodes a 3-5 month break and then the last 12-13. When it’s so few episodes I just lose interest

[@heroicgangster9981]

@@broderickfoster2107 Western production studios need to learn the value of bang for your buck.... They use people's expectations for flashy visuals to be done in order to do actual less work.

[@Peachy_crow]

I hadn’t realized it came back lol. And honestly rn don’t feel like watching it 😅😂 got other stuff prioritized

[@DDarkestKnight]

They say they killed the hype but they're all talking about it. It seems like they made up this discussion

[@justinmeniru3663]

Lmao for real

[@odg1190]

They did kill the hype. A lot of fans only found out it came out after clout chasers started copying other posts until news spread around that the second half was out. Haven't seen any posts actually talking about the second half's story get popular, just people scratching their heads wondering why they did this release schedule

[@justinmeniru3663]

@@odg1190 I mean that still shows that a lot of people are aware of it

[@whenallelsfails21]

@@justinmeniru3663 yeah but not because theyre watching it or keeping up with the release schedule. Instead its because they watch youtube. Or follow people that bitch about things on the internet. All it takes is someone complaining about something recognizable for someone to click on it generally speaking.

[@jackpackage4278]

There’s still hype for season 2 but not even close to what season 1 was. I only see people talking about season 2 in the “Invincible circle” whereas with season 1 it seemed like everyone was talking about.

[@JulioHernandez-hy8ck]

The thing is, this break could've worked a little bit if they gave us a release date. When stranger things s4 was coming out, people were aware that it was going to be split into 2 parts and we even had a release date for the 2nd part being next month, which is what made the cliffhanger at the end of part 1 work. Heck, even in Spiderman atsv the cliffhanger at the end worked since we all had a release date we could count on so we were all like "alr next year lets go." And even if that film doesnt have a release date right now, we at least know why they need the time. These episodes were finished, we had no release date when the break happened they just made us wait a whole season until they could finally release one of the 4 already finished episodes.

[@xangel95201]

i survived the Steven Bomb era..... i also didnt know the season was back till i saw memes on twitter.... but im also just waiting to binge it when its done...

[@ultrayeets]

Show is peak, but this had no reason to return in March. January 14th, 2 months earlier should’ve been the time. Hope Season 3 isn’t handled this way.

[@calvinboucher5741]

I think people are way overreacting about the hype being gone because they are literally posting about it and watching it. There is a broader issue of companies putting in the work to market their entertainment anymore. Across the board I’ve noticed more and more companies relying almost exclusively on fan labor to push their content than actually going to the trouble to market it. That works for some shows that already have massive fan bases but you can’t rely solely on fan labor without viewership taking a drop. I really hope the backlash over the season gap prevents Amazon from pulling this bullshit with season 3 and that we get to have the 7-8 seasons that Robert Kirkman envisioned.

[@kadewade8726]

These people wouldn't survive the Steven universe delays.

[@calvinboucher5741]

@@kadewade8726 no literally the hiatus was really unnecessary and annoying but people are acting like they were personally victimized by it lmao.

[@kadewade8726]

@@calvinboucher5741 even worse it was like 3 months and people forgot?? Like y'all ain't watch tv before??

[@bigdojacoom8999]

But what they’re saying is true? The show definitely took a hit in popularity and engagement; in the previous season, there wouldn’t be a day where you didn’t know an episode dropped, and that has changed.

[@kadewade8726]

@@bigdojacoom8999 what IM saying about that is people act like ts was a year long like it's not the shows fault you ain't know it was coming back they kept announcing it on official pages and dropped trailers

[@dudeamazing7458]

It’s kinda weird having literally everyone talk about how “no one’s talking about Invincible” among how everyone is going that “show is back and peak once more”

[@user-yj8co6vr6j]

While I do think they made some bad decisions, people are definitely overreacting and hating, if we’re being honest here, just to hate. Although the release schedule did kill the hype a little, I think what also killed its hype is people’s overreactions and being way too upset about the break. Instead of posting a tick-tock complaining again about the release schedule, they should make shorts about the episode that did come out. But as usual, people value drama more than actually fucking enjoying a good show many people worked hard on.

[@excaliburn3d]

Those people with short-interest-spans and only care about the hype would be better off reading the comics if they are that desperate to know what happens next.

[@thomashamilton2761]

Those people are hardcore DC Superman fan boys crying these the same mofos that waited 4 years for attack on Titan

[@ExpertContrarian]

TikTok? Sounds like you’re projecting

[@ExpertContrarian]

@@thomashamilton2761you’re fighting your own imagination

[@whenallelsfails21]

@@excaliburn3d Ok? The comics are the only realistic way to finish this story any time within the next ten years of your life. I love this show but dear lord. With this release schedule in mind, assuming the pacing keeps up this way we get like 8-9 seasons. 3 years per season and a 4 month hiatus halfway through, well be lucky to finish the show in the next 25 years lol. Just read the comic, its pretty good.

[@drakenastee]

If I had to give a fair assessment I will agree with a portion of what’s been mentioned, yes Amazon really did effectively kill the hype that Invincible had as it was awkwardly left off on a cliffhanger that really wasn’t a cliffhanger, only to return with a brutal episode that the fifth episode had like it’s honestly unfair and unfortunate to the show. I think if it did go on a 16 episode season it would be more effective, of course it would take longer to get in season wise but in the long run if this happened again 8 episodes would still keep it fresh and the hype would be there, but Amazon wouldn’t pay for more episodes so sadly we get what we get and have to ultimately hype ourselves up again just to get it going again.

[@JosiahPhoenix]

The hype is kinda dead but the love is still there. I'm gonna wait for the last episode to stream so I can binge the 2nd part all in one go

[@christiannataylor2735]

I felt this way with Steven Universe, but I also think people definitely are catastrophizing. They need to calm down, and stop spreading negativity because it only hurts the show 😒

[@quincy24able]

Really downfall, man this world is fucked if they think Invincible is having a downfall. Talk about a short attention span

[@kwayneboy1524]

Telling you man it's the streaming and binge watching it's starting to turn people inpatient.

[@tevenpowell8023]

If they only reason someone is watching a show is because of "hype" instead of quality. That's like, really sad

[@JohnWall-lj1mx]

Bruh they took 3 years to release 5 episodes

[@kwayneboy1524]

@@JohnWall-lj1mx okay so?

[@excaliburn3d]

@@kwayneboy1524Those same people would be better off reading the comics if they are that desperate to know what happens next.

[@positiveproductions6699]

What would be great is if they just did complete seasons instead of parts I understand if the animators need more time that's fine but don't split the season into two parts I hate when that happens

[@SandwitchZebra]

Then you would’ve waited until now for Season 2 at all.

[@Mediados]

I wouldn't say after just a week "The hype is dead!". I've just started other shows in the meantime that I finish first before I continue Invincible and I assume I'm not alone.

[@bethanyhill8088]

These tiktok kids would have never survived Steven Universe

[@drago22x]

People tend to jump to conclusions way too fast. Mass impatience. In their life, and they project it onto whatever just so happens to trigger that impatience. Even if it's just a day after what they were impatient for.

[@elijahbaker781]

They need to do better next season because they cannot do this again.

[@AlexP-dz7ew]

They’ll do it again

[@elijahbaker781]

@@AlexP-dz7ew if that’s the case then the show is gonna lose hype.

[@moisuomi]

@@AlexP-dz7ew I think they will see the backlash and understand their mistake. I am confident of that.

[@AlexP-dz7ew]

@@moisuomi I am confident that these companies do not care about fans being annoyed with waiting. They will drag this out as long as they can

[@moisuomi]

@@AlexP-dz7ew Doomer mindset activated 🤖

[@Yoshixandir]

It sucks cause the episodes are really good unfortunately the wait made tons of people not care for it. It’s what happened with stone ocean with Jojo

[@marcodiaz6059]

my friend group and I hate waiting weeks between episodes so every new show we get into, we show our interest, wait for the show/season to finish airing, then binge it in a super fun night with the boys. Though we waited a good while for season 2 to finish, when we eventually binged all of season 2 the very day the last episode was aired, we enjoyed the hell out of it. I get that the majority of audiences don't do the same but because we did- we had a great time, and it was a great season! So to hear that hype has died for a majority of the audience (if that's even true) I feel lucky enough to be able to look away from negativity like this because i'm still super hooked and excited for the future of the show, as someone who has not read the comics.

[@TheMegazonyx]

I don't have thin skin... I watch because I watch... Hype or not, good shows will stand the test of time, regardless of status or reputation...

[@kwayneboy1524]

Honestly due to a busy schedule and general apathy I kinda lag behind watching certain shows so by the time I got to season 2 it was coming back again.

[@FabioMafu]

@@kwayneboy1524 same happened to me hahah

[@Kepora1]

What color crack are they smoking to think there was a "downfall"?

[@LunarBiohazard321]

5:26 funnily enough, i immediately got an ad right after you said "woo!"

[@numatruehome100]

I expected two weeks not HALF A YEAR

[@dillydraws]

3 months is not half a year that's 1/4th of a year. Be thankful you didn't watch tv back in the day when season breaks were 6 months like TWD

[@mr.potatoman2409]

I just want to say that amazon really screwed up with their release date. It pushed me to just read the comics. I am still gonna watch the show, because the show itself is amazingly adapted and if you likes previous episodes, i think you should watch it too.

[@arkauthor]

During the break, I read the comics and spinoff. We are just getting to the best part and they did this.

[@cosmicalnight]

I figured out by seeing one of the roundtables yt vids recommended that there was a new episode. The hype in me is REAL

[@tanfilmsproductions]

I think the break was kind of annoying, but claiming the break killed all hype for the show is an overstatement. Yes, it’s frustrating but the quality of this series has never dropped. It only gets better and true fans will stick by it til the end. This was actually a really good episode and we should focus on the quality of it instead of disregarding it because of a crappy release schedule.

[@AAurum-yy7rv]

Fr it’s weird I feel like I didn’t mind the break too much and I absolutely loved this last episode but yea idk this shit just isn’t getting me as excited every week and I don’t feel like a month is enough to get back on the hype I’m definitely still watching it through but if someone was even close to on the fence before I can’t imagine them giving it a chance now

[@fumi2360]

im am so loving this series, i work alot and didnt even notice the break this season, i was just super excited when i saw a new episode

[@tailskid1891]

The marketing is awful I thought it would only be a month long break but it turns into 3 and I found out about season 2 part 2 for a twitch clip of one of the characters dying and it sucked basically all the good stuff got spoiled to me also learned about the release times for this video so now I know not to touch my phone when I wake up on Thursday I don’t think the show killed the hype as much as people are saying but i definitely want to know why it got cut in half (mostly likely the strike)

[@ChristianPierce]

people hating on this just to watch the show is crazy, also guess what theres 144 issues of comics that you can read

[@dylanwyatt3293]

I didn't realize the 5th episode released until Roundtable uploaded the video from last week.

[@dannyphantom3090]

I swear anyone complaining about this would not make it as steven universe fans like this is nothing compared to the ringer we went through

[@ExpertContrarian]

Imagine waiting so long for such a bad kids show 😂

[@silentlore2458]

A show written by a PEDO LMAOOOOOOOOOOO

[@erdinc2590]

Gay kid show

[@dillydraws]

@@erdinc2590 womp womp

[@dillydraws]

Or AOT and Twd

[@asaknight321]

Invincible Fans: we had to wait 3 months for new content Arcane fans: we have to wait 3 years Hazbin fans: we had to wait 5! Grand Theft auto fans: first time? cease your bitching, it sucks that the show has taken a break but is it the end of the world? No

[@klassixfps9069]

well your iq is below 100. invincible s1 came out march of 2021. s2 didnt air till november 2023. and s2 p2 didnt air till march of 2024. thats 3 years for 8 episodes of a comic thats already written.

[@winndypops]

If my friends were not talking about it I would have totally missed the part 2 release. Mid Season breaks kinda worked out for me with The Walking Dead when I used to follow it but I think when it is only 4 episodes per chunk instead of 8 as with TWD it is pretty rough.

[@turtlar1434]

7:50 I live in Europe and now the schedule for episode release dates are now how you described it before. However I do get your point since its an American show.

[@pugman9672]

It was never to give the animators more time or to give us time to digest the last episode it was just to keep us subscribed to Amazon

[@kingkarmaah8847]

Invincible isn't dead, but it now has to contend with Hazbin Hotel.

[@kwayneboy1524]

So it doesn't have competition ?

[@pedrokantor3997]

What's that? Never heard of it.

[@frolicious3761]

This has always been a weird complaint to me. With the sheer plethora of content that we currently have, I have never found myself concerned about when I’m going to get to play or watch something. I guess for some people shows are less enjoyable if it’s not constantly popular and relevant.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content!😊😊😊❤❤

[@aresgodofwar2336]

Releasingfew epsides for 2023 just to wait next year 2024 had me fucked up. But now I see a new episode it's like I don't feel the joy of watching it no more as I did back then .

[@tevenpowell8023]

Kinda sounds like you didn't like the show to begin with, and only enjoyed the hype around it.

[@aresgodofwar2336]

@@tevenpowell8023i like the show just not excited as I was hoping for some reason

[@excaliburn3d]

@@aresgodofwar2336If you have a short interest span, maybe you’re better off reading the comics instead.

[@aresgodofwar2336]

@@excaliburn3d trust me i already read invincible comics beginning to end.

[@maverickmarcellana4249]

Me personally, i could care less about a series taking a hiatus so long as it is assured its gonna come back. It happened with Bojack Horseman. It happened with Better Call Saul. What is the big deal people? Yall need some patience.

[@kevinlaw826]

How can there be so much "backlog" when they took 2 years in between seasons? This show is so frustrating!

[@cheesydawg371]

Personally I think it's the lack of marketing. C'mon I only watch superhero and cartoon KZbinrs I should been seeing ads since February but I didn't know it was back til I saw the collab on Fortnite.

[@seanwolfe1181]

I think the biggest problem was that a lot of this season, while still being amazing, was really just a lot more setup for things to come in later seasons. We waited 3 years to see what would happen with the viltrumites and Omni man and while what we got of those was fantastic it just didn’t feel like a major focus of the season thus making the wait time feel more annoying

[@shonbera5246]

I understand the frustration. However, I was also among the generation that had to endure a 3-4 year wait for Attack on Titan season 2, Across the Spider-verse (waiting now for BTSV), approx. 9 years for Bleach TYBW, GTA VI (announcement), Berserk manga hiatus breaks, and things that I know will likely never come to be yet wait patiently to be continued like Spectacular Spider-Man & Legacy of Kain. Waiting like 3 1/2 months for an Invincible continuation was literally a spec in my eyes and just made me realize how modern day viewers WOULD NOT survive the long wait my generation to endure even more so with the things I didn't even list.

[@klassixfps9069]

another simp with 0 context in his arguement. it actually has been 3 years since s1 released so ye it was a 3 year wait for them to animate an already written comic. while having amazon money literally 0 excuse other than money gouging

[@shonbera5246]

@klassixfps9069 holy shit, throwing "simp" as some kind of insult destroyed any credibility you had. They didn't even begin production until late 2022-early 2023, they didn't spend 3 years animating Invincible s2. Was it cheap of them to do a break? Yes. But I also have a life and have other things to keep me engaged. This isn't the most important series of all time and it never was, please stop sweating over your keyboard and get a fkn life

[@kylespevak6781]

I felt this way for a while with all of these Netflix shows. They come out with a banger of a first season and then go on hiatus for a year. By the time they come back I barely remember what the plot was and don't feel like rewatching the first season again so I might not even watch it

[@dillydraws]

Guess you never watched tv before

[@famousamos0]

They never promoted the return I had no idea it dropped till I saw review video on tube and they never even said day and time. Is it Thursday nights or just Thursday morning.

[@jr_xtreme8940]

Glad im not the only one who feels this way. I knew they came back from mid season break but i was in no rush to watch it.

[@LegendaryHewy]

The break between the season feels like they were making sure to fix scheduling issues after what happened with season 1 into 2. They needed time to make sure that the next season would air at a fixed time window, as to not kill viewership even more. They also probably wanted to make sure the creative department weren't overworked to meet demanding deadlines, so ultimately they took a mid season break to finalise everything and get seasons out quicker. That and probably dealing with Amazon jargon.

[@Chowder_T]

JoJo's Part 6: First time?

[@jonathanbarr9764]

I know this has happened before with some shows that were in their last seasons. The last season of Magnum P.I. kept delaying its last episodes by a few weeks with no explanation or at least none that I could find. I do get why people are annoyed but they shouldn't be annoyed at the cast and crew as much as the studio that made the decision to make the long delay. I did read an article however that said that season 3 should be out sooner then season 2 was so hopefully they won't make the same mistake.

[@EdwardSanchezProductions]

I am so happy that Invincible is back

[@ThatOneGuyOverThere]

I was waiting for the whole season to drop. I had a feeling it was gonna take a break at some point but this was just insane. Having read the comics I understand how it’s supposed to go but I really do think this break hurt it in the long run, especially especially if they really were planning on making a live action show for invincible. This is based on the first season and having binge the comics they could make six seasons of the show easy but I don’t think that they should do this again if they keep going after season two

[@vongslayer7338]

Right in the middle of the narrator complaining about ads on Amazon, an ad appeared in the video lol

[@Commanderfox945]

If it wasn’t for spoiler posts on instagram I wouldn’t have known it was baco

[@typedrew]

This season has been fantastic and I hated the break but I’m still very much into it. I just wish we got more

[@NameMcNamename]

Other than Oliver being introduced into the series and Donald being brought back, what had actually changed between season 1 and season 2?

[@darkside3744]

I didn’t know the season returned until I got a video suggestion for a review of episode 8.

[@JO-hs1ue]

The ads really effected my viewing experience, to the point i watched the final episode through alternative means. Amazon's 1 day shipping is a gamble nowadays, and now prime video has ads...what am i even paying for? I'm almost done collecting the comics, and once I get all 12 volumes, ill proceed to read it in its entirety. I hope season 3 is handled much better, but if things dont turn out right ill probably fall out of love with the show. At least by then I would have read the comics instead.

[@BallisticMC]

I got an ad after u said that only youtubers are allowed ad breaks💀

[@QuEsT_X]

I literally forgot about the show my wife had to remind me the new episode aired and I introduced her to the show and comic … and the only reason she knew it was back was her boss made mention of it on a zoom call

[@TwinRiver100]

i sort of forgot this show had a part 2 season 2. i forget the marketing that i saw that reminded me. i might've seen a banner ad on prime or something that reminded me or one thumbnail from a youtuber that was saying something. but i don't know what i really think of all this.

[@nerdcuddles7731]

If them r crabs theory is true that is crazy, because my viewing of the finale was interupted by a playdough ad after the "I thought you where stronger" scene.

[@SilentSprinter-MC]

I just started watching invincible last week and finished it today, I’m wondering in their is a part 3

[@didistone8482]

Bro they had so many years to get season 2 ready, how tf did they think having a part 2 was necessary in anyway

[@J03J3rk0ff]

I’m the first to defend this show and the animators, I was getting into arguments fighting for the crew of this show. BUT HOLY FUCK the wait was so fucking painful just delay it until all 8 eps are ready to ship out in the future

[@rattlynanimations7694]

when the break first came into play people heavily defended it saying it was for crew to polish up. But if it wasn't ready they should have released it later and together. but the creator said it was for fans to 'take in' what happened. I still find the last episodes great, but the mid season break unjustified

[@Cerdmasterjgcc]

I was very annoyed with the release schedule and marketing to the point where I waited like three weeks to pick it back up

[@datguy3581]

Reminds me of what happened with the end of Attack on Titan. Everyone still watched but the momentum was hurt.

[@serafimu2003]

Having already read almost all of the comics, i didnt mind the break at first. But seeing the break being extended until this month, it did make me upset

[@goodjuju6400]

They're not the first show to have long breaks for releases, and I personally don't mind the wait, it gives the time for creators to perfect the plot and animation, time to enjoy the episodes individually, and it also stops people from churning out spoilers everywhere and making clips of the show, also gives time for people who don't bingewatch it time to enjoy the show without being heavily spoiled

[@IDaydreamALittleTooMuch]

I even forgot that the show existed because it went for a break this long but now that its back so is the hype for me. Nevertheless i dont think it should be handled this way going forward unless its really more effective for production reasons and to take stress off the animation crew.

[@user-ch3eu9ho2n]

yeah if you are complaining its because you arent a fan of the show simple as that

[@RangerHouston]

I watched season 1 but lost interest in the three years between s1 and s2. Thought about getting back into it but then heard about the mid season break. Pass. If this is how they’re gonna air this, I’ll wait for it to be over before I binge it on a pirate site.

[@chrisstandley6599]

We strapped in for Thursday

[@fierygamer582]

I remember watching a KZbin short about MrBeast talking about how companies shouldn't wait four years to make another season of a show. He'll forget what happened in the first season. It was something along those lines. I agree with him. I understand a break but it can be dangerous to wait this long as the hype for the series will die down. The same happened with Invincible. I didn't even know the next episode was released until I saw a short about it.

[@GilliganTF2]

Meanwhile Hazbin Hotel got huge advertisement in every episode even giving you notifications when a new episode dropped

[@BillyBatsonMarvel]

Not to mention that it has ads now. I’m about to not renew my subscription. They need to move this to Netflix.

[@ironfox4990]

I think Invincible fans are in contention for being one of the most toxic out there.

[@erikmitk1944]

about the time change, ther are other people then the ones in the USA and it is a bit rude to just think about the timezone you are in and when you watch your shows

[@LoganBradbury-yt1lj]

I think I’m one of these people who are not really bothered by it but still really invested in the show and I can’t wait for season 3 after seeing the leaks it’s possibly gonna be the biggest in the show ever

[@OhBoyILoveTomatoes]

Nice vid homie!

[@pedrogabrielduarte4544]

You're back!

[@user-qy1mu9se4r]

Man I looked up release date that’s why I knew and I still never saw the trailers or promos

[@Mk1tt225]

The last episode that came out the other day was really good we saw some good revelations in mark and in himself too

[@s4mur4rtist21]

I literally had no idea the show had returned and only found out cos I randomly saw a youtuber reacting to the new ep

[@kronzly]

Shit took so long to drop I finished the comic because I was tired of waiting and was genuinely intrigued about the invincible universe and usually I just wait I don't read but this is a 1 time exception.