Invincible Season 1 Review

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The first thing I want to mention is some of the assumptions for animated shows. There are some that believe that animation means kid friendly. However, I have seen plenty of animation to know that is not true. Invincible falls into that side. It is gory, super gory, gorier than I expected. So that’s your gore warning.

What Happens in Invincible?

Invincible follows the story of Mark Grayson, the son of the all-powerful Omni Man. On a seemingly random day, Mark’s powers awaken. Delighted in being able to follow his father’s footsteps, Mark begins training alongside his father. As Mark grows, his relationships with the world and the people change, as he becomes the hero he wants to be.

Invincible Review

For some non-spoiler thoughts, I really, really enjoyed this show. I’ll explain more specifics in the spoiler section, but overall, the characters are well written and balanced, the plot is fun and engaging, and finally, the twists were amazing to witness.

Alright, we are now approaching the spoiler section. This is your last warning, because I will be going into some details about the show. Last chance. If you’re still reading, that means you want to be spoiled or have seen the show.

Still here? Alright then. Let’s get into it then.

Alright, the first thing I want to talk about was the end of the first episode that had Omni Man go on that rampage. Sure, some people might have called that, but they couldn’t have expected that gore. I don’t know if many people have experienced having their jaw drop, but mine did.

And as an ending for the first episode, I was hooked on the show and spent the rest of the day binging. That is also a testament to how good it was. The story and characters were captivating and having only 8 episodes is something super bingeable.

Now, besides the first episode, I really enjoyed the protagonist and all the side characters. All of them have such interesting backstories and motivations. I especially enjoyed seeing Robot’s development and transformation to his human form. That whole scene was intense and really characterized his character.

Speaking of characters, I guess I would also like to mention that I enjoyed how squishy all the heroes are. These people are humans, and they should splat like humans. Some might not be able to handle the gore, but I welcomed it with open arms.

However, I will mention that there are some scenes near the end that have a lot of gore. Although I appreciate the gore, there was a lot in the last two episodes. Especially the subway scene. That was brutal.

The animation and fight scenes are all animated well and are captivating. All the fights carried some weight, and you could feel the power in all the punches. The last fight between Invincible and Omni Man is one that I really liked. There was so much emotion and tension built into that scene.

The quality of the animation and the dedication to the visual details during the fight scenes made me think of Demon Slayer. Invincible is full of gore, but it feels like that gore belongs in the show and doesn’t feel like it was done in vain.

The last thing I want to mention is how much I enjoyed Mark as a protagonist. He has so much development throughout the season, and as a viewer, you get to see all of his development. I liked how he was in the beginning, as the naïve hero, to his development at the end. Usually, there’s a character that makes or breaks a show. Luckily, Mark is great and doesn’t break the show.