This review contains spoilers.
The third season of “Invincible” finished up on March 13. Season Three as a whole is very strong and perfectly builds on the seeds that were planted in Season Two.
The main conflict of the season comes between Mark Grayson, aka Invincible, and Cecil Stedman as their moral philosophies clash. This conflict can be seen throughout the entire season, making for great storytelling.
A lot of characters get really good development. Mark’s story arc is compelling and helps viewers feel for him. Viewers also get some background on Cecil through a new understanding of why he operates things the way he does.
Other characters such as Debbie Grayson, Atom Eve, Rex Splode, Shrinking Rae and Oliver Grayson get a lot more screen time, which helps flesh these characters out, making moments with them hard-hitting.
There is not a lot of Omni-Man in this season, but he does appear in the fourth episode, which also doubles as an Allen the Alien episode. This episode is one of the best in the season — it follows Mark for the first half, then cuts away to show Omni-Man and Allen as they break out of the Viltrumite prison they are held in.
My only complaint with the season comes with Episode Five. While the episode, titled “This Was Supposed To Be Easy,” is not by any means a bad one, it does serve as a filler episode.
The voice acting by everyone in the season is phenomenal, and not just from the main cast of characters, but from a lot of side characters as well.
Steven Yeun, who voices Mark, especially does a great job in Episode Seven. This episode depicts the Invincible War, where multiple versions of Invincibles come to destroy our Invincible’s world. Yeun does a fantastic job making each variant seem different from the other.
Aaron Paul voices Powerplex and knocks it out of the park. While Powerplex’s motivations are debatable, Paul adds emotion to the character through his lines. Jeffrey Dean Morgan voices Conquest and does an amazing job.
Conquest, who appears at the end of Episode Seven and features throughout most of Episode Eight, is a Viltrumite who is sent to Earth to kill Mark for not listening to Kregg’s order to reform Earth for the Viltrum empire. The dialogue between Mark and Conquest as they fight is some of the best we have seen in the series, making the fight between the two more impactful.
The animation is solid throughout the season, but Episode Eight’s animation is the best. It clearly shows that the animators were planning to go all out for the finale, and they did not disappoint.
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Overall “Invincible” Season Three is great through-and-through, making its score a 9/10.
Rodney Prunty is the sports editor for the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at sports@dailylobo.com or on X @rprunty05
