Editor's note: This review contains spoilers
The fourth season of Amazon Prime's hit show “Invincible” wrapped up on April 22 and did not disappoint. Season four delivers a lot of highs and very little lows, with this season's main story line following the Viltrumite War — the war between our cast of heroes and the Viltrumite empire, the alien race that Omni-Man is from.
The voice acting in this season is stellar as Steven Yeun, who voices Mark Grayson aka Invincible, kills it through the entire season.
Gillian Jacobs, who voices Atom Eve, doesn’t have the most screen time this season but does an amazing job as an emotional anchor for Mark, and you can hear it in her performance.
Seth Rogen, who voices Allen the Alien, does a great job with his comedic timing, which is impressive for voice acting.
The rest of the cast all do amazing work with their characters, but two cast members go above and beyond: J.K Simmons, who voices Omni-Man, and Sandra Oh, who voices Debbie Grayson, steal the show in every scene they are in, specifically their performances in episode five, “Give Us a Moment.”
In this episode, Omni-Man comes home to recruit Mark to fight in the Viltrumite War, and while on Earth he decides to see Debbie. What follows is arguably the best scene in the entire show, as Omni-Man explains and apologizes for his actions and Debbie does not care for it, reprimanding him. This is just one of many great scenes we get in this season.
Seven of the eight episodes in this season are truly amazing, but one episode does weigh things down a bit. Episode four, titled “Hurm,” is for the most part filler, and bad filler at that, with the only redeeming quality of the episode being the ending, which leads directly into episode five.
The big bad of the season is the Viltrumites’ leader Grand Regent Thragg, who gets built up as the season progresses and doesn't actually fight until episode seven, but proves he is worth the hype. Thragg showcases his incredible strength and speed by brutally wounding Oliver, Omni-Man, and Invincible while also killing Thaedus in seconds. Thragg is not just a one-season villain, and he makes it clear at the end of the season he will be sticking around for a while. Thragg is stronger than our main cast of heroes and there is nothing they can do about it. Thragg’s character is also elevated by his voice actor Lee Pace, who pulls off an amazing balance between portraying him as a level-headed but intimidating leader.
There are so many more incredible moments throughout this season, such as the rematch between Invincible and Conquest, along with the detailed showing of the terrifying Scourge virus responsible for putting the Viltrumite race on the verge of extinction. This season is easily on par with season three, if not better. The only factor holding it back from being on the same level as season one is that lackluster episode four.
Nevertheless, “Invincible” season 4 delivers, making its score a 9.5/10.
Rodney Prunty is the sports editor for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at sports@dailylobo.com or on X @rprunty05
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