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- Omni-Mess. In a show that has an impeccable sense of the multimedia aesthetics of its characters, it’s hard to think of a single song choice more fitting for a character than Omni-Man’s sad dad montage in space to the tune of Nick Cave.
- Nolan, you ARE the father. Sorry, I’m still not done ragging on this man (it’s just a testament to how aggravating JK Simmons and the writers room can make him).
- Meanwhile on planet Earth. It’s easy to forget, but this episode does actually return from outer space at points. I wish it could have done something more insightful with the cut-aways however.
- A Killcannon relapse. It’s hard to describe the thrill of seeing Eve appear at college in “It’s Been a While”. That voice in that setting? I smell a crossover episode, and not the one everyone else is theorizing.
A page for describing Recap: Invincible (2021) S02E05 "It's Been a While". Mark's reunion with his father on Thraxa leads to a life-changing revelation and a …
- The world’s worst dad returns
- Do you think Omni Man has truly reformed?
- Verdict
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By Siddhant Adlakha
Updated: Nov 27, 2023 5:22 pm
Posted: Nov 24, 2023 1:00 am
The closing line accompanying last week’s cliffhanger becomes this week’s title, as well as its dramatic linchpin: “It’s Been a While” (ironically, Invincible’s midseason finale before a break of several months). Spoken by a returning Nolan/Omni Man after luring Mark/Invincible to him under false pretenses, it sets up a complicated father-son reunion, to say the least, with stakes that seem to increase with each passing scene. Back on Earth, Mark’s mother Debbie also reaches a vital point of dramatic clarity, though it may have unintended consequences for her ongoing family feud, unfolding several solar systems away.
As usual, the Grayson family drama remains the series’ core, and its biggest strength. The show’s handful of meandering subplots still don’t quite work as intended, and mostly feel like incidental outgrowths without a real sense of cause-and-effect in relation to the main story. However, since they receive minimal screen time this week, the Jason Zurek-directed episode plays like season 2's strongest – a high note to go out on before the show’s to-be-determined return.
The episode’s music supervisor, Gabe Hilfer, proves to be its unsung hero – a trend continuing from last season. An on-point song selection up front (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ covering of Leonard Cohen’s ballad of loneliness, “Avalanche”) scores a flashback to Nolan’s departure from Earth, magnifying the character’s guilt and despondency as he flies by the broken remains of other planets and hovers around an enormous black hole. This twinning of internal and universal chaos and emptiness is swiftly interrupted by a malfunctioning Thraxan ship, which Nolan rescues, as though his time pretending to be a Guardian of the Globe had actually imbued him with a superhero’s morals. This is how he came to be the ruler of Thraxa, home to a species of kindly blue insectoids whose lifespans last about one human year, ensuring that any connections he unwittingly forms will be fleeting.
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Let's wait and see.
On one hand, this could just be Nolan’s last minute pride in his work, but it wouldn’t be surprising if he also left clues about how to defeat Viltrum within the pages. Either way, Debbie leaving a box of his books on the sidewalk becomes another cliffhanger unto itself. Is she potentially throwing away secrets that might help Mark and all of Earth survive what’s to come? Maybe, but what’s certain is that she’s begun to move on from Nolan, and let go of the man she thought he was, just when he’s finally started to become that person, and few things are more tragic than that.
A strong midseason finale minimizes the time spent on meandering subplots, and focuses most on the drama that works. A returning Omni Man throws Mark’s emotional healing into disarray, while Debbie finally learns to move on, though she may have chosen to do so at the worst possible time. A deft balance of gore and story – in other words, the Invinc...
- Siddhant Adlakha
Nov 24, 2023 · Invincible Season 2 “It’s Been a While” Recap. In the previous episode, Mark Grayson was invited by a Thraxan to come to his planet and save his people. But there, Mark discovers that it was a ruse by his father to call him there. When they meet, Mark has mixed emotions.
Nov 24, 2023 · It’s Been a While Episode 4 of Invincible Season 2 opens by filling in the gap of Nolan’s departure from Earth. He wandered about the cosmos and nearly drifted into a black hole.
Episode 4 - It's Been a While. Mark answers the call to save an alien species, but the mission has unexpected personal consequences. Full cast, crew and characters. Join the r/Invincible Discord server!
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