Summary
Episode 8 lives up the hype, bringing a brilliant finale and an ending that will nicely tie into the next installment. Amazon has another staple superhero series in their catalog.
This recap of Amazon original Invincible season 1, episode 8, “WHERE I REALLY COME FROM,” — the ending/finale explained — contains spoilers.
The penultimate chapter saw Nolan unable to pretend to be the good guy anymore — the finale brings the event of the first season! Let’s recap it.
As the finale begins, Mark sees his father soaked in blood — he believes his father is being controlled and starts fighting him. Nolan tells him where he really comes from — he explains that his planet Viltrum is a brilliant civilization due to getting rid of the weak, making it the greatest empire in the Galaxy — Nolan continues and states that he joined the war effort to colonize thousands of planets, but their forces were spread thin. He explains how his people were each given a planet to join the Viltrum empire. Nolan tells Mark that it’s now time for Earth to join the empire, and they need to get ready for it. Mark is emotional, and he cannot believe what his father is saying as the man he loves continues to justify what he’s doing, which is essentially planning to kill millions of people. Nolan claims they can eradicate war, eliminate hunger, and secure the future of the earth.
Wow, this got dark real quick.
Fighting father
Mark does not accept what his father is saying, and with tears in his eyes, he decides to fight him. The new Guardians of the Globe have no idea what to do as they see Mark getting his arse whipped by his father. As Mark tries to fight, Cecil continues to throw arsenal at Nolan to try and stop him. Nolan shows his violence, killing the pilots of two military planes in front of Mark to prove the human race’s weakness.
Nolan keeps trying to prove a point
And like previous episodes, it becomes a bloodbath, but we are talking high numbers this time.
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Their fight ends up in the city, which ends up destructive — Mark tries to stop a toppling building while saving a couple of residents. Debbie watches this unfold with Cecil, and she’s in absolute shock — she can’t believe what her husband is saying about her — Nolan is making her out to be worthless. Nolan continues to prove a point, using Mark’s body to bludgeon all the people on a subway — he calls them worthless as well. He states he is loyal to Viltrum.
Nolan shows glimpses that he loves his son
It gets to the point where Nolan continues to beat his son Mark senselessly. Flashbacks show Nolan is annoyed that he has to watch his young son play baseball. Debbie tells him that they made that young boy and that children remind them of the joys in life. Nolan sees his son hit a home run, and he softens — he enjoys being a father. In the present day, Nolan cannot finish off his son due to his feelings and guilt. He tells his son to think about what he’s doing and asks what will he have after 500 years. Mark tells him that he’ll still have his father. Nolan flies off, and Mark is picked up in a helicopter for medical aid.
But what’s significant about this scene is that Nolan could not kill his son, which will be important in seasons to come.
The aftermath
On the news, due to the destruction caused by Omni-Man, 1000s have been estimated to be dead. Mark wakes up in the hospital severely injured — Debbie tells him that he’s safe and that it is all over. Mark weeps, and Debbie leaves him to rest. The emotions get to her as well as she cries in the corridor. Cecil tells her that they want to protect her identity — they have declared that “Nolan Grayson” died in a gas leak and that he’s sorted them out financially. He’s trying to make up for not seeing what Omni-Man was doing.
Cecil tells Mark that his mother heard the entire ordeal. He says she should know everything about his father. Cecil takes Mark briefly to an invisible room that’s a laboratory — he states that his father has gone to a faraway place, and they need a replacement. Mark does not want to, stating it’s too much.
The ending
At home, Mark sees his mother Debbie sobbing uncontrollably in her bedroom — the family is broken. Amber comes over to comfort him and kisses him. She also knows that Nolan is Omni-Man after figuring it out herself. Mark spends time with his friends. Meanwhile, Debbie speaks to Art, and she is worried about where she’s left with her and Mark. She’s devastated that her time with Nolan is a lie and wishes that he would come back.
Mark receives a phone call from Cecil — someone is flying towards earth from deep space. He flies out and sees Allen the Alien, who warns him about a Viltrumite being on his planet. Mark sits down with Allen the Alien and explains everything that has happened with his father. Allen the Alien states that Nolan’s people destroyed his planet and that there’s a coalition out there trying to stop the Viltrumite — Mark offers his help if anything comes up, but in the meantime, he’s going to complete High School — it’s ironic because Earth still has plenty of supervillains to deal with.
Invincible season 1, episode 8 lives up the hype, bringing a brilliant finale and an ending that will nicely tie into the next installment. Amazon has another staple superhero series in their catalog.
Additional points
- Eve tells Amber and Rick that she’s Atom Eve.
