Invincibledisplays self-awareness by acknowledging classicsuperhero tropes and then subverting them.
However,one tropeInvinciblefails to subvert is death fake-outs.
However,by the end of the season, all three characters had returned.
The episode was met with mixed critical reactions.
Bringing Back Angstrom Hurts Marks Character Arc
Invinciblealways finds a way to make resurrections make sense.
But when so many characters keep cheating death, it all begins to add up.
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Reviving Angstrom robbed Mark of that critical change in his character arc, making the lessons he learned redundant.
Angstrom proves that even the most impactful deaths can be reversed without consequence.
The scene left me confused, wondering if and when he would return.
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Even though he heroically sacrificed himself to save the Guardians,I couldnt take his death seriously.
It also begs the question why bother bringing Rex back only to kill him off seven episodes later?
Eves brutal death should have been the most heartbreaking in the series so far.
However, I couldnt help but doubt she was gone for good.
Only minutes later, I was proven right.
Audiences fear for their favorite characters when they know they can die at any time.
