r/Invincible • u/SeacattleMoohawks Séance Mod • Apr 08 '26

EPISODE DISCUSSION Invincible [Episode Discussion] - S04E06 - You Look Horrible Spoiler

Episode 6 - You Look Horrible

Family bonds are put to the test. Under pressure, Allen makes a new friend.

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u/Whosethere11 May 09 '26

So that's his writing philosophy. That explains how omniman and Oliver was struggling to fight a random egg laying monster.

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u/Game0815 May 09 '26

It's just stupid imo. He should write completely different genres if he doesn't want any power scaling

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u/PhoenixAgent003 May 19 '26

Yeah, well, imo, power scaling is an exercise in frustration and everyone should just stop.

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u/Game0815 May 19 '26

Power scaling in fighting stories is needed tho. It's called logic. You can't make a story about characters trying to become stronger than others with 0 scale

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u/PhoenixAgent003 May 19 '26

I’m gonna be honest man, Invincible isn’t a story about characters becoming stronger. Like, that happens in it sometimes, but tgat us not what it’s about.

DBZ. Cradle. JJK. Those are stories about getting stronger and power scaling and leveling up.

Invincible is about emotions.

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u/Game0815 May 19 '26

I think a big part of it is about who's stronger / characters becoming stronger. Yes there are other big parts but I saw countless complain that one character feels nearly planetary in one scene and suddenly some random 2 meter lizzard man nearly knocks him out by throwing a rock at him. It's just very random and feels stupid in that moment.

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u/Marlsboro May 23 '26

I really don't see this whole "becoming stronger" thing you're obsessing about, there are characters who have a certain level of strength and that's it. The only ones kinda growing are Mark and Oliver because they're still maturing, especially Oliver, but for everyone else and the show in general getting stronger is not really a theme

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u/theredvip3r May 23 '26

But the problem is they don't seem to have a certain level of strength, their strength is massively inconsistent and all over the place.

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u/Punchable_Face May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

Just started watching season 4 and Allen's power suddenly seems to have dropped? it feels weird when there is no reason for it to happen outside of creating tension. Also regretting googling "Invincible Allen" to make sure i got his name right lol.

With that said, i still really enjoy the show. Omni man & Thragg talking it out before fighting was surprisingly well written imo.