By akademiotoelektronik, 25/11/2022

Amazon Prime Video: Should we watch the Invincible series? For us, it's a big yes

We updated this article on 04/30/2021 as the broadcast of the first season of Invincible has just ended. The first episodes of the Amazon Prime Video show had made a strong impression on us and the breath did not fall afterwards.

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The animated series is worth watching, that's for sure. Better, it reveals itself over the episodes, the intensity and interest of its plot rise crescendo. In short, we still think so highly of Invincible. If you like super-heroic series, this is a program to see without hesitation.

By the way, good news, the series has been renewed for two more seasons. The adventures of Mark Grayson are therefore just beginning.

Invincible on Amazon Prime Video, you know? This name may not be foreign to fans of superheroic comics. Others will no doubt find out by watching the series on the streaming service.

Robert Kirkman's comic books may not have quite the same aura as Marvel publications, DC Comics or even The Boys saga, but they are not unknown to the Battalion either.

From then on, we were obviously curious to discover the serial adaptation commissioned by Amazon's SVoD platform. The first three episodes are already online and they do not disappoint, on the contrary.

Engaging and well conducted, the series is promising and we are already looking forward to the rest of the first season.

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Why watch Invincible on Prime Video tonight?

Series Synopsis

The weight of family legacy is not easy to bear. Mark Grayson knows something about it. His father is none other than Omni-man, the most powerful superhero on the planet.

Coming straight from distant Viltrum, he claims to be the protector of humanity, an overpowered being supposed to prevent misfortune from befalling Earth.

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The day his powers finally appear, Mark decides to do everything to follow in his father's footsteps. But being a hero isn't always easy, and his abilities are harder to grasp than it seems.

To make matters worse, Omni-man is hiding a dark secret. His son doesn't know it yet, but learning the truth could well turn his life upside down.

Our opinion on Invincible

For now, only the debut of Invincible is online, but the first three episodes of the series show great promise for the future.

The show doesn't really look like much. At first, it looks like a classic superhero animated program, the likes of which Marvel and DC Comics can produce in spades.

Certainly, Invincible is an initiatory tale, a story that recounts Mark Grayson's quest for identity and his apprenticeship in the life of a superhero. But it also takes a real step aside vis-à-vis the canons of the genre.

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It takes a bit of time to see it, even if it's already clear after the hectic finale of the first episode. If there are good feelings in Invincible, there is also a lot of violence and "raw" scenes.

Violent and gore at will, the series is intended for an informed public who is not afraid to see waves of hemoglobin. The animation makes it less "shocking", but still. Invincible's gory scenes won't appeal to everyone.

For our part, we appreciated this bias which helps the series to stand out and gives it its identity. The comparison with The Boys is easy. However, it should not be abused: the two programs have some similarities, that's all.

They share an irreverent side and a desire to desacralize the superheroic figure. Gone are the completely immaculate "white knights". Here, some characters play a double game and use their powers to do evil.

Otherwise, the plot development is interesting and bodes well for the remaining five episodes. The animation, although classic, is successful and respects the original material well.

You will no doubt have understood that Invincible has succeeded in convincing us so far. If it stays the course for its entire first season, it will undoubtedly be a series to see in the Prime Video catalog.

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