Invincible Season 3 Premiere Reaction: We Say It Starts With a Bang

We watched the Invincible season 3 premiere for the first time, covering episodes one and two back to back, and our verdict going in is simple: this is a strong start to the season. As we put it right after episode one, "Good start," and by the end of episode two the feeling only grew, calling season three "really starting off with a bang."

For anyone who followed seasons one and two, this premiere matters because it resets almost everything. Mark is in heavy training, Eve is back from faking her death, a mystery villain is triggering earthquakes across the country, and Cecil's relationship with the Guardians is falling apart, all before the show drops its biggest cliffhanger yet.

Mark's Training Montage and the Score Impressed Us Most

The opening training sequence, where Mark's speed jumps 65 percent and endurance 70 percent over 90 days, stood out immediately, especially once the numbers hit 138 percent and we joked it sounded like a mistake. We were just as taken with the soundtrack over these scenes, saying, "I don't know who the music supervisor is on this show, but he should win something for me."

Oliver's Secret Powers Worried Us Right Away

Debbie and Mark's family scenes introduced the young half brother who has been secretly flying and training, and we immediately flagged him as a future problem, predicting early on that "he's going to turn into a bad guy" once he grows up.

Cecil's Backstory and the Mark Confrontation Stood Out in Episode Two

Episode two's flashback to Cecil's scarred past and his line that "you can be the good guy or the guy who saves the world, you can't be both" landed well with us, and we said we wanted to see more of "what his run was like." The fallout, where Cecil implants a device in Mark's head and the Guardians walk out in protest, left us saying trust between Mark and Cecil is now at "zero."

We Predicted Omni-Man's Return Will Upend the Mark and Eve Relationship

The post credit kiss between Mark and Eve got an enthusiastic "Finally" from us, but we immediately worried about what happens when Omni-Man comes back, noting he told Allen "I miss my wife" at the end of season two and predicting his return will disrupt Debbie's new relationship and force Mark to forgive his father all over again.

Do you think Cecil went too far by putting a device in Mark's head, or was he right that some threats have to be treated as threats?