Adam Sobel Week 3 - Invincible

    I absolutely love superheroes. They provide action, mystery, character development, plot twists, and so many other things to keep you entertained throughout the series. However, they can often get repetitive. Every comic series has a league of superheroes, lots of heroes start with humbling origins, and they often learn that their powers have consequences after the death of someone innocent or loved. All of these things were part of one of my new favorite shows, Invincible. When starting the series, I thought it would just be a typical superhero origin story where the son develops powers late and then trains with his hero father and learns life lessons and grows stronger and better as a superhero. Honestly, at first, I was incredibly bored because I had seen this exact same story played out with so many other superheroes, and, while a love this typical origin story, it is exhausting to see it played out over and over again. I wasn't even planning on watching the next episode until the series brought its first plot twist at the end of the first episode. I don't want to spoil it for prospective viewers because it was a major turning point, but it included lots of violence and lots of action, plus a huge cliff hanger. That one scene got me hooked on the show and I finished it the next day and it instantly became one of my favorite shows.

    Quick disclaimer: this show is EXTREMELY violent. Because it's animated, the creators didn't have a lot of restraints on what they could and couldn't show as long as they could draw it. Some scenes almost made me want to throw up, and I was close to tears at other moments because of how sad it was to see certain people die in such horrible ways. I don't mean to say this to not watch the show; the violence made the show a lot better in my opinion. However, if you have a weak stomach, this show may not be for you.