Invincible Season 3 Episode 6 Review: All I Can Say Is I’m Sorry

Invincible Season 3 Episode 6, “All I Can Say Is I’m Sorry,” sees the worst moment from Mark’s life come back to haunt him as he grapples with the impact of his powers on the public at large.

It’s an improvement from last week’s fare that feels more focused and boasts a cliffhanger that truly raises the narrative stakes while paving the way for the last two episodes of the season. 

All I Can Say Is I’m Sorry 

It wouldn’t be Invincible without a moral dilemma as the nucleus of the story. “All I Can Say Is I’m Sorry” builds on the questions posed in episode five with Multi-Paul and Dupli-Kate’s discussion.

Are superheroes on par morally with supervillains? The series circles back to the pivotal event between Omni-Man and Invincible, and we see how it affected everyday folks from a civilian’s perspective. 

This show is anything but subtle, so it makes sense that Mark’s ethical struggles are thwacked over our heads in such a way that they cannot be ignored. Despite the overt storytelling, though, it’s done well. Scott Duvall, aka Powerplex, is a solid springboard for Mark’s internal crisis. 

Aaron Paul has such an expressive, versatile voice. He’s a great addition to an already talented cast.

You can tell he’s giving his all in his vocal performance as Scott. “All I Can Say Is I’m Sorry” subverts the usual “villain seeks vengeance for the death of his family” route by having Scott approach this from a legal standpoint. He tries to use legal channels to get justice. 

It’s only after he exhausts his options that he turns to his last resort: powering up himself to take on Invincible. From a story perspective, this is a breath of fresh air. And when Scott hurts Shapesmith, instead of doubling down on inflicting harm, he focuses more on Mark. 

Who Is Really Good? 

The episode also addresses the justice system and how true justice seldom occurs because of our inherently patriarchal, biased system that’s steeped in white supremacy. “The little guys,” as it were, usually don’t benefit from our justice system. Only the wealthy, elite, and powerful skate by with a slap on the wrist for their crimes. 

Sure, Mark Grayson is a hero. He’s an intrinsically good person with a strong moral compass. However, you cannot deny he has power. Without Omni-Man present, he’s easily the most powerful figure on Earth.

Another crucial theme of Invincible is that power corrupts. It corrodes. It destroys all that is pure. In Mark’s case, his power unintentionally leaves a trail of innocent bodies in his wake. 

Cecil clearly shielded Mark from the impact of this collateral damage, but there’s something about Debbie and Eve’s behavior regarding Scott that rubs me the wrong way.

They brush him off as mentally unstable, and perhaps it comes from a place of ignorance. However, even the best of intentions — like Mark saving lives day in and day out — can still inflict damage. 

How Bad Can He Be? 

The episode explores the nuances of this situation from all angles. It feels reminiscent of Marvel’s Sokovia Accords — holding superheroes accountable for the destruction they cause and not letting them act with impunity. This also applies to Omni-Man. Earlier in the episode, Oliver asks Mark and Eve if Omni-Man is doomed to be a bad guy forever. 

“How bad can he be if my mom loved him?” Oliver asks. This also raises the ethical debate of whether one incomprehensibly evil act cancels out thousands of good actions — or vice versa.

In Oliver’s eyes, his father should be granted redemption. Of course, the humans who witnessed his atrocities view him as a superpowered alien hellbent on subjugating them. They don’t know what Omni-Man did for the Thraxans. 

We already know Omni-Man is on the path of redemption. Regardless, “All I Can Say Is I’m Sorry” forces us to reckon with our choices. Is there some cosmic scale that weighs our benevolent acts against our more unsavory ones? 

Mark navigates the dark side of superhero-ing with aplomb, even in the face of Scott’s threat to break out of prison and track him down. He’ll undoubtedly adjust accordingly when Angstrom Levy emerges with his army of Mark Graysons.

And when Daddy Viltrum inevitably returns, Mark will work through the moral implications of reestablishing a relationship with him.

Is it even an episode of Invincible without shit hitting Mark from all sides? Thankfully, all these conflicts make for an utterly entertaining watch. 

Stray Observations: 

• That butt on The Elephant’s costume makes me inexplicably uncomfortable. Maybe because it looks too human and not elephant enough. 
• In more mundane musings, I wonder how long it took Debbie to cover Oliver head to toe in that makeup. He gives off major golden retriever energy, so I bet he can’t sit still for longer than a few minutes at a time. 
• Rex and Rae 5eva. They’re super cute, and they deserve to be happy together. I’ve really enjoyed the organic buildup to their romance. 
• Sometimes, I imagine Shapesmith is just Jean-Ralphio in animated form from Parks and Recreation, and it makes me giggle. Does this mean JR is from Mars? If so, that checks out. 
• The Mark in Angstrom’s army sporting the trademark Viltrumite mustache cracks me up. He’s a mini Omni-Man. 

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