In the very first episode Nolan seemed to go back and forth about Mark getting powers. And when mark finally did, Nolan’s response at the dinner table was disappointment/unhappiness until Debbie kicked his leg.
Might be a dumb question and I might be overlooking somethin obvious, but could someone shed some light on that for me?
It’s a combo of A) he hadn’t really educated Mark on Viltrumite history and the mission and now he knows Mark is invested in his humanity, and B) he had to actually start undermining Earth’s defenses which meant killing heroes and betraying the family he’s come to love.
If he wasn’t so infatuated with the life he had built on earth would he have told mark about his viltrumite heritage earlier?
Probably not. Even though Viltrumites are generally assholes they usually love their kids and want the best for them. If Mark never got his powers, the hundred years of waiting for Mark to die would have just been a blip of a vacation for Nolan. There’d be no point in telling Mark that Viltrumites are evil conquerors because it would just hurt him, and it’s easy enough to wait him out.