Episode 4 - It’s Been a While!
Mark answers the call to save an alien species, but the mission has unexpected personal consequences.
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35 mins in and I kinda don’t like how they did the Thraxa arc tbh. They cut so many great interactions and moments I thought was important for Mark’s development in the comics.
can you tell us like one or two really good moments and interactions without spoilers if possible?
There was a section where Mark had bug wife and purple baby in his arms flying away from the safety cave after the ambush. He thought he escaped but was being chased and miss bug wife was panicking and telling mark that the viltrumite was gaining on them.
Mark is beside himself not knowing what to do as stopping in the air is certain death and slowing down to place them on the ground is also certain death.
It’s a small 1 page scene but it really displayed a bit more helplessness for Mark where as in this episode they showed Mark as a more grown up and confident.
I haven’t read the comics, but Mark came across as quite helpless during most of this episode. Even after he started actually fighting back, he still hesitated and got himself stabbed.
I’m trying to visualize the scene you’re describing and what it would’ve added to the story, and I’m falling a bit short. Maybe I’d just have to see it to understand.
My opinions a bit different. I’m loving the comic so far and I’m only a bit ahead of where the show is now. But I think the show is doing almost everything better. The scene they describe from the comic was cool but you’re right it’s not really necessary. The biggest differences were how Mark reacted to seeing Nolan again. It felt much more realistic in the show to how he should react. I’m also liking the Donald story line better in the show so far. The characters of Debbie, Amber and William are overall better in the show too imo.
Still loving the comic cause like I said it’s really not deviating too much.
each to their own but i’ve read the entire series multiple times and it seems incredibly nitpicky, that scene doesn’t add anything of value in my opinion mark got his ass beat anyway lol
Well Ive read it more than you so my opinion is more valid
Fax I was kinda tight that they didn’t add this. It was a really important moment that really showed how weaker mark was compared to the other viltrumites
also that made mark start actually exercising and pushing his limits more, I guess that beating would make him do that but nolan didnt say shit about training, so maybe mark thinks his strenght only increases with age.
Meanwhile they added a lot of filler scene with Mark’s mom crybabying and stupid college slice of life teenager moments, like what the fuck, it’s obviously not what somebody watching this series want to watch.
I personally appreciate the scenes showing the effects of Nolan’s actions on Debbie. It hit hard, especially juxtaposed against Nolan with his new wife and kid.
I will agree with you on a lot of the college teen scenes though.
I wouldn’t mind the parallel, in fact I’d find them good, but my point is, Debbie scenes didn’t need that much screentime
Haven’t read the comics but I will say things feel very rushed to me in these last two episodes. I did feel like there was more and now it seems like there really was.