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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  • Frontier246@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I loved getting to see what happened to Nolan in-between Earth and Thraxia and his depression arc. It made it feel more genuine. Also how funny that he also saved Oliver’s mom like he saved Debbie.

    They adapted the hug well but also included Mark being way more conflicted about everything, which felt more natural and also made when he realized Nolan had changed and helped his father understand he’d gained empathy all the more powerful.

    They adapted the kiss panel! Actually some of the fight scenes seemed ripped from actual comic fights.

    Oliver is an adorable baby. I can’t wait to see cartoon-only fans get to see him when he’s such a brat.

    I like how Eve’s first instinct was to text Mark to talk to him and just happened to run into Amber and William. Their friendship does feel more genuine here. Also Eve’s reaction when Amber said “he’s lucky he’s cute” was like an affirmative “YEAH, he’s cute.”

    I love getting a Donald sub-plot where he finds out he’s part cyborg now.

    Wow, they did the whole Mauler Twin thing in one episode.

    No montage of Amber struggling with Mark’s absence, huh?

    Phil LaMaar as Lucan, awesome, though Lucan did put on some pounds here. I guess all the better for his guts to spew out.

    Developing Mark’s willingness to kill where releasing himself more helps him be a better fighter, and he actually holds his own better but that’ll end up coming back to bite him against Angstrom because he’ll be used to fighting Viltrumites.

    Art! Man it was nice to see him. I wonder if this “what was the real Nolan?” will carry on when they finally reunite.

    Thula is totally going walk that off, right? Right?

    I wonder where they’re going with this new version of Eve’s storyline. She moved in with her parents before she got together with Mark, unlike in the comic, and she’s in a much more vulnerable and depressed state now than she was in the comics (really the most depressed she was over Mark and Amber being together). I wonder if Mark and Eve are going to bond over their mutual issues and support each other through this and that’s how they fall deeper in love this time.

    Debbie cutting off Cecil felt more powerful here. I do wonder how she’ll react to Oliver now.

    “Read my books Mark” - Man, they really made it obvious Nolan based his adventures off his own life, complete with him legit being on the cover. And teasing Space Racer and the creatures. Too bad Debbie gave away the books, but Mark will read them from Art anyways.

    I love how they brought Clancy Brown back as Kregg (whose name I now know how to pronounce). I hope we get the scene of him addressing all his lovers.

    • Philander_Chase@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yeah HOW are they gonna break up mark and Amber. He just leaves too many times? Or they gonna Gwen Stacy her? She’s friends with Eve too, how is that gonna work when eve gets with mark

      • letmepick@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Agreed. That little off-hand comment about Eve texting Mark (while she is clearly looking for someone to talk to) and him being out-of-reach was a great first step towards building up their relationship.

        But man, it is already half of S2, and they are moving at a snail’s pace. Especially if they keep breaking these seasons into two parts out of nowhere… it is not helping this show stay relevant.

        IMO, they are clearly setting up Mark to initiate the break-up between him and Amber, I am guessing the whole “conquer them or watch them die” threat makes him distance himself from his friends and family.

        • Jas0n-v0rhee5@alien.topBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Are they moving that slow tho? I remember people had thought just getting to seeing Nolan again would take all of season 2. Seems to me they are moving at a fine pace. The break is an unfortunate choice, but I doubt it will lose that much interest, especially when they inevitably give us another little teaser or a catch-up video