mark was getting clobbered by fucking maulers 3 episodes ago now he’s able to beat a full grown soldier viltrumite that’s been conquering worlds for millennia just because he “stopped holding back”. Even Nolan who got hospitalized by the guardians while soloing them, only suffered a cut on his head fighting THREE viltrumites!!! Just makes them look weak in comparison. I feel like they shouldn’t even have any chance winning that battle at all, not alone surviving in better condition than against way weaker foes
Yeah I felt the same way, and if I’m not misremembering the comics handled this part way better. Mark got his ass completely handed to him by the viltrumites and Nolan made it clear he needed to start exercising and practicing to even be able to stand a chance against the viltrumites next time. It made them such a foreboding threat and you really dreaded the next time he would meet one. No idea why they would change it to have Mark beat one at this point, it just seems like such a story breaking change.