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
Plot conveniences are the natural evils of any story. As much as stories are (usually) intended to make us forget, they are just a set of points to entertain us and send a message.
What people view as a “plot convenience” is just when that reality is obvious. It is true that it being obvious should be avoided (unless the story uses it otherwise), that shouldn’t come at the sacrifice of the entertainment and message.
Mark being beat up by the Maulers and finally standing his own against a Viltrumite are both important moments to the entertainment and message of the show. While it can be viewed as being an obvious moment where both needed to happen for the plot, the service to entertainment and message is greater.