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.
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.