The episode ends on a predictable “someone is spying on Mark” stinger that feels like a leftover from a less interesting show.

This is a quiet episode by Invincible standards — no decapitations, no city-leveling brawls, no Omni-Man speeches. But it’s essential viewing. The show is finally digging into the psychological toll of being a superhero when your own father tried to kill you. The new costume may be sleek, but the real story is the broken kid inside it.

She gets one great scene confronting Mark about his emotional distance, but otherwise, she’s relegated to supportive girlfriend. Given that her own arc (family issues, her powers’ potential) was teased earlier, it’s disappointing to see her sidelined here.

Mark staring at himself in the mirror after putting on the new suit, not with pride, but with exhaustion.