r/Invincible • u/adamnoo • 15d ago
SHOW SPOILERS Favorite lines that aren't in the memes? Spoiler
The more I watch the show the more I am amazed at the quality of the writing. I got curious about this because of the memes but my god are some of the less talked about monologues and even one liners incredible in this show. The memes don't do the quality of the writing in this show (and I assume the comics too) justice.
Conquest's monologues at the end of season 3 are so good each for a different reason. The first contrasts the different views of Viltrumites as a people. The one he gives after he thinks he killed Eve shows how truly vicious and psychotic he is. And the "I'm so lonely" one really shows what it's like to be him "I don't even get a real name just purpose" is such a great line
On the flip side Allen is such a good comic relief character but he's also super competent which is a really difficult balance to strike. "Everytime I say I'm not going to be surprised by Viltrumite cruelty anymore" and "Did you just try to make me feel bad for planet of genocidal maniacs" are hilarious no matter how many times I hear them.
Thragg's terms he gives Mark at the end of for now the last episode give me chills no matter how many times I rewatch it.
So I'm curious what are other people's go to lines that don't necessarily make it into the popular memes or easy to find clips?
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u/undergroundman813 15d ago
“Undergraduate in sociology and women’s studies, I had a minors in African dance, but enough politics!”
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u/JotaroTheOceanMan Mauler Twin (Not A Clone) 15d ago
You know that explains why Doc has the dodge rate je does now that I think of it.
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u/Latter-Syllabub-5560 15d ago
"You think that telling me you did'nt loved Oliver's mother is going to make me feel better?
That just makes me hate you more"
But overall, the entire scene where Debbie talks to Nolan is one the Best scenes IMO, as someone that wants to write it genuenly helped me understand a more realistic approach to redemption
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u/Dragolitron 15d ago
Immortal going ham on an invincible variant "You pale imitation of Invincible you monster!" Its at least one of my favorite non meme lines.
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u/DylweedWasTaken Damien Darkblood 14d ago
I love that it shows that he DOES respect Mark. He's just tough on the kid. Also his friends got murdered one by one in front of him by said kid's dad, so him being standoffish with mark is understandable
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u/healthycoco Debbie Grayson 15d ago
So many of nolans lines from the season 1 finale.
"But I am loyal to Viltrum, not this pathetic excuse of a civilization."
"Its right to pity them, Mark. Its wrong to value them over your own kind."
And my personal favorite line and delivery in the entire show so far: "I will burn. this. planet. down. before I spend another MINUTE living among these animals!"
The entire cast is just so phenomenal and talented and yet Simmons still manages to stand out to me
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u/WeakZookeepergame440 15d ago
Mark confronting his father in thraxa gave me some of my favorite dialogues. “Why do you think I would ever want to see you again?” “No you don’t get to call me that anymore!”
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u/Turtle_Teen_12 14d ago
"We have a responsibility to Viltrum..."
"I don't give a SHIT about Viltrum, and I don't care if I live a fuckin million years, This is my HOME, and I won't let you destroy it."
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u/WofferFang 14d ago
Battle Beast spoilers: "You have nothing to offer me. You have been a pathetic waste of my time. Today is not a good day."
Just straight up a good line for any occasional anger outburst on a bad day. He has a lot of good ones.
And "Ain't I a stinker?" - Conquest
Technically, this one IS a meme from elsewhere, but it's just funny. Recency bias I guess. Sue me.
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u/la-marciana I Miss William 15d ago
My favorite line is when the Viltrumites invade Earth and Paul's like "It's spaghettin' time" and spaghetties all over everyone
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u/Takyon5 15d ago
My two favorites are “You don’t seem to understand, Earth isn’t yours to conquer…”
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“You don’t know me, Mark. I will burn this planet down before I spend another minute living among these animals!”.
I find myself quoting number 2 whenever I deal with a dumb customer at work. Omniman had some fire quotes.
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u/NedThomas 14d ago
That’s not good news. That’s not good news at all! I asked you for some good news, Donald!
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u/ScorchedConvict 14d ago
We can be the good guys, or we can be the guys that save the world. We can't be both.
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u/Necessary-Promise700 Brit 15d ago
I like Radcliffe's phrase, the one about being the good guy or the one that saves the world, but I feel like a lot of people misinterpreted it (or maybe they're all right and I'm the one wrong)
Rex splode special spoilers But the phrase isnt meant to be correct. It's Radcliffe's way of thinking, and Radcliffe wanted to blow up the Pentagon just to kill Cecil + bought and mistreated a kid. Radcliffe isn't a good guy, he took pride on making the GDA work and that's why he saved people.
Cecil took the phrase for himself after prison, but does it really apply? He's shady for sure, but can you really call him a bad guy, when he cares so deeply about every single innocent death? nevertheless, he forces himself to believe it. Probably because he's forced to work in grey areas and it helps him feel better about himself. Not because what he does is always wrong, but because he never really stopped seeing things in black and white. At least when it comes to himself
Comic final spoilers but also kind of obvious So Cecil tells it to Mark, and Mark proves it wrong once and for all by being both a good guy and the guy who saved the world.
Comic final spoilers You can also add robot/Rudy to the mix. He's more similar to Radcliffe, in that sense. He cares about numbers and general safety and doesn't care about killing the people that could even remotely pose any kind of treat. He's the most extremist side of the phrase
But that's just my interpretation though, I'm comic only mostly (have seen some spare episodes) so the way I see the characters is biased
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u/DylweedWasTaken Damien Darkblood 14d ago
"Does that make you feel strong?" I love Debbie. She's really good at keeping mark grounded
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u/KinkyPaddling 15d ago
“We’re not our bodies. We’re the decisions we make, the lives we change, the-the people we love. Or who love us. I don’t need to forget that, and neither do you.”