Invincible just revealed the biggest secret of the series so far in the war against Viltrum, which may have turned a corner.

While Invincible season 3 has so far centred primarily around Mark’s (Steven Yeun) evolving dynamic with Atom Eve (Gillian Jacobs), his half-brother Oliver (Christian Convery) and the fallout with Cecil (Walton Goggins), the closing moments of episode four reminded us of the much larger intergalactic threat at hand.

After a propulsive three-part premiere, Invincible’s third season takes a small step back with “You Were My Hero.” It’s far from a bad episode, but it’s shackled by some of the series’ most irksome tendencies: its occasional inability to balance its dueling narratives,