Invincible (2021) s04e03 Episode Script

1
[Mel Tormé sings "Comin' Home Baby"]
Do-do-do ♪
I'm comin' home, baby, now ♪
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do ♪
I'm comin' home now ♪
[scoffs]
Fucking ridiculous.
I'm comin' home, baby, now ♪
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do ♪
I'm sorry now I ever went away ♪
Do-do-do-do-do ♪
Every night and day, I go and stay ♪
[Machine Head]
Why, muchas gracias, Miguel.
What's the point of coming to a place
like this when you can't drink?
See, you're a destination guy.
Always in a rush
to get somewhere you're not.
Me, I'm more about the journey,
the vibe, the ambience.
If we don't stop to smell the roses
every once in a while,
well, then what's the point in anything?
- You can't smell neither.
- Ah!
Touché!
If rocks could burn,
you'd be on fire tonight, my friend.
- But my point still stands.
- What do you want, Machine Head?
[Machine Head]
World peace. A pony.
My name in lights.
The list goes on.
Lighten up, Titan.
You should be tap-dancing
your way out of bed every morning.
- And why is that?
- Because you and I did the impossible.
We slayed the literal dragon
and stole his treasure.
Or kingdom.
Or magic ring
or whatever the fuck it is dragons have.
I don't read a lot of fantasy.
Except and I'm sorry
for burying the lede
Mr. Liu couldn't even do us
the basic fucking courtesy of
- staying dead.
- Bullshit.
I wish, my igneous friend.
But turns out, even a .45-caliber haircut
isn't enough to kill the old lizard.
I know!
Look at my face.
I'm as surprised as you are.
Come on home ♪
Comin' home, baby, now
The point to all this is,
he's coming for you.
Already came for me,
except The Order gives me
and all my fellow members
certain protections
even Liu can't chew through
with his sharp little dragon teeth.
You know, there's still an
empty seat with your name on it.
Come on home ♪
Comin' home, baby, now ♪
- You know I'm praying every night ♪
- [Titan] Mm.
- So that's what this is about.
- Look, let me put it this way.
I've got this gorgeous mosaic
on the floor of my fifth bathroom.
Ancient Roman or some shit like that.
But it's got one broken tile.
And every time I sit down for a deuce,
it drives me fucking nuts!
You, Titan, you're like that.
You're my broken tile.
My one little piece
that ain't like the others.
This is a chance for us
to fix the picture, together,
and save your life doing it.
It just makes sense.
I didn't fight like hell for my own piece
just to give it back.
Fine. Your funeral.
Because Liu's coming.
And in case you forgot,
he almost killed you and your little
super friend in the onesie already.
Or was that me?
I really don't remember.
I'll take my chances.
Ambience, huh?
I'm comin' home, baby, now
Hmm.
[Machine Head] Like I said,
it's not the booze I miss.
It's happy hour.
[cackling]
[tense music playing]
[Donald] With all due respect, sir,
you would have done the same.
Yeah.
But I'm not half Viltrumite, Donald.
I can't wreck an entire planet with
my bare hands if I get in a pissy mood.
Mark has seemed
a little more prone to, uh
absolute solutions recently.
First Angstrom,
then Conquest.
Don't.
Hell, didn't Robot say Mark almost did in
that Dinosaurus guy we just locked up?
Conquest and Angstrom
were heat of the moment.
And, technically,
they're both still alive.
They were warning signs, Donald.
But this
this is a goddamn billboard.
And Rus was an innocent man.
That's different.
That changes things.
I believe Mark's still doing
what he thinks is right.
- After everything he's been through
- Exactly.
You know as well as anyone,
trauma like that breaks people.
And the last person
we need losing their shit is
[dramatic music playing]
[doors open]
[footsteps approaching]
[Daphne] Working through the night again?
I work better in the dark.
You know that.
I know that you need to sleep.
There's just too much to do.
[welding continues]
When are you going to admit
it's not the work keeping you awake?
[doors shut]
[groaning]
You were all there.
If he had just waited
another few seconds
- Invincible did the right thing.
- You can't believe that.
Where are we at if he didn't kill Rus?
The dome fails, sequids take the planet,
and then we fight for, what,
years to take it back?
If we even could?
How many other people would die
if that happened?
The dome would have held.
Even you don't know that.
It's done, okay?
And we all have to live with it.
So let's just hit the showers
and be happy we never have to see
another sequid ever again.
Let me make this clear, genius,
since you don't seem to understand.
You follow my orders
or you never go into the field again.
- Got it?
- If I hadn't entered the sewers
Did I ask for an excuse?
Because I thought I asked
if you understood.
- But I
- Do you understand?
- [sighs] Yes. I understand.
- Good.
What a dick.
While I've happily admitted
to being the cause
of previous sequid-related catastrophes,
I think we all agree
that I had absolutely nothing to do
with this particular disaster.
Right?
- Friendly and forgiving chums of mine?
- Never gonna happen, man.
[water running]
[Rex clears throat]
[coughing]
[choking]
[retching]
[groans]
[gasping]
[sequid screeching]
[tense music playing]
[exhales]
[hoarsely] Help.
[screeching]
[hoarsely] Hel-Help!
[screeching]
[grunting]
[weak screeching]
[wet skittering]
[screeching]
[gasps, grunts]
[screeching]
[grunting]
[groaning]
Holy shit.
Are you okay?
- Where'd it come from?
- It it was in-inside me.
- Uh, I-I never even felt it.
- Jesus. I guess Rus didn't either.
- If you weren't here
- I was here.
It's okay. We won.
No. No.
We were lucky.
And luck isn't a variable we can control.
The sequids, Angstrom, Doc Seismic
we stop them, but they always return
stronger than before.
We're not dealing
with these threats permanently.
And because of that,
it's simply a matter of time
before our luck runs out
and they defeat us.
Maybe Mark was right.
[Mark breathing heavily]
[grunts]
[inhales deeply, shudders]
[heart beating rapidly]
[grunting]
[sighing]
[line ringing]
[mysterious music playing]
[grunts]
What the fuck is going on?
[buzzing]
[groans]
[panting]
[groans]
[grunts]
[gasps]
[growls]
[groaning]
[phone buzzing]
[crying]
[line ringing]
[recorded] Hey, this is Eve.
Leave a message,
- and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
- [sighs]
[beep]
Hey, Eve. Uh, I really
I need, um
I really need
to talk someone right now.
Um, call me when you can.
Love you.
[knocking]
Hi, Mark.
Um, Cecil would like a word.
Please.
[knocking]
- Debbie?
- One sec.
- Sorry. What's up?
- Look at this.
Oh, this place will fly off the market.
- When are we listing it?
- Tomorrow. You like it?
I mean, the square footage and the
location alone makes it a steal.
Three bedrooms. Recently remodeled.
Quartz countertops.
Is that a double island kitchen?
Didn't I just tell you
how much I like those?
I sell my place.
You sell yours.
We wouldn't even have a mortgage.
I'm sure the boys would love
having more space.
Uh, you said
you wanted to move in together.
Yes, it's just
[sighs] I raised Mark
and Oliver in our house.
I've been there almost 20 years.
Maybe it's time for a change?
Sleep on it.
That's all I'm asking. Okay?
[chuckles]
[grunts]
[grunting]
Ooh!
[laughing]
All clear.
Just your standard dipshits.
Daddy, why didn't you get any ice cream?
[Titan] It's a little cold
for ice cream, baby girl.
It's never too cold for ice cream.
All clear.
[tense music playing]
[Fiona giggling]
Just had to let her have
all that sugar, huh?
[Fiona giggling]
[gasps]
Oh, shit.
Y'all, we
[groans]
[chuckles]
Babe, she's only ten once.
[scoffs] That was your excuse
when she was nine.
Did you consider how hard
it's gonna be to get her to go to sleep?
It's okay, Mom.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
- Fiona! Where did you learn that?
- Mm, Daddy taught me.
Okay, I didn't teach her
[whooshing]
[gasping]
[groans]
[dramatic music playing]
Take Fiona and run. Now.
[Vanessa whimpers]
[grunts]
[Magnattack] Mr. Liu sends his regards.
[grunts]
[Titan] Magnattack.
[grunting]
[panting, grunting]
[yells]
[grunts]
[panting]
[gasps]
[whimpers]
[panting]
[growls]
[grunting]
[panting]
[grunting]
[panting, grunting]
[growls]
[yells]
[groans]
[panting]
[snarls]
[grunts, pants]
[grunting]
[wheezes]
[grunting]
[grunts]
[grunting]
[gasps]
[whimpers]
No!
[strained grunt]
[grunting]
What the fuck is going on?!
You don't [grunting]
ever
[grunts] ever
fuck with my family! [roars]
[panting]
[somber music playing]
[whooshing]
Hi, Mom.
What?
[chuckles softly] You'll be
as tall as Mark soon.
Nah, I'll be taller.
- What's wrong?
- We've gone through so much so quickly,
I don't think I even realized it.
It's like I closed my eyes
and you're all grown-up.
Mom.
No, no, you can't squirm out of this.
Not yet.
- Have you seen Mark today?
- I don't think he's home.
- Why?
- I don't know.
He seems sad a lot of the time now.
Or angry.
Or both.
Your brother's still working through
everything that's happened
over the last few months.
I know. I just I
miss the way he was.
We can't fight change, Oliver.
But we can support the ones
we love as they deal with it.
[Mark] I know
what you're gonna say, Cecil.
- And I'm really not in the
- You made the right choice, Mark.
I would have done the same thing.
Rus Livingston was an astronaut.
He knew the risks.
And the sequids
had to be stopped at all costs.
Then why am I here?
Because it wasn't like you.
It's not who you are, Mark.
Well, maybe it's who I should be.
If I'd actually killed Angstrom
the first time,
so many people, so many families
would still be alive.
[stammers] I'll do anything
to stop that from happening again.
I know. That's what makes
you a good person, Mark.
And I want to keep you that way.
You wouldn't know it,
but I'm not as old as I look.
Decisions like this, they change you.
And not for the better.
It's the reason I make the calls
and the Guardians don't.
So they can sleep at night.
Me?
- I gave up sleeping years ago.
- Cecil
You don't have to work for me.
But when it comes to who lives or dies,
don't make that decision alone.
Let me do it.
Or at least let me chime in,
for Christ's sake.
I'm not a kid anymore.
- I don't need you to handle me.
- You're a walking nuclear bomb, Mark.
The most powerful thing on this planet,
and you can't even buy a drink yet.
If I didn't try to handle you,
I wouldn't be doing my job.
[clicking]
Cover everything up and take a lunch.
- We don't take lunch.
- Invincible is here,
so cover these up
and disappear for a few hours.
That's an order!
I know what you're thinking,
and you should cease thinking it.
"Cease" makes you sound pompous.
[chuckles softly] Your lack
of self-awareness is astounding.
My actions are my responsibility,
not yours.
And I should feel messed-up
after something like this.
But if you're worried
I'm gonna snap or something
I don't think you're going to snap, Mark.
But there are emotional consequences
to these kinds of decisions
that I've seen eat heroes alive.
You don't have to talk to me.
We've got people
specially trained for this. [knocking]
Not now.
[doors open] I said
Sinclair, for the love of God,
will you get the fuck out of here?
- You.
- Sorry, sir. I
I wanted to
apologize for my
experiments.
For what I did to your friends
and the other students.
I'd say it to them personally if I didn't
think it would do more harm than good.
I know I will never be able
to truly atone for what I've done.
- And I know there's no justification for
- Stop. Stop talking.
I don't want to hear an apology from you.
I don't want to hear anything
from you ever again.
- Do you understand?
- I'm sorry.
[doors shut]
[sighs]
Don't do that.
- Don't act like I was
- Going to kill him.
Let's not pretend the thought
didn't cross your mind.
You hate Sinclair.
Shit, I'm not exactly his biggest fan.
But his Reanimen are one of the greatest
military inventions in human history.
They're already saving more lives
than most heroes do
their entire careers.
So?
That doesn't give him a free pass
- for torturing and killing people.
- He came in here to apologize to you,
even after he saw what you did to Rus.
- He's just trying to make good.
- Yeah.
Like he just happened to wander
in here by accident while we were talking.
I did not plan that.
I told him to fuck off to lunch.
- Are we done?
- You can go whenever you [boom]
- I'm so sorry, sir. I-I-I told Sinclair
- It's fine.
Mark didn't go out through the ceiling,
so I'd call it a success.
- Are you going to tell him about Conquest?
- After the kid just killed someone?
If you want my job that badly,
Donald, just ask.
Oh.
- Mark.
- Hey. I was just
What's wrong?
[crying] My powers.
They're not just messing up
anymore. [sniffles]
What?
What are you talking about?
I move atoms around.
I-I gather them up and swap out
particles until they're whatever I need.
But now it's like they just
they s-slip through my fingers.
I-I can't link them together.
I can't control them.
I can't make anything.
Mark, I don't know what's happening.
- [sobs] I'm scared to fly.
- We'll figure this out. Okay?
[gentle music playing]
Rex fixed Monster Girl's powers.
Maybe he can help.
[phone buzzing]
- Oh, God, it's Invincible Inc.
- I ju I-I can't, Eve.
Not right now.
Let someone else handle it.
Is this about your message?
W-We should call Rex
and see if he can, um
Mark, what happened?
Cecil covered it up,
but to stop the sequids,
I had to
[sniffles] I had to stop Rus.
Eve, I, um
I didn't know what else to do.
No this is stupid.
I'm supposed to be here for you right now.
We can be here for each other.
[phone buzzing]
- I'll call Capes. Maybe they can
- Let me do it. I can help.
- Oliver.
- I was already here.
You guys came inside.
But whatever it is, I can do it.
[phone buzzing]
How much does this job pay?
[whoosh]
[Isotope] I shook a few trees
and found Liu.
He's hiding on the east side
in this condemned hotel.
He's still fucked-up.
Probably why he sent that fridge magnet
after you instead of doing it himself.
Once the muscle arrives,
we'll send a message of our own.
About the muscle, boss, yeah, I
I don't know if the kid's
gonna fall for this again.
Nah, this is different.
Liu almost killed him, too.
He'll want a rematch,
and if he tries to take me in afterwards,
fine. We got lawyers.
It'll be worth it to keep
Vanessa and Fiona safe.
Or, a-and I'm just saying,
we could cut our losses and
rejoin The Order?
Did you seriously just fucking say that?
[knocking on window]
You guys called Invincible Inc., right?
Is this
Rocky Shores Incorporated?
[playful music playing]
Ah.
[gasps]
- We are not charging you guys enough.
- No Invincible, no deal.
Whatever he can do, I can do, too.
Probably better, even.
- Get your feet off my desk.
- Dad?
[cries]
Fiona, what did I say about
- coming in my
- I'm scared.
It's okay, baby.
I'm making sure no one can ever hurt you
[gasps]
You want my help
or not?
[Eve] And every time I use them,
whatever I make turns to goo.
- Goo?
- Like this atomic sludge.
And then it dissolves away,
and now I can't even do that.
Vitals appear normal.
And initial scans show no irregularities
in your brain or body chemistry.
[groans]
Rex, I am starting to lose my mind here.
If we can't figure out
what's wrong, then I
We'll get to the bottom of this,
I promise.
Amanda's condition took me
almost a year to solve.
- A year?
- Well, I'm not saying it'll be
No, no. I'm-I'm sorry.
Thank you for helping.
Has there been anything else
out of the ordinary?
- Not that I can think of.
- [beeping] One second.
Where is that coming from?
- Oh, no.
- Is that what I think it is?
[Holy Fuck plays "Tom Tom"]
[horn honks]
Hey.
♪
[people screaming]
[crying]
[Flaxan grunts]
[mother grunts]
♪
This was some bullshit
when Invincible did it,
and it's even more bullshit now.
We're not gonna kill anyone, right?
My mom would be so mad
if I did that again.
Nah.
We're just gonna teach someone
that messing with my family
has consequences.
All you got to do is follow my lead.
[tense music playing]
[Robot] The Flaxans have mounted
three previous invasions,
all within a few days of each other.
But because time moves
more rapidly in their dimension,
they had months
to learn from their mistakes.
We only beat 'em last time
because Omni-Man
took the fight to their home turf.
Said he convinced them to leave us alone.
Guess he wasn't
as convincing as he thought.
[slurping]
Given how long has passed
since their last attack,
they will have had ample time
to prepare for this incursion.
But being in our dimension
makes them grow old and die,
unless they use
a gizmo or something to stop it.
[slurping continues]
This is serious, Shapesmith.
This is fruit punch.
Would you like some?
[Robot] Previously, they used
wearable devices
to emit protective temporal fields.
Initial data suggests they are using
a single, more powerful emitter this time
to keep us from disrupting it so easily.
[Cecil] They're also taking
prisoners, which is new for them
and bad for us.
[slurping continues]
Oh, I-I'm still a little tuckered
out from yesterday's fight.
We don't have Omni-Man
helping out this time,
so I got us someone even better.
[Cecil] Thanks for coming, Mark.
What?
You want to tell him to go home?
[Brit] This whole thing
seems pretty simple to me.
Save lives.
Find and destroy their emitter.
Watch them get old and die.
[people screaming]
[yells]
[gasps]
[dramatic music playing]
Guardians!
[grunting]
- Free those prisoners ASAP.
- I got 'em.
Ah!
[gunfire continues]
[groans]
[Robot] Those were, no doubt,
constructed to oppose your father.
Be careful, Invincible.
They have
a large number of reinforcements.
Bulletproof, get to the prisoners!
We'll look for the emitter!
[yells]
[grunts]
[grunts]
[Flaxans screaming]
Uh
[Flaxan screams]
What's this thing even look like?
[Robot] A large and powerful antenna.
It will be difficult to hide.
Then where is it?
[strains]
[powering up]
[beeping]
Everybody down!
[shouts]
[Cecil] Step it up,
we're losing civilians to these assholes.
[groans] I don't know if you noticed,
Cecil, but there's a lot of them.
[indistinct shouting, screaming]
Then quit messing around
and find the goddamn emitter.
Exactly how many Flaxans
are we up against?
Thousands.
And hundreds more arriving
via troop carrier every minute, sir.
At this rate, they'll outnumber
the city's population in a few hours.
Then let's make sure
they don't last that long.
How does your friend
know this is the spot?
- He has his sources.
- You sure you trust him?
No, but this is what we got.
[respirator wheezing]
[quiet, tense music playing]
[coughing]
[door opens]
Time for a reckoning, Liu.
You said you weren't followed.
No. No way I'm fighting him.
He's like a hundred.
Don't be fooled, kid.
[growls]
I have more than enough strength
[coughs]
for garbage like you.
[growls]
Wait, he's the dragon guy?
[growling]
[grunting]
[Liu chuckles]
[Titan] Watch yourself!
That thing almost killed Invincible!
I know!
[straining]
[growling]
[both grunting]
But he's weak now!
Take him out!
[roars]
Oh, yeah. Real weak.
[grunting]
[groans]
[grunts]
[roars]
[Oliver groans]
[groaning]
[gasps]
[roars]
[buzzing]
Oliver?
How's it going on the job?
I'm fighting a dragon!
What?
It's that old guy
you and Mark talked about.
He's not dead. He's here.
And he's really pissed off.
Call Mark. I need help.
Ah!
[Eve] Mark's busy. Forget
the job and get out of there!
[intense, dramatic music playing]
You guys really came
prepared this time, huh?
[grunting]
[horn honking]
[grunting]
I picked the worst time
to do a juice cleanse.
We can't break through.
We have to.
They're still taking prisoners.
Yah!
[grunting]
- Somebody help Monster Girl!
- [Robot] Already on it.
[Brit] Didn't question that order, huh?
[Robot] I've scanned
the entire battlefield,
but cannot locate the emitter.
Yet, it must be here somewhere.
If that was my one weakness,
I'd hide it pretty well.
[Robot] Indeed.
- Do you trust me?
- You know the answer to that.
[Robot] Everyone, cover us.
You heard him!
♪
[Shapesmith shouts]
[shouts]
You're on your own from here.
Give 'em hell!
[grunts]
[powers down]
[prisoners gasp]
Tell me Robot's not that stupid.
Robot, don't even think
about going into that thing!
[Robot] I'm sorry, Cecil.
It's the only way.
[Cecil] Wait!
[Flaxans chattering indistinctly]
[grunts]
[cries out]
[Robot] I was right.
Free as many prisoners as you can
- while I disable the emitter.
- Way ahead of you.
[shouts in Flaxan]
To the portal!
[gasps]
Huh.
[beeping]
[people screaming]
♪
[grunts]
[gasps]
[Flaxans shouting]
[wheezes]
Finally.
[Monster Girl] Go!
Back through the portal!
Time to go, Rex.
Rex?
♪
[Monster Girl] What?
[exhales]
[Monster Girl] What?
See? Simple.
[sighs]
Good work, team. Anyone have eyes
on Monster Girl or Robot?
[Robot] Guardians.
We cannot stop here.
We must defeat the Flaxans
once and for all in their own dimension.
If we allow them to return,
they will not fail next time.
Makes sense to me. Let's go!
No, stop! That's an order!
Sorry, Cecil.
Some orders you just can't follow.
[dramatic music playing]
Eh?
No!
What are we standing around for?
Can't we just open a portal of our own?
You don't think
we've been trying to do that
since the first time
these assholes visited us?
Fuck!
[cell phone buzzing]
Eve?
[Liu] I thought you wanted to fight.
All you've done is hide!
Ouch.
[groans]
[grunting]
[Liu] Pay attention, boy.
Maybe you'll learn something
before you die.
[roars]
[grunts]
You're supposed to be dead.
Oliver.
Why didn't you run?
I didn't want to do
a bad job for you and Eve.
[Liu roars]
- Are you okay?
- Yeah. Let's kick his ass.
[Doechii sings "Crazy"]
Crazy, got 'em going crazy, huh ♪
None of these hating ♪
No better, no crazy ♪
Crazy, got 'em going crazy, huh ♪
None of these hating,
no better, no crazy ♪
Huh, huh ♪
No better, no crazy ♪
[grunting]
I got 'em going crazy ♪
[shouts]
[Liu] Grab my body!
♪
[grunts]
[roars]
Said I got 'em going crazy ♪
This isn't over!
- You!
- [Titan] Hey, hero.
You do not mess with my family!
I was
trying to save mine!
[Oliver] Stop.
Stop. Please.
[breathing shakily]
We're done here.
[quiet, dramatic music playing]
[groaning]
[melancholy music playing]
[sighs]
[Oliver] Ow.
Mom, I'm okay.
[Debbie] Just let me finish.
I bet this is a "you should have
seen the other guy" situation, huh?
The other guy was a dragon.
Ah. Yes.
Rex didn't have an answer for me,
but he promised he'd find out.
I can't believe he and Amanda are just
gone.
They'll find a way home,
and we'll figure out
what's wrong with your powers,
get Cecil's people on it, if we have to.
Are you okay?
[sighs]
It almost happened again.
[Machine Head] I know, I know.
Our meetings are normally
a bit of a snoozefest,
but, boy, do we have a surprise today.
Criminals, freaks, insects,
and whatever the fuck some of you are,
put your hands together
for my good friend and yours,
Titan!
[quiet, ominous music playing]
He's finally come around
and is bringing himself and his little
slice of paradise into the club.
Now, obviously,
there's some history between us,
but we all know
once you're a member of The Order,
you're a member of The Order,
and we don't fuck with each other.
So it's all water under the bridge.
Kumbaya and all that hippy-dippy bullshit.
[Titan] Let's make one thing clear.
- The only reason I'm here is
- Hold the presses!
How could I be so stupid?
I almost forgot.
We actually have
two new members joining today.
Turns out, there's another guy
a bit skittish about people
trying to cut his throat.
[door opens]
♪
Sorry, boss. It just makes sense.
You know, for everyone.
- Looks like we both got played.
- It appears so.
Man, it's so good to have
the family back together.
It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.
Holidays were just never the same
when you kids were fighting.
Now, back to the business
of making so much money,
it's fucking ridiculous!
[gasps]
[panting]
Eve?
Everything all right?
[Eve] Everything's
- Uh, I'll come back to bed in a minute.
- [Mark yawning] Okay.
[quiet, emotional music playing]
[theme music playing]