Invincible Season 2 kicked off late last year – and yet, Episode 5 is still nowhere to be seen. So, why isn’t it out yet?
After a somber opening stretch, with the trauma of Nolan – the violence, the lies – hanging over everyone and everything, Mark reunited with Omni-Man in the fourth episode of Invincible Season 2.
In our review, we called it a “phenomenally violent, shocking, and infuriating” installment that “ups the ante, and the pain – and the worst is yet to come, we fear.”
However, fans also branded it “disgusting” for a different reason, and it relates to Invincible Episode 5 – so, where is it?
When is Invincible Season 2 Episode 5 out?
Invincible Season 2 Episode 5 will be released on March 14, 2024, marking the end of the second season’s midseason break.
The decision to split the season in half was incredibly controversial among the fans, who were left in “pain” after the showrunners confirmed the series wouldn’t be returning to Prime Video until next year. There are four more episodes to go in Season 2, but we won’t see any of them for “a few months”, so it’s looking like February/March 2024 at the very earliest.
Simon Racioppa, the co-showrunner of the series alongside Robert Kirkman, explained to The Hollywood Handle: “The decision [to split the season] was made afterwards. As we started producing the show, some issues came up, [we] talked to Amazon, so we thought this was the best way to present the show, now, with these four episodes instead of making the audience wait even longer. We will come back after a few months and give you the rest.”
Kirkman also told Collider: “I’ve seen people on the internet that are like, ‘Oh, why are you doing that? Why are you holding these four episodes back? I want the whole season.’ And that’s the wrong way to look at it. We’re giving you four episodes early.
“I try to be a glass-half-full kind of guy. It was something that was somewhat of a practical thing because it was taking so long to get the show done. But I think that when we saw where the show was falling, schedule-wise, leading into that holiday, you can sometimes lose audiences when you get into the holiday season, and there’s New Year’s, and then there’s all kinds of stuff going on at the beginning of the year and everything.”
The final four episodes of the second season are set to be “crazy” – especially after their titles leaked.
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