Nolan finally comes back in the greatest fashion possible and we finally learn what he was up to after leaving Earth. Long story short - he missed his life on Earth, so he got together with an alien woman, and that's where Mark's half-brother Oliver comes in. What ensues is such an interesting conflict: Mark is completely against ever working side by side with his father, but can't leave Nolan's new planet - Thraxa -'s inhabitants to just die; even Nolan's reckless choice to have a new life on Thraxa and sealing the fates of its people is almost understandable, because letting go of something he never felt before coming to Earth - love - did a number on him and without it, he would've just flown through space aimlessly until his air ran out. An incredible character.
Also, the animation in this episode is some of the best in the series as a whole, masterful. Viltrumites Lucan, Vidor and Thula were great and very intimidating villains. The way they and all their people are completely convinced that their extremely cruel and unforgiving ways are in the right and need to be enforced at all costs makes them frightening and makes you want Mark (and Nolan by extension) to break their shackles all the more. Donald finding out about his mysterious resurrection and his suicide attempt is another good plot thread, looks like he'll get to the bottom of it.
If I hadn't said it already, amazing performances by Steven Yeun, the returning legend J. K. Simmons, Grey DeLisle as Thula, Phil LaMarr as Lucan etc. Great show.
Also, the animation in this episode is some of the best in the series as a whole, masterful. Viltrumites Lucan, Vidor and Thula were great and very intimidating villains. The way they and all their people are completely convinced that their extremely cruel and unforgiving ways are in the right and need to be enforced at all costs makes them frightening and makes you want Mark (and Nolan by extension) to break their shackles all the more. Donald finding out about his mysterious resurrection and his suicide attempt is another good plot thread, looks like he'll get to the bottom of it.
If I hadn't said it already, amazing performances by Steven Yeun, the returning legend J. K. Simmons, Grey DeLisle as Thula, Phil LaMarr as Lucan etc. Great show.