Spoilers follow for Invincible Season 4, Episode 4, “Hurm,” which is available on Prime Video now.
After a momentous three-part premiere, Invincible’s fourth season takes a major detour with only minor emotional stakes. It’s a story that series creator Robert Kirkman never got around to writing in the comics, and while it holds thematic relevance in theory, it plays more like a temporary side quest that does little to advance the characters’ ongoing arcs, or even give them some breathing room for other important tasks.
“Hurm,” named for the grunting catchphrase of hellish P.I. Damien Darkblood — the result of throwing Hellboy, Rorschach and Constantine in a blender…