Watching the first season of The Boys. Really effective takedown of the superhero genre. Dark enough it’s kinda hard to watch.
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I’ve really enjoyed it.
Look at any person who has gone mad with power and it’s all believable.
I also like that it’s “R rated” rather than toned down
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Hero- Starlight
Anti-Anti hero- Butcher -actually fights super heroes
Faux Hero Villian- Homelander
Well written and acted. Pretty good special effects too
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Please continue to live tweet. Would like to hear what you think.
My favorite aspect is the utter unpredictability, but sometimes the writing is ridiculous.
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I think you mentioned earlier how the superhero genre has lost its appeal. The Boys seems somewhat prescient of this shift.
The other theme in the show that resonated with me was increased tensions between collaborators “we don’t like each other, but we need to get X done”







