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I absolutely love The Boys. I never got to watch it when the first 2 seasons originally aired in 2019 and 2020 but I recently caught up on in to prepare for the third season coming out this June, and I got to say, it's definitely something I don't see every day on TV.
I generally find the concept of the show itself to be such an unusual tone combination that really should not work when it comes to live action, yet it does so quite well. We have these characters running around in superhero outfits, looking like they were taken directly out of a comic book, but discussing heavy things like relationship problems, death, corruption, political schemes, and all kinds of things we face in real life. It works perfectly, and the fact that it does is amazing considering the overall sci fi concept of the show.
At the center of this whole tone is Homelander. He is this world's version of Superman, but he takes on a much more "darker" and "grounded" tone. By that, I mean he is essentially someone who desires to be loved at any cost, is extremely narcissistic, and is involved in many political incidents that cost the lives of others. Watching him gives us a nice idea of what type of heavy commercialization would exist if superheroes were actually real, in some form, in the real world.
His performances and character in general are what has made the whole show for me so far. I can't help but be most excited for his turn of events in Season 3, after he was heavily humiliated in last year's finale.
I generally find the concept of the show itself to be such an unusual tone combination that really should not work when it comes to live action, yet it does so quite well. We have these characters running around in superhero outfits, looking like they were taken directly out of a comic book, but discussing heavy things like relationship problems, death, corruption, political schemes, and all kinds of things we face in real life. It works perfectly, and the fact that it does is amazing considering the overall sci fi concept of the show.
At the center of this whole tone is Homelander. He is this world's version of Superman, but he takes on a much more "darker" and "grounded" tone. By that, I mean he is essentially someone who desires to be loved at any cost, is extremely narcissistic, and is involved in many political incidents that cost the lives of others. Watching him gives us a nice idea of what type of heavy commercialization would exist if superheroes were actually real, in some form, in the real world.
His performances and character in general are what has made the whole show for me so far. I can't help but be most excited for his turn of events in Season 3, after he was heavily humiliated in last year's finale.
I love this show! I started watching it right after season 1 came out and the waiting period from season 2-3 has been killing me. Homelander is such a great character because you never see the "hero" as the actual villain of the story. This is what makes this show so great. I definitely will be watching both season one and two over again before the season three release because I already forgot how season two ended and how Homelander was humiliated. Thanks for the reminder!
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