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These days, anti-heroism and deconstructive superhero themes have become a dime a dozen. When Nolan made the Batman trilogy, this style was still fresh; now, it’s hard to say.
The Boys’ current popularity isn’t just due to its deconstruction of superheroes and satirical comedy on reality; it also heavily relies on its over-the-top production.
Hughie’s girlfriend being smashed into pieces by a dump truck A-Train, the invincible invisible man being destroyed from within… These extreme, abstract comedy highlight scenes are probably something only The Boys can pull off (after all, Invincible mainly focuses on personal growth). But setting aside these carefully crafted shock-value moments, the entire storyline—especially from Season 4 onward—is a complete mess.
The io hero vs. Homelander showdown that was built up over five whole seasons finally ended with Homelander’s comedic death scene—and all of this hastily took place in the first 30 minutes of the final episode of Season 5… Maybe the production really ran out of money.
Aside from that, the cast’s acting skills are evident to all; we can only wish them luck.
I might read the comic later. As for the content… the TV version really has no memorable moments besides the highlight scenes. If the comic is interesting, I’ll talk about it then.