The Boys (Amazon)

[Stout]

I don't know. On the one hand, it's a great show. On the other hand, the writers had the chance to be ballsy and wrap up what's become a very boring arc (Homelander) and they doubled down instead. We shall see.

 

[oaken1]

So looking forward to season 4. Probably my favorite current show on any platform.

Has anyone been watching Gen V? I want to but am a bit worried it could sour me on The Boys some.

Gen V is worth the watch man

 

[Adrian]

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[Adrian]

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[PDXChris]

Anybody watching? Very interesting start.

 

[Cardsmasochist]

Anybody watching? Very interesting start.

Watched the first episode of season 4. I thought that they replaced the actor who plays Mother’s Milk but he just lost a lot of weight and shaved his beard. Same actor just completely unrecognizable as the Mothers Milk character

 

[PDXChris]

Watched the first episode of season 4. I thought that they replaced the actor who plays Mother’s Milk but he just lost a lot of weight and shaved his beard. Same actor just completely unrecognizable as the Mothers Milk character

I was actually confused about that! Thanks for that, it was bothering me!

 

[Cardsmasochist]

I was actually confused about that! Thanks for that, it was bothering me!

Same here! I had to look it up because I was wondering what happened

 

[Stout]

Man, they'd better be working up to the big twist I'm hoping, otherwise I won't be able to stomach it. Also, they had the perfect chance to end the Homelander arc last season and fumbled it. Bo-ring. Also, I can just watch network news if I want to put up with more of the same. Le sigh.

Still a quality show, but getting tired.

Spoiler

A black woman and smartest person in the world working for a psychopath white supremacist is wholly unbelievable unless the big twist is her screwing them all over in the end. If that's not the twist, I'm out on the show.

 

[Adrian]

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[Brian in Mesa]

For the character Black Noir - they took two things that the real actor is affected by and brought both into the character.

The first Noir had a nut allergy, just like actor Nathan Mitchell, the actor who played him.

The second Noir, also played by Mitchell, has narcolepsy, just like the actor.

A Black Noir joke from The Boys was inspired by the real life actor

Asleep on the job

www.gamesradar.com

 

[Adrian]

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[Adrian]

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[Cheesebeef]

That season finale was gnarly.

 

[Cardsmasochist]

That season finale was gnarly.

Was expecting some closure but I get that they want to keep things up in the air

 

[Cardsmasochist]

I thought season 4 was the series finale so I was expecting a conclusion on all the storylines.

But my son told me that there will be a season 5 so now I get the ending in season 4

 

[Hoop Head]

Solid finale, not great but not bad either.

Only major gripe I had was some of the CGI looked half finished.

Spoiler: Spoiler

I'm referring to when Butcher takes out Newman (the head popper) and her daughter with his stomach tentacles. That looked like 20 year old CGI. I've never had issue with the CGI in this show before so not sure what the issue there was. Seemed like maybe they short on time or had to make a late change so that's what we got. It didn't ruin it but took me out of that scene and death.

Looking forward to the final season. I'm excited with where everyone is currently. Not sure how they'll wrap everything up but that's for the best.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Did anyone else think the MTG Superhero had the virus somehow? She kept getting sicker through the episode and I thought that Homelander drinking her infected breast milk would somehow come into play.

 

[Adrian]

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[Hoop Head]

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I hate how most big shows take 2 years between seasons now. I think Game of Thrones started it, and it was panned, but so many have followed suit. The Boys, Cobra Kai, Westworld, House of the Dragon, and more all take 2 years between seasons. It's jarring as a viewer to try and rewatch when some actors look so different from such extended breaks. Like with the Boys, MM looks nothing like he did last season. Starlight/Annie also looks like a totally new actress from season 1. Meanwhile in the show a year has past, tops.

 

[Town Drunk]

Did anyone else think the MTG Superhero had the virus somehow? She kept getting sicker through the episode and I thought that Homelander drinking her infected breast milk would somehow come into play.

That’s what I thought as well.

 

[Stout]

That’s what I thought as well.

I didn't, though it's a neat theory. I figured it was all the negative side effects of meds for artificially induced breast milk.

 

[Stout]

By the by, this may be unforgivable for me.

Spoiler

The smartest woman in the world is black, but she's cool working with clear white supremacists because she was curious to see if it would work? It's supposed to be all kinds of morally awful supes but that one's a hard pill to swallow. Hated that it didn't turn out to be her just ruining the white supremacist plan.

Though the show is still awesome, that may be the breaking point for me.

 

[Hoop Head]

By the by, this may be unforgivable for me.

Spoiler

The smartest woman in the world is black, but she's cool working with clear white supremacists because she was curious to see if it would work? It's supposed to be all kinds of morally awful supes but that one's a hard pill to swallow. Hated that it didn't turn out to be her just ruining the white supremacist plan.

Though the show is still awesome, that may be the breaking point for me.

Spoiler: Question about spoiler

Is Homelander really a white supremacist? I think it's been addressed that he's not. He's an egomaniac with a god complex but he doesn't view any race as superior. He didn't buy into Stormfront's Nazi propaganda either. He's an actual case of "I hate everyone but will use whoever is useful". He's all sorts of bad but he's too self centered to and egotistical to believe he belongs to a race, unless supe's are classified as a race within that world.

Rewatch some season 2, towards the end when his relationship with Stormfront starts unwinding though and I'm fairly certain he explicitly denounced that.

Could be wrong but that's how I've viewed him.

 

[Stout]

Spoiler: Question about spoiler

Is Homelander really a white supremacist? I think it's been addressed that he's not. He's an egomaniac with a god complex but he doesn't view any race as superior. He didn't buy into Stormfront's Nazi propaganda either. He's an actual case of "I hate everyone but will use whoever is useful". He's all sorts of bad but he's too self centered to and egotistical to believe he belongs to a race, unless supe's are classified as a race within that world.

Rewatch some season 2, towards the end when his relationship with Stormfront starts unwinding though and I'm fairly certain he explicitly denounced that.

Could be wrong but that's how I've viewed him.

I made it plural. Homelander is a total douche canoe and I don't know why you would want to parse his evil. Is he evil this way or that way? Irrelevant. Unless you're one of the right-wing "Homelander is the good guy" whackadoos.

Firecracker is the clear white supremacist. Homelander is, too, no matter how much parsing you attempt. He's used it and all the other ableist, sexist, anti-LGBTQ+ dog whistles.

But hey, let's not examine and answer the actual topic I broached. 'Cause the black smartest woman in the world sure as shooting knew she was throwing in with white supremacists along with other pure evil bullish.