Rules Homelander Has To Follow In The Boys
Rules Homelander Has To Follow In The Boys
By Steven Tye/Feb. 24, 2021 8:28 am EDT
The Boys has proven that maniacal depravity knows no bounds. The show s core concept superhumans (or Supes, as
The Boys calls them) with mental health issues is a reality we were intrigued to slip into, and it fits like an itchy sweater. Most of the discomfort ties back to a psychopathic, bizarro Superman by the name of Homelander (played by Antony Starr). The superhero makes us laugh, cringe, and gasp all in the same scene.
The Boys amped up Homelander s cruelty and showed there are numerous ways for the man to inflict pain beyond simply slicing people in half with laser eyes. Believe it or not, the source material for
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Those who are devoted followers of the war between the super-powered and the powerless, have no fear. As executive producer Seth Rogen announced during July 2020âs Comic-Con: At Home,
The Boys Season 3 became a reality once Amazon Prime issued a renewal order, even before the September premiere of its sophomore run. Speaking of which, much like our reactions to its explosive Season 2 finale, we still have a few questions regarding the mega-popular TV seriesâ future and, luckily, a few answers.
The small screen adaptation (but of big screen quality, nonetheless) of comic book writer Garth Ennisâ gritty socioeconomic satire crossed with parody of superhero culture last left us, initially, feeling kind of bittersweet about the paths that both our titular, human vigilantes and the shady costumed âavengersâ of The Seven seemed to be taking. The Boys seem to have victoriously disbanded and gone onto more fulfilling destinies, despite the loss of Bil
The Breaking Bad Reference You Never Noticed In Amazon s The Boys
The Breaking Bad Reference You Never Noticed In Amazon s The Boys AMC
Breaking Bad don t have all that much in common. The former is a superhero show committed to deconstructing the genre and using tropes to its advantage. The latter is a crime drama about a teacher-turned-drug maker and the destruction he leaves in his wake. You could draw a few parallels as far as certain themes go, and both could be classified as character studies, to an extent. But moment to moment, they re like apples and oranges.
One of the few blatant similarities between the two series is a shared actor: the inimitable Giancarlo Esposito. On