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The Boys Prime Original |OT| are back in town (Renewed for Season 3) | Aired episode spoilers! [Comic Spoilers will be thread-banned]

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HeartlessNobody2134

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Zebezian-X said:
How would you guys compare this show to HBO's Watchmen? Does it twist the superhero genre in a similar way?

Probably gonna dive in before S2 starts!
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Not really all that comparable except from the fact that they're both great shows.

The "twist" with the boys is that superheroes are mostly assholes.

I definitely recommend watching season 1, only 8 episodes and you'll be hooked and probably binge it all in a day or two.
 
kmfdmpig

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Zebezian-X said:
How would you guys compare this show to HBO's Watchmen? Does it twist the superhero genre in a similar way?

Probably gonna dive in before S2 starts!
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I think it's a similar level of quality, but the tone is completely different.
Watchmen is very serious and artsy (I don't mean this in a bad way as I loved the show).
Boys is extremely irreverent, playful, over the top and satirical.

Between Watchmen, Boys, Doom Patrol, Stargirl and Umbrella Academy there has never been a better period of superhero shows.
 
Readler

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Zebezian-X said:
How would you guys compare this show to HBO's Watchmen? Does it twist the superhero genre in a similar way?

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Unlike most shows, you'll know what it's about and be hooked after the first episode.

It doesn't twist anything though, though I dunno what you quite mean by that, but I'd argue it's the most realistic take on the whole superhero mythos currently out there, in the sense that real life superheroes wouldn't be anything like Batman and Superman :P
 
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That wasn't exactly the point I was getting at: I mean, you have a show that doesn't hesitate to show supers just cutting people down, that's where the thought came from.
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Deep is portrayed as an insecure piece of trash, but he is never shown as wanting to maim or murder people. Quite the opposite in fact, he's the only one of The Seven to report Homelander for his murderous acts. (Which resulted in Homelander implicitly threatening to snap his neck.) He's a pathetic manbaby who abused a position of power when it presented itself to him, not a murderer.
 

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Happy that season 2 is getting stellar reception. Feels like it could have not gone any other way considering they have things planned out for a while.
 
Zebesian-X

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Thanks for the replies guys! I dove in and watched the first few episodes last night.

Definitely difficult to compare to Watchmen. This show is way more "fun".

I will say that I find Annie, Homelander and The Seven much more compelling than Hughie and The Boys so far. Love all of the corporate BS they're doing with the heroes
 
Readler

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Zebezian-X said:
Thanks for the replies guys! I dove in and watched the first few episodes last night.

Definitely difficult to compare to Watchmen. This show is way more "fun".

I will say that I find Annie, Homelander and The Seven much more compelling than Hughie and The Boys so far. Love all of the corporate BS they're doing with the heroes
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It is more fun, though I wouldn't say it's shallow either. It's pretty dark satire stuff imo.

Hughie is your normal audience stand-in (there's a TV trope for this, but I forgot it lol), so he's bound to be bland. The Boys, especially Butcher, do get a lot better though.
 
KingBae

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I hardly watch any shows these days, but I picked up this one on a whim. Episode 4 was pretty wild and sold me on it! Glad to see an active OT for this. Still working my way through the first season and I hope the second season maintains this momentum.
 
Mekanos

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Forgot it's coming so soon. Quite excited, season 1 was the most fun I've had with a new show in years.
 
HeartlessNobody2134

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Keeping this as the OT for season 2?

Can't wait and I actually don't mind the weekly episodes since there is nothing else on and this can spread out a little.

Until recently I had no idea Lamplighter had been cast and will be played by Shawn Ashmore, so I'm interested to see his dynamics with the rest of the cast.
 
Zebesian-X

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It is more fun, though I wouldn't say it's shallow either. It's pretty dark satire stuff imo.

Hughie is your normal audience stand-in (there's a TV trope for this, but I forgot it lol), so he's bound to be bland. The Boys, especially Butcher, do get a lot better though.
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Yep, it's definitely not shallow! The first season starts to tackle some interesting subject matter beyond just "superheroes would be assholes in real life", and it seems like season 2 is gonna double down on that.

Now that I've finished S1 I definitely agree with you that there's more to Billy than I first gave him credit for. I'm still more interested in The Seven and Annie but I can tell the show is playing the long game, which I respect.

Thanks for the recommendations guys, it's a great show! Can't wait for tomorrow
 
KaCo

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Meh, weekly... but I'm still so hyped for the release tonight.

Don't think I have the patience to wait then binge.
 
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Helix

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I'm hyped for the release but goddamn I hate the weekly format, I hope the show was written with that in mind, I feel like those Apple TV+ shows are great if they weren't separated by week's. some shows are better binged
 
Khanimus

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Zebezian-X said:
How would you guys compare this show to HBO's Watchmen? Does it twist the superhero genre in a similar way?

Probably gonna dive in before S2 starts!
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Watchmen is a much more targeted and dramatic show, focused on America's racial history and law enforcement.

The Boys is much more snide and sarcastic, but it's a show about righteous anger at systemic injustice, accountability, and propagandist hero worship, largely at the hands of capitalism.
 
Spectromixer

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Looks like they combined the 4k and SD pages for The Boys on Prime Video. I'm still waiting to see if they release the episodes early the evening before like they've done in the past with originals.
 
Nikus

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Shit, binge watch or bust.
After I hurried to rewatch all of season 1 in two days, now I actually have to wait another month... Fuck, I hate this.
 
Tuorom

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Oh baby I'm ready. Laser that shit into my eyeholes

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Saifu

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Is there a particular reason why the drop the first 3 episodes of the season all at once??
 
RandomSeed

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Looks like I need to get busy on a rewatch before I start watching season 2. I kinda like they're releasing weekly, minus the 3 to start.
 
Credo

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I keep getting subtitles in a foreign language across the bottom even though they're set to be off in the Amazon Player, and it's actually kind of irritating. Other than that, I'm super excited for this to start back.
 
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