- Starring
- Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr
- Creator
- Eric Kripke
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Genre
- Action, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Superheros
- Release date
- June 21, 2024
- Where to watch
- Amazon Prime
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Rating Summary
Initially, a comic series published by Wildstrom, “The Boys,” created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, boldly dismantles the superhero mythos. Its first three seasons plunged viewers into a world where superheroes, or “supes,” bask in their own corruption, abusing their powers unchecked. The narrative centers on a gritty band of vigilantes led by Billy Butcher, who are determined to hold these flawed icons accountable. The series, rich with dark humor and graphic content, offers a scathing critique of celebrity culture and media spin.
The Boys (Season 4: Episodes 1-4)
The Boys are back in town… unfortunately. It’s been a year since Butcher and crew nearly defeated Homlander, only to be thwarted at the last minute (probably by a corporate exec’s desire to milk the series for more money instead of giving it a natural and satisfying ending). Mother’s Milk has taken over the crew, and The Boys find themselves with far less direction and a lot more free time to pursue side projects.
The Boys (Season 4: Episodes 1-4) Review
Despite its always strong performances (Erin Moriarty drunkenly slurring through her surgically butchered face notwithstanding) and a limited number of characteristically well-done action set pieces, The Boys is a narrative mess with no clear plot and far too much focus on individual characters and their relatively mundane life-hurdles.
Erin Moriarty plastic surgery.
The almost never-ending tension from previous seasons only shows up occasionally as uninteresting secondary characters do uninteresting and/or telegraphed things. Homelander is a virtual nonentity as he defers to his new vastly superior strong black female advisor, and once fearsome male characters are dropped several pegs to become The Deep-level comic relief.
If you’re a fan of the series, do yourself a favor: stop at season three and pick up copies of the original comics. It would take a Compound V-like narrative serum to save this season from itself.
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James Carrick
James Carrick is a passionate film enthusiast with a degree in theater and philosophy. James approaches dramatic criticism from a philosophic foundation grounded in aesthetics and ethics, offering insight and analysis that reveals layers of cinematic narrative with a touch of irreverence and a dash of snark.
After season 3’s woke-a-thon I thought to myself: I’m done. Now I read this and see the writers hadn’t even begun to destroy the show. I just wish I never watched any of it. It did have promise as a concept. It’s too bad wokeness destroyed that potential like it does to everything.
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