The Boys and The Episode That Changed Everything | Video Essay 

LOL good one!

It was an orgasmic climax, metaphorically speaking. I've never felt more hyped, excited, and have my expectations exceeded countless times over, in a show... doesn't matter if its a short, a series, a movie, anything that's filmed and put on a screen, until Herogasm. It was like a massive metaphoric ejaculation for me, and it felt so satisfying that it left me drooling, begging for more.

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Yes! I was thinking this as well, I know you’re making a pun but that episode really stuck out

you win

You can see when Homelander begins to lose control of his emotions, it’s so good.

Nah can't believe people feel empathy to psychopaths gosh

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​@@redbitch3362 trolls be trolling lol

@@redbitch3362 With how Homelander's childhood was framed - him in a sterile, white laboratory with all human interaction limited to a single tiny window - feeling sorry for him doesn't take much stretching of the imagination. He is obviously irredeemable by the time the show starts, but that doesn't mean we can't feel a little sorry for how he ended up that way

He's right

The same fence too lol

how does it?

​@@Jahaaytheir friend masterson is i jail now. They made a clip from the same place to show supoort for their friend. It is awkward for them now

Redeemed? He learned killing can benefit him in s1, in s3 he learned he can kill and harvest organs. Now he has no moral compass. He's worse than ever. Unless you meant redeemed in that he has darker turns to dig.

Cant wait for next season for him to fuck up again this comment will age like fine wine, the last episode literally showed him messing up bad when he goes to visit his brother

You’re half right I suppose. I think it’s obvious that he wants to change, but he can’t, because he refuses to face the root of his problems: Vought and himself. He’s afraid to lose his fame and afraid to fight the system. It seems that despite his morals maybe improving, he can’t face losing that part of him

Being able to admit your faults and realize your wrongdoings doesn't immediately equal redemption. He's a complex character so it's not going to be as simple as that.

@@JoshuaKevinPerry I think that smearing a white supremacist across the road is morally sound, actually.

A gentleman named James Byrd Jr was offered a ride home by three white supremacists who beat him spray painted his face and dragged him behind their pickup truck in 1998! It occurred in Jasper Tx. That dark past was within the last 25 years.

its genius and so satisfying

I live in SE Texas and that scene immediately made me think of James Byrd Jr's Murder in Jasper in 98'. Very symbolic way to end Blue Hawk

@@ChadPerronWormC Sometimes people need a history lesson. Even if it was recent.

This episode is full of historical references. The number of dead bodies in that last scene is a reference to... January 6th, if I recall correctly.

Thanks mate! And yeah, I agree with pretty much everything you said!

Noirs actor is Hi Zettel to stay and play the New noir too . Like possible a clone

That would be interesting!

Had me until the last sentence

Wow, thank you! I try my best despite the accent lol.

It really doesn't. Maybe the coalitions change temporarily but the boys still are the same group at the end of the season.

I think that was the point

​@AarushKumar-sf1vk i agree with you. It would have been too much deus ex machina and I would have eyerolled.

Nah it needs to end

@@Caes3r_ How about let the showrunner be able to end on Season 5, he couldn't do it for Supernatural, but maybe he could do it for the Boys.

Thank you for the kind words! I didn't quit, just took a long hiatus because of creator's block plus real-life work getting in the way lol. I'll be coming back with new videos shortly. :)

Hey thanks! And indeed I am, did the accent gave in?

@@thegreenreels kkkkkkkkkkkkk ouvi o sotaque e reparei na hora, video mto bom

@@thegreenreelsany favorite soccer (football) team?

@@thegreenreels I thought you were Spanish or French.

I would want to criticise one point of the Boys politics in that it is extremely US-centric, it portrays anywhere outside the states as unimportant to what happens inside and all non-US characters work either to benefit themselves, their direct circle or an American organisation. I find this troubling as it bears the implication both that the rise of far-right elements in the US was done entirely within its borders and that there is nothing any other nation can or wants to do about it. There's a lot of indication that Russian troll farms, illegal funds directed to Republican elements and their pundits openly dining with far-right influencers yet the show dismisses it as irrelevant misinformation (The media calls Soldier Boy "Russian influenced") There is a whole lot that can be done to remedy this: statements from the UN, addresses or full reactions from foreign nations in response to certain acts. You don't need to pull focus away from US politics, but it helps to show that it isn't just detached from the rest of the world. Hell, I would absolutely love to watch a spinoff set in European nations to see how Vought influence affects non-US nations and how each individual EU nation (and the UK) responded to each of the major events. Would they try making their own supes or make special weapons against them? How does this affect relations with each other and the US?

Durability and Super Strength, that's literally it.

The show creator is Eric kripke creator of supernatural which has too many seasons. So it could have too many seasons as well.

​@@brooooo8511Kripke stepped down after Season 5 of Supernatural, so it's not his fault that it got run into the ground. I think he'll know better to not drag The Boys out, especially with how many different stories he could tell in the same universe (such as Gen V).

I'm kinda worried as well, it feels like we only have 1 or 2 seasons worth of stuff left before it starts to go bad

the starlight ascension was maybe a little cheesy but it was also an important character moment for hughie where he empowers starlight to do what she does best and not have to protect her all the time

@@jeffreydenenberg7101 Don't get me wrong, I get the idea and it could have been a realy important moment but it wasn't since all they achieved was pushing Soldier Boy to the ground.

I definitely see what you mean. Personally, I think that because A-Train had "accidentally" killed other people before (as Ashley mentioned; apparently, Robyn wasn't the first one), he was kinda desensitized, so when he saw a chance to get revenge on Blue Hawk, he let his bloodlust and all the pent up anger that was building up since then to take control. But again, I see your point, and I do agree a little more build-up would've made the moment even more impactful.

This was also a perfect moment to get away with it, with the slaughter that had just happened, this was his best chance to kill him without consequence

@@ogs5276 well considering he had a heart attack with his hand around his ankles basically. Not sure that was the best chance. Plus it was setup earlier in the season that he was hanging onto causes for the clout. I just feel like a more public beef with him was more in line with the buildup. I'm not saying it was completely out of character 100% but I did feel like it would have done better with a bit more growth .

@@TheEvilmanikin I mean, no one ever really plans a heart attack, especially when he's in a shocked state from SB's destruction, and rage towards blue hawk, his own health wouldn't be the first thought,

@@ogs5276 I would agree with that except he couldn't run without his heart going crazy and he knew it. It felt like to me they were building to a real schism within the supes centered around A-train outside of the boys vaught conflict. Adding a wider conflict within the supes and having the crowds at a boiling point. That would have been real interesting to watch . Now it feels like A-train might become a inside man of sorts but with how many times he's betrayed the boys at this point would feel forced.

Have you seen Gen V? The boys still has lots left

@@jakeklic you completely missed my point. I love both shows but they will go on until they stop making top dollar and then get thrown aside and might get a series finale if they're lucky.

​@@jakeklichad to stop halfway throigh gen v. Did not think it was good at all. And shows have always been dragged on too lkng then canceled

The trumpian "conservatives" are rife with material to mock and will not be remembered kindly by history.

And how exactly is someone who listens to rap supposed to seem like?

possibly but im sure the actor would take an issue with it at this point. So i think let the show do its thing. They clearly know their own characters and rap is an integral part of black culture in america - it basically completely came from black culture in america - so its very much so in the realm of possibility that a black man about the age of MM would like these rappers. I did clock the 2pac shirt while watching and thought it was a bit… “urban”

I don't know. You have to ask the writers about it.

yes u are the only one

Rap is enjoyed by people in every culture , in every race known to man, and in every socioeconomic background for 40 years - but carry on. 😂

Are you ok? They constantly mock the hypocrisy of American "democrats". You are just too involved and too American to see it.

WHAT? Did we watch the same show? Neumann is a literal homicidal maniac, leftists are portrayed as milking the agenda for profit, and Edgar's hypocrisy is so rampant it makes one's skin crawl. You're just seeing what you want to see.

The way the show portrays Vaught mocks “liberals” ur jus too busy trying to be offended to notice

There is clearly an agenda being pushed in the boys, but they at least tried to mock liberals as well. With that diversity commercial that Vought made. But that's about it. Other than that, it has very one sided messaging. Finding ways to equate conservatives with nazis. Which you would know is ridiculous if you touch grass and live in the real world.

Blud was born to be offended by anything 😂

There were 8 Episodes maybe you felt that because they released 3 episodes in the first week and the other 5 in following 5 weeks