The Boys SPOILER DISCUSSION! 

The best part about the A-Train/Cancer Boy scene: as the meetup is getting derailed, you can see the viewership plummeting like a speeding train off the cliff and the smiling happy emojis coming to a complete railroad track stop.... I'll be leaving now. 😬

I know Black Nior was supposed to fill the Batman role but all I ever saw was Snake Eyes.

*_I need to see Billy Butcher interact with Sandor Clegane._*

Anthony Starr as Homelander was amazing cast he gave me chills. I love how scary and sinister the show depicted him. It was amazing! Can't wait for season 2 they have already started production

Lol when Homelander was like "I like you, you're dark" at the end to Billy hahah.

I dont think they were trying to make the deep relatable. I think they were trying to make him seem pathetic. The deep is a man with no power and who nobody respects. The general public doesnt seem to care about him and I mean even within the company he is treated like a joke. Sexually assaulting starlight was his pathetic way of expressing power over someone else. I think the intention here is to take away power from powerful people who have commited acts of sexual assault. Whether or not that works with you is a different matter, but I dont think he was meant to be sympathetic. I just think people have a general tendency to feel sympathy towards anyone who is suffering.

The point of the Deeps arc is to show him breaking down and realizing what being isolated and demeaned is like. To make him understand why his actions were wrong

Making this video Your subs: “You guys are the real Heroes”

Billy Butchers take on religion against the christian guy might be the funniest thing of the last year to me

I loved Frenchie too. 😊

If anyone is intrested in reading the graphic novel the show is so different its almost like two diff stories

I was incredibly impressed by the first season of the boys and loved the characters and their realistic developments. My favorite part is Homelanders ability to "grow" at the end, he gets past his mommy issues in a weird murdering way. His mommy issues weakness may show itself again in the future but I can't stand it when super villains are never able to grow or get past their mental weaknesses. Also the fact that Homelander saves Butcher just for the sake of being cruel to him by showing him his wife as proof. I'm really curious how they will interact in the future seasons

There’s an aspect of super heroes in the boys that the comics stress that isn’t really shown in the show which is that the supes are incompetent. They get no training and get pumped full of their own ego. That gets watered down in the show and you really only see it in the plane scene.

'The Deep' was one of the big changes from the comic. Homelander decides Starlight's hazing should be blowing all the guys except The Deep. The Deep from the comic seems to genuinely believe in being a hero. The show obviously decided to take all the piss-taking of Aqua-man talking to fish etc. and turn it up to 11. This didn't quite work as also he became the sole focus of the sexual assault.

2 videos on the boys! Needed this thank you

The little detail I loved about when butcher kills Mesmer is just before he kills him you can see in Mesmers eyes that he just read billy plans to kill him so he has this second of realisation before billy even takes action

Keep the cold opening!

I definitely agree that The Deep is pretty dull as a character and at no point did I feel any sympathy for him. What I think the writers are trying to explore is what people are willing to forgive, as Bo pointed out these "heros" represent the modern elite as well as power itself, The Deep like all of the other heros has abused his power in gross fashion and I think in the second season we might see him become more of an actual hero (an actual character) and eventually seek true forgiveness from Starlight but narratively he can only do that after he finds out who he is and if that person believes past actions require reparation. And if I could buy the redemption of a incestuous child murderer and just plain murderer (Jamie Lannister) then I guess The Deep deserves a "Narrative Chance" at the least. Also those gills were nasty.

Black Nior if they stick to the comics is a huge spolier to reveal anything about him now.

Watching Anthony Starr in real life blew my mind! Laid back cool dude. Bro can ACT!!!!!!!!!! (Watched a comicon interview of them all n it was bomb)

Love to see it!

These guys are gonna love the Black Noir twist if they keep it

Imagine Anthony Starr as Eobard Thawne in the Flash movie

The Boys was filmed in Toronto.

That terrifying dark comedy from Homelander you guys talked about was so good.

Oh boy I've been waiting for this👻

I never comment but something hit me while listening. When Bo was talking about Billy standing face to face with Homelander he said, “he’s like Batman” and I thought, is that what he’s supposed to represent? Batman is my favourite superhero character and some common criticisms people in the comics have of him is 1) A traumatic experience led him to be obsessed with revenge (justice). 2) He recruits impressionable people to support his cause (sidekicks). 3) Its all about HIS cause and nothing comes before that. 4) He is arrogant and feels he always knows best. The purpose of the Boys series is to take these characters to the “extreme”. So, Billy could represent Batman’s character flaws in a grittier and more extreme version. Lastly and most importantly Billy stands in front of homelander, filled with anger and no fear, A man standing against a God. Batman vs Superman. Just a thought.

The dinosaur seesaw bj was sick too

Don't know why, but Black Noir reminded me of Black Panther.

Yay Marissa's back.

This is one of the best TV shows I've seen this year, the other is Peaky Blinders. If you haven't seen it check it out, it's awesome! Would love to see Nerd Soup people do a discussion on it.

I couldn't help it. I looked up who the black noir is and it sent a fucking shiver down my spine.

Best show of the year. NO COMPETITION

When Stillwell died in last ep... all I could think of was "Well now Elizabeth Shue can be in season 3 of Cobra Kai"

You should do the tick next

Oh boy, everytime I hear a review that says "I hope they do something more with Black Noir", just wait for it.

Best show this year .

21:10 I had forgotten that "Karen" has only recently become a common term 😂

Do the boys!

You guys should check out Dark Crystal on Netflix or Carnival Row on Prime, I enjoyed both

I always wondered how Vaught/Lamplighter got away with murdering the grandkids of the CIA Director... like.. how did that not get out? Everyone was just terrified of Homelander?

OK, so I've watched dozens of videos from this channel, and I've only now smoked enough weed to realize that this is a low-key Seth MacFarlane pop culture podcast.

The whole god angle is also a neat excuse from Vought as to why the superheroes only come from america, as it caters to the notion that america is somehow a new holy land blessed by god.

Star light hadn't had enough time to be corupted.

I found the Deep to be a bit endearing by the end and his arch hilarious.

how can someone watch the whole series and still not get that it's 'Vought' not Voidt? the name only crops up multiple times in every episonde

It's 2:48. I've spent the last 22 hours doing nothing but reading the comic. I JUST finished and holy fuckin shit. What a fuckin ride. The shows going in a COMPLETELY different direction so dont worry about spoilers if your interested in reading it. What a trip. JINGS

It's shot in Toronto 🇨🇦😎

Jeez all this hate on the Deep. He was my second favorite character.

On The Deep, if they write his character more similar to Theon in Game of Thrones and he GENUINELY tries to redeem himself for Starlight and helps The Boys and possibly even dies rescuing them, I might be more interested in his character arc.

Sweet Marissas back!!

The last video was pretty spoilery but meh.

The only benevolent dictator I can think of is Doctor Doom. He'll create all kinds of chaos outside his country but the moment Latvaria is potentially in trouble he'll work with anyone to fix the problem.

It’s like Chick Fil A without the Christianity taste. I’m living for this podcast already 🤣

I feel like all the female superheroes are the only genuine HEROES in the show, even the fugitive one saved Frenchy lol also I didn't get that they were trying to make us sympathize with The Deep at all but when you say it out loud I guess they were but they TOTALLY missed the mark, he just seemed unredeemable and at the dame time a punching bag, just horrible all around lol

remember that alternste justice league episode where all villains were lobotimized while super man ruled over the world and watched everything for the sake of over protection because I think one or more of the league died

Hey, I lived in Sandusky, Ohio. It’s not in the middle....ok yeah it is. lol

Veidt? Vought? Oh, so many big corporations.

Funny thing Anthony stark said how he dont get what look in the eyes people keep mentioning is he just said that's just him lol

Hot take Homelander is the best villain from a Superhero movie or TV show since Heath Ledger's Joker

The deep had some of the funniest parts 😂

So we can start getting anime reviews now right

To give credence to Billy's belief: Would like to point out we've seen how long Homelander "lasts" in consensual relations, like 7 seconds. And he was with Billy's wife for 3 hours.

the deep as a poor mans Ryan Reynolds

I wonder if another hero helped Vaught with Butcher's wife's escape. If she wasnt looking at Homelander when she got off that bench, I wonder who she was looking at. He'd prolly want to burn them eyes out lol.

I thought you would talk about that fly...

I'm going to hold judgment on The Deep storyline because maybe they are laying down the groundwork for something.

Mud People may be a reference to the Greek god Zeus making humans out of clay. Homelander thinks of himself as a god and mere mortals are mud people.

I kind of liked the Deep parts, I enjoyed him as a character, it's also sort of a parody of how Aquaman is considered lame as shit in the DC fandom, but everyone in the comic respects him.

Real bros of simi valley

Yeaaa!! We got Marissa

I think homelander is defo going to press tour his kid and play billies wife as his own, he’s not going to kill billy he’s going to torture him... just my predictions great show, great soup 🙌

Did everyone hate the Deep? In real life I wouldn’t forgive him that quickly after ep 1 but given its a tv show and none of that really happened I was able to really enjoy a lot of his comedic moments. Also thought chase Crawford played him very well

I watching the series just to understand this

I think The Deep's redemption is probably going to come in S2. He's a dirtbag for what he did to Starlight, then he experiences it himself. I have a feeling he's going to go full eco warrior and start sinking ships and stuff and/or save Starlight at some point.

steelwell is homelanders lois

Jaime sexually assaulted Cersei in the D&D fanfic, not in the sacred text

I'm not sure you guys are getting the point of the Deep's arc. I think the whole thing was designed to make you question way narratives work. Yes, all this sad stuff is happening to him, and because he's become the underdog, your instinct is to be sympathetic. But just because bad people have a rough time doesn't mean you should be on their side all of a sudden. I think more susceptible people will increasingly sympathize with this guy until he goes full psycho and does something completely reprehensible. Because he hasn't done any soul-searching, hasn't acknowledged how his terrible actions hurt people. He's too busy hating himself for being a failure while simultaneously feeling sorry for himself to spare a thought for other people. So before you condemn his arc as trying to elicit unearned sympathy, ask yourself, is that what they're really doing? Or are they screwing with cheap redemption arc tropes, like they're screwing with all the other superhero tropes?

I thought the Stillwell baby was homelanders

If you guys read the source material, Black Noir makes a lot more sense.

Black Noir does nothing in the comic until the end. Cool character. Like Batman. He should do more. They are all bad guys. Shades of gray. Fimed in Canada

Bro I liked the deep :(

Speaking of MHA, when are we gonna get those My Hero reviews you keep promising you’re gonna do?

I’m half way through the Boys episodes. Does this mean that your early 30 mins review is spoiler free?

The Female. Kimiko was called the female.

I disagree with you about the deep, he literally got raped.

Deep is like a lamest superhero ever. I like underdogs.

I liked Butcher at the beginning of the Season but the over the top douchebagery got old. I'm hoping he gets some Homelander laser eye at this point.

When the video was posted 42 minutes ago and it's 42 minutes long 😌

Where is marissa these days

Not gonna drop a spoiler but it's obvious that they haven't read the comics.

the fact that A-Train and the creators made me feel something when Pop-Claw betrayed him causing A-Train to kill his lover... his acting is great there. and when Homelander found out he was juicing V, I genuinely felt scared for him. The Deep and the finger banging of his gills, I could of done without that tbh. but itts proof yall only cared about aquaman because Jason was playing the role. i think thats the reaso nfor the deep being so terrible to show yall aquaman wasnt shit till a musclere long haired good looking guy played him. LOL Homelander is the epitome of white privilage, dont wait for me to explain it, you figure it out. Mave....? blah, she was so boring with her lesbian arc. lol she use to bang Homelander! wow! starlight star bright the one superhero with morals. mmk. and Black-Black... thew silent killer wit ha shit ton of sharp things. he's aight? i never read the comics aka source material.

I like starlight but she's kinda boring

I dont think they were trying to give the deep a redemption arc. I feel like they were just shitting on him cuz it was funny and aquaman sucks

loll yeah jummy fallon ruding off of people to gain more popularity etc, so yeah feels right to the darkness

I don't think they were trying to make us sympathize with the Deep. I think he's just a comedic side story that the audience is supposed to laugh at which is why he's shown to be a complete asshole in his first scene, otherwise we would feel bad for him.

The point of the deep is you are supposed to laugh at him just like the actual aquaman. You guys missed the point of him so hard

Evangelicals have a large portion of it believe that wealth is a gift of god and they are chosen by him.

I'm guessing you guys haven't read the comics. Black Noir is the most powerful character (even more than homelander). He is definitely sitting in the background for a reason and pretending to be weaker than he is. Unless they change him in the show. That's all I'll say.

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