Hughie stepping up to homelander is still such a good scene, the idea of the most scared fragile character getting to the point they fully stood up to someone who could liquify you in a second. Butcher would be proud.
Here are My thoughts if not season 4 then season 5 everyone will get revenge on there enemies Billy- will take blue permanent V and fight Home-lander on top of Vought tower alongside soldier Boy ( Round 2) Home-lander- will either Die or lose his powers and Gets Arrested by a swat team and goes to prison to await execution Hughie- Will take permanent V and Face off Against A-train and The deep with the Help of star-light (right below Vought tower where butcher and Home-lander are fighting) Queen Maeve- will get her powers back and go face off against all the new girls in the seven with the Help of Kimiko and star-light Victoria(Head popper)- Will possibly Die at the Hands of someone on the boys team Frenchie- will get revenge on Nena and kill her whole crew and off her with Kimiko Ashley- might Die at the Hands of Home-lander she might actually Grow a backbone but she will Die doing one thing right Todd- Gets killed during one of the Riots Stand Edgard- Dies in an explosion with half of his face burned off ( a nod to his character Gus in Breaking bad) would be interesting Becca- flashback cameo or butcher sees her as a Ghost encourage butcher to go kill Home-lander Ryan- might be the only Hero on the planet the virus does not infect since he was born not created by Vought
I think that and every other scene where he uses the persona everyone thinks of him as are some of my favorite scenes. First was the baptist mans blackmail, where instead of trying to be intimidating like butcher he played as one of the people from the night that the dude was fucking a bunch of people. The other was basically when he was trying to find folders on neuman and just played into the character of "Someone completely out of their league" and through doing that getting the data. He literally is the heart of the boys and honestly I don't know what season 4 will bring but with the chances of a lot of characters deaths coming it'd be interesting to see how he'll turn out.
@@tylermcclain5332I think Todd is gonna have the same faith as Maeve's fanboy in the comic, Maeve has a fanboy / slave on her side and then she helps Starlight to escape Vought only to confront Homelander. Maeve used him as her human shield and he got brutally crushed by Homelander. Probably it's gonna happen to Todd soon in tv show unless they gonna change it. Whatever his death is gonna be, it should be brutal because Todd is an incel.
The fact that Hughie is visibly taller than Homelander is so interesting. You know that stature difference somewhat bothers Homelander, even if he doesn't notice it himself.
That scene you showed at the start where Hughie squares up to Homelander is one of my favorite subtle character moments in any television series ever. The way Hughie does it, Homelander’s reaction, realization what Hughie is willing to do, and Homelander’s begrudging respect, all played out in seconds with facial expressions and body language.
You think that's subtle? Holy fuck, no wonder studios think the star wars sequels are masterpieces. Idiots just clap like seals for any dogshit pushed in front of them.
My Favorite has always been at the end of season 1 where Hughie chooses to save A-Train. It hits even harder when Starlight tells Hughie point-blank "You are keeping the man who is going to kill YOU one day alive you know that right?" and Hughie simply says "I Know" and keeps going. No big gestures, no big speech but two simple words having such weight.
I just think is dumb and out of character, idiotic, nonsensical and a ton of bullocks. First of all A-TRAIN should have just run through huguie in 1 second. For some god forsaken reason a train decided the best way to approach a standing object was to run in zig zag towards them? And then hughie, that previously killed translucent, decides to let a- train live just because he got the chance to fuck someone else 2 week after his gf died
That right there made the biggest impression on hughie’s character. He’s such a truly good person that he genuinely can’t bring himself to let the man who killed his girlfriend, and would later try to kill him, die when he could save him.
So Jack Quaid also is the voice of Superman in "My Adventures With Superman" making him an actor who has both played someone without powers and also MFin Superman.
Also Bradward Boimler in Star Trek: Lower Decks where we see him as a genuine and hopeful but somewhat bumbling ensign gain confidence and experience without losing their innocent spark, but still had moments of solid reflection and growth above the shows comedic nature. Even without a camera Quaid can make characters really dynamic.
He is definitely the most important character in the boys imho, he is the one who keeps everyone grounded and tied to their humanity so when he fucks up and his ego gets in the way like it did last season with the temp V and eventually making butcher even worse it’s shows how big an impact he has on everyone.
Agreed. Like MM said in s2 hughie needed butcher and butcher needed hughie to keep them both in line. And during mindstorm’s nightmare we really felt butcher’s regret on how he treated hughie
@@MM80536 Everyone has jealousy in them, it is our morals and strenght of character that allows us control over those traits, but the thing about jealousy... it runs deeper than the other two. Jealousy is connected to our ego, and there is no one that doesnt have an ego, and compound V enhances those deeper parts... which will inevitable bring out the things a person would normally have under control. But that is the thing... staring at the abyss, having it stare back but you keep being yourself... but you will change, there is no way around that.
When Hughie stood up to Homelander, the latter should have realized that he was facing the mud person that pressed the button and blew up Translucent. The worlds greatest superhero was staring at the man who declared war on him.
@@wiswcHe does care because he is a narcissistic who cares about himself more than anything else he wanted to be fully accepted by people but his insecurities make homelander paranoid even if people do accept him also he can't take any criticism and he always thinking he needs more control over everything that's happening he doesn't like anything unexpected because it makes him doubt himself
The show writers have no fucking idea what they're doing. All they know is they want to be the comics, but refuse to follow the comics, and have to follow Seth Rogan's very child like understanding of politics at all costs.
Season 4 appears to go back on Hughie's arc with his father, now mother and his willingness to have Butcher help the team while Butcher also deals with Ryan. The Boys was and is always about family and I feel like Hughie's getting tugged back in that theme and back into the fire.
They wanted Simon Pegg to play Hughie, but the first incarnation of The Boys got stuck in Development Hell and by the time Amazon got to it he was too old to play. So they made him his dad
Hughie is a very well written character. but i'd say the casting of the entire show is just perfect. Jack Quaid as Hughie, Karl Urban as Billy are perfect. and ofcourse Anthony Starr as Homelander is chefs kiss
The comics were so different in so many majors ways. The Boys themselves actually all took permanent Compound V. It made them all a lot less relatable in this world, even Hughie. Compared to the temp V arc in season 3 where it explored the nuances of Hughie's feeling weak compared to Starlight and developing a toxic savior complex that crescendos in a lot of beautiful moments between the two as the come to understand each other so well. Nothing like that happens in the comics, and there are a lot of moments like that, the show made a lot of amazing changes that made it such an amqzing experience. Though Hughie's personality was also kicked up to 11 in the comics in general which didn't help things.
Truth be told, this makes the show much more relatable, and also much, much less cringy than comics. Don't get me wrong, I love the comics, too, but a lot of stuff there is borderline cringe to read. Like they try to be edgy every single issue a little bit too much. Show is much easier to follow and much more relatable. Hughie in particular is one of my least favourite characters in the comics, while in the show I simply adore the guy.
The boys comic is basically overused edginess, sex and gore for shock value. You don't really root for any characters in there almost everybody is basically a piece of shit ( the characters are also one dimensional while the tv version dives deep into people's psychy ) espiecially Butcher.
As someone who was bullied a lot as a kid and grew up to be much more physically and mentally confident, that scene of Hughie taking V because he wanted to feel strong for once really spoke to me
@@erikpng nice, atleast you're in control. And all results, conclusions, and consequences are all entirely your fault. Not some omnipotent being but simply reality and your choices. I like it.
This is a perfect encapsulation of how unbelievably stupid the show is. It's dumbed down a genuinely interesting concept to a grey paste for lowest common denominators. Comics: compound v represents actual literal corruption. Taking it is effectively making a deal with the devil that will inevitably corrupt you. Holding the drug is effectively weighing your soul against having the means to enact your will. TV show: hurr durr steroids.
I hope you can look into the angle of homelander too. I believe Antony Starr really lived in that role like RDJ is to iron man. A different light on the omniscient hero
Ironically, Hughie is the biggest character reason for starting to NOT believe in The Boys. Even with his moments of compassion and kindness, he is constantly walked on by the characters and the writers even when there's no good reason for it. - When he tries assuming a facet of leadership when Butcher goes AWOL, he is slammed for it even when he does have a plan. - When Maeve shouts at him and mocks him in front of Starlight, she doesn't stand up for him. - When he starts taking Temp V to try and level the playing field in a front that looks more and more against him to protect himself and Starlight, he is mocked by the characters for being reckless and by the writers for "toxic masculinity" And then there's Season 4 where he is sexually assaulted by someone he used to idolise like Starlight in the pilot but when asked, Kripke said it was supposed to be a funny scene, not a tragic one. I'm tired of thinking The Boys is some breath of fresh air or trying to provide some special insight or mirror to the real world. Its messaging is weak, its political analysis is flawed and Hughie deserves better than what he got.
Exactly. It felt like the only purpose of Hughie in this season was him to get hurt so the audience could be like: "Aw poor Hughie, he has such a sweet heart." I didn't feel any sense of heroism from his character at all.
Hughie is the main character of The Boys, just a fragile everyday man, with a great development from a scared person who hesitant to kill Translucent to a guy who stands up to Homelander
@@Tman-qi6de i agree, people love seeing homelander and butcher have the most screen time, but what started the show was through Hughie’s POV as a regular human entering a world with supes that can easily kill him.
This is so unrelated but I gotta let it out the coin collecting sounds in "the Simpsons home run" are the same as in "crash bandicoot crash of the titans"
True, and although in my head I always hear George Newbern as Superman. Quaid as younger Supes is a welcome addition too (legit the show is, relatively wholesome lol)
I think if Superheroes really existed they would be just as messed up As the ones on the boys. Because having all that power Would definitely give you one hell of a God Complex. But hopefully we would have someone like the boys to try to keep them in Check.
I think that would be if only superheroes had powers. Most superhero stories have people who use their powers for good and people who use their powers for evil.
Fuck no. All of these Supes were raised in a really messed up way. Not everyone's an asshole, you know? Divorced parents, drugs, trauma dumping, etc.. A lot of reasons these dumbasses are the way they are in the show. Bunch of immature idiots.
Hughie was the perfect emotional through line and grounding point for the first season, Jack Quaid played him perfectly And the way they wrote the character, and how Jack played it, allowed for naturally and realistic evolution of his character after the end of the first season
i like the opening scene you showed abt hughie he stood up to homelander and his heart rate didn’t change of fear hence homelanders reaction look down and back up
Hughie played by Jack Quaid is so underrated. People completely overlook his importance, because he has a small screen presence most of the time after S1 compared to Billy and Homelander.
Hughie as a character is perfect. He grounds the story through the eyes of just your average person. He acts realistically in almost all the situations he’s put into and acts as a tether point for the larger than life characters of butcher and the boys.
realistically like when he decided to let A-Train live or when he decided to fuck the first girl he met after his supposed love of his life died in front of him. Realistically like when he stayed to literally died "facing" A-Train, that as we all can acknowledge was brain dead at the moment and decided to zig zag for some reason while approaching them. Or when he got jealous because a fucking ex from 10 years ago appear out of nowhere. Realistically like when he said "why don't you go with your boyfriend" like he hasn0t fuck her multiple times by now. Or realistically when he suddenly felt that starlight was too strong and he was too weak. Oh yeah really grounded ultra realystic and not protected by the script at all character
To be frank, after the season 3 finale, I’m struggling to actually like ANY of the protagonists in the show, besides Queen Maeve, the ONLY ONE in the most recent season’s finale to remember that Homelander was the greatest threat at the moment, and MM, the only member of the titular group I will give a pass for not supporting the Soldier Boy plan due to his combination of PTSD, OCD, and justified rage toward the Supe. But with everyone else, we have: - Butcher, a cold-hearted hypocrite who blew up a house with a baby in it and discarded his plan the one time it was fully justified for him to be a ruthless bastard. Especially considering he was a dead man walking at that point and as far as he knew, it was his last night on Earth. - Hughie, whose season 3 arc about being insecure regarding Starlight’s strength seemed to come out of nowhere. And he did a complete 180 on the Soldier Boy plan after getting socked by Butcher in the face. - Starlight, a naive and delusional idealist who refuses to accept the plan of using Soldier Boy, who is a basically a Man of Kryptonite for Supes in this setting, as a tool to kill Homelander and settles for exposing Homelander’s evil via fucking social media, even after the latter made it crystal-clear that his good reputation is the only thing keeping him from losing his remaining sanity and burning the Earth to the ground. There’s no good outcome to the Homelander conflict that doesn’t end up with Homelander in a coffin. - Kimiko, someone who spent all of Season 3 whining about not liking herself for being a vicious killer… only to viciously and sadistically murder a bunch of Red Shirts in the finale. And to top that all off, her being too busy mutilating a Red Shirt’s face led to Frenchie getting shot, even though protecting the latter was supposedly the reason why she wanted her powers back. - And Frenchie, a dude who used to kill innocent people and children for money for that two-bit Russian mob boss (who for some reason, was left alive at the end of last season despite being a complete joke compared to the main super powered threats). In hindsight, that made him out to be quite the hypocrite regarding the whole Lamplighter situation. He really shouldn’t have much of a leg to stand on when it comes to morality and what approach to combating villainy is “going too far.”
I slightly disagree. These protagonist aren't good people themselves. They are just like sups. The only difference is sups can do far more significant damage to planet earth than anyone. Also, Hughie was always insecure about being powerless. His girlfriend literally dies in his arms. Homelander is parading starlight as his girlfriend and lastly, in order to deal with sups, hughie joins that counselor lady but turns out she herself is a villain. He feels powerless no matter where he goes. Him being insecure is not out of the realm as a character
But that's the thing, they are multi-faceted characters, they are more than what we see of them at the beginning. Besides, they go through tons of stuff, of course they are not going to act the same all the time. They all have their own insecurities and flaws and that's what makes them perfect.
My 2 favorite moments with Hughie were in Season 2. 1. The moment he saw the news that Compound V was exposed. That looks of celebration was so natural like it was huge sense of relief off his chest. 2. Same episode: his breakdown after impaling a whale with a ship. You can see the look in his eyes that he's had enough, and when he just accepted his death when Homelander order Annie to kill him by nodding and closing his eyes, he knew it was too much for him and wanted out thinking that this was the only way out. My number 2 was peak Hughie. He didn't say much, but his expressions said it all.
It's a shame they ruined season 3 with that plot-armor-filled finale. It was a gutless turn after so much thrilling buildup. It's going to make it hard to take the season 4 stakes seriously, as they no doubt will continue to use contrived writing to bail out the main characters. The stakes of the show were ruined by that lackluster finale.
yeah you're right. and with all the talk about how "Season 5 is gonna be the finale!! Season 4 is crazy wait until season 5!!" im kind of worried about season 4
I noticed something that got me thinking Hughie is taller than Homelander (Obviously) but it's not something you think about due to the clear-cut contrast in strength between the two. Homelander is seen as a tall immovable and unstoppable force while Hughie is seen as a small timid below average dude. But when this scene plays out you notice that Hugh is not only literally taller than Homelander but mentally taller too. He's truly grown grown as a character.
It's awesome to remember with homelander you die if he sees fear, despite being that powerful he simply won't kill humans who aren't afraid because he likes that .he survived by making the craziest move.
I hate how hughie acts and the way fans of the show pretend he’s become just this super strong badass when he’s not. That scene of him looking at homelander is always misused. Please watch it again and remember starlight is there eyes glowing( I know she never does anything when her eyes glow) threatening to take her approval points which is when homelander then decides to stop being a jerk and says he was just kidding. Then as homelander leaves hughie let’s out his breath from how scared he was. Then literally season 3 ep 4 at 40:07 seconds hughie goes on a monologue to butcher about how Annie had to save him during that moment and how the moment with homelander was like when every bully he’s ever dealt picked on him and he just took it.
That scene of Butcher and Starlight "bonding" while Hughie sleeping in hospital bed was also show the impact he had on people around him. Strawberry scented shampoo. 😂
I love Hughie and he has sooo much potential as a character. Like they portrayed his sense of inferiority (to Starlight and the other supes) so well without him being a toxic duchebag. Flawed and insecure but big hearted. Unfortunately, they did him a little dirty at the end of season 4. Here’s to hoping he’s given more development in season 5 (which I think is the final season).
Its wee Hughie :) He is definitely the audience surrogate, the normal guy in an insane situation. I do think the casting of Karl Urban as Butcher is a good choice as well though as you need someone with charisma to pull thatoff.
The reason The Boys is so good is because the story is being told to the perspective of the people around the superheroes, We had a glimpse of this from the BatmanVSuperman when Batman made Superman to be the villain of the story in the first 2 parts of the movie, as well as in the Captain America Civil War movie where they had to sign a goverment ordinance as superheroes are a liability to society, and in The Boys they just went for every extremes possible which makes it really good, grounded and compelling.
My favorite Hughey moment in the entire show has to be the time during the Herogasm episode when he stood on business and put his very LIFE on the line for the CHANCE that he, Butcher and Soldier Boy could've killed Homelander. If Soldier Boy HAD gotten that blast off in time, he ABSOLUTELY would’ve killed Homelander, Butcher AND Hughey.
Is it just me or did Erin Moriarty get done plastic surgery done to her face in the latter seasons? Or am I just not remembering correctly and it’s just me
Hughie stepping up to homelander is still such a good scene, the idea of the most scared fragile character getting to the point they fully stood up to someone who could liquify you in a second. Butcher would be proud.
Here are My thoughts if not season 4 then season 5 everyone will get revenge on there enemies
Billy- will take blue permanent V and fight Home-lander on top of Vought tower alongside soldier Boy ( Round 2)
Home-lander- will either Die or lose his powers and Gets Arrested by a swat team and goes to prison to await execution
Hughie- Will take permanent V and Face off Against A-train and The deep with the Help of star-light (right below Vought tower where butcher and Home-lander are fighting)
Queen Maeve- will get her powers back and go face off against all the new girls in the seven with the Help of Kimiko and star-light
Victoria(Head popper)- Will possibly Die at the Hands of someone on the boys team
Frenchie- will get revenge on Nena and kill her whole crew and off her with Kimiko
Ashley- might Die at the Hands of Home-lander she might actually Grow a backbone but she will Die doing one thing right
Todd- Gets killed during one of the Riots
Stand Edgard- Dies in an explosion with half of his face burned off ( a nod to his character Gus in Breaking bad) would be interesting
Becca- flashback cameo or butcher sees her as a Ghost encourage butcher to go kill Home-lander
Ryan- might be the only Hero on the planet the virus does not infect since he was born not created by Vought
I think that and every other scene where he uses the persona everyone thinks of him as are some of my favorite scenes. First was the baptist mans blackmail, where instead of trying to be intimidating like butcher he played as one of the people from the night that the dude was fucking a bunch of people. The other was basically when he was trying to find folders on neuman and just played into the character of "Someone completely out of their league" and through doing that getting the data. He literally is the heart of the boys and honestly I don't know what season 4 will bring but with the chances of a lot of characters deaths coming it'd be interesting to see how he'll turn out.
It also helps that Hughie’s taller than Homelander 😂😂
@@tylermcclain5332I think Todd is gonna have the same faith as Maeve's fanboy in the comic, Maeve has a fanboy / slave on her side and then she helps Starlight to escape Vought only to confront Homelander. Maeve used him as her human shield and he got brutally crushed by Homelander. Probably it's gonna happen to Todd soon in tv show unless they gonna change it. Whatever his death is gonna be, it should be brutal because Todd is an incel.
I think that's why Homelander didn't do anything to him there. Even he had respect for that
The fact that Hughie is visibly taller than Homelander is so interesting. You know that stature difference somewhat bothers Homelander, even if he doesn't notice it himself.
At this point I don’t think he cares
Yeah 5'11 vs 6'1 homelander is too egocentric to not get angry normal humans can still be taller
@@truthseeker7815nah he’s definitely care he’s to insecure and egotistical not to
Goku and frieza type shit
who cares homelander will rip him to pieces
in that case stipe miocic shd badly destroy cormier in ufc bcoz he is 3 inches taller
That scene you showed at the start where Hughie squares up to Homelander is one of my favorite subtle character moments in any television series ever.
The way Hughie does it, Homelander’s reaction, realization what Hughie is willing to do, and Homelander’s begrudging respect, all played out in seconds with facial expressions and body language.
Phenomenal scene.
its like Knight-wing standing up to Superman when protecting star-fire
You think that's subtle? Holy fuck, no wonder studios think the star wars sequels are masterpieces. Idiots just clap like seals for any dogshit pushed in front of them.
Too bad this character arc was not used in more episodes 😭
Hughie was ready to whoop his @$$ on the spot
My Favorite has always been at the end of season 1 where Hughie chooses to save A-Train. It hits even harder when Starlight tells Hughie point-blank "You are keeping the man who is going to kill YOU one day alive you know that right?" and Hughie simply says "I Know" and keeps going. No big gestures, no big speech but two simple words having such weight.
Bro isn't malicious but is aware of why he wants to kill him
And then in season 4 A-Train saves Hughies life
scenes like that always make me cry
I just think is dumb and out of character, idiotic, nonsensical and a ton of bullocks. First of all A-TRAIN should have just run through huguie in 1 second. For some god forsaken reason a train decided the best way to approach a standing object was to run in zig zag towards them? And then hughie, that previously killed translucent, decides to let a- train live just because he got the chance to fuck someone else 2 week after his gf died
That right there made the biggest impression on hughie’s character. He’s such a truly good person that he genuinely can’t bring himself to let the man who killed his girlfriend, and would later try to kill him, die when he could save him.
This guy earned his spot. He’s proof you can be TALENTED and have famous parents. Love Jack Quaid
100%!!
I knew he was a nepo baby!😂😂
@@ali773nAll of Hollywood is, it's not a hard guess 😅
@@bumibomber you’re right👏🏼👏🏼
@@bumibomberAlmost no one in the main cast is a nepo baby.
So Jack Quaid also is the voice of Superman in "My Adventures With Superman" making him an actor who has both played someone without powers and also MFin Superman.
Also Bradward Boimler in Star Trek: Lower Decks where we see him as a genuine and hopeful but somewhat bumbling ensign gain confidence and experience without losing their innocent spark, but still had moments of solid reflection and growth above the shows comedic nature. Even without a camera Quaid can make characters really dynamic.
He also played The Peter Parker from Spidergwens universe in across the spiderverse.
You can say “motherfuckin”. Your parents aren’t watching
Same as Brandon Routh (Superman in Superman Returns and Ray Palmer in the Arrowverse)
Also, Alberto Falcone in the Batman: The Long Halloween movie.
Basically the inactive son of crime lord Carmine Falcone.
"When everyone is super. No one will be."
syndrome
What an Iconic syndrome line,
I didn't get it when I was a kid
The evil shenanigans with the robot were the only reason he wasn’t the hero
And what's wrong with that? Stupid objectivist BS
give me that character in the boys
He is definitely the most important character in the boys imho, he is the one who keeps everyone grounded and tied to their humanity so when he fucks up and his ego gets in the way like it did last season with the temp V and eventually making butcher even worse it’s shows how big an impact he has on everyone.
Agreed. Like MM said in s2 hughie needed butcher and butcher needed hughie to keep them both in line. And during mindstorm’s nightmare we really felt butcher’s regret on how he treated hughie
I personally think that him being jealous was out of character for him ngl
And again in season 4 , we hear him say "violence isn't brave" . He is the most human as one can be in the team
@@MM80536 Everyone has jealousy in them, it is our morals and strenght of character that allows us control over those traits, but the thing about jealousy... it runs deeper than the other two.
Jealousy is connected to our ego, and there is no one that doesnt have an ego, and compound V enhances those deeper parts... which will inevitable bring out the things a person would normally have under control.
But that is the thing... staring at the abyss, having it stare back but you keep being yourself... but you will change, there is no way around that.
When Hughie stood up to Homelander, the latter should have realized that he was facing the mud person that pressed the button and blew up Translucent.
The worlds greatest superhero was staring at the man who declared war on him.
OK? Homelander doesn't care
His whole personality is that he does care lmao have you seen the mirror scenes
@@wiswcHe does care because he is a narcissistic who cares about himself more than anything else he wanted to be fully accepted by people but his insecurities make homelander paranoid even if people do accept him also he can't take any criticism and he always thinking he needs more control over everything that's happening he doesn't like anything unexpected because it makes him doubt himself
@@wiswc bro hasnt watched the boys
Don't hurt yourself on that edge now.
This is why I liked the vibe Season 1 had because Hughie was the protagonist we follow.
Now it just seems like we're following Butcher's arc more.
Well Butcher carries a lot of weight to the plot and direction
The show writers have no fucking idea what they're doing. All they know is they want to be the comics, but refuse to follow the comics, and have to follow Seth Rogan's very child like understanding of politics at all costs.
@@elyrienvalkyr8167And there's someone complaining about woke, it was taking a while
how old are you?@@elyrienvalkyr8167
Season 4 appears to go back on Hughie's arc with his father, now mother and his willingness to have Butcher help the team while Butcher also deals with Ryan.
The Boys was and is always about family and I feel like Hughie's getting tugged back in that theme and back into the fire.
I like how Hughie in the comic looked like Simon Pegg only for the real Simon Pegg played Hughie's dad in the show
They wanted Simon Pegg to play Hughie, but the first incarnation of The Boys got stuck in Development Hell and by the time Amazon got to it he was too old to play. So they made him his dad
Hughie is a very well written character. but i'd say the casting of the entire show is just perfect.
Jack Quaid as Hughie, Karl Urban as Billy are perfect.
and ofcourse Anthony Starr as Homelander is chefs kiss
Antony Starr is the best villain character of the decade
dont forget the deep
@@YSleepishhe got some deep thoughts
And I got to tell you, It was perfect. Perfect. Everything down to the last minute details.
Oh common lets be real Hughie has only 2 faces through out all the show with slight frowns from time to time
Jack Quaid has seen this, he posted about it on instagram
Ayyyy
Terbaik 🔥
no fucking way LOL
That’s _Wee Huey,_ to you, mate.
Isn't it, "Le petit Hughie"
Oi, ewie
ue
heart and soul of the boys in my opinion
No doubt!
He’s our canary
The comics were so different in so many majors ways. The Boys themselves actually all took permanent Compound V. It made them all a lot less relatable in this world, even Hughie. Compared to the temp V arc in season 3 where it explored the nuances of Hughie's feeling weak compared to Starlight and developing a toxic savior complex that crescendos in a lot of beautiful moments between the two as the come to understand each other so well.
Nothing like that happens in the comics, and there are a lot of moments like that, the show made a lot of amazing changes that made it such an amqzing experience.
Though Hughie's personality was also kicked up to 11 in the comics in general which didn't help things.
Truth be told, this makes the show much more relatable, and also much, much less cringy than comics. Don't get me wrong, I love the comics, too, but a lot of stuff there is borderline cringe to read. Like they try to be edgy every single issue a little bit too much. Show is much easier to follow and much more relatable. Hughie in particular is one of my least favourite characters in the comics, while in the show I simply adore the guy.
Yeah, comic Hughie was no fun to follow.
The boys comic is basically overused edginess, sex and gore for shock value. You don't really root for any characters in there almost everybody is basically a piece of shit ( the characters are also one dimensional while the tv version dives deep into people's psychy ) espiecially Butcher.
@@MrPompadilWas there truly anything in the comic that was written great?
@@jackislegitterrified3689Yeah there's lots of instances of the comic doing something better than the show.
As someone who was bullied a lot as a kid and grew up to be much more physically and mentally confident, that scene of Hughie taking V because he wanted to feel strong for once really spoke to me
metaphor for roids? 🤨
@@apolloisnotashirtnah, just taking control of your life, but in all the wrong ways. Like Walter White.
@@erikpng nice, atleast you're in control. And all results, conclusions, and consequences are all entirely your fault. Not some omnipotent being but simply reality and your choices. I like it.
@@apolloisnotashirt and that's super relatable for me. I've been there. So that's why I find it super compelling.
This is a perfect encapsulation of how unbelievably stupid the show is. It's dumbed down a genuinely interesting concept to a grey paste for lowest common denominators.
Comics: compound v represents actual literal corruption. Taking it is effectively making a deal with the devil that will inevitably corrupt you. Holding the drug is effectively weighing your soul against having the means to enact your will.
TV show: hurr durr steroids.
I hope you can look into the angle of homelander too. I believe Antony Starr really lived in that role like RDJ is to iron man. A different light on the omniscient hero
I think you mean omnipotent
Ironically, Hughie is the biggest character reason for starting to NOT believe in The Boys. Even with his moments of compassion and kindness, he is constantly walked on by the characters and the writers even when there's no good reason for it.
- When he tries assuming a facet of leadership when Butcher goes AWOL, he is slammed for it even when he does have a plan.
- When Maeve shouts at him and mocks him in front of Starlight, she doesn't stand up for him.
- When he starts taking Temp V to try and level the playing field in a front that looks more and more against him to protect himself and Starlight, he is mocked by the characters for being reckless and by the writers for "toxic masculinity"
And then there's Season 4 where he is sexually assaulted by someone he used to idolise like Starlight in the pilot but when asked, Kripke said it was supposed to be a funny scene, not a tragic one.
I'm tired of thinking The Boys is some breath of fresh air or trying to provide some special insight or mirror to the real world. Its messaging is weak, its political analysis is flawed and Hughie deserves better than what he got.
Exactly. It felt like the only purpose of Hughie in this season was him to get hurt so the audience could be like: "Aw poor Hughie, he has such a sweet heart." I didn't feel any sense of heroism from his character at all.
i hope season 5 fixes that
Hughie is the main character of The Boys, just a fragile everyday man, with a great development from a scared person who hesitant to kill Translucent to a guy who stands up to Homelander
I miss when Hughie was the “main character” ngl
he HAS to take that spot back from butcher in season 5. Season 3 and 4 have been Billy's season ngl.
@@Tman-qi6de i agree, people love seeing homelander and butcher have the most screen time, but what started the show was through Hughie’s POV as a regular human entering a world with supes that can easily kill him.
Bro let me take V and get gills, ima be fkn pissed. 😂
Fr tho😂
Idk I bet a diver would LOVE that
Don't forget the ability to talk to fish 😂.
Which means you know get to be traumatised every time you go to a grocery store
@@OK-yy6qz😂😂😂
0:03 starlights glow is the same sound as the Jellyfish from Risk Of Rain 2
holy shit
This is so unrelated but I gotta let it out the coin collecting sounds in "the Simpsons home run" are the same as in "crash bandicoot crash of the titans"
Woww
There’s just something so hilariously playful about how Starr says “Ooooh” when Hughie squares up. Makes me laugh every time.
Hughie character development has been incredible
Can't wait for this new season!
That’s what I’m saying
Stop capping, u literally commented 1 min after it was uploaded
bro thinks he’s Nerdstalgic
@@usogui8699 That’s what I’m saying
my bad guys i just commented cause i saw this video was posted 33 seconds ago so i decided to say something random
Thats what im saying stroke that thing bro
Really cool that Jack Quaid went on to be cast as one of the most comic accurate versions (personality wise) of Superman that we've seen in years
True, and although in my head I always hear George Newbern as Superman. Quaid as younger Supes is a welcome addition too (legit the show is, relatively wholesome lol)
I'm on my fourth rewatch of the show and I gotta say Hughie has grown on me so much more, great character.
I think if Superheroes really existed they would be just as messed up As the ones on the boys.
Because having all that power
Would definitely give you one hell of a God Complex.
But hopefully we would have someone like the boys to try to keep them in Check.
It’s too exaggerated for it to be “realistic” but definitely probable
I think that would be if only superheroes had powers. Most superhero stories have people who use their powers for good and people who use their powers for evil.
I mean, the Boys would be dead in the first episode, if not for the plot armor.
Fuck no. All of these Supes were raised in a really messed up way. Not everyone's an asshole, you know?
Divorced parents, drugs, trauma dumping, etc.. A lot of reasons these dumbasses are the way they are in the show. Bunch of immature idiots.
My Hero Academia is a much better portrayal of that
With great power, comes the absolute certainty that you’ll turn into a right C
Hughie is literally the Main Character of the Show
Ok but you have to admit that Hughie has INSANE plot armor to still be alive in this series
I named my cat Petit Hughie, after this character. He and I are “The Boys.”
Homelander: He does exactly what I do!
Hughie as Superman: But better
Hughie was the perfect emotional through line and grounding point for the first season, Jack Quaid played him perfectly
And the way they wrote the character, and how Jack played it, allowed for naturally and realistic evolution of his character after the end of the first season
i like the opening scene you showed abt hughie he stood up to homelander and his heart rate didn’t change of fear hence homelanders reaction look down and back up
He's what the companion used to be to the Doctor
Hughie played by Jack Quaid is so underrated. People completely overlook his importance, because he has a small screen presence most of the time after S1 compared to Billy and Homelander.
everybody loves wee hughie
"If we’re ever going to win against monsters, I think we need to start acting human"
Hughie as a character is perfect. He grounds the story through the eyes of just your average person. He acts realistically in almost all the situations he’s put into and acts as a tether point for the larger than life characters of butcher and the boys.
realistically like when he decided to let A-Train live or when he decided to fuck the first girl he met after his supposed love of his life died in front of him. Realistically like when he stayed to literally died "facing" A-Train, that as we all can acknowledge was brain dead at the moment and decided to zig zag for some reason while approaching them.
Or when he got jealous because a fucking ex from 10 years ago appear out of nowhere. Realistically like when he said "why don't you go with your boyfriend" like he hasn0t fuck her multiple times by now.
Or realistically when he suddenly felt that starlight was too strong and he was too weak. Oh yeah really grounded ultra realystic and not protected by the script at all character
Hughie is my favorite character in the whole show.
He’s a huge reason why I watch the boys!
Hughie is my #1 favorite character, behind is homelander, starlight, then Butcher.
WRONG.
Your answer should have been:
Deep, Deeper, Deepest
To be frank, after the season 3 finale, I’m struggling to actually like ANY of the protagonists in the show, besides Queen Maeve, the ONLY ONE in the most recent season’s finale to remember that Homelander was the greatest threat at the moment, and MM, the only member of the titular group I will give a pass for not supporting the Soldier Boy plan due to his combination of PTSD, OCD, and justified rage toward the Supe.
But with everyone else, we have:
- Butcher, a cold-hearted hypocrite who blew up a house with a baby in it and discarded his plan the one time it was fully justified for him to be a ruthless bastard. Especially considering he was a dead man walking at that point and as far as he knew, it was his last night on Earth.
- Hughie, whose season 3 arc about being insecure regarding Starlight’s strength seemed to come out of nowhere. And he did a complete 180 on the Soldier Boy plan after getting socked by Butcher in the face.
- Starlight, a naive and delusional idealist who refuses to accept the plan of using Soldier Boy, who is a basically a Man of Kryptonite for Supes in this setting, as a tool to kill Homelander and settles for exposing Homelander’s evil via fucking social media, even after the latter made it crystal-clear that his good reputation is the only thing keeping him from losing his remaining sanity and burning the Earth to the ground. There’s no good outcome to the Homelander conflict that doesn’t end up with Homelander in a coffin.
- Kimiko, someone who spent all of Season 3 whining about not liking herself for being a vicious killer… only to viciously and sadistically murder a bunch of Red Shirts in the finale. And to top that all off, her being too busy mutilating a Red Shirt’s face led to Frenchie getting shot, even though protecting the latter was supposedly the reason why she wanted her powers back.
- And Frenchie, a dude who used to kill innocent people and children for money for that two-bit Russian mob boss (who for some reason, was left alive at the end of last season despite being a complete joke compared to the main super powered threats). In hindsight, that made him out to be quite the hypocrite regarding the whole Lamplighter situation. He really shouldn’t have much of a leg to stand on when it comes to morality and what approach to combating villainy is “going too far.”
I slightly disagree. These protagonist aren't good people themselves. They are just like sups. The only difference is sups can do far more significant damage to planet earth than anyone. Also, Hughie was always insecure about being powerless. His girlfriend literally dies in his arms. Homelander is parading starlight as his girlfriend and lastly, in order to deal with sups, hughie joins that counselor lady but turns out she herself is a villain. He feels powerless no matter where he goes. Him being insecure is not out of the realm as a character
But that's the thing, they are multi-faceted characters, they are more than what we see of them at the beginning. Besides, they go through tons of stuff, of course they are not going to act the same all the time. They all have their own insecurities and flaws and that's what makes them perfect.
Agreeing with every word you said. They are passing past the point of being "complex" characters and instead just being unlikable assholes.
If Hughie ever dies, the series is going to become a much, MUCH darker and grim place. Way more than it is now.
And they SA’d Hughie as is it’s a fkn joke 😞
Yep, I just choose to forget that episode
My 2 favorite moments with Hughie were in Season 2.
1. The moment he saw the news that Compound V was exposed. That looks of celebration was so natural like it was huge sense of relief off his chest.
2. Same episode: his breakdown after impaling a whale with a ship. You can see the look in his eyes that he's had enough, and when he just accepted his death when Homelander order Annie to kill him by nodding and closing his eyes, he knew it was too much for him and wanted out thinking that this was the only way out.
My number 2 was peak Hughie. He didn't say much, but his expressions said it all.
that's what she said
Nice.
It's a shame they ruined season 3 with that plot-armor-filled finale. It was a gutless turn after so much thrilling buildup. It's going to make it hard to take the season 4 stakes seriously, as they no doubt will continue to use contrived writing to bail out the main characters. The stakes of the show were ruined by that lackluster finale.
Hope u are wrong sbout this, so far season 4 looks promising, and Gen V was REALLY GOOD AS WELL , trying to forget that season 3 happened at all tbh 😂
@@poti732 yeah I'm enjoying it so far, hope I'm wrong too.
yeah you're right. and with all the talk about how "Season 5 is gonna be the finale!! Season 4 is crazy wait until season 5!!" im kind of worried about season 4
This comment aged very, very poorly, and I’m glad to see it
@@lukethelegend9705 how has it aged poorly? 4th season isn't even done yet.
nice dude, you’re on jack’s story!!
7:21 correction, they take Temp V. It’s not the actual Compound. It’s a temporary version.
No actually butcher takes compound V
hughie is very amazing because of how his emotions take FULL control but his mind also goes in gear to make his outcome his reality
The show tones down on some of the elements from the comic, but still captures the essence of what it’s portraying.
Hughie has always been my favorite character in the show. He’s the one I can relate the most to, and he’s so inspiring. Underrated character
I noticed something that got me thinking
Hughie is taller than Homelander (Obviously) but it's not something you think about due to the clear-cut contrast in strength between the two. Homelander is seen as a tall immovable and unstoppable force while Hughie is seen as a small timid below average dude. But when this scene plays out you notice that Hugh is not only literally taller than Homelander but mentally taller too.
He's truly grown grown as a character.
i like the pick for the actor to play Hughie because unlike other actors he just seems like any ordinary persosn so he feels more relatable to me
How did I just notice that Hughie is taller than Homelander?
8:40 I love that shot so much. Makes wonder about a timeline, where they are both supes and partners with stable psycholigy 🦸🏻♂️🦹🏻♂️
Blowing transluscent is still my favorite Hughie (and The Boys) moment.
You mean blow up right?
Blowing A Train >
Tomorrow is the day. Season 4. Lets go.. great video.
Putting the great analysis aside, the madden mobile music in the background is making me lmao. It actually fits pretty well!
It's awesome to remember with homelander you die if he sees fear, despite being that powerful he simply won't kill humans who aren't afraid because he likes that .he survived by making the craziest move.
poor heughie couldn't catch a break. in season 4
I hate how hughie acts and the way fans of the show pretend he’s become just this super strong badass when he’s not. That scene of him looking at homelander is always misused. Please watch it again and remember starlight is there eyes glowing( I know she never does anything when her eyes glow) threatening to take her approval points which is when homelander then decides to stop being a jerk and says he was just kidding. Then as homelander leaves hughie let’s out his breath from how scared he was. Then literally season 3 ep 4 at 40:07 seconds hughie goes on a monologue to butcher about how Annie had to save him during that moment and how the moment with homelander was like when every bully he’s ever dealt picked on him and he just took it.
Hughie truly is the Most Human and Morally Good Character in the Boys with Flaws we can Relate To.
UE my favorite character after MM and Butcher . Hated what they put him through in season 4 but hope
He comes back better in season 5
8:40 I mean, being a hero takes more than being super, the other way doesnt really mean much lol
Richie Kirsh survived Sam Carpenter. Good for him
Take a shot every time Starlight flashes her eyes and proceeds to do nothing?
Update: I died of alcohol poisoning
Her new face hurts my eyes more than her powers
That scene of Butcher and Starlight "bonding" while Hughie sleeping in hospital bed was also show the impact he had on people around him. Strawberry scented shampoo. 😂
I love Hughie and he has sooo much potential as a character. Like they portrayed his sense of inferiority (to Starlight and the other supes) so well without him being a toxic duchebag. Flawed and insecure but big hearted. Unfortunately, they did him a little dirty at the end of season 4. Here’s to hoping he’s given more development in season 5 (which I think is the final season).
Also as much as I love Butcher, I prefer Hughie.
bro is the "you can make a change"
Hughie is us, hes exactly what we would act or be like if we were in the same situation
Its wee Hughie :) He is definitely the audience surrogate, the normal guy in an insane situation. I do think the casting of Karl Urban as Butcher is a good choice as well though as you need someone with charisma to pull thatoff.
What happened to the original guy that started this channel I kind of missed him and his personal chats with us about nostalgia
Substituted by this bad AI voice.
Holy summarization, Batman.
"She a good *beep*". That just made me laugh 😂😂
The reason The Boys is so good is because the story is being told to the perspective of the people around the superheroes, We had a glimpse of this from the BatmanVSuperman when Batman made Superman to be the villain of the story in the first 2 parts of the movie, as well as in the Captain America Civil War movie where they had to sign a goverment ordinance as superheroes are a liability to society, and in The Boys they just went for every extremes possible which makes it really good, grounded and compelling.
this vid aged like a fine wine
hughie has become a moral leader and a good protagonist after all
I disagree 😔. I was hoping to see his character like that this season, but all he was this season was a scared nice dude getting hurt.
His voice 🤌
Fun fact, the actor who plays Hughie(Jack Quiad), also plays Superman in
My Adventures With Superman.
I genuinely believe Hughie is gonna save Butcher rather than kill him. If he's on a journey to restore Butcher humanity, I'm all in for it.
Not me just realizing he was probably called Hughie as being the most Human character in the show it sounds like a nickname for a human a 'Hughie'
My favorite Hughey moment in the entire show has to be the time during the Herogasm episode when he stood on business and put his very LIFE on the line for the CHANCE that he, Butcher and Soldier Boy could've killed Homelander. If Soldier Boy HAD gotten that blast off in time, he ABSOLUTELY would’ve killed Homelander, Butcher AND Hughey.
The comic book is themost depressing thing i have ever read. It really made me sad and angry honestly. 😢
Anyone else getting "Falcon" from Gameranx vibes from the voice naration??? Or is it just me?
In season 5 hugh and frenchie move to SF and become the ambiguously gay duo.
The tether is the key! Like the best Dr. Who companions, Hughie represents the audience
Hughie was definitely the main character of the first season until Billy Butcher took the lead role
still sad we wont see Homelander be balls deep in SoldierBoy
Hughie is the heart, and no matter what he'll love and defend Butcher til the end.
After this video peaks change the Thumbnail again.. I just wannasee the third option.. first one was dope to me
bro my thoughts exactly
2:39 hold up, seth rogan was a producer on the boys?
Ned Leeds is only in the MCU Spiderman movies and not all of the Spiderman movies.
If Hughes went bald in season 5 , he'd be perfect
You could have said "this beautiful moment is quickly and quite literally squash by the " Man the opportunity was there.
Is it just me or did Erin Moriarty get done plastic surgery done to her face in the latter seasons?
Or am I just not remembering correctly and it’s just me
S1 is still my favorite. And Homelander is still my favorite from that season. It's been hit or miss since then.
I can't wait for the 13th