Jensen as Soldier Boy was kind of a strange experience for me. Considering 'Bobby' (Robert SInger) is running for president in The Boys and Jensen's acting (which fit the character of SB perfectly)... It was kind of like "Dean WInchester gets transported to another timeline" Which was a bit surreal.
@@TMTM7 We'll have to wait and see if Soldier Boy returns and what they do with him for an answer to that question. Azula holds the advantage for having a complete arc.
the way that Black Noir started talking to his cartoony imagination revealing his fears and motives was in my opinion incredibly creative to show his past and how he still has an imagination and personality in spite lacking his speech which was some incredible character development and it also made empathy towards the character so much more real which is often slept on.
It sucks how they butchered that character development by immediately killing him in the finale. I would have loved to see him going against one on one with Soldier Boy
I just can't believe how well this show has developed pretty much every character. Even a minor character like Ashley gets plenty of development and an overall arc over the first 3 seasons. The main cast all get their moments to shine as well as scenes to display their acting prowess. MM was a cool standout this season, really got to flex his acting chops.
Really was an incredible season, for me the “Timothy” moment was when homelander is on the roof with the girl on his birthday. Really felt to me you saw a switch flip in the character there when he decides he’s no longer there for his “birthday save” and she starts getting terrified
Oh yes, what a scene! Awesometacular. For me it's just below the scene where butcher and HL share a knowing look after lasering SB together coz he punched the kid. I feel butcher and HL will join forces against SB in the final season.
LMAO what was that scene supposed to be a joke bc I luaghed, like she was charged to Max power thought solider boy was gonna die and then poof she just pushed him
If anything it shows how strong soldier boy is. In that same fight he took butchers laser eyes straight to the face and lets not forget this nerve agent is supposed to be the most deadly in the world and all it can do to soldier boy is knock him out.
Re: Deep eating the octopus scene - the thing that stuck the most to me was Deep's commentary that the octopus was, in these last moments, PRAYING. How had they not followed up on this?! Who was the octopus praying to?! And will Cthulhu appear next season?
I do like the fact that one of the more tortured characters, maeve, got the happy ending. Plus, it was a good way of showing there is hope for some characters, like Ashley deleting the cctv
“I’ll just wipe New York off the fucking map for fun. I’ll even throw in Des Moines and that little cousin fucker hick *town Maeves from* because why not?” She’ll be there when he decides to follow up on that threat.
Soldier Boy was the only one that kept up his part of the deal. I'm glad Soldier Boy is still alive and depending on how many more seasons there are , there's still a chance he could come back. So proud of Jensen because imo he killed it in this role. And no matter how much Homelander supposedly loves Ryan, I will never feel any sympathy for him.
@@MrTytyjohn64 truth, and we just learned this season that Homelander is nearing that level of carelessness. Not only the mirror talk, but especially so in that final scene. He is about to become unhinged and it is going to be epic.
@@FrostyJokerr They keep teasing that Homelander will go crazy and do big stuff, it kept happening in season 2 but never lead to anything, same arc again this season. I hope it will actually mean something for next season which seems to be the last.
@@MrTytyjohn64 you're oversimplifying. Soldier boy may not be a good person but he suffered plenty for that, and he never intentionally killed anyone he didn't have to. Homelander is a genocidal mass murder and a rapist who views humans as toys, soldier boy is just a dick. There's literally no contest between them.
I thought the way we learned Noir’s backstory was a brilliant way to do an information dump. It’s basically a manifestation of his trauma and the “friends” that help him deal with that trauma. We learned more about Soldier Boy and his team during that as well. Idk I thought it was very well done.
The finale felt like it reverted a lot of the season’s buildup. Noir was unceremoniously killed, Soldier Boy is back in ice, and Kimiko is back to gleefully murdering anyone who gets in her way. Phenomenal season, but it really does feel like they don’t want to commit to any real changes in the status quo.
I think season 3s legacy on the boys is gonna come down to the fact that they are kinda finding creative and amazing ways of killing time to get to the main point which Is homelanders eventual snap and taking over of the Whitehouse which will probably be the last moments of next season with season 5 probably being the final season where id predict half of it will be trying to take homelander down and the last half could be the kill them all story just my theory could do it completely different
The writers don't know how to write. You wasted all this time on Black Noir back story only for him to do nothing. MM's motivations don't make sense. Huey Kimiko and Frenchy are the most uninteresting characters. Why is the Deep even on screen anymore? And the succeeded in making their arch villain in Soldier Boy the most likable character. Honestly Herogasm was the end of the season and they limped to the finish with the last two.
Great season but I completely agree with your point about the show being scared to commit to the deaths of characters. There was no need for them to undo Queen Maeve's death, sacrificing herself was the perfect way for her character to complete her arc and it was a huge copout to see her end up alive afterwards. I also think that A-Train should have died at the end of the Herogasm episode. I loved his character this season but it felt like his arc was heading towards a natural end, ending with him getting revenge for his brother and then dying of a heart attack. I hope that his character development remains intact in Season 4!
Agree on queen maive, strongly disagree for A train.i felt very cheated when it "killed him" so I was excited to see him the next episode. Queen Maive however felt like that was a true conclusion to her character and a fitting end that they just backed out of, for sure.
I read somewhere, that they didn't want to kill her because in a lot of shows, they always kill queer characters, so this time they wanted to give her a happy ending
Jensen Ackles exceeded my expectations with his performance. Been a HUGE fan of his since Supernatural and the moment I found out he was cast I knew he would steal the show and he did! Take nothing away from Anthony Starr as Homelander though. I agree Queen Maeve got lost in the shuffle but seeing her take it to Homelander made up for it. This is my favorite season so far. From the Termite scene to Mother's Milk getting... milked, there were a good amount of 😱 moments for sure. My only issue isn't a complaint per se but a real question, why wasn't Soldier Boy leaving nuclear fallout everywhere he went off? No one got radiation poisoning and I found that odd. 🤔
Jensen really stepping up his game lately. I love that he had a good long run with Supernatural (it really should've ended after s5 but THAT'S just my OPINION), but I'm glad he didn't just stop there. He did a few voice acting roles for DC, he played Jason Todd in Under the Red Hood and was INCREDIBLE, and upgraded to THE BATMAN himself in The Long Halloween. And here he's just stunning. I can't wait to see what he does next. He deserves to have a career after Supernatural. I don't want him to just fade away like so many people do when they're just KNOWN for one character in a franchise. I mean if that's what HE wants then all power to him but...Hollywood would be losing incredible talent.
Fuck your "OPINION" You goddamn right! Season 5 was an incredible ending to the show and in my eyes, made it one of the most complete shows in television.... Then another 10 seasons came. I cut off after 7, quality dropped massively
@@anthonymede9216 I couldn't like season 7 after what season 6 did to castiel lol but once you're in it's like "well I'm too invested can't back out now."
Well it should have literally ended at s5. That was the original vision. The original director went away then and you can literally see a shift of tone after s5.... its like up untill thrn the show takes itself a lot more seriously and everythibg after feels more like a "what if scenario"
Absolutely agreed. Season 5 was supposed to be the Reichenbach fall moment for Supernatural. The next seasons just destroyed the legacy of that show by being a greedy cash grab attempt. Leaving aside all the plot holes and contrivances, the whole "corporate structure of heaven and hell" thing was... *vomits violently*
When Butcher was being put through the nightmare by Mindstorm, I literally almost cried, and I never cry. The shit that Butcher went through kind of explained why he was so fucked up. It was perfect television, and the writing is absolutely insane. S4 can't get here fast enough.
Butcher peaked in S1. Rest of the season (especially S2) leaned too hard on "fixing" him, which is absolute bollock of a plot and never went anywhere. Who cares if he got beat up, billions of kid have got at least one thrashing and they turn out all-right. What matter is taking down a fucking walking threat to existence. I did think there was a need to expand Butcher from a narrow minded revenge seeker to a more broader person, who cares for life of his mates ( & god forbid innocents). But they made him worse, not only he is OK with hurting his mates, he now values one (or two) lives over everybody. He will literally let Homelander get away if that means saving Ryan or Huey. That is absolute bottom of Barrell childish crap for a show that is supposed to cater to mature & nuanced ideas. Every person (till now 1) that Homelander kills directly or indirectly from now onwards is because of Butcher
@@kirathekillernote2173 no it’s real bottom of the barrel HUMAN crap. Your edgy let your wife die to save the x amount of people ideology falls apart for most when it’s someone they actually love in the crosshairs. Humans are selfish and have been forever. It’s perfectly easy to think that people out there would let a group of strangers die to save their loved one. Even if it means letting one homicidal maniac go to keep their loved one safe.
Episode 8 is my favorite... I got chills when Butcher said "Supe soup for dinner, boys!" And Homelander finally said "It's Homelandin' time." before landing on a tin roof!!!👍
Homelander is one of the most terrifying villains I have ever seen. He can do whatever he wants when he wants (besides a few exceptions) and it leads to every scene that has him with another character you genuinely believe he could and would and might kill that character.
Not really, only the characters that have no real value to the plot are killable. This show makes it clear that all main super hero characters have plot armor and not able to be killed.
The best part about Season 3 is just how much the lines are blurred between who's a hero and a villain. Homelander, while completely evil and psychotic, is made sympathetic throughout moments in this season to where it's hard to just see him as an immoral bad guy and Butcher is no longer the guy who needs to take down Homelander that we root for because the Temp V brings out the worst in him. Aside from Starlight, everyone commits good and bad acts and that's when you know you're in the hands of a good writer because you can't pick a side to be on because everyone lives in that gray area. So excited for what Season 4 will bring and PLEASE bring back Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy because he stole every moment he was on screen.
True, with however monstrous Homelander is, he's the one who *SPOILER* told Ryan it wasn't his fault. I know exactly what Butcher was trying to do but the kid needed a father figure and I think Butcher is gonna have to pay for that mistake.
I loved the part where soldier boy grabbed homelander's jaw. Also loved the beating Maeve gave homelander. This is actually the most damage homelander's got in the entire show
I gotta say, I was shocked at how much Soldier Boy actually felt like a bigger threat than Homelander. At least to me. Other than Stan Edgar, no other villainous character has made me think "Damn, I'm more afraid of this person rising than Homelander," than Soldier Boy. Yes, even neo-Nazi bitch Stormfront did not feel as a bigger threat to me than Homelander. But Soldier Boy made me feel Homelander finally had someone to be nervous about.
Probably bc Soldier Boy is always with Hughie and Butcher that he can easily ambush them anytime they have their guard down. Meanwhile HL's presence aren't always with The Boys
@@accidentalmadness1708 Same for me. He was far more rational and grounded than Homelander. And though he is hunting his old team, beyond that he isn't thst motivated. Sure both characters don't care about collateral but Homelander is actively on a path where hurting people is inevitable. Soldier Boy half the time is just chilling and granny slamming.
@@BrokenSIMGlasses Not necessarily that. What did it, for me, was that Soldier Boy seemed like he was just as powerful as Homelander, but with actual combat training. It was a superpowered bully now having to go up against a superpowered soldier. Plus Soldier Boy had an ability that depowers/kills super beings. And lastly, while Homelander is a mentally ill psycho, Soldier Boy's "I don't give a fuck" attitude that he doesn't even try to hide made him a ticking time bomb, in a literal and metaphorical sense. A guy with the power to match/kill the biggest threat of the entire show, and gives no fucks about anything else after decades of captivity and torture? It can't get worse than that. Oh wait! He's Homelander's father?! Yeah, it's worse.
Power wise yea he's scary. Personality wise, he's just a giant boomer when he's not on PTSD trips or hunting his old team. Definitely not a good person still but Homelander is straight up unhinged
I think my favorite arc besides the obvious was A-Train. His wanting to try to help his home, but in doing so comes off as asinine only to end up with Bluehawks' heart was the ultimate karma
It's great seeing a character finally change after so many false attempts. Really intrigued to see where he goes from here and if there's some sort of redemption arc
@@jDkaufman25 I have a feeling it will turn into a redemption arc like him sacrificing his life for Hughie or something. That would be cool cause Hughie’s ultimate purpose was to kill him.
I absolutely loved how they showed the weakness of blackmailing. It only effects the victim if they allow it to. When you have no image to protect, when the mask can slip with no consequence then that isn't a threat anymore. Also, my favorite bit was probably the internal debate Homelander had in the mirror. Reminded me of the Twilight Zone episode "Man in a Four Dollar Room".
This was definitely a "binge worthy season". It felt like Dragon Ball Z, and you wanted to watch the next episode right away. It helped that it's streaming on Amazon, all the episodes are out, and each episode skips the end credits.
“I’m still that kid, still getting up in the middle of the night checking the burners.” I personally thought M.M. was the stand out this season, besides Homelander and Butcher. His arc and hatred for Soldier Boy is one of the sadder subplots they’ve introduced yet. He even stole the show for a minute, explaining his history with Soldier Boy. Major props to Laz Alonso.
The only disappointing thing about this show so far is that Antony Starr has not won an award yet. The guy deserves an Oscar for his performances! I know the Oscars are only for movies, but I don't care. Dude deserves all the awards. An Oscar, an Emmy, a Bafta, a Brit award, a MOBO award, Nickelodeon Teen Choice award, the Stanley Cup....
I’ll be honest the end fight felt super underwhelming. I mean Homelander and Soldier boy are hyped up as being the most powerful beings on the planet, literal gods, yet the fight portrays homelander fighting a stalemate with Maeve who at her full strength was punching and bending file cabinets in some random office. Just felt underwhelming.
Yup. Homelander and Maeve are supposed to be top tier, like Superman and Wonder Woman. Maeve stopped an armored car by standing there. Yet when they fight, it seems like something out of Captain America: Winter Soldier. The show acts like they should be throwing tanks at each other or punching each other through walls, but all we get are bent file cabinet drawers and cracked walls....
@@RonW4684 The thing with this show that I actually appreciate is that they play heavily on how invulnerable these supes are but they don't over exaggerate their strength. Yeah she stood Infront of a car and it crumpled but super invulnerability and super strength aren't related. They're two different powers, it's just that we are so used to seeing the two coupled together in every other super hero show that makes this feel underwhelming. But if you really think about it the strength has to be downplayed because if they are just throwing tanks every time a villain robs a bank then imagine how chaotic the world would really be. The damage has to be minor otherwise Vaught wouldn't even plausibly be in business and that's what you'd be picking on.
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I was anxious almost every time Homelander was on screen. Especially when he was alone with people in a room. You can obviously see he’s unstable at this point and I was wondering who he was gonna kill because they hurt his feelings, embarrassed him, etc.
I’ll be honest, I was with Hughie and Butcher all the way on the Temp V thing. Morally MM and Annie are 100% in the right, but at the same time, this is the first time they could actually fight supes. Like they finally brought a gun to a gunfight.
Yes but that is the conundrum. If you are fighting for an idea, does sacrificing that idea invalidate your fight for it? Personally I'm with MM here, yes getting results is important but not at all cost and becoming the thing you are fighting against is a step too far. But Butcher was already over that line a long time ago, he is not a good person, and yes he suffered abuse, but that doesn't excuse everything. Many people suffer abuse and they are still kind to others and fight to better others life, without having to go over some. But this is why its interesting, its nuanced and debatable.
MM and Annie prove that being "morally in the right" isn't enough to accomplish the mission, sheesh if Butcher didn't turn soft Homelander might be dead.. I'm not saying let Ryan die but maybe spend more than 5 words trying to reason with Soldier Boy 😂 Also, the lack of grappling in these fights is frustrating.. I was at least expecting Maeve to pull out an armbar or something, even if Homelander just YeeTs her like a bag of trash I think it would've highlighted her skillset and months of training better.. plus it was Royce Gracie that proved size and strength don't matter, I hope they improve the fights in the coming seasons - the blow for blow shots get boring and are unrealistic
@@KetraarHughie is the better character to address the conundrum issue with. He isn't as ruthless as Butcher, nor is he idealistic as MM (or even Annie, but being a supe allows for more idealism because of the powers). He had tried to walk MM's path until finding out that he was working for a supe early on in the season opens his eyes to a reality that Butcher already understood. This realization hits him in the face harder as he tries to deal with his frustrations about his inability to protect the people he loves from Homelander. The same moral question that MM had to answer in regards to Soldier Boy, Hughie faces with Homelander. Just as his outlook is torn between Butcher's practical realism and MM's naive idealism, he walks the line between the two. He doesn't sacrifice his principles, because he isn't willing to let Butcher die to kill Homelander.
@@glyyytch I think the bigger realisation by Hughie is that MM is right and its not worth loosing your humanity to achieve your goals. People saying Starlight didn't achieve anything have not watched the show. But the main point is that neither EXTREAM is ideal, as Sly said in Demolition Man, "you here have to clean up a bit, and you others have to get at bit dirty".
Something season 3 did amazingly was making the audience feel the same emotions towards Homelander as the characters in the show. The first part of the season made me feel anxious every time homelander was on screen; but as the characters started to not fear him as much, so did I. I don't know how to put this in better words.
SB easily took my second favorite character position from Butcher. Butcher was my 2nd favorite but after that stupid betrayal, his character is dented.
Although I ultimately enjoyed the season, I was let down by the finale. The black noir conclusion was a bit of a disappointment. And Maeve somehow surviving in the end felt like the show was more concerned with fan service, than committing to good story telling. Other than that, it was a great season.
Gotta admit, the moment when Homelander and Butcher look at eachother in silent agreement to take down Soldier Boy was a great moment, resulting in an audible "oh shit!" on my end And now i have the star wars meme in my head for that ending
For me, I love how The Deep is constantly tormented. This show loves to poop on him and I think it’s hilarious. I laughed so hard with the Timothy scene. I just think it’s funny.
I really hope Black Noir comes back man, he’s a great character and seeing his past/how he views the world is very interesting; idk I just really like his character, and it’d be a shame to waste such an intriguing person in the third season
Well knowing how important he is in the comics and knowing his regeneration abilities paired with the fact that compound V can boost a supe's native abilities, maybe he'll return as a zombie or something
He will come back. Nathan Mitchell will play a "different" Black Noir in season 4. Eric Kripke said that the new Noir will be more "talkative" and have more of a humorous personality. This can be taken a lot of ways. MAYBE our Black Noir survived, but is "reprogrammed" into a different person. Or maybe they're just gonna put a different guy behind the mask
@@He-Man00 Precisely, he could even be different after _even more_ brain damage from Homelander eviscerating him. We just don't know (though I don't have much hope for Noir).
I'm pretty sure all the Supes have a little super strength. A-Train could pull a literal train and was surprised when Hughie was able to hurt him. So I think not only did Hughie get teleportation, but also a little super strength.
I still just don’t understand why the boys decided soldier boy is a bigger threat than homelander in the end. All the people that’ll be killed by homelander and Ryan in future seasons, their blood is on the boys’ hands
Exactly. They should have made soldier boy op and a new villian. Killing homelander and replacing him with soldier boy. Like in removing one problem they created a bigger problem
Solider boy was always MM's biggest target. And homelander was Butchers. Homelander was Maeve and she was going after him. They could have done a better job showing that solider boy would go after homelander AND Ryan but butcher clearly saw that killing Ryan to get to homelander was A OK for solider boy. And that's obviously not ok with butcher. The last episode was just weirdly sloppy.
Yeah I get it that Butcher wanted to save Ryan but ,why did he started fighting him And why was Starlight more into taking down SB why didnt tjey just Nivochoke HL Tho the reason is probably bcz they wantto drag the show for 5 seasons
Starlight is the only outright hero trying to save as much people as she can,soldier boy did alot of damage at herogasm,if that happens in vought tower,alot more people would die
I feel like season 3 has some great moments, but ultimately it did not move the needle much in terms of plot, which sucks. Nothing really got resolved and we basically ended up right where we were when the season began.
It was still the absolute best the boys has been. So i agree with the plot complaints, but saying "it had some great moments" doesn't fit because every moment (other than points in the finale) was the boys at 110%.
This is a weird take, I think the lukewarm finale makes the season feel this way but - Black Noir died, Starlight left the 7, theres a whole new Russian mob that the team has to deal with now… A lot has changed since the beginning of the season
Not really. The whole structure of vaught and the seven has completely changed - with homeland being the unofficial figurehead now. Starlight officially quit and is a full member of the boys. Butcher is basically out of commission. Ryan is being groomed by his father to be a psychopath. And probably worst of all, public opinion has gotten so bad that homeland we can kill a guy in broad daylight and get applause. A LOT changed this season…
Question: how did Maeve survive the fall? Soldier Boy's power-depriving explosion happened in mid-fall, so Maeve would have been without powers by the time she hit the ground, yes? Or could it be that Maeve somehow _didn't_ lose all of her powers? (Or did Soldier Boy suddenly turn into an inflatable stunt bag at the last moment?)
@@curious1053 You could be right. Can you point me to where they say that specifically in the show? I guess I missed that. Not challenging you-am just curious. (And I'm a total ignoramus about the comics version. Maybe it's explained there if Soldier Boy has the same powers in the comics.)
Soldier Boy is an amazing addition to the show Couple of issues with the Boys though ( it’s my favorite TV show currently running just saying) I feel like they can’t commit to main characters’ deaths so there are no consequences and also although this was a great season it ended almost at the same point were it started no development to the overall story just that Homelander is now his son’s favorite person P.S so it’s established that Starlight is really weak since all that power up was just like a simple punch by Homelander or Soldier Boy
Here’s how I think it would go in terms of power in the 7 crew: 1. Homelander 2. Stormfront 3. Maeve 4. Black Noir 5. A-Train 6. Starlight 7. The Deep 8. Translucent
So many good performances on this show, but I think the kid that plays Ryan also deserves mentioning; he's got the slight facial expressions and everything down. Really rare talent for such a young actor IMHO.
The Boys shows you the even in super hero movies/series the plot should always focus on the human nature instead of the powers as the main point, its the characters and their struggles that makes The Boys such a good show powers are just there to move the plot not to drive it.
I was disappointed in season 3. I’m glad starlight finally left the seven. With everything she saw it made no sense that she stayed as long as she did. I really did not like the end though. Soldier Boy did not do enough to show that he was enough of a threat to leave Homelander alone. They could have let soldier boy take out homelander and then have Maeve take out soldier boy.
Although I loved season 3, I am seeing signs that the show might start going in circles if they don't commit to the choices they make with the characters. If they keep taking back big decisions like killing Maeve, the show could lose itself.
Here me out: Jensen Ackles as Solid Snake. Put a bandanna on his forehead and have him play the same "Soldier Boy" character, BAM, we have a Metal Gear movie!
Anthony Starr is to The Boys as Tom Ellis is to Lucifer. Like he's not the only reason to watch the show, but he's definetly the best part of the show indesputably.
The best part about Homelander (especially as the season keep going) is the tension whenever he's on screen. You don't know when he's going to snap and just murder everyone because...he can.
I loved this season, my only issue was really the finale. It didn't make me hate the show or anything, just compared to everything else felt like such a rushed way to get Soldier Boy locked up again. It was really frustrating how literally everyone but Maeve lost focus on the plan to all beat him up. Also they really diminished Starlight's powers this season and it just made her look really lame but that's already been said by everyone.
The finale felt rushed. They should have had a couple more episodes to build towards the Homelander/Soldier Boy fight. And yes, Maeve surviving the explosion was bullshit. Soldier Boy kills like a dozen supes but Maeve survives at point blank range?
Billy Butcher remains one of my favorite characters in any form of media, ever. He's such a dgaf unpredictable wild card that you never know what he'll say or do and it keeps him endlessly entertaining.
*Idk why people think* Soldier Boy held his promise from some respect for Butcher and having a semblance of integrity… he was willing to let Mind kill Butcher - - and didn’t respect Hughie - he was debating killing Homelander the whole episode until they finally meet and he sees how “weak” he has become and thinks to himself, “I’m so disappointed by what he’s become… I’ll keep to the deal”
The Frenchman and The Female honestly didn't have much backstory given to them in the comics and consequently the writers of the show have been left to ultimately come up with the majority of it by themselves. They did a good job giving The Female some backstory and a reason to exist in season two with her Lost Brother arc but I do feel they somewhat dropped the ball in this season when it comes to their attempts to give Frenchie a decent backstory. I do like how the show keeps emphasizing poor childhoods and bad parenting as a reason for everyone's messed up views on the world though. Ultimately they kind of just have to do their best with what they've got in this season as they are deviating pretty drastically from the comic book pages and will have less and less to draw from as time moves on. The show has jumbled up the timeline pretty good but certain storylines are already at their mid/end-point in terms of the source material so things will have to be improvised more and more. However, the show has proven itself capable of doing exactly that so far, such as giving a much better reason for The Female to break Hughie's arm in half than what is given in the comic book. So I have faith in what is to come from The Boys and here's to hoping they get a better deal than they did in the Comic Book! Great book, even Greater TV show!
Eh,they were awful this season. Better than the comic doesn't men's good. They got arcs because the writers had to do something with them and not because the writers had a story to tell
Season 3 was great until the finale, which I thought really really sucked. SPOILERS - Noir felt worthless and wasted, it felt like they were building something interesting.. nope, just useless mute. - Everybody is ok. I'd be find with this ending if I was watching a superhero show on CW, but I have.. slightly higher expectations here? The fact that stormtroopers starter shooting at Frenchie, and Maeve lost her powers to help everyone, then get exactly what she wants, all the good guys somehow all made it out ok. Bad guys including Dean Winchester also live and go back into the box, in case they need him later. All the same. If you're trying to relay from episode 1 of the show that it's a realistic take on the supe world, well I felt none of that in the finale. - Tom & Jerry reruns are fun aren't they? Go after Homelander, fail but all be ok by the finale. Then rinse & repeat every other season. I was on the verge thinking this could be special, but it's just another show. It's fun, and that's where it ends.
I really like The Boys. Much like Stranger Things, it's one of the shows you hate to see end, and waiting for the next season seems to take forever. As much as I like all of the cast, especially Erin Moriarty and Jack Quaid, no one deserves credit for making The Boys what it is more than Antony Starr. Homelander is terrifying not only because he can laser you to death or punch you to death or kill you in any number of ways, but because he is absolutely unhinged, and Antony Starr plays into that perfectly, especially nonverbally (when the lips start quivering, you better start shivering...sorry). If you didn't see how nice he is in interviews, you'd probably cross the street if you saw him in real life. I think this season really upped everything. The violence, the sex, the uncomfortable... Seriously, that Timothy scene was... so uncomfortable.
Maeve surviving the explosion would bother me if it meant that scene was entirely without consequence but the fact that she lost her powers and has seemingly left the show feels fine to me. I liked the scene afterwards where she thanked Annie for pulling her back from being a dick like the rest of the 7 which we wouldnt have gotten if she had died
If we don't see mave again that one line that she had could have been her dying words when they found her on the street. That would have been better for me.
Yea this season was peak television. I never really got into the show Supernatural so I was pleasantly shocked at how good Jensen Ackles was. His arch reminded me of an evil version of One Punch Man in a weird way. Every time he was about to explode somebody or battle he had this look on his face like underneath the tough asshole exterior he just wanted a worthy opponent to help end it all. Also, Homelander was phenominal as usual but I think Maeve's final battle with him was a great way to show a truly flawed but strong female character. My only critique was them "killing" off Black Noir. I completely agree that he was a complex character and it seemed like a waste that we never got to see his potential actualized.
I only saw two blunders in this season. 1) Black Noir being pretty much wasted with a BS death 2) Ryan being the catalyst that changed everything despite him only being in like one episode of the whole season.
We saw black noir get beat up so hard his brain leaked out of his head. Sure, he was never the same, but he survived. I get the feeling his "death" is a fake out, and he comes back as a "different" character, changed again.
I'm personally really glad Maeve survives that fight. Her journey was complete coming back to being a hero after having her passion for heroism be reignited by Starlight and its cool she gets to live a normal life now. Without her powers and retired its basically the same as her being dead since she is out of the story but without a tragic end. I also think her dying there would really bring down the mood of the end of the finale which imo seemed pretty optimistic with Annie joining "the Boys" officially and it would also draw attention away from Butcher's terminal illness caused by Temp V. Also when she survives we get to see a little glimpse of compassion from Ashley that shows she isn't exclusively an evil corporate monster, which might be important in following seasons.
Being hit with a ray that fry’s your powers while falling from a huge building and surviving is kind of meh. I would have been fine with her pushing him off, her not falling but still getting hit with the ray
I still have hope Noir isn’t dead. If he can get his brains bashed in with a shield that weighs as much as a manhole cover, then I can totally see him stuffing his intestines back in him and healing from it.
Losing a part of your brain is possible to survive for real people, unless he can heal if you put everything back in the same place then he's not coming back. They made it in a way that showed he's really gone.
Been curious about the show for awhile due to all the hype. I finally decided to check it out recently, and got hooked. I binged through all three seasons A-Train fast. One of my favorite shows now. It perfectly balances the humor, drama, and weirdness. Homelander is a brilliantly compelling villain, as was Soldier Boy. I’m glad to see Jensen still getting big gigs after Supernatural and hope to see more from him, he knocked it out of the park. The show succeeds at making the stakes seem higher than some of the save-the-world plots you see in superhero stories. The show digs into the flaws and humanity of the characters in a way I’ve never seen before in this genre.
I agree with the ranking, season 1 was awesome season 2 wasn't the most memorable and season 3 hit some very high notes but seemed to have forgotten what happened in season 1 at some points, kind of took the characters to some strange places but overall very good.
I might be reaching, it might be obvious, but still. Butcher has the eye lasers because 1) it's homelanders main weapon, 2) he wants to kill everything in sight at least half the time. Huey however often feels naked - vulnerable, & also often wants to flee or wishes he was anywhere else.
I do wish Black Noir was given more chances to be something in this show especially this season given his important role. Other than that, I loved this season and can't wait for season 4
They killed him off like that for a reason. He'll be back next season, and there's a reason why Homelander mentions he can see through his mask. He'll be "re-introduced" next season with the return of Edgar, another way to sorta keep Homelander in check. If you know the comics, you know where it's going.
@@mangaas Theyve already said they wont do the Black Nior is homelander clone thing because even the people who wrote it HATED it and their exact quote was "Yeah.. we pretty much ran out of ideas". He was never written to be homeland, they threw that in there at the last moment. There are hints he was written to be mentally ill (disabled) or schizophrenia (which is where I think they got their idea for this season). Id YOU "knew the comic" (you literally just googled) than you would knew the Nior thing was HATED in the community and introduced TONS of potholes. TONS. Like the fact that BN is shown to be HALF THE SIZE of homelander in every panel but the final panel, that homelander admitted to "looking under his mask" in the comics, that multiple character admitted theyve seen him without his mask early on (Maeve, lamplighter) and that he was bested multiple times. Even if he does come back, he isnt Earving. And they wont do the clone thing, theyve said it. At best it will be a time jumped ryan after multiple BNs.
@@mangaas for real? There an article or interview or something? Cause I hated that they killed Noir like that, there was already hints he was secretly super powered.
Jeremy chose to do videos on one show instead of both and in his own mind thought that doing both would be “a bit much”. While other channels would have made twice as many videos without even thinking. This is why I’ve been subbed to you for years. Because you are honest and you are a human being.
You ever watch a show and have all these thoughts about it, then you watch a video where the person echoes your exact thoughts almost exactly. That was this video for me. Antony Starr is exceptional as homelander and that scene where he admits to “loving being loved” but willing to destroy everything as an alternative is the best, most WTF scene I’ve ever seen in any show. Awesome!!!
This show is so amazing, it changed the genre entirely and I don’t think anything in the future will come close. I hope they can keep it up for as long as they can without driving it to the ground.
Soldier Boy was a hilarious, serious and bloodthirsty all in one he was my favourite character as they built up his character he was foreshadowed in season 2 and then was built up in season 3 and then we meet him and he was a show stopper top tier character
To comment on the Noir death: I can't remember if you mentioned the twist in the comics in your last videos, but I truly think this is the set up for that.
They could have used Black Noir a lot more efficient with all the mystery surrounding him. But unfortunately they changed the character completely regarding his comic version. If they stayed true to the comics Black Noir's identity reveal would have been such an incredible story twist at the series finale.
Nah, the whole "evil twin/clone" story wouldnt have worked for the show, I think. The same way Stormfront from the comics would have been weird in the show.
@@diode_wow going off of what you said, it’s also similar in the fashion that Vic the Veep wouldn’t work in the show either so they changed Vic to Victoria Neuman. Everything they changed in the show, they did for a reason and it just makes the show better as a whole.
The Boys and Stranger Things have been kicking the MCU's ass in terms of story telling and character development, wish they gave each of the tv shows more episodes to let things simmer more.
The finale was pretty weak, but the overall season was great. I didn't think the writing and plotting overall was the best this season, but Herogasm and the acting (seriously, every actor on this show is amazing) elevated the season from very good to great. Antony Starr better get at least an Emmy nomination for his performance as Homelander. His micro-acting in this show is next level.
@@joed.8538 It's not that it wasn't mind-blowing. I have no problem with a low-key finale. Hell, Game of Thrones' finales often didn't progress the story much since Episode 9 would have the shocking moment. I was fine with Herogasm being the main big thing. I just think the writing took a nosedive in the finale, especially in the third act.
This season was good. Like the best part was, you know the ending was on a knifes edge, like literally any little thing gone differently would have changed the ending completely. Like Butcher not being Harsh to Ryan. Hughie having powers in the last fight (He could have easily teleported Ryan away) Homelander listening to Black Noir on Soldier Boy being evil. Etc. But all the thing, all the decisions are so fitting to the characters that the ending doesn't at all feel contrived.
Finale sucked. Buildup of Soldier boy hunting down his team was squashed with Black Noir dying before that. All the "scorched earth", planning, and knowing temp V kills you, then everyone just decides last minute to throw that all away. Nobody could have grabbed Ryan and moved him out of the building? Nothing was paid off and ultimately all the big threads of the season meant nothing, everything was reset at the end. Sure some characters moved around/died but the main plot just reset. People lost powers, got them back, supposedly died, came back. It felt cheap like they couldn't resolve what they setup because they want more seasons.
@@Xyos212 Obviously no, because all were holding Homelander. One couldn't have just left and took Ryan. And any human character couldn't have done it because Ryan is so much powerful. And you are forgetting how quickly it happened. If soldier boy in his rahe hadn't hit Ryan, then Butcher and Homelander wouldn't have teamed up. And that again brings back my point. Had soldier boy not hit Ryan again the ending would have changed. But it's so in character for him to get angry on small things.
@@Xyos212 Yeah the finale was herogasism. Butcher decides to protect his cheating wife's love child instead of stripping Homelander of his powers. And then we find out Homeland is in fact very vulnerable yet no one presses the issue. Then at the end suddenly Soldier Boy is the ultimate bad guy even though all he did this season was hunt down his old team and get high. Not Homelander who is literally genocidal.
@@samarendra109 The team up was the dumbest thing ever. Everyone already knew that if you're a strong supe which Homelander and Ryan are the only thing that happens is you lose your powers.
I mean, of course Jensen Ackles was amazing at playing a complicated villain character like Soldier Boy. He's already played Jason Todd/The Red Hood and his performance in that role was absolutely legendary.
I didn't notice The Butcher gaining any insight on the supe complex when he got temporary powers. He seemed to relate to them exactly the same. I agree about Homelander though, he's the best character on the show. The two best scenes in the season was when Homelander called Starlight's buff (you mentioned it) and that final scene, which was awesome. It was stupid that Maeve lived. I agree with you there as well. Good review.
I procrastinated on watching this show forever for some dumb reason. Just started season 1 last week, and I was immediately hooked. Binged the hell out of it and just finished season 3 yesterday. Damn this show is so good, and season 3 was AWESOME! They’re so good at leaving you hanging at the end of a season and I can’t wait for season 4!
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Are you going to do a review on The Terminal List?
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Jensen as Soldier Boy was kind of a strange experience for me. Considering 'Bobby' (Robert SInger) is running for president in The Boys and Jensen's acting (which fit the character of SB perfectly)... It was kind of like "Dean WInchester gets transported to another timeline" Which was a bit surreal.
If you like Anthony Starr man watch Banshee
Soldier Boy is the best character to be introduced in the middle of a show in a long, long time.
“I don’t have shellshock, fuck you.”
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We'll have to wait and see if Soldier Boy returns and what they do with him for an answer to that question.
Azula holds the advantage for having a complete arc.
Ong soldier boy had me cracking up. Jensen Ackles did an amazing job
I loved everything about Soldier Boy.
i liked lamp lighter
His best line is Bill Cosby now that's America's Dad but oh boy does he know how to make a strong punch. Haha ha... 👍
the way that Black Noir started talking to his cartoony imagination revealing his fears and motives was in my opinion incredibly creative to show his past and how he still has an imagination and personality in spite lacking his speech which was some incredible character development and it also made empathy towards the character so much more real which is often slept on.
It sucks how they butchered that character development by immediately killing him in the finale. I would have loved to see him going against one on one with Soldier Boy
Shame it doesn't matter because he then dies
when i first saw his cartoons i was like 🤣 but that slowly evolved into ☹️
@@meris8486 Jeremy mentions this in his review and so does the comment above you. No spoiler warning necessary.
Pretty sure it's brain damage
I just can't believe how well this show has developed pretty much every character. Even a minor character like Ashley gets plenty of development and an overall arc over the first 3 seasons. The main cast all get their moments to shine as well as scenes to display their acting prowess. MM was a cool standout this season, really got to flex his acting chops.
That scene with MM and Starlight in the car… MAN.
Ashely is the funniest bitch lmao
No.
Exactly. I felt mm was a standout charachter along with soldier boy
MM was so good this season, phenomenal acting
“Hey, Deep…. Eat fuckin’ Timothy”
Absolutely killed me, so funny. This season was bananas.
That scene... Oh man... Still haunting me till this day.
I fast forwarded through that scene it was so disturbing
Ngl I thought that I'd be the only one who felt properly uncomfortable at this scene. I love it
It wasn’t funny,it was bad taste
@@jesejared7443 I'm sure Timothy had a good taste.
Calm down
Really was an incredible season, for me the “Timothy” moment was when homelander is on the roof with the girl on his birthday. Really felt to me you saw a switch flip in the character there when he decides he’s no longer there for his “birthday save” and she starts getting terrified
Oh yes, what a scene! Awesometacular. For me it's just below the scene where butcher and HL share a knowing look after lasering SB together coz he punched the kid. I feel butcher and HL will join forces against SB in the final season.
Anthony Starr is an incredible actor. He makes me uncomfortable on screen because he's just so scary. It's a shame he wasn't nominated for an Emmy.
There's still time...
I think the boys will be eligible next year
This season will be eligible next year
Watch Banshee. Antony Starr plays a better character than Homelander in it. It's an excellent show.
@@encycl07pedia- Yeah but in "Banshee" can he *laser-eye* people or *punch out* their hearts? Tell me "yes" and I'll start binging it next week...
When Starlight had her big moment and it basically just pushed soldier boy over I was dead, I thought it was going to be something epic. 💀💀
LMAO what was that scene supposed to be a joke bc I luaghed, like she was charged to Max power thought solider boy was gonna die and then poof she just pushed him
If anything it disoriented soldier boy long enough for MM and the others to knock him out with that gas. So it wasn’t a totally useless moment lol.
i still dont get if that was intentional or just bad writing
Maybe they ran out of sfx budget because I expected him to fly through the wall or receive some damage at least
If anything it shows how strong soldier boy is. In that same fight he took butchers laser eyes straight to the face and lets not forget this nerve agent is supposed to be the most deadly in the world and all it can do to soldier boy is knock him out.
Both Anthony Star and Jensen Ackles are some of the most perfect casting choices they could have made.
Also Karl Urban as Butcher
@@Shome2049 I was going to say the same. Karl Urban is seriously underrated as an actor. That guy can do anything.
@@Shome2049 Urban could work on his accent a bit - but he's a darn sight more accurate than Dick Van Dyke. Dyke's accent was diabolical. 😄
@@Naptosis That accent is what makes him so unique and likeable. But I agree.
People, it's Antony, watch the fucking credits just once
Re: Deep eating the octopus scene - the thing that stuck the most to me was Deep's commentary that the octopus was, in these last moments, PRAYING. How had they not followed up on this?! Who was the octopus praying to?! And will Cthulhu appear next season?
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Maybe Poseidon?
perhaps Timothy - he had children! - was praying to The Deep to spare him.
He was praying to the God of Carpentry.
Five bucks says that Cthulhu violates The Deep hentai-style in either season 4 or Diabolical season 2. Lol
I do like the fact that one of the more tortured characters, maeve, got the happy ending. Plus, it was a good way of showing there is hope for some characters, like Ashley deleting the cctv
They made a point of having Ashley seem to consider it, but it's her underling who actually deletes it and looks at her for approval afterwards
@@s20acc94 for the record, I may have accidentally reported your comment instead of the spam
@@joe94c nice bro. Nice
“I’ll just wipe New York off the fucking map for fun. I’ll even throw in Des Moines and that little cousin fucker hick *town Maeves from* because why not?”
She’ll be there when he decides to follow up on that threat.
ashley deleting the cctv was oddly wholesome in a way that it shows she isn’t a corporate shill and can do something good
Soldier Boy was the only one that kept up his part of the deal. I'm glad Soldier Boy is still alive and depending on how many more seasons there are , there's still a chance he could come back. So proud of Jensen because imo he killed it in this role. And no matter how much Homelander supposedly loves Ryan, I will never feel any sympathy for him.
He could have turned good and be an Anti hero but after the betrayal from Butcher, I doubt.
@@MrTytyjohn64 truth, and we just learned this season that Homelander is nearing that level of carelessness. Not only the mirror talk, but especially so in that final scene. He is about to become unhinged and it is going to be epic.
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They keep teasing that Homelander will go crazy and do big stuff, it kept happening in season 2 but never lead to anything, same arc again this season. I hope it will actually mean something for next season which seems to be the last.
@@MrTytyjohn64 you're oversimplifying. Soldier boy may not be a good person but he suffered plenty for that, and he never intentionally killed anyone he didn't have to. Homelander is a genocidal mass murder and a rapist who views humans as toys, soldier boy is just a dick. There's literally no contest between them.
He only kept to the deal after seeing what Homelander was “weak” he had no loyalty to Butcher as he was willing to let him die the previous episode
I thought the way we learned Noir’s backstory was a brilliant way to do an information dump. It’s basically a manifestation of his trauma and the “friends” that help him deal with that trauma. We learned more about Soldier Boy and his team during that as well. Idk I thought it was very well done.
I also loved that the most about this season, then (SPOILERS)
they kill him the very next episode
The finale felt like it reverted a lot of the season’s buildup. Noir was unceremoniously killed, Soldier Boy is back in ice, and Kimiko is back to gleefully murdering anyone who gets in her way. Phenomenal season, but it really does feel like they don’t want to commit to any real changes in the status quo.
I think season 3s legacy on the boys is gonna come down to the fact that they are kinda finding creative and amazing ways of killing time to get to the main point which Is homelanders eventual snap and taking over of the Whitehouse which will probably be the last moments of next season with season 5 probably being the final season where id predict half of it will be trying to take homelander down and the last half could be the kill them all story just my theory could do it completely different
The writers don't know how to write. You wasted all this time on Black Noir back story only for him to do nothing. MM's motivations don't make sense. Huey Kimiko and Frenchy are the most uninteresting characters. Why is the Deep even on screen anymore? And the succeeded in making their arch villain in Soldier Boy the most likable character. Honestly Herogasm was the end of the season and they limped to the finish with the last two.
Yea the writers don’t really know what to do with half these characters
@@TheMasterQuests Most of the cast got a bunch of character development this season so I don't really see that no
@@JJ-zr6fu Yeah like WFT is MM goina do against Solider Boy? Lol.
I love how although Kimiko can't speak, she has some of the best and most soulful lines this season.
Great season but I completely agree with your point about the show being scared to commit to the deaths of characters. There was no need for them to undo Queen Maeve's death, sacrificing herself was the perfect way for her character to complete her arc and it was a huge copout to see her end up alive afterwards. I also think that A-Train should have died at the end of the Herogasm episode. I loved his character this season but it felt like his arc was heading towards a natural end, ending with him getting revenge for his brother and then dying of a heart attack. I hope that his character development remains intact in Season 4!
Agree on queen maive, strongly disagree for A train.i felt very cheated when it "killed him" so I was excited to see him the next episode. Queen Maive however felt like that was a true conclusion to her character and a fitting end that they just backed out of, for sure.
I read somewhere, that they didn't want to kill her because in a lot of shows, they always kill queer characters, so this time they wanted to give her a happy ending
Considering how many other people die in this show, saying they’re afraid to commit to character deaths is a bit stramgw
Story wise this season was weak.
@@BonzerMrT main characters. Same way I loved Season 4 of Stranger Things but feel that show suffers from a similar problem.
Jensen Ackles exceeded my expectations with his performance. Been a HUGE fan of his since Supernatural and the moment I found out he was cast I knew he would steal the show and he did! Take nothing away from Anthony Starr as Homelander though. I agree Queen Maeve got lost in the shuffle but seeing her take it to Homelander made up for it. This is my favorite season so far. From the Termite scene to Mother's Milk getting... milked, there were a good amount of 😱 moments for sure. My only issue isn't a complaint per se but a real question, why wasn't Soldier Boy leaving nuclear fallout everywhere he went off? No one got radiation poisoning and I found that odd. 🤔
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Jensen really stepping up his game lately. I love that he had a good long run with Supernatural (it really should've ended after s5 but THAT'S just my OPINION), but I'm glad he didn't just stop there. He did a few voice acting roles for DC, he played Jason Todd in Under the Red Hood and was INCREDIBLE, and upgraded to THE BATMAN himself in The Long Halloween. And here he's just stunning. I can't wait to see what he does next. He deserves to have a career after Supernatural. I don't want him to just fade away like so many people do when they're just KNOWN for one character in a franchise. I mean if that's what HE wants then all power to him but...Hollywood would be losing incredible talent.
Fuck your "OPINION" You goddamn right! Season 5 was an incredible ending to the show and in my eyes, made it one of the most complete shows in television.... Then another 10 seasons came. I cut off after 7, quality dropped massively
True, but season 7 was so well written that it destroyed season 5.
@@anthonymede9216 I couldn't like season 7 after what season 6 did to castiel lol but once you're in it's like "well I'm too invested can't back out now."
Well it should have literally ended at s5. That was the original vision.
The original director went away then and you can literally see a shift of tone after s5.... its like up untill thrn the show takes itself a lot more seriously and everythibg after feels more like a "what if scenario"
Absolutely agreed. Season 5 was supposed to be the Reichenbach fall moment for Supernatural. The next seasons just destroyed the legacy of that show by being a greedy cash grab attempt. Leaving aside all the plot holes and contrivances, the whole "corporate structure of heaven and hell" thing was... *vomits violently*
When Butcher was being put through the nightmare by Mindstorm, I literally almost cried, and I never cry. The shit that Butcher went through kind of explained why he was so fucked up. It was perfect television, and the writing is absolutely insane. S4 can't get here fast enough.
I liked that scene but the horrible British accents took me out of it
Frank Thedukes - No, Butcher’s accent is passable - his little brother in the flashback was objectively appalling
Butcher peaked in S1. Rest of the season (especially S2) leaned too hard on "fixing" him, which is absolute bollock of a plot and never went anywhere. Who cares if he got beat up, billions of kid have got at least one thrashing and they turn out all-right. What matter is taking down a fucking walking threat to existence.
I did think there was a need to expand Butcher from a narrow minded revenge seeker to a more broader person, who cares for life of his mates ( & god forbid innocents). But they made him worse, not only he is OK with hurting his mates, he now values one (or two) lives over everybody. He will literally let Homelander get away if that means saving Ryan or Huey. That is absolute bottom of Barrell childish crap for a show that is supposed to cater to mature & nuanced ideas. Every person (till now 1) that Homelander kills directly or indirectly from now onwards is because of Butcher
The accents brought a tear to my eye too
@@kirathekillernote2173 no it’s real bottom of the barrel HUMAN crap. Your edgy let your wife die to save the x amount of people ideology falls apart for most when it’s someone they actually love in the crosshairs. Humans are selfish and have been forever. It’s perfectly easy to think that people out there would let a group of strangers die to save their loved one. Even if it means letting one homicidal maniac go to keep their loved one safe.
Episode 8 is my favorite...
I got chills when Butcher said "Supe soup for dinner, boys!" And Homelander finally said "It's Homelandin' time." before landing on a tin roof!!!👍
I love how butcher’s lines are so crazy that i believed it was real until i read the homelander one
Homelander is one of the most terrifying villains I have ever seen. He can do whatever he wants when he wants (besides a few exceptions) and it leads to every scene that has him with another character you genuinely believe he could and would and might kill that character.
Not really, only the characters that have no real value to the plot are killable. This show makes it clear that all main super hero characters have plot armor and not able to be killed.
He's basically our government
The best part about Season 3 is just how much the lines are blurred between who's a hero and a villain. Homelander, while completely evil and psychotic, is made sympathetic throughout moments in this season to where it's hard to just see him as an immoral bad guy and Butcher is no longer the guy who needs to take down Homelander that we root for because the Temp V brings out the worst in him. Aside from Starlight, everyone commits good and bad acts and that's when you know you're in the hands of a good writer because you can't pick a side to be on because everyone lives in that gray area. So excited for what Season 4 will bring and PLEASE bring back Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy because he stole every moment he was on screen.
Good news he's going to be in future seasons.
True, with however monstrous Homelander is, he's the one who *SPOILER* told Ryan it wasn't his fault. I know exactly what Butcher was trying to do but the kid needed a father figure and I think Butcher is gonna have to pay for that mistake.
Idk i don’t agree. MM and frenchie also didn’t do anything bad this season. Homelander is very evil. He does like 1 nice thing the whole season
Nah Homelander is still pure evil and I personally can't sympathise with him at all.
Soldier Boy on the other hand, is a different story....
I loved the part where soldier boy grabbed homelander's jaw. Also loved the beating Maeve gave homelander. This is actually the most damage homelander's got in the entire show
I gotta say, I was shocked at how much Soldier Boy actually felt like a bigger threat than Homelander. At least to me. Other than Stan Edgar, no other villainous character has made me think "Damn, I'm more afraid of this person rising than Homelander," than Soldier Boy. Yes, even neo-Nazi bitch Stormfront did not feel as a bigger threat to me than Homelander. But Soldier Boy made me feel Homelander finally had someone to be nervous about.
Probably bc Soldier Boy is always with Hughie and Butcher that he can easily ambush them anytime they have their guard down. Meanwhile HL's presence aren't always with The Boys
He felt like less of a threat than homelander to me.
@@accidentalmadness1708 Same for me. He was far more rational and grounded than Homelander.
And though he is hunting his old team, beyond that he isn't thst motivated. Sure both characters don't care about collateral but Homelander is actively on a path where hurting people is inevitable. Soldier Boy half the time is just chilling and granny slamming.
@@BrokenSIMGlasses Not necessarily that. What did it, for me, was that Soldier Boy seemed like he was just as powerful as Homelander, but with actual combat training. It was a superpowered bully now having to go up against a superpowered soldier. Plus Soldier Boy had an ability that depowers/kills super beings. And lastly, while Homelander is a mentally ill psycho, Soldier Boy's "I don't give a fuck" attitude that he doesn't even try to hide made him a ticking time bomb, in a literal and metaphorical sense. A guy with the power to match/kill the biggest threat of the entire show, and gives no fucks about anything else after decades of captivity and torture? It can't get worse than that. Oh wait! He's Homelander's father?! Yeah, it's worse.
Power wise yea he's scary. Personality wise, he's just a giant boomer when he's not on PTSD trips or hunting his old team. Definitely not a good person still but Homelander is straight up unhinged
I think my favorite arc besides the obvious was A-Train. His wanting to try to help his home, but in doing so comes off as asinine only to end up with Bluehawks' heart was the ultimate karma
It's great seeing a character finally change after so many false attempts. Really intrigued to see where he goes from here and if there's some sort of redemption arc
i love the face he makes when they tell him that he has Bluehawk s heart
And yet completely predictable.
@@jDkaufman25 I have a feeling it will turn into a redemption arc like him sacrificing his life for Hughie or something. That would be cool cause Hughie’s ultimate purpose was to kill him.
It was poetic seeing as how blue hawk called out the "dark skinned" community and they instantly resorted to violence, much like real life.
My favorite show of all times. The satire on life itself, the execution, the acting, pacing, all of it is just PERFECT
I absolutely loved how they showed the weakness of blackmailing. It only effects the victim if they allow it to. When you have no image to protect, when the mask can slip with no consequence then that isn't a threat anymore. Also, my favorite bit was probably the internal debate Homelander had in the mirror. Reminded me of the Twilight Zone episode "Man in a Four Dollar Room".
This was definitely a "binge worthy season". It felt like Dragon Ball Z, and you wanted to watch the next episode right away.
It helped that it's streaming on Amazon, all the episodes are out, and each episode skips the end credits.
I love when Hughie asked Soldier Boy about the internet, wi-fi & GPS and he said “u made those words up”… LMFAO
“I’m still that kid, still getting up in the middle of the night checking the burners.”
I personally thought M.M. was the stand out this season, besides Homelander and Butcher. His arc and hatred for Soldier Boy is one of the sadder subplots they’ve introduced yet. He even stole the show for a minute, explaining his history with Soldier Boy. Major props to Laz Alonso.
Jensen Ackles killed it. He was the best part of season 3 and his character was super badass!! Hopefully he returns in S4
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The only disappointing thing about this show so far is that Antony Starr has not won an award yet. The guy deserves an Oscar for his performances! I know the Oscars are only for movies, but I don't care. Dude deserves all the awards. An Oscar, an Emmy, a Bafta, a Brit award, a MOBO award, Nickelodeon Teen Choice award, the Stanley Cup....
I’ll be honest the end fight felt super underwhelming. I mean Homelander and Soldier boy are hyped up as being the most powerful beings on the planet, literal gods, yet the fight portrays homelander fighting a stalemate with Maeve who at her full strength was punching and bending file cabinets in some random office. Just felt underwhelming.
Yup. Homelander and Maeve are supposed to be top tier, like Superman and Wonder Woman. Maeve stopped an armored car by standing there. Yet when they fight, it seems like something out of Captain America: Winter Soldier. The show acts like they should be throwing tanks at each other or punching each other through walls, but all we get are bent file cabinet drawers and cracked walls....
@@RonW4684 The thing with this show that I actually appreciate is that they play heavily on how invulnerable these supes are but they don't over exaggerate their strength. Yeah she stood Infront of a car and it crumpled but super invulnerability and super strength aren't related. They're two different powers, it's just that we are so used to seeing the two coupled together in every other super hero show that makes this feel underwhelming. But if you really think about it the strength has to be downplayed because if they are just throwing tanks every time a villain robs a bank then imagine how chaotic the world would really be. The damage has to be minor otherwise Vaught wouldn't even plausibly be in business and that's what you'd be picking on.
Soldier Boy was the highlight of this season, shame there wasn't more of him.
They called him terrorist and racist but he was more of an Anti hero.
@@Shome2049
Oh he was awful and no mistake. But I found him compelling, that scene where he first talks to Hughie is a top moment of the season.
@@meris8486 Hopefully they wouldnt Stormfront SB next season
Dont you think they should juat dump Deep storyline if they wont to make time for SB
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I was anxious almost every time Homelander was on screen. Especially when he was alone with people in a room. You can obviously see he’s unstable at this point and I was wondering who he was gonna kill because they hurt his feelings, embarrassed him, etc.
same, you know he's just a bad comment or eye roll away from gruesomely murdering everyone. Anthony Starr truly is terrifying in this role.
Facts
I’ll be honest, I was with Hughie and Butcher all the way on the Temp V thing. Morally MM and Annie are 100% in the right, but at the same time, this is the first time they could actually fight supes. Like they finally brought a gun to a gunfight.
Yes but that is the conundrum. If you are fighting for an idea, does sacrificing that idea invalidate your fight for it? Personally I'm with MM here, yes getting results is important but not at all cost and becoming the thing you are fighting against is a step too far. But Butcher was already over that line a long time ago, he is not a good person, and yes he suffered abuse, but that doesn't excuse everything. Many people suffer abuse and they are still kind to others and fight to better others life, without having to go over some. But this is why its interesting, its nuanced and debatable.
They brought a NUCLEAR WEAPON to a gunfight
MM and Annie prove that being "morally in the right" isn't enough to accomplish the mission, sheesh if Butcher didn't turn soft Homelander might be dead.. I'm not saying let Ryan die but maybe spend more than 5 words trying to reason with Soldier Boy 😂
Also, the lack of grappling in these fights is frustrating.. I was at least expecting Maeve to pull out an armbar or something, even if Homelander just YeeTs her like a bag of trash I think it would've highlighted her skillset and months of training better.. plus it was Royce Gracie that proved size and strength don't matter, I hope they improve the fights in the coming seasons - the blow for blow shots get boring and are unrealistic
@@KetraarHughie is the better character to address the conundrum issue with. He isn't as ruthless as Butcher, nor is he idealistic as MM (or even Annie, but being a supe allows for more idealism because of the powers). He had tried to walk MM's path until finding out that he was working for a supe early on in the season opens his eyes to a reality that Butcher already understood. This realization hits him in the face harder as he tries to deal with his frustrations about his inability to protect the people he loves from Homelander. The same moral question that MM had to answer in regards to Soldier Boy, Hughie faces with Homelander. Just as his outlook is torn between Butcher's practical realism and MM's naive idealism, he walks the line between the two. He doesn't sacrifice his principles, because he isn't willing to let Butcher die to kill Homelander.
@@glyyytch I think the bigger realisation by Hughie is that MM is right and its not worth loosing your humanity to achieve your goals. People saying Starlight didn't achieve anything have not watched the show. But the main point is that neither EXTREAM is ideal, as Sly said in Demolition Man, "you here have to clean up a bit, and you others have to get at bit dirty".
Something season 3 did amazingly was making the audience feel the same emotions towards Homelander as the characters in the show. The first part of the season made me feel anxious every time homelander was on screen; but as the characters started to not fear him as much, so did I. I don't know how to put this in better words.
Soldier Boy was the best part of this season for me. Hope he comes back with a meaningful purpose.
SB easily took my second favorite character position from Butcher.
Butcher was my 2nd favorite but after that stupid betrayal, his character is dented.
You must have skipped a lot of seasons with other characters then.
@@Shome2049 yeah, "he's my wife's son," was one of the worst lines in the whole show tbh
Hope he takes out the Boys crew and he and starlight take over. Tired of that useless crew.
Although I ultimately enjoyed the season, I was let down by the finale. The black noir conclusion was a bit of a disappointment. And Maeve somehow surviving in the end felt like the show was more concerned with fan service, than committing to good story telling. Other than that, it was a great season.
Given by how mad Homelander was, im was extremely disappointed how soft/restrained he was throughout the whole fight. Maeve should of died.
Gotta satisfy the LGTV kids
Gotta admit, the moment when Homelander and Butcher look at eachother in silent agreement to take down Soldier Boy was a great moment, resulting in an audible "oh shit!" on my end
And now i have the star wars meme in my head for that ending
the boys is just so consistently great. there isn’t an episode where you’re not on the edge of your seat
For me, I love how The Deep is constantly tormented. This show loves to poop on him and I think it’s hilarious. I laughed so hard with the Timothy scene. I just think it’s funny.
Don’t forget ambrosia 😂 i can never look at octopus the same
@@ninaflo5662 rotfl xD XDXD
I really hope Black Noir comes back man, he’s a great character and seeing his past/how he views the world is very interesting; idk I just really like his character, and it’d be a shame to waste such an intriguing person in the third season
Well knowing how important he is in the comics and knowing his regeneration abilities paired with the fact that compound V can boost a supe's native abilities, maybe he'll return as a zombie or something
I could see stan Edgar covertly grabbing his body and making him a much more obedient attack dog in the shadows next season
He will come back. Nathan Mitchell will play a "different" Black Noir in season 4.
Eric Kripke said that the new Noir will be more "talkative" and have more of a humorous personality.
This can be taken a lot of ways. MAYBE our Black Noir survived, but is "reprogrammed" into a different person. Or maybe they're just gonna put a different guy behind the mask
@@bruhder5854 it's gona be Homelander clone replacing black noir like in the comics lol, he ain't coming back.
@@He-Man00 Precisely, he could even be different after _even more_ brain damage from Homelander eviscerating him. We just don't know (though I don't have much hope for Noir).
I'm pretty sure all the Supes have a little super strength. A-Train could pull a literal train and was surprised when Hughie was able to hurt him. So I think not only did Hughie get teleportation, but also a little super strength.
I mean.. He did punch his hand through a guy at the russian lab lol.
@@thegroovyb3507 and was helping hold Homelander down
Can’t stop the A train
I'm sad Jeremy didn't talk about MM, his story was rough and the actor was pulling some emotional depth I didn't know he had
Bruh Soldier Boy's suit is one of the greatest live action superhero costumes of all time
I still just don’t understand why the boys decided soldier boy is a bigger threat than homelander in the end. All the people that’ll be killed by homelander and Ryan in future seasons, their blood is on the boys’ hands
Exactly. They should have made soldier boy op and a new villian. Killing homelander and replacing him with soldier boy. Like in removing one problem they created a bigger problem
Solider boy was always MM's biggest target. And homelander was Butchers. Homelander was Maeve and she was going after him. They could have done a better job showing that solider boy would go after homelander AND Ryan but butcher clearly saw that killing Ryan to get to homelander was A OK for solider boy. And that's obviously not ok with butcher. The last episode was just weirdly sloppy.
Yeah I get it that Butcher wanted to save Ryan but ,why did he started fighting him
And why was Starlight more into taking down SB
why didnt tjey just Nivochoke HL
Tho the reason is probably bcz they wantto drag the show for 5 seasons
Starlight is the only outright hero trying to save as much people as she can,soldier boy did alot of damage at herogasm,if that happens in vought tower,alot more people would die
I feel like season 3 has some great moments, but ultimately it did not move the needle much in terms of plot, which sucks. Nothing really got resolved and we basically ended up right where we were when the season began.
It was still the absolute best the boys has been. So i agree with the plot complaints, but saying "it had some great moments" doesn't fit because every moment (other than points in the finale) was the boys at 110%.
This is a weird take, I think the lukewarm finale makes the season feel this way but - Black Noir died, Starlight left the 7, theres a whole new Russian mob that the team has to deal with now… A lot has changed since the beginning of the season
Not really. The whole structure of vaught and the seven has completely changed - with homeland being the unofficial figurehead now. Starlight officially quit and is a full member of the boys. Butcher is basically out of commission. Ryan is being groomed by his father to be a psychopath. And probably worst of all, public opinion has gotten so bad that homeland we can kill a guy in broad daylight and get applause. A LOT changed this season…
The finale was the worse episode of the season
Question: how did Maeve survive the fall? Soldier Boy's power-depriving explosion happened in mid-fall, so Maeve would have been without powers by the time she hit the ground, yes? Or could it be that Maeve somehow _didn't_ lose all of her powers? (Or did Soldier Boy suddenly turn into an inflatable stunt bag at the last moment?)
My opinion is what you said. She didn't lose all of her powers by the time she hit the ground.
The powers don’t turn off, they wear off.
@@curious1053 You could be right. Can you point me to where they say that specifically in the show? I guess I missed that. Not challenging you-am just curious. (And I'm a total ignoramus about the comics version. Maybe it's explained there if Soldier Boy has the same powers in the comics.)
It's not that deep
@@bighominid Kimiko seemed like she had a bit of her powers left when she was held hostage with Frenchie
Soldier Boy is an amazing addition to the show
Couple of issues with the Boys though ( it’s my favorite TV show currently running just saying)
I feel like they can’t commit to main characters’ deaths so there are no consequences and also although this was a great season it ended almost at the same point were it started no development to the overall story just that Homelander is now his son’s favorite person
P.S so it’s established that Starlight is really weak since all that power up was just like a simple punch by Homelander or Soldier Boy
Here’s how I think it would go in terms of power in the 7 crew:
1. Homelander
2. Stormfront
3. Maeve
4. Black Noir
5. A-Train
6. Starlight
7. The Deep
8. Translucent
So many good performances on this show, but I think the kid that plays Ryan also deserves mentioning; he's got the slight facial expressions and everything down. Really rare talent for such a young actor IMHO.
This was a great season. The finale had some questionable choices but I'm looking forward to the next season
@Don't Read My Profile Photo how original. Only the 50th fucking comment I've seen like this
Will Soldier Boy be back for season 4?
@@derekrobertson60388 I really hope so
@@derekrobertson60388 it's not impossible
every Single season has the same plot
The Boys shows you the even in super hero movies/series the plot should always focus on the human nature instead of the powers as the main point, its the characters and their struggles that makes The Boys such a good show powers are just there to move the plot not to drive it.
I was disappointed in season 3. I’m glad starlight finally left the seven. With everything she saw it made no sense that she stayed as long as she did.
I really did not like the end though. Soldier Boy did not do enough to show that he was enough of a threat to leave Homelander alone. They could have let soldier boy take out homelander and then have Maeve take out soldier boy.
Although I loved season 3, I am seeing signs that the show might start going in circles if they don't commit to the choices they make with the characters. If they keep taking back big decisions like killing Maeve, the show could lose itself.
I actually agree
Started going in circles in season two
Here me out: Jensen Ackles as Solid Snake. Put a bandanna on his forehead and have him play the same "Soldier Boy" character, BAM, we have a Metal Gear movie!
Anthony Starr is to The Boys as Tom Ellis is to Lucifer. Like he's not the only reason to watch the show, but he's definetly the best part of the show indesputably.
Best comparison you could’ve made! Tom Ellis was great as Lucifer.
Disagree.
Tom Ellis is a far bigger part of the show than Anthony Starr.
Been waiting for this Jeremy! Excited to see what The Boys Varsity will be like considering it takes place between SZN 3-4
The best part about Homelander (especially as the season keep going) is the tension whenever he's on screen. You don't know when he's going to snap and just murder everyone because...he can.
I loved this season, my only issue was really the finale. It didn't make me hate the show or anything, just compared to everything else felt like such a rushed way to get Soldier Boy locked up again. It was really frustrating how literally everyone but Maeve lost focus on the plan to all beat him up. Also they really diminished Starlight's powers this season and it just made her look really lame but that's already been said by everyone.
The finale felt rushed. They should have had a couple more episodes to build towards the Homelander/Soldier Boy fight. And yes, Maeve surviving the explosion was bullshit. Soldier Boy kills like a dozen supes but Maeve survives at point blank range?
I think Maeve is just simply stronger than a lot of the other super heroes. She went to to toe with homelander after all.
@@houndnz4703 yep! I think a lot of people forget how strong she is lol
@@houndnz4703 But soldier boys blast removes powers. Maeve must have fell at least 20 stories without powers and survived. Total bullshit
What happened was Herogasism was the finale and they were contracted for 2 more episodes
Yea, Maeve should have been dead. The ultimate sacrifice would have been AWESOME!!!!
Billy Butcher remains one of my favorite characters in any form of media, ever. He's such a dgaf unpredictable wild card that you never know what he'll say or do and it keeps him endlessly entertaining.
Plus Karl Urban’s performance is instantly iconic. So likeable and hateable at the same time
@@rhetiq9989 He rivals Ian McShane as Swearengen in Deadwood when it comes to beautiful cussing.
shame that epsiode 8 turned him into an idiot
He's so good in Dredd, nobody knows he's Dredd.
@@DamienDarkside The fact he never takes his helmet off illustrates Urban's dedication to the art of filmmaking and his love for the comics.
*Idk why people think* Soldier Boy held his promise from some respect for Butcher and having a semblance of integrity… he was willing to let Mind kill Butcher - - and didn’t respect Hughie - he was debating killing Homelander the whole episode until they finally meet and he sees how “weak” he has become and thinks to himself,
“I’m so disappointed by what he’s become… I’ll keep to the deal”
The Frenchman and The Female honestly didn't have much backstory given to them in the comics and consequently the writers of the show have been left to ultimately come up with the majority of it by themselves. They did a good job giving The Female some backstory and a reason to exist in season two with her Lost Brother arc but I do feel they somewhat dropped the ball in this season when it comes to their attempts to give Frenchie a decent backstory. I do like how the show keeps emphasizing poor childhoods and bad parenting as a reason for everyone's messed up views on the world though.
Ultimately they kind of just have to do their best with what they've got in this season as they are deviating pretty drastically from the comic book pages and will have less and less to draw from as time moves on. The show has jumbled up the timeline pretty good but certain storylines are already at their mid/end-point in terms of the source material so things will have to be improvised more and more. However, the show has proven itself capable of doing exactly that so far, such as giving a much better reason for The Female to break Hughie's arm in half than what is given in the comic book. So I have faith in what is to come from The Boys and here's to hoping they get a better deal than they did in the Comic Book!
Great book, even Greater TV show!
I still don't understand why Frenchie is valuable at all. He's done nothing since season 1 and somehow he's this elite hitman.
@@JJ-zr6fu most of the characters in the show have become useless
Eh,they were awful this season. Better than the comic doesn't men's good.
They got arcs because the writers had to do something with them and not because the writers had a story to tell
Season 3 was great until the finale, which I thought really really sucked.
SPOILERS
- Noir felt worthless and wasted, it felt like they were building something interesting.. nope, just useless mute.
- Everybody is ok. I'd be find with this ending if I was watching a superhero show on CW, but I have.. slightly higher expectations here? The fact that stormtroopers starter shooting at Frenchie, and Maeve lost her powers to help everyone, then get exactly what she wants, all the good guys somehow all made it out ok. Bad guys including Dean Winchester also live and go back into the box, in case they need him later. All the same. If you're trying to relay from episode 1 of the show that it's a realistic take on the supe world, well I felt none of that in the finale.
- Tom & Jerry reruns are fun aren't they? Go after Homelander, fail but all be ok by the finale. Then rinse & repeat every other season.
I was on the verge thinking this could be special, but it's just another show. It's fun, and that's where it ends.
they should’ve end it in season 3 they shouldn’t make more than 4 seasons
Herogasm is love. Herogasm is life.
I really like The Boys. Much like Stranger Things, it's one of the shows you hate to see end, and waiting for the next season seems to take forever.
As much as I like all of the cast, especially Erin Moriarty and Jack Quaid, no one deserves credit for making The Boys what it is more than Antony Starr. Homelander is terrifying not only because he can laser you to death or punch you to death or kill you in any number of ways, but because he is absolutely unhinged, and Antony Starr plays into that perfectly, especially nonverbally (when the lips start quivering, you better start shivering...sorry). If you didn't see how nice he is in interviews, you'd probably cross the street if you saw him in real life.
I think this season really upped everything. The violence, the sex, the uncomfortable... Seriously, that Timothy scene was... so uncomfortable.
Maeve surviving the explosion would bother me if it meant that scene was entirely without consequence but the fact that she lost her powers and has seemingly left the show feels fine to me. I liked the scene afterwards where she thanked Annie for pulling her back from being a dick like the rest of the 7 which we wouldnt have gotten if she had died
But then Kimiko could just take compound V to get her powers back so it doesnt seem very permanent
Maeve ain't leaving the show she's coming back next season.
@@Kaaxe yes but Maeve fucking hates being a supe so she's prob just gonna retire
If we don't see mave again that one line that she had could have been her dying words when they found her on the street. That would have been better for me.
@@Kaaxe Maeve doesn't want to have powers or be a hero
I checked your channel after every episode came out. I’m glad you made a video atleast even if it wasn’t one for every episode
Yea this season was peak television. I never really got into the show Supernatural so I was pleasantly shocked at how good Jensen Ackles was. His arch reminded me of an evil version of One Punch Man in a weird way. Every time he was about to explode somebody or battle he had this look on his face like underneath the tough asshole exterior he just wanted a worthy opponent to help end it all. Also, Homelander was phenominal as usual but I think Maeve's final battle with him was a great way to show a truly flawed but strong female character. My only critique was them "killing" off Black Noir. I completely agree that he was a complex character and it seemed like a waste that we never got to see his potential actualized.
I only saw two blunders in this season. 1) Black Noir being pretty much wasted with a BS death 2) Ryan being the catalyst that changed everything despite him only being in like one episode of the whole season.
We saw black noir get beat up so hard his brain leaked out of his head. Sure, he was never the same, but he survived. I get the feeling his "death" is a fake out, and he comes back as a "different" character, changed again.
@@massivelegend7599 same i dont think hes dead because the dude has blown up multiple times
I'm personally really glad Maeve survives that fight. Her journey was complete coming back to being a hero after having her passion for heroism be reignited by Starlight and its cool she gets to live a normal life now. Without her powers and retired its basically the same as her being dead since she is out of the story but without a tragic end. I also think her dying there would really bring down the mood of the end of the finale which imo seemed pretty optimistic with Annie joining "the Boys" officially and it would also draw attention away from Butcher's terminal illness caused by Temp V. Also when she survives we get to see a little glimpse of compassion from Ashley that shows she isn't exclusively an evil corporate monster, which might be important in following seasons.
Agree!!
yeah they basically killed her with the ability to bring her back if they want to
Being hit with a ray that fry’s your powers while falling from a huge building and surviving is kind of meh. I would have been fine with her pushing him off, her not falling but still getting hit with the ray
@@jac_o7 They probably wrote it that way so that it would seem more plausible to everyone including Vaught (aside from the two) that she died
sure but it makes no sense that she survived
I still have hope Noir isn’t dead. If he can get his brains bashed in with a shield that weighs as much as a manhole cover, then I can totally see him stuffing his intestines back in him and healing from it.
Nope.
Losing a part of your brain is possible to survive for real people, unless he can heal if you put everything back in the same place then he's not coming back. They made it in a way that showed he's really gone.
The boys deserves more episode by episode reviews than any Disney+ show ever.
Been curious about the show for awhile due to all the hype. I finally decided to check it out recently, and got hooked. I binged through all three seasons A-Train fast. One of my favorite shows now. It perfectly balances the humor, drama, and weirdness. Homelander is a brilliantly compelling villain, as was Soldier Boy. I’m glad to see Jensen still getting big gigs after Supernatural and hope to see more from him, he knocked it out of the park. The show succeeds at making the stakes seem higher than some of the save-the-world plots you see in superhero stories. The show digs into the flaws and humanity of the characters in a way I’ve never seen before in this genre.
I agree with the ranking, season 1 was awesome season 2 wasn't the most memorable and season 3 hit some very high notes but seemed to have forgotten what happened in season 1 at some points, kind of took the characters to some strange places but overall very good.
I might be reaching, it might be obvious, but still. Butcher has the eye lasers because 1) it's homelanders main weapon, 2) he wants to kill everything in sight at least half the time.
Huey however often feels naked - vulnerable, & also often wants to flee or wishes he was anywhere else.
I do wish Black Noir was given more chances to be something in this show especially this season given his important role. Other than that, I loved this season and can't wait for season 4
They killed him off like that for a reason. He'll be back next season, and there's a reason why Homelander mentions he can see through his mask. He'll be "re-introduced" next season with the return of Edgar, another way to sorta keep Homelander in check. If you know the comics, you know where it's going.
@@mangaas Theyve already said they wont do the Black Nior is homelander clone thing because even the people who wrote it HATED it and their exact quote was "Yeah.. we pretty much ran out of ideas". He was never written to be homeland, they threw that in there at the last moment. There are hints he was written to be mentally ill (disabled) or schizophrenia (which is where I think they got their idea for this season). Id YOU "knew the comic" (you literally just googled) than you would knew the Nior thing was HATED in the community and introduced TONS of potholes. TONS. Like the fact that BN is shown to be HALF THE SIZE of homelander in every panel but the final panel, that homelander admitted to "looking under his mask" in the comics, that multiple character admitted theyve seen him without his mask early on (Maeve, lamplighter) and that he was bested multiple times. Even if he does come back, he isnt Earving. And they wont do the clone thing, theyve said it. At best it will be a time jumped ryan after multiple BNs.
@@spoons250 You're in for a surprise then - cause they're doing it.
@@mangaas for real? There an article or interview or something? Cause I hated that they killed Noir like that, there was already hints he was secretly super powered.
@@mrcoules well he is a supe
Jeremy chose to do videos on one show instead of both and in his own mind thought that doing both would be “a bit much”. While other channels would have made twice as many videos without even thinking. This is why I’ve been subbed to you for years. Because you are honest and you are a human being.
You ever watch a show and have all these thoughts about it, then you watch a video where the person echoes your exact thoughts almost exactly. That was this video for me. Antony Starr is exceptional as homelander and that scene where he admits to “loving being loved” but willing to destroy everything as an alternative is the best, most WTF scene I’ve ever seen in any show. Awesome!!!
This season had me on the edge of my seat. Ready for S4
This show is so amazing, it changed the genre entirely and I don’t think anything in the future will come close. I hope they can keep it up for as long as they can without driving it to the ground.
The ENTIRE show deserves an Emmy.
Soldier Boy was a hilarious, serious and bloodthirsty all in one he was my favourite character as they built up his character he was foreshadowed in season 2 and then was built up in season 3 and then we meet him and he was a show stopper top tier character
To comment on the Noir death: I can't remember if you mentioned the twist in the comics in your last videos, but I truly think this is the set up for that.
They could have used Black Noir a lot more efficient with all the mystery surrounding him. But unfortunately they changed the character completely regarding his comic version. If they stayed true to the comics Black Noir's identity reveal would have been such an incredible story twist at the series finale.
Nah, the whole "evil twin/clone" story wouldnt have worked for the show, I think. The same way Stormfront from the comics would have been weird in the show.
@@diode_wow going off of what you said, it’s also similar in the fashion that Vic the Veep wouldn’t work in the show either so they changed Vic to Victoria Neuman. Everything they changed in the show, they did for a reason and it just makes the show better as a whole.
@@Jewce24 Same with Mallory and Stillwell
I just hope they stick the landing of this show, so far so diabolical! Loved soldier boy! 🤟🏽
The Boys and Stranger Things have been kicking the MCU's ass in terms of story telling and character development, wish they gave each of the tv shows more episodes to let things simmer more.
You sure? Seems more akin to Game of Thrones Season 8 levels of character un-development.
I don’t get the stranger things hype the new season is good tho
@@Lorentz_Driver what ?
@@Dr._Mantis_Toboggan_Md. some people just like to hate
People need to stop including stranger things in these conversations. It's no where near the same level.
I love how they combined Mjolnir and Capt.’s shield when Hughie tries to lift it but can’t. Damn that was cool.
Man i have been watching your reviews since your first channel still great shit bro
The finale was pretty weak, but the overall season was great. I didn't think the writing and plotting overall was the best this season, but Herogasm and the acting (seriously, every actor on this show is amazing) elevated the season from very good to great.
Antony Starr better get at least an Emmy nomination for his performance as Homelander. His micro-acting in this show is next level.
I wouldn’t say the finale was weak just not as mind blowing as the Season 2 finale.
agree. Great season but embarrassing finale
@@joed.8538 nah, the finale was actually really bad
@@joed.8538 It's not that it wasn't mind-blowing. I have no problem with a low-key finale. Hell, Game of Thrones' finales often didn't progress the story much since Episode 9 would have the shocking moment. I was fine with Herogasm being the main big thing.
I just think the writing took a nosedive in the finale, especially in the third act.
I tried watching the boys before but I didn’t really like it that much. This season inspired me to give it another go and I’ve been really enjoying it
This season was good. Like the best part was, you know the ending was on a knifes edge, like literally any little thing gone differently would have changed the ending completely.
Like Butcher not being Harsh to Ryan.
Hughie having powers in the last fight (He could have easily teleported Ryan away)
Homelander listening to Black Noir on Soldier Boy being evil. Etc.
But all the thing, all the decisions are so fitting to the characters that the ending doesn't at all feel contrived.
Finale sucked. Buildup of Soldier boy hunting down his team was squashed with Black Noir dying before that. All the "scorched earth", planning, and knowing temp V kills you, then everyone just decides last minute to throw that all away. Nobody could have grabbed Ryan and moved him out of the building? Nothing was paid off and ultimately all the big threads of the season meant nothing, everything was reset at the end. Sure some characters moved around/died but the main plot just reset. People lost powers, got them back, supposedly died, came back. It felt cheap like they couldn't resolve what they setup because they want more seasons.
@@Xyos212 Obviously no, because all were holding Homelander. One couldn't have just left and took Ryan.
And any human character couldn't have done it because Ryan is so much powerful.
And you are forgetting how quickly it happened. If soldier boy in his rahe hadn't hit Ryan, then Butcher and Homelander wouldn't have teamed up.
And that again brings back my point. Had soldier boy not hit Ryan again the ending would have changed. But it's so in character for him to get angry on small things.
disagree
@@Xyos212 Yeah the finale was herogasism. Butcher decides to protect his cheating wife's love child instead of stripping Homelander of his powers. And then we find out Homeland is in fact very vulnerable yet no one presses the issue. Then at the end suddenly Soldier Boy is the ultimate bad guy even though all he did this season was hunt down his old team and get high. Not Homelander who is literally genocidal.
@@samarendra109 The team up was the dumbest thing ever. Everyone already knew that if you're a strong supe which Homelander and Ryan are the only thing that happens is you lose your powers.
I mean, of course Jensen Ackles was amazing at playing a complicated villain character like Soldier Boy. He's already played Jason Todd/The Red Hood and his performance in that role was absolutely legendary.
I didn't notice The Butcher gaining any insight on the supe complex when he got temporary powers. He seemed to relate to them exactly the same. I agree about Homelander though, he's the best character on the show. The two best scenes in the season was when Homelander called Starlight's buff (you mentioned it) and that final scene, which was awesome. It was stupid that Maeve lived. I agree with you there as well. Good review.
The Boys Season 3 was totally EPIC!! I loved the first stand off between Soldier Boy and Homelander! Entertaining ass kicking.
Jensen Ackles for Wolverine, think about it.
It’s nice to hear Jeremy talk positively about something, he seemed to be on a bit of a downer lately.
Because recent superhero movies and shows(from MsheU) were garbage.
@@Shome2049 cringe.
@@FullMetalB Cringe Indeed
Always love it when a sponsorship ad is funny lol
I procrastinated on watching this show forever for some dumb reason. Just started season 1 last week, and I was immediately hooked. Binged the hell out of it and just finished season 3 yesterday. Damn this show is so good, and season 3 was AWESOME! They’re so good at leaving you hanging at the end of a season and I can’t wait for season 4!