09-10-2020, 02:38 PM
If you haven't tried this show, I recommend it. It's a lot better and different than I expected and they throw a lot of good twists into the story as it rolls along.
Setup:
Suppose super heroes were real. Like really real. Not like DC/Marvel where all the superheroes are basically good, wholesome people and even super villains mostly are there as foils for the heroes, but more like that guy you knew from high school who was kind of a jock but also kind of an asshole also turned into a super hero and was basically invulnerable and unstoppable. He's not a BAD guy, per se. He cares about his image and the perks that come with it. But he's not exactly a "good guy" either. Just kind of a casual douchebag with the abilities of a superhero.
That's the super heroes of this show.
The main character of the show is basically an average guy who finds himself thrust into something like the role of Lex Luthor. He's not a bad guy. Doesn't want to be a bad guy. He's trying to be a good guy but he's almost entirely helpless against the casual douchebaggery of the "supes" and the need to bring them to some justice for what they've been getting away with (aided by the corporation that makes tons of money selling their abilities and merchandise). "The Boys" are not the superheroes. "The Boys" are the resistance group that's trying to pull the wool off the eyes of the public and take down the corporation supporting the supes.
First few episodes only sorta-grabbed me and there were a few spots I fast forwarded through the "get on with it" sections but it gets really good as you go along. Season 2 has been rolling out and has been great so far.
Setup:
Suppose super heroes were real. Like really real. Not like DC/Marvel where all the superheroes are basically good, wholesome people and even super villains mostly are there as foils for the heroes, but more like that guy you knew from high school who was kind of a jock but also kind of an asshole also turned into a super hero and was basically invulnerable and unstoppable. He's not a BAD guy, per se. He cares about his image and the perks that come with it. But he's not exactly a "good guy" either. Just kind of a casual douchebag with the abilities of a superhero.
That's the super heroes of this show.
The main character of the show is basically an average guy who finds himself thrust into something like the role of Lex Luthor. He's not a bad guy. Doesn't want to be a bad guy. He's trying to be a good guy but he's almost entirely helpless against the casual douchebaggery of the "supes" and the need to bring them to some justice for what they've been getting away with (aided by the corporation that makes tons of money selling their abilities and merchandise). "The Boys" are not the superheroes. "The Boys" are the resistance group that's trying to pull the wool off the eyes of the public and take down the corporation supporting the supes.
First few episodes only sorta-grabbed me and there were a few spots I fast forwarded through the "get on with it" sections but it gets really good as you go along. Season 2 has been rolling out and has been great so far.