Amazon prime premiered The Boys a few weeks ago and I’m
fiending for season two. Like most superhero type shows it’s adapted from a
comic series, but this series was never intended for children. This was made
for people who grew up in the 80s and 90 and are enjoying the comic pop culture
explosion but wish there was a dark outlet that was actually good (Sorry DCEU). What happens when you take the Justice league and add in the cruelty and
corruption of corporate America? You get this show, you get The BOYS! Eric Kripke from
supernatural and the team of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who are on their last
ride with preacher, team up to give us the dark yet funny show.
Hughie ( Played by Jack Quaid some May remember him as
Marvel from the hunger games series ) plays your shy but lovable Everyman whose
life is ripped to pieces when his girlfriend was hit by a speedster hero called
A-Train. The scene is quite graphic and tragic so let me reiterate this show is
not for kids. Instead of a heartfelt moment between Hero and victim where the
hero apologizes and tries to make amends. In this world, A-Train is represented
by the Vought corporation a company who sponsors and manages over 200 superheroes and makes billions off merchandising them and making movies and tv shows
(sound vaguely familiar don’t it ) they meet with Hughie offer him some money
and an NDA.
He didn’t take it well and that’s when we meet Bill the Butcher, an FBI AGENT
who has a personal vendetta with people with superpowers. Bill is
played by Karl Urban who has become a constant fixture in comic / sci-fi over
the last 10 years. The kiwi plays the role as rough and rowdy as a modern
cowboy with a love for expletives. The rest of his team a guy by the name of
Mothers milk ( played by Laz Alonso ) and Frenchie (played by Tomer Capon) tried
their best to take down Vought and their team of “superheroes “
The show and comic are a complete deconstruction of the
superhero world by driving straight into our modern society in every dark way
possible. Pro-choice vs pro-life all the way up to the #Metoo movement are being thrown at you. The show echoes a lot of
similarities of philosophy with Watchmen. I don’t wanna spoil it but I think
that’s the best way I can put it ( btw the Watchmen series COMES ON TV IN THE
FALL). The Boys is a must watch show!! You don’t wanna miss it.
Don’t worry we
will be doing a full review with spoilers on the Amerime Junkies podcast.
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