The Boys
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The meta commentary and universe-building have been fun, but lets get to the action of the piece.
And lets do so with a bit more flair.
Most of all, it needs some more exciting visual compositions.
Speaking of Starlight, the way the writers handle her arc this episode feels a bit disingenuous.
Part of the reason for that is were still meeting characters!
We havent even seen all of the Boys!
Hes persuaded by Butcher to join the special operation when his old pal tells him that they killed Translucent.
(Thats all it takes?)
(How lucky!)
Heroes are made in a lab.
She even references its addictive qualities, presenting it more like a drug.
Imagine if Superman was a corrupt cop.
Imagine if Captain America was a jealous lunatic.
A close second would be the developing chemistry between Jack Quaid and Erin Moriarty as Hughie and Annie.
They need to be more than that together.
Butcher has declared war on the Seven.
Now lets get to it!
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Im totally interested in how a world of superheroes would change sports.
What would boxing be like?
Would they even exist?
The buzz around the Race of the Century almost implies that only superhero sports could exist.
Otherwise, how could things remain competitive?
On that note, is anyone else surprised thatThe Boysactually uses ESPNs logo?
If ESPN exists in this world, does Marvel?
Mothers Milk has a mug that just says Bad Ass.
Clever way to instantly define a character.
Also, I want one.
The show needs more Queen Maeve.
Shes way more interesting than the Deep or Frenchie so far.
And her scenes with Homelander are some of the best of this episode.
They have so many ideas and personalities to play with.
