The Boys

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The time is right forThe Boys.

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Starlight (Erin Moriarty).

Here, so far at least, its just the Deep.)

It turns out that this universes version of Captain America may be its most sociopathic hero.

The episodes best character-driven moment comes on a park bench when Hughie and Annie accidentally meet.

Theyre both at a turning point.

Balancing Hughie/Butcher with Annie from the start is a smart decision for the show.

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Guess who wrote the introduction for the first trade paperback edition ofThe Boys?

Believe it or not, Pegg was Enniss inspiration for the design of the character of Hughie.

The Boys, of course, and they kick the living, fucking shit out of them to boot.

The needle drops in the premiere were a bit too direct, right?

Is that supposed to be a walking contradiction or is Kurt Cobain considered dad rock in this world too?

We havent even met the titular group.

Lets just say that if you think the show is dark now, you aint seen nothing yet.

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