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The Boysis a new superhero drama on Amazon.
It is dark, and gritty, and ultraviolent.
Thats even more true for the dark and gritty subgenre of superhero stories.
Weve all got, what, four points?
he asks, sparking a squabble among the Seven about their various profit-sharing deals.
Vought doesnt just keep them in line and organize their activities.
The Boys dark underbelly of superhero stardom relies on viewers recognizing the models its heroes are based on.
The Boysimagines a world where fantasy characters with superhuman powers exist and are mostly villains.
Those criminals are all too real, which is exactlyThe Boys point.
