Season 3 of The Boys debuted Friday and my hype for it is real. Decided to give my thoughts on the first three episodes (which all went live earlier).
Let me just start by saying, Amazon Prime keeps doing a stellar job by keeping everything meta and releasing in-universe content. The episode descriptions for the first three episodes of the new season are written as if you were a subscriber to Vought+.
Butcher is a really tragic character this season. At the start he's being a good friend (and fatherly figure) to Becca and Homelander's son. Before Hughie informs him of what's going on, he really does seem like he's changing his ways. However, by the end of episode 3, he's back to being a heartless bastard (though to be fair, he did it to protect another character). Butcher also seems like he is going to become what he hates. Given a drug that grants temporary powers, he uses it to even the odds. Afterwards they take a huge toll on him. This puts the series more in line with the comic.
Starlight's ex boyfriend, Drummer Boy, seems to be a regular this season. He genuinely seems like a good guy. Honestly, this makes me distrust him more, but I want to like him. Could there actually be more than one good Vought supe in the series?
We are also introduced to the Boys take on the Avengers, Payback. They are led by Soldier Boy, played by the always wonderful Jensen Ackles. He really is the anti-cap. While Steve Rogers is whole and straight laced, Soldier Boy is the embodiment of toxic masculinity. His team don't seem to be much better. They are bunch of dumb celebrities that have no sense of responsibility and get a lot of people killed. Two members, Crimson Countess and Gunpowder, were actually made on screen debuts in the Cameron Coleman Seven on 7 shorts. We also learn more about Black Noir in the Payback flashbacks. Unlike the comic, this version is pretty tragic.There's a lot of character growth this season. Kimiko laments not having a childhood and is trying to create her own life. Frenchie is there with her and is trying to move on and leave his past criminal activity behind. Maeve is secretly helping the Boys because of Homelander's insanity. A-Train goes back home to be with his brother and it seems his arc this season will see him address racism. Mother's Milk deals with personal issues and returns to the team to learn more about his father's murder.
The last thing I want to talk about is the first 20 or so minutes of the first episode. Seeing Charlize Theron playing the movie version of Stormfront was pretty cool, but I really have to talk about the following scene at Termite's party. It's pretty graphic and will make you not want to sneeze again. I won't go into details, but if you know, you know. While that was wild, my favorite part of the Boys interaction with Termite was it was definitely a nod to the "Thanus" theory.
I'm loving this season so far, and can't wait to see where it goes. Despite my love of four color superheroics, I think this show is damn good. Can't wait to see where the story goes.
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