An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents

As soon as it begins, it's obvious who's in the driver's seat of 'An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents (2022)'; in fact, the title itself tells you pretty much all you need to know. Justin Roiland's typically subversive and improvisational style shines through from the first moment, and the unmistakably 'Rick And Morty (2013 -)' aesthetic makes fans of his previous work feel right at home. This is by far the funniest short in its series, one that prioritises laughs over pretty much everything else. Because of this, its actual story is somewhat lacking. It's a bit underdeveloped and doesn't really have an underlying arc. Even so, it does have a tragic aspect to it that's surprisingly resonant. Plus, the piece's strength lies in its comedy. The humour typically all lands exactly as it's supposed to, and a few moments in particular are really funny. The animation is satisfyingly bold, bringing the silly characters to life in an enjoyable way. Ultimately, this is an entertaining, if extremely straightforward, experience. It's one of the highlights of its series, for sure. 7/10.

Basically everything I wanted from this concept, expect a lot of blood and gore in a lot of interesting ways, with a cast of eccentric and enjoyable characters.

This episode is basically if The Boys existed in the Rick & Morty universe. Not surprising seeing as Justin Roiland was one of the writers and voiced one of the characters.

I'd go into this episode with the expectation that it does not feel like "The Boys" at all. Expect it to be more like a typical adult swim cartoon.

I've decided to review these animated spin offs from "The Boys" as individual episodes, rather than as a season as they appear like they'll be different in tone and style from each other.

In an orphanage for teenagers with powers, but not perhaps the most obviously useful ones, the knowledge that they were given those powers, and their parents rejected them because of it, hits hard. The misfits team up and decide to take revenge on the ones who abandoned them, travelling the country, using their unique skills to kill their parents.

They style of this episode is plain to see. Titmouse Inc. Provide the artwork for a "Rick and Morty" style adventure, one which Justin Roiland co-wrote and voices several characters in, most notably 'Papers', who can (sort of) control paper and who speaks in pretty much Roiland's default voice. Numerous actors voice characters in this one, including Eugene Mirman, Kevin Smith, Frances Conroy and Xolo Mariduena. The key role though is given to Christian Slater who plays a supe' called "the Narrator" who, you guessed it, gets to narrate the story.

The story is the sort of sort of violence you'd come to expect from "The Boys" mixed with the creator of "Rick and Morty". It's very gory and I found it generally to be a reasonably funny addition. It also has the first view of a real character from the show, with Homelander arriving at the end.

It's slight, of course, as most anthological shows are but if you're a fan of either franchise, then this it likely for you.

Very cute episode about superheroes with useless powers who take revenge on their parents who abandoned them. Very funny episode even if with a banal storyline.