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.
