Laser Baby's Day Out

This was a cute first episode and introduced what Vought has been doing since the "Truth" came out.

What we see is an Homage to a great Looney Tunes rendition.

Pretty much what I said in the title. The scientist's sentiments is a bit more heart-warming(*), but aside from that, if you like this episode, you'll find exactly the same sort of stuff in mini-series-with-in-a-series "Mindy and Buttons" which appears within Animaniacs. Well, except...

Only other difference, is being a spin-off from The Boys, this show had to add in lots of carnage for no particular reason other than they probably think it'll be popular with their audience. I'm not sure - maybe some people really think just more carnage is funny for it's own sake - personally, I can take it or leave it and lots of blood and guts doesn't virtually nothing for me in entertainment, neither good nor bad, which is why I think this episode isn't all that different than any episode of "Mindy and Buttons."

Ironically, because an adult human body holds about over a gallon of blood, the amount of blood spilled in this episode is actually unintuitively less than there should have been given that amount of carnage.

* - I'm being obscure about the "bit more heart-warming" not because it's complex by any stretch of the imagination, but rather, only so I don't have mark this review as "containing spoilers."

This is a clear homage to early Warner Brothers animation, delivered in nostalgic soft, grainy cell art style, with a decent orchestral score, and sans dialogue.

The premise is simply juxtaposing a cute baby with massive bloody violence. Clearly inspired by the Incredibles short Jack-Jack Attack, but taken to an extreme.

And it works well enough. There are a couple of nods to CURRENT_YEAR with a lesbian couple (where's the domestic violence?) and a tribute to Harambe (PBUH). Other than that, you can simply enjoy it for what it is: an uncomplicated, fun little nostalgia-pastiche that does exactly what it needs to do, and no more.

Definitely thought it was great for it's concept and we'll executed, set the stage for the blood and gore you'd expect from this concept. I'd say it's not completely original though, it's definitely been done before.

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.

A baby (Jenny Yokobori) is being tested within the Vought by mild mannered scientist Simon (Ben Schwartz). As the baby shows no sign of superhuman powers, Simon discovers that she is due to be terminated. Unable to live with this he tries to rescue her, at which point her lethal laser beam eyes first manifest. She is unable though to control the power and carnage ensues as she gets loose into the city.

There are two big references for this episode. One is rather obviously the film "Baby's Day Out" (it's right there in the title!). Scenes from that film, such as the construction site and zoo visit are homaged here, though with a gorier outcome than the original film has. The second refernce is more in the style of the animation. It's a loving tribute to Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes style. The colours are bright and vibrant, the lines are heavy, and the movements are exaggerated. The violence though is turned up, in line with what you might expect from "The Boys".

Though there are vocal credits, the short is entirely without dialogue and only has the odd noise to help tell the story - but it's clear what's happening throughout, and the story is just about amusing enough to keep you entertained.