Dirty Business

All this real world politics and smearing is really boring to see all the time, well at least for none US people like me. This is more like a power fantasy of extreme leftwing think the right side of the political system really is, but is so ridiculous blow up it makes a mockery of the left instead.

This episode featured very heavy on corporations and billioners just being default evil, while claiming the ressources should go to extreme left wing people, that ironically enough in real life lie and cheat (BLM).

The action has taken a backstage to the weird, creepy and message of politics. This is now a series more like GoT, where it was clear they ran out of ideas as soon as they stopped following the script and thought messaging was more important that value the world building they had.

This season had the most mediocre first three episodes on on a season 4 on television, I'm tired of people saying this season is going to be one of the greatest season in TV but in reality season 4 of The Boys is not top 10 season 4 of all time, neither top 30 season of all time, the ratings in the boys season 4 is such a embarrassment compared to Mr. Robot, The Wire, Attack on Titan, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Game of Thrones, Legend of the Galactic Heroes season 4's, let's not forget the obvious plot of Butcher hallucinating about his friend not being real which is a copy of the film Fight Club & Mr. Robot but they did it so much better then the boys, I still find it laughable that The Boys season 4 is never going to beat Mr. Robot season 4, I can't wait for people overhype this mid enjoyable season and call it one of greatest even though it's not.

While it excels in its biting satire and compelling characters, its approach to political commentary often feels one-sided. The episode show frequently critiques conservatism and right-wing ideologies, portraying them as inherently villainous, idiots, false-morals or hypocritical and left-wing as the heroic view with right-morals. This heavy-handedness can detract from the nuanced storytelling, leaving viewers craving a more balanced perspective. By leaning too much into bashing conservatism, "The Boys" risks alienating a portion of its audience and oversimplifying complex political landscapes. Despite this, the series remains a thrilling and provocative watch.

This episode contained something that this season has been lacking, the keywords being SUSPENSE and TENSION. Our protagonists are under heavy duress through most of the episode by keeping a low profile during the party. Performances are great as usual, we learn the dark truth of what Neuman and Homelander are plotting, and at the end a popular theory is confirmed to be true about Joe Kessler. Butcher has a massive dilemma which will probably be answered in the remaining episodes. The conclusion of the episode hits all the right beats and while not unexpected it's still extremely satisfying. Outstanding episode and a return to form.

It's a fairly entertaining episode. The best bit is probably Homelander trying and completely failing to wing it in a room full of the great and powerful and then Sage letting Homelander down through no fault of her own. Where it lost me is just the further and completely unnecessary descent into depravity for the sake of it. Unlike the last season there is nothing very compelling going on in terms of the story which seems to mean that the writers are just trying to create comical vignettes focusing on extreme nastiness. A couple of episodes back it really worked, but this episodes just reveals to us how entirely hollow that is.

Used to love this show but I doubt I'll return for the next season.