Life Among the Septics

The first three episodes of Season 4 pack a punch: the references are edgier, the writing is crisper, and the action is better choreographed and more gory than ever.

The music is exceptional, surpassing all previous seasons. Amazon has clearly pulled out all the stops to make this a blockbuster.

These episodes are parody at its finest, exploring the dark side of several social structures and playing it excellently for gags. The actors are all in their groove.

However, I have two minor nitpicks. Mother's Milk and Annie seem to have aged noticeably, whereas the others look as they did in Season 3. The first 10-15 minutes of the season are slightly disorienting because, while we are asked to jump right into the world of "The Boys," it has changed a lot.

Apart from these small issues, the show is smooth sailing and fun viewing.

Initially, I thought "The Boys" was about anti-fascism and the perils of hyper-capitalism. Then I saw it as a commentary on the current American political landscape, mixed with loads of parodies (which I personally loved).

But watching the three episodes today, I realized that this is a show about coming of age and childhood trauma, with the other layers added for cinematic appeal.

The show's core focus is on the past of all characters, with the underlying message that our past completely determines who we are. This is made clear in the interaction between Annie and Firecracker.

I expect this season and the subsequent ones to delve into the past trauma of all the main characters, with the groundwork already laid in these episodes. However, focusing on everyone's past may not be very exciting after a few episodes and could slow down the development of the main story.

There can only be so much exposition before it hampers the narrative.

Also, to the guy in the reviews saying this show has a "male nudity obsession" UM HELLO? Have we been watching the same show for the past few years? I'd argue it's been even worse in the past seasons!!!

Anyways, as for the story so far..

We get a grim look at homelander and sister sages plans for the rest of the season, though I'm not 100% sold on her loyalty to him. So far I'm really enjoying this. It's a good return to form and this show never disappoints with the jokes, the gore, or the narrative. Though I thought the first episode was a little better this one continues to ramp up the tension between homelander, the others in the seven, and the people (or toys) that inhabit this messed up world. I see where they're going with this, and I like it. THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN.

Absolutely perfect rendition of what the rest of the world see's baked in to America and its politics.

Wake up and smell that two party politics is absolutely useless. You have to both head back to the middle and accept that that's the best things can be. Partisan politics will never work.

Also as an aside do you want to be part of the fascist, right wing a holes or the side that's accepting and generally just a bit nicer. I for one would definitely pick the nicer side. That relates to the boys and general politics. The US is definitely giving off 1930's Austria and Germany vibes at the moment. Time to stop watching the right wing broadcasts come back to centrist politics (which you don't have... lol)

Back on topic, the boys delivers exactly what it should - Over the top, gory, crude fun whilst taking pot shots at the ridiculous situation the US public are allowing to happen under their noses.

The writers are so woke and hardcore leftist that it's laughable. Aside from politics, it's a decent episode. Entertaining, brutal, but there's also too much CGI gore. Such a cop out.

But it's so politically skewed, it's insane. There's even a reviewer calling the right "fascists," which is a constant lie people like to believe in. These kinds of people, like that reviewer and also like the villains in this show, want the government to control everything. Usually I can turn a blind eye to political and social bigotry, but it's so blunt and obnoxious, I can't ignore it. The writers are creative, I'll give them that. But this episode is the toughest one to get through so far, because it's obviously following some misguided, corrupt agenda for the left.

And to that reviewer who said the right are fascists and that the left are a "little bit nicer," sorry buddy but the truth hurts. I'd rather have a leader of the nation who's somewhat mean on Twitter, than a brain-dead puppet ran by psychotic, murderous, economy-killing, traitor liberals. Or any liberal for that matter. It's the PEOPLE who matter, not your "precious feelings." Really the psychotic bigotry of the antagonists in this show are a fantastic representation of "art imitating life" when it comes to American liberalism.

Oh "The Boys" paints a real good picture of how America is as a society and how dysfunctional our system of government is. Except not in the way the writers intended. This episode is the one that voids the benefit of the doubt.

The Boys have hit their low-point. It's become such a political statement at this point that it's painful. I imagine it should be painful for anyone on the political spectrum. At least, for anyone with a brain and common sense.

Another one bites the dust. I'll always remember this episode as the one that made me stop watching this series, as much as I used to like it. Previous three seasons were awesome, clever, funny, bold, entertaining, shocking. All that was replaced by boring, disturbing and most of all, disgusting. Ep. 1 was already much below my expectations but I decided to carry on and give it a chance to redeem itself, but far from it. It only got worse in ep. 2. Whoever watches this episode will probably guess at which particular scene I just had to turn it off because of how unnecessarily disgusting it was. Final note to the producers: there is a fine line between shocking and disgusting and you just crossed it.