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As S2 is confirmed I'll do a finale and 1 review now.

The finale was good, a little too short at 30 minutes but effective, after about 5 minutes it gets going and doesn't stop till the credits, some great action and some good twists I wasn't expecting at all.

Looking forward to S2 and for S4 of the boys.

The overall season is decent, starts and ends great but there is a 2-3 episode mid part that just felt meh, if you look at episode 1-8 and see where they went and what they did to get there, not 8 episodes needed.

When it's good though, it's very good, I'm glad prime lets the creators do what they want basically no hold backs. The whole woods thing is the same kind of plot as most movies but the conclusion to that part of the story is different, very effective.

Yea overall enjoyable season, 7.5/10 S1, season finale an 8.5/10.

I really liked this show and had hoped for an awesome finale to top it off.

Unfortunately, this did not do it for me. The action was there, as was some of the gore you'd expect from a show in this universe, but overall, it was way too predictable. The new 'bad guys' seem to go on a very radical killing spree with no good reason IMO.

Everything kind of played out as I'd expected except for the very ending. But this was not the ending I had hoped for either and it was waaaay too rushed without any explanation for the final twist.

A lot of arcs were also not fully developed in my opinion and I feel this episode was more of a setup for the Boys season 4 than a Gen V finale. They even seem to start a plot point for Andre and his powers, but a series finale is no place for such a development I think.

Anyways, it wasn't awful and maybe I expected too much, but this was the worst episode of the season for me.

I'll admit, I wasn't sold on this series at first, especially not in comparison with The Boys. The young cast didn't really seem to "pop" in their roles like the characters on The Boys. There was waaaay too much teen angst romance social media navel gazing stuff for my tastes.

However this episode finally turned it around for me. Now the battle lines have been drawn and we know the good characters and the bad ones (maybe a bit unfair to call them "bad" rather than deranged by their horrific experiences), which is a great setup for S2. If you're following The Boys, this will be required viewing anyway, due to some key plot twists.

The acting standouts are the two star-crossed lovers: Sam (Asa Germann) and Emma (Lizzy Broadway). And I hope they don't kill off Ashley, the Vought CEO, anytime soon. Of all the despicable characters on both series, she is a real standout. And she strikes me as the ultimate survivor.

So I have to admit that I think the best parts of this series are it's ties to the main show and the rich universe that it's happening in. On a few occasions I found that this show pandered a bit to Gen Z viewers and grout along some uninteresting teenage drama with that baggage but overall I've enjoyed the ride.

The acting isn't as good as it is in The Boys, but who could expect it to be when the main show has an absolutely star studded cast. Same goes with the writing, while it's not perfect, it certainly gets the job done and entertains with the same gory, shocking and crude style.

I am glad that season 2 is confirmed but I hope they don't intertwine the shows all that much. I like the idea of having the seasons staggered with the main show as 8 episodes never seem like enough and this will serve as something like a solid appetizer while we're waiting for the main course.

Episode from start to finish had me completely engaged what an impressive finale to a series. Currently I have to say I have enjoyed this more then I expected if you haven't been watching this series this episode should be the reason why you do.

The action scenes in this episode were epic to say the least and the final act just seemed very well implemented to the story almost like a payoff for the viewers much like the last episode continuing to introduce it into the wider universe of the boys.

The wait is now on for the boys season 4 which after for a long time I have been eagerly awaiting much like most fans but after this series I'm excited to see where the characters go and what part they are going to play in the future

Thank you for taking the time to read my review see you in the boys season 4 episode 1...

As a superhero product, "The Boys" was clearly always supposed to be a part of a larger universe, and in a fun way, this show's existence is further commentary on the state of superhero entertainment. Luckily, though, this is not a show that is simply here to make some money for Amazon, but a show that actually provides some very cool knowledge and lays the groundwork for what will come in "The Boys" and the overall universe going forward, which is a cool little detail. And this episode certainly does a lot to prove the importance, including some cool twists and some even cooler crossovers.

This show has fared quite like "The Boys" in terms of its violence, and this finale doesn't shy away from going even further with it. There is some high-stakes action, combined with brutal moments, including a massacre that is pretty ruthless and doesn't leave anything to the imagination. It has been quite true to the flagship, but this especially felt like it belonged in the same breath as "The Boys." There is a true sense of climax to this episode, which just goes a long way of making this a worthwhile finale. The show has also been pushing these characters quite well, especially the character of Marie, who still feels like a complex case as this finale rolls over the screen. Her dealing with her powers is a great running thing, and she definitely finds interesting ways to use them here, which also ends in a very brutal clash with Cate. And the other characters also go through significant changes here, although I do feel like the writers could have been a little bit more consistent with both Cate and Sam, who are taken in a different direction here; a direction that felt kinda strange given the overall direction they've been on until now. There's obviously also a couple of intriguing cameos that fans will surely lose their marbles over, with more to come in the future. The show doesn't really feel like it has a definitive ending, but it is instead setting up a lot of things for future seasons, which is also exciting.

"Guardians of Godolkin" felt like a good mix of bold storytelling and shock value because of its brutal moments, while also setting up the future. The show is very unique, but it still feels very true to its flagship, and that opens the door for future crossovers that will make this show even more important.

The story aims to have as much butchery as possible. Very little of it makes sense, but the ending is particularly incomprehensible; it is meant to shock, but above all it disappoints.

• Lots of loose story ends - Much of the story is left unfinished, but there are no cliffhangers as to what happens next.

• There is a big cliffhanger, but it is completely incomprehensible
• A school full of supposed superheroes can't defend itself against a few.

• Where is the logic? What about all the witnesses? The promises?

All in all, a disappointing end to a season that had a lot of potential in between. It's going to be a tough start for the storytellers to make sense of this again next season.

With "The Boys" being Amazon Prime's biggest cultural hit, it's not surprising that they've mined the source material a few more times, first for "Diabolical" and then for this, "Gen V". Taking its inspiration from one aspect of the graphic novels, "Gen V" is set at superhero college.

Having killed her family when her powers manifested, Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) has spent her young life in a Vought institute. She applies to Godolkin University with the ultimate aim of being the first black woman in The Seven. However, when she's due to be expelled for a small part in a rebellious night out, she is spared when the University's' top ranked student, Golden Boy (Patrick Schwarzenegger) kills a member of the faculty and takes his own life.

Like the main series, "Gen V" is as much an exploration of cultural and societal prejudices, as it is a story about powered individuals. Vought are looking to fill the missing gap in "The Seven" and regardless of the relative powers and attitudes of the students, the debate is about the optics of putting "The first black girl in the seven". It's never better explained than the shift in the final scenes, which I can't talk about without spoilers. The show has exactly the same level of violence, language, and sexual content that the main series has.

Performances from the young cast are good and all of them sell the shifting loyalties and ambitions across the run well. There are a few cameos from characters in the main series and whilst generally it's an independent story, it does seem like the potential to feed back into "The Boys" is possible. The music choices, particularly on the closing credits are great too, each one an absolute banger.

I'm still a little concerned about Amazon spreading this franchise to thin, with the Mexican spinoff also on the horizon, as well as continuing both of the shows - but for now, this is good stuff.

Seriously, what's with the uneven writing?

Mind Control girl gets the Dean to admit to what has been going on under the school, and the true nature of school itself, but doesn't bother to record or post it online, or anything, and then Mind Control Girl makes the Dean kill herself, so that opportunity is closed completely. Then, later, for maximum impact, she delays killing someone until his death is on life feed. What the hell?

Blood Control girl is in the middle of a battlefield full of dead bodies, and it takes her forever to realize that there's a ton of blood for her to use as a weapon, and then she only kills one person with it. Also, when she needs a way to protect someone from a touch-attack, instead of using a lasso or other restraint we've seen her do tons of times, she detonates a limb. WHY???

The Supers vs Normals seems to have just been thrown into the mix without any set-up. Yeah, this is the world with Vought Corporation in charge of Supers, and full of propaganda videos, but we've not seen this anywhere previously, until the riot breaks out.

Why are there even any "Normal" students at this college? Wouldn't it make more sense for them to be studying anywhere else? Literally anywhere else?

Honestly, almost nothing about this episode makes sense.

Personally, I think the "Superpowereds" series by Drew Hayes does a much better job of explaining and exploring the world of supers within a college environment. Not only is the story more compelling, with more interesting characters, but it is also written with better consistency of mood, tone, character integrity, and character development. I'd be much more interested in seeing that series turned into a TV show (just not one produced by the people behind this show).

Let me start of by saying I love the Boys. Its story telling, espionage, drama, its a fantastic show and is really funny. This show is basically trying to be that and failing. The dialouge seems like its written by highschoolers, the gore is over done, the story telling is repetitive and nonsensical, the acting is poor and the fights are boring. I think that this show is pandering to gain a younger audience and it forgets its roots of good storytelling and charcter delevolpment like homelander, butcher, starlight, and hughie. There seems to be no real growth. The motivation behind the "bad guys" is utterly confusing and everything seems rushed. If ypur a true fan of the boys, I think you will agree this show is quite lackluster.

After a while all the exploding things and blood are getting boring. For me this epsiode was very compact, short, boring and not a satisfying end. I had the feeling they needed to rush everything, because they need to finish some stories, and make some deeper or renew them. The plot is not very original or new. I was growing into the show and now suddenly it stopped with an easy ending.

Ok it looks good and the acting is also good, but the magic from the previous episodes is gone somehow, I do not believe them anymore. And the writing and the choices are too easy for me.

It's like eating something you really want, but it is like from the microwave. Less taste, more heated snotty blob and the smell is good, but it is not special. It is easy to forget.