In The Boys, superheroes are a reality, with the vast majority working for powerful corporation Vought International. When one of these superpowered beings, A-Train (Jessie T. Usher), accidentally kills Robin (Jess Salgueiro) by running through her at high speed, her mild-mannered boyfriend Hughie (Jack Quaid) is rightfully upset to see the supe get off scot free. So when a mysterious man, Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), who claims to be a fed, tells Hughie about the corruption within Vought, and offers him the chance to makes thing right, the young man forces himself to take a risk that sees him becoming a member of vigilante group The Boys.
I don't usually like to become invested in TV series, because I'm mainly a movie guy and would rather spend my time watching films. However, a couple of people recommended The Boys to me, so I thought I would take a look: and two episodes in and I think I might be hooked. This first episode doesn't take long to let the viewer know what they're in for: Robin's sudden demise is extremely messy, the girl reduced to soup, with Hughie left holding her detached hands. Yes folks, this is strong stuff, with lots of nudity, perversion, sexual abuse, swearing and violence, making it very entertaining stuff indeed. Karl Urban is great as the gruff British superhero hater, Quaid makes for a likeable foil, and expect big things from Erin Moriarty in the future: she plays idealistic newbie superhero Starlight, who becomes part of Vought elite, The Seven, but soon learns that her fellow heroes aren't quite how they are portrayed in the media.
