Good for the Soul

This episode id good at showing who the right wing pharisees are...pure genius

I see a bunch of reviews on here saying that this episode is an entire religious or anti-christian. It's not if anything it's showing the false idol angle of the superhero genre people are so ready to jump to whatever they think is their side of the story

This is my first review I've written, and I felt compelled to share my take on this episode.

First off, as a Christian, it takes a lot for me to get angry over the way media represents Christianity. However, a lot of the episode that was on Christianity felt more like it was bashing/ making fun of corporate Christianity- where people who don't believe in Christian beliefs or aren't living a Christian take advantage of Christians and manipulate them for their own gain. The character of Ezekiel feels like a televangelist trying to profit off the masses. Starlight's speech toward the end does have more overt tones of anti-Christianity, but if the writers don't believe it, they can speak their piece on what they believe I guess. It felt more like someone going through a crisis of faith and her lashing out more than anything anyway.

The other plot points were more interesting than the main one. A-Train's investigation simultaneously humanizes him and makes him more irredeemable, which is something I've grown an appreciation for in this show with all of the Seven. Frechie is slowly becoming one of my favorite characters as he tries to connect to the Female and his plot line starts to wrap up with A-Train's. Homelander's little rivalry with the baby is pretty humorous, and his acting like a repressed child while Stillwall tries to control him was great as well.

The action scenes at the end were pretty great, although a bit short. The pacing slowed quite too.

Overall, a slower but still necessary episode with a little too much unnecessary anti-religious sentiments to where it could be distracting. Weaker episode, but still a good one. 8/10

This is the best superhero show ever to air on TV/streaming.

It's a beautifully dark show that feels so fresh and current, despite being based on comics from 2006. It deals with themes of corporate greed, mob mentality, war crimes, revenge, superheros having egos and letting the fame get to their heads.

I don't want to spoil too much but one of the most interesting questions running through the series is, "How would an everyday schmuck like you or me get revenge on beings that are essentially Gods?" The answer(s) are super entertaining.

The acting all around is fantastic; Karl Urban (like usual) is amazing and steals the show as Butcher. Jack Quaid is great as Hughie, Antony Starr is legitimately scary as Homelander (he fills every scene with tension and anxiety). Erin Moriarty is so down to earth and real in her portrayal of StarLight. I could go on, just know that everyone from main to supporting is giving it their all.

The effects are incredible for a TV show, and serve the story perfectly because it's all so realistic and plausible.

Jay Bauman of Red Letter Media said something like, "This feels like what Zack Snyder tried to do with Man of Steel, except better." and he's absolutely right. It's an actual realistic portrayal of superheros in real life that has the balls to get really dark as well as absurd and hilarious at times. Watch it immediately.

The show is more satirical than ever at this point and I really appreciated it. I loved the Christian festival and the characterisation works a treat here, allowing us to start to like a couple of the main players. Constantly interesting.