kupcho1
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IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I'll give S5 a try, but this season got off to a bad start and it doesn't sound like it recovered. Hopefully they hit a refresh button on the writers room. I really enjoyed the first three seasons and I hope this is just the rough equivalent of S4 Sopranos. (Relatively speaking -- obviously this show is not The Sopranos but you know what I mean).
MTskibum
Footballguy
The problem is they deviated from the source material this season. Homelander should have been killed by now.
I am not sure why producers/directors think they know better than the people who got the material famous in the first place.
Homelander is The Star of the show, you kill him off you kill off some of the viewership. Already we are seeing fatigue with the overt political commentary and the showrunners seem to be in Let's Top That mode so they shoehorn some over the top ridiculous and gore filled scenes just cuz they can. As Homelander goes, the Boys goes.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
I think they finished strongly with the last two episodes, makes me hope the more 'woke' writing was more plot device than underlying show agenda, and I tend to think that because the patriarchy/wokeness has become shorthand for "we don't know how to write nuanced bad guys so we're going with something familiar instead." In the end, using January 6 was a no-brainer to draw eyes on the show.
Just finished watching the season finale. As someone who watched Gen V, I feel like the final sequence where everyone gets caught isn't what it seems, unless I completely missed the point of the storylines of these newer characters.
kupcho1
Footballguy
Curious as to why you think this as the 2 primary Gen v characters actions seemed entirely consistent with how they acted at the close of that show.
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
Same...it seemed the payoff to Homelander earlier in the season telling them that they'd be called on soon (or something to that effect).
I just googled what happened in the comics and it seems to me to be more compelling than what’s happened in the show.
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
I don't know the comics at all, but read this weekend that the show runners have already said that they aren't ending the story the way that the comics did.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
I guess I'll have to go back and watch Gen V again. I just didn't think they were all that 'on board' with Vought/Homelander, and Cindy showing up at the end is such a wildcard that leaves it open ended for me.
FiredMartz
Footballguy
is that homelanders dad?
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I don't know anything about the comics except what I've read here. It sounds like this show might be in a "victim of our own success" situation. Homelander is by far the most interesting character on the show. If he died in the comics already, well obviously they can't do that now. Credit to the show for creating a memorable villain though.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Frenchie - “that man is in no condition to **** a sheep”
falguy
Inconceivable!
Watched the Dirty Business episode (S4E6) with my partner beside me sorta watching, sort doing stuff. She hasnt seen any episode as I just watch it when she's doing other stuff. She definitely thinks less of me now as I got numerous ("you watch this?!?" looks) throughout the episode. Of course I say "They aren't all like this" but she doesn't believe me. lol
This season has not been great IMP but I am pot committed at this point.
This season has not been great IMP but I am pot committed at this point.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
I’m a few episodes behind. Does starlight have powers anymore?
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Seems like all of them have been somewhat nerfed this season, except for their strength and abilities that don't require a lot of special effects/CGI. Maybe they spent all that budget on Jeffery Dean Morgan and Tilda Swinton instead.
Also, went back and refreshed my memory about the characters from Gen V. Their appearance in the finale makes more sense, though it still doesn't make sense how Cindy fits into the story.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
I thought this was the last season of the show and lost my mind after the last episode. Then I googled it and found out there is another season and calmed down, then I read further down and season 5 doesn't come out until late summer of 2026 at the earliest and I lost it again.
What a roller-coaster.
What a roller-coaster.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Oh, they've got filler.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
Ohhh. Thanks.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Don't thank me. Thank Vought.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
2026?!?!?!
msudaisy26
Footballguy
I know I checked two other sites because I thought for sure it was a typo.
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
You want cinematic acting quality, production values and special effects? You wait till 2026 imo.
You can have 70s Wonder Woman or 80s Greatest American Hero by year's end.
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
You can have 70s Wonder Woman or 80s Greatest American Hero by year's end.
Throw in the Incredible Hulk, A-Team, and the Six Million Dollar Man, you've just named my favorite shows as a kid.
the moops
Footballguy
Whats the problem here? Season 2 was in 2020, season 3 in 2022, season 4 in 2024
msudaisy26
Footballguy
I figured that was more covid, and strike related than the actual plan.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
I did not realize that. Sorry. Thanks for correcting me
BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
My thoughts are this
I'm cautiously optimistic,
man, they are really milking that cash cow
I like both Aya Cash and Jensen Ackles but then I was less excited to know that they were getting a producer credit which might mean they won't be the stars of the show, though I'm sure they'll make some cameos and stuff. I think conventional wisdom also says that they'll have younger actors play younger versions of stormfront/soilder boy or am I just overthinking this?
the moops
Footballguy
Yea that might make more sense
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
I have no idea, though there is precedent for actors getting producer credit for shows they also star in. Plus, there's a lot of love going out to Jensen Ackles, so there's no way he's not in front of the screen. Plus, since Soldier Boy and Stormfront aren't supposed to age, there's no need for younger actors for any length of time, kind of like they did with Homelander's backstory.
You are right, though; they are milking the show for every last drop and need something to keep everyone's attention until The Boys returns. I just hope that it's less 'world-building' and more related to the main plot of The Boys. The finale of season 4 teased that there's some payoff from the Gen V show. I have my own thoughts about I would like to see happen, though I don't think there's enough episodes left to get them in.
beer 30
Footballguy
All day, every day.
3 hour lunch
Footballguy
I’ve been avoiding this thread as I found this show late and have slowly watched S1-S3 over the last month or so. Watched S4 E1 last night. It is still entertaining enough I guess but feels never ending at this point. Is it worth it to stick with it?
Also, I’m sure it’s been discussed but MM and Starlight look so different I almost can’t think about anything else when they’re on screen……
Also, I’m sure it’s been discussed but MM and Starlight look so different I almost can’t think about anything else when they’re on screen……
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
A few people upthread have indicated that S5 will be the final season.
Jaysus
Good times!
God, I can't imagine what starlight is going to look like by then...
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