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Right, she took it to see what it was like so clearly she didn’t need it but he appeared to actually need it. He was going to lose to that other guy if he didn’t juice.
Exactly what I was typing. We may find out he wasn’t given it the same way as others but if you are asking me why and I had to answer it’s because he’s not the fastest without it. Maybe some more physical powers do wear off. His power seems like something that takes a lot more effort and based on his brother I don’t think A-Train is young.
It's probably also safe to presume that V has been 'refined' over 40 years, so the younger supes could very well be getting a more potent dose.
Absolutely they all have their flaws. My point about Starlight is that she doesn't seem to be bothered about covering up a 'shameful' secret like bulimia. She seems too self-aware and confident in public and in private, but I also wouldn't be surprised if we see her making more trips to the bathroom and this becomes more prevalent, and it would be a great slow burn across these first two seasons.
Yep, heck they may not have been giving it to babies before Starlight. Definitely agree on the refinement and changes to dosing. A-Train doesn’t seem like he’s super young. That said I do think he may just be fast but not super fast so he may have been dosing before.
Since the narrative is supposed to be that the supes were born with their powers, it's probably safe to say Vaught has been dosing babies from the beginning, or at least before the child can remember. Hopefully we'll get more of Homelander's and Maeve's backstories, as they seem to be among the first generation.
I'm not convinced yet that age is a factor, rather it's more that he's addicted to the enhanced performance that using V gives him. Then again, in real life, high level athletes usually start losing a step when they hit 30, so he could very well be slowing down, which opens the door for other supes also having a limited shelf life. Maybe Homelander's increasingly erratic behavior/paranoia is a side effect of the V in his system weakening.
That's interesting. I mean, not unprecendented, but who knows how Season 2 will pan out -- seen good shows sour quickly (Prison Break and Heroes were two I remember starting strong then doing a bad 180 in Season 2).
Don't know if you've seen this preview show for lack of a better term. All of the major characters except Maeve are there and they discuss the upcoming season. One of the points Producer Eric Kripke makes is that they work with current events for their stories, and this year they're 'taking on' white supremacy AND white nationalism. I wouldn't think that would have anything o do with it, but I'm guessing it doesn't hurt, either.
Thanks for posting that! Cool watch (didn't get through the whole thing but will watch the rest later). Not sure if "ripped from the headlines"/"making a social commentary statement" is a winning (if not tired) trope that's easy to pull off subtly, especially with the times being what they are, but as long as they keep it topical, fresh, and compelling like the first season was, good on them.
Thanks! Missed that and looks good and dark and teases a more complex storyline than the first teaser.
My "ripped from the headlines" comment was sort of a reference to the Watchmen HBO series, since the main plot was dealing with a white supremacist group, and it just seems like too much of a coincidence.
Heroes had great characters too, their problem was that they couldn't just let Sylar die. They needed to take a page from George R. R. Martin and just be content killing off beloved/important characters and bringing in new characters or advancing minor ones.
Supposedly according to Data Analytics The Boys and Umbrella Academy for Netflix are both huge Non-Marvel superhero hits. I liked season 2 of Umbrella better than one, hoping for more of the same with The Boys in a few weeks.
100% right on Heroes. It’s why TWD fell apart as well. GOTs is the only show I recall where the people you thought were the leaders got killed all the times. Of course they f’d that up in the last season two when seemingly no one died fighting the WW. If Heroes has killed Sylar and just moved forward, it could have been so much better. It’s amazing how much show runners think people care about stars in shows like this. It’s not Friends or This is Us where people like specific characters. While we do in SciFi/fantasy/zombie type shows, it’s OK if not everyone lives, especially the super powerful villain who can’t ever die.Foosball God said:
I just did that. Binged it with my son. In rewatching, my jaw drop realization was that Popclaw, who I found unusually sexy, was played by the same actress that played the decidedly unsexy lead in the Netflix horror/thriller, What Keeps You Alive.
Absolute yes - I just rewatched a couple weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed it all again. I hadn't watched it since it debuted, so it was interesting how much I apparently retained in my subconscious, as I had forgotten a lot of what happened, but then as I watched certain scenes triggered the memory and I would think to myself - "Oh yeah, this is what is going to happen"
I'm halfway through season 2 of The Umbrella Academy and it's okay, but I just can't get into it like The Boys or Stranger Things.
I like that release format. I don’t mind binging sometimes but sometimes it’s over too quick. The weekly shows spread you out a bit.
I agree, think it’s a good idea. There was a thread months ago talking about how no show will ever be as big as GOT because everything gets binged now. Really think a lot of the better streaming shows would have benefitted from the once a week format. Stranger Things for example where like every episode ends on a cliffhanger.
I just started that episode. Looking forward to that scene again. Ashamed to admit I paused the baptism scene a couple of times because I think I saw something.Rewatching it with the wife, who hadn't seen it yet. She's not a superhero fan, but seems to be enjoying this...the writing holds up really well.
The scene in the NICU where Butcher grabs the kid as a weapon, exalting afterwards with a crazy grin, "that was ####### diabolical!".
Ugh, I already watched the first 2 and am going go to find stuff to do so I don’t watch the third already this morning
Amazon apparently posted the first few episodes a day early yesterday. First episode was good; I'm excited to see the others.
You don't like waiting to watch? I prefer it, tbh.
I hate it. I'll let eps build up on currently running shows sometimes just to binge them.
Had this on my radar for a while - finally watched it last month. So ####### good. Psyched for season 2
If anyone liked that scene they of course highlighted it during the season 1 recap at the start of season 2.Rewatching it with the wife, who hadn't seen it yet. She's not a superhero fan, but seems to be enjoying this...the writing holds up really well.
The scene in the NICU where Butcher grabs the kid as a weapon, exalting afterwards with a crazy grin, "that was ####### diabolical!".
