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Agreed. I was a little disappointed after episode 1 (thought it was pretty slow) but it definitely got better.
From what they show in these 3 episodes, Stormfront doesn't seem that powerful, imo.
Have they addressed how the supes age in any of the episodes (aside from A-Train getting slower with age)? After reading some background on Stormfront, she/he was apparently a Nazi experiment. Does she/he not age?
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El Floppo
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Butcher had a line that somewhat explained it in episode 2
Homelander brought him to see his wife just to torture him. Knocked him out and dropped him in front of a random pizza place with no idea where his wife was after seeing her. Leaving him only with the knowledge that she was alive and raising Homelanders kid somewhere.
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Wingnut
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Besides the lightning she clearly has super strength after fighting the one character in episode 3 and breaking their arms.
Based on the season 2 trailer, she may have some other powers we haven't seen yet.
IIRC, Homelander also suggested he had some sort of deal with Butcher's wife to keep Butcher alive.
Stompin' Tom Connors
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Noticed the fly again in this season. Wonder where this is going.
Wife and I just watched the first two episodes last night after getting back from a camping trip over the long weekend. Great to see the gang (on both sides) back together. But have to agree that it's falling flatter than last year. Treading on some old ground from last year, motivations of some characters unclear (Hughie is one for me), and some characters treading into caricature than deepening character. Don't get me wrong, love the show still and am still all-in. Hard to not have peaks and valleys show-to-show, and they set a high bar to begin with last season. Just wish I got more than I did.
This was really good to hear. Will watch S2E3 tonight.
Titans_fan
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So I read this today. Apparently Eric Kripke (co-creator) discussed the flies earlier this year.
Ha, tons of people are asking about the fly! First, NOT CG, those are real flies. Here’s the lowdown: in several takes over a couple episodes, flies would buzz into the shots, because it’s summer in Toronto. Whenever I saw it, I wanted to use it in dailies, because that’s something that happens ALL THE F***ING TIME in reality, but you never see it in TV or movies. Just felt a little messy and real to me. The more I thought about it, the more it also came to represent the corruption of the world all these characters are struggling through. But was just a happy accident. I’ve read some theories that it’s a hero — ha ha, maybe one day!
Stompin' Tom Connors
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Thanks for surfacing! A tangent, but my favorite non-planned appearance of a fly in a movie has to be Raiders of the Lost Ark, with Belloq's speech calling Indy's bluff in RPG'ing the Ark.Titans_fan said:
IIRC, it totally looks like he ate the fly that was crawling on his lips, but it turns out it actually flew off and editing only made it appear as if he ate it without once breaking his performance in any way. Makes sense, as to truly power through a performance like that would be truly otherworldly.
IvanKaramazov
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The first three episodes really did a nice job setting up this season -- S2E3 in particular was well done.
I guess this is the point of not binging the whole season, but does anyone think the head of that church is the head of Vought? After the Deep saw the picture of the boat they were on, the head of Vought (don’t recall his name) has the same picture on his iPad in his meeting. No chance that that lady from the church would have had that picture that fast.
Hawks64
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I didn't catch that, but I'd doubt it. Thought it was interesting Stormfront knew exactly what the church was after the Deep was spouting their nonsense.
Got to be someone high up in Vought or the government it seems, but maybe not the main guy at Vought. Definitely a Scientology for Superhero's feel to the religion that they are going for IMO. Likely with some ulterior motive to push the religion to a larger group by targeting the Deep since he used to be a member of the 7 and might can get back in.
Also, I totally LOL'ed at Translucent's coffin.
Watch that one scene again. They purposely lingered on his iPad showing the picture of the boat from the police helicopter. I thought I recalled the lady from the church showing the Deep that same picture so he knew what to do. He was never contacted by any of the 7 or anyone else from Vought.
Yeah, it’s obvious that it’s part of the story line since Stormfront mentioned it as well. Probably not a coincidence that she knows and that she was added. Now that I think about it, the head of Vought may not be involved with the church but using them for his purposes.
Also, wondering if Stormfront is truly that evil or if she was told to make a mess to highlight her capturing the brother. Makes a lot more news if everyone thinks he killed a bunch of innocents. It was pretty evil still, was not expecting that.
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the moops
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Hawks64
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DA RAIDERS
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not digging it so far. find myself fast forwarding from time to time.
CletiusMaximus
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I assume the racial slur when she snuffed him confirms that -- no surprise -- "Stormfront" is indeed a white supremacist.
B Maverick
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Binged it over the weekend, Watched all of s1 and the beginning of s2. First few eps were good, a lot of WTF?!, a lot of fun and OH DAMN! stuff. Kind of bogged down in the middle of S1, but with hour long eps maybe wasnt the best idea to watch them all in 1 night. Maybe if I spread them out a few days, would of held my attn better. The end of s1 and beginning of s2 were good. Not sure I would rave about the show, but worth watching.
El Floppo
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Enjoying it, but agree with some that something isn't quite matching the level of s1...might be the characters coming off a bit more flat/cartoonist. And some action stuff not making a ton of sense (the entire 7 are literally within yards of the Boys, but the tunnel collapse somehow deters the entire group of superheros from catching them)
Looking forward to Homelander and Storefront's inevitable mano-a-mano.
Also, if I'm any kind of aquatic animal- even remotely associated like an amphibian or water bird-, I'm staying as far away as ####### possible from Deep.
Looking forward to Homelander and Storefront's inevitable mano-a-mano.
Also, if I'm any kind of aquatic animal- even remotely associated like an amphibian or water bird-, I'm staying as far away as ####### possible from Deep.
The yellow ******* comment certainly confirms the racist aspect. But still wondering if her killing the bystanders was just taking advantage of an opportunity "hey I hate black people, let me kill some of them for fun while I chase this terrorist." Or if it was as you said if she was instructed to cause a lot more damage and mayhem to blame on the terrorist. My guess is a combo of both. There was the line when the head of Vought was negotiating with the government official (Bobbie from Supernatural) about when the Supes were operating in the field what percentage of "collateral damage" was acceptable.
Good point both of you had and I must have completely missed her comments. I’m starting to rethink if she was told to make it messier to make it bigger news. The only reason is that Homelander admitted at the end of season 1 that he was behind the super villains. The head of Vought could be taking advantage of it.
El Floppo
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El Floppo
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What do you guys think black noir is up to? Feels like he's second guessing homelander with his butcher research. Liking him this season...looking forward to seeing more.
Slow episode in terms of action, but moved two story lines far forward- butcher wife and storefront. Without that search, what's butchers motivation now?
Slow episode in terms of action, but moved two story lines far forward- butcher wife and storefront. Without that search, what's butchers motivation now?
El Floppo
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Charlie Steiner
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ProstheticRGK
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Elizabeth Shue is pretty attractive.
the moops
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I was confident that this was not the case, and thought it was obvious, but a good friend felt the opposite. So, you are definitely not alone
the moops
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I enjoyed her quick little comment about teeling Homelander he needs to change with the times - for that's what she did
bigbottom
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Yeah, my son (don't worry, he's in college) felt the exact opposite of me and we both thought it was completely obvious. Turns out he was right.
Yep, you guys were right. I missed her comment but they sure made it 100% obvious. Really confused about why the head of Vought would add her to the 7, when he should be 100% aware of her past and the bush money. Will be interesting because there’s obviously some internal Vought struggles but I’m not sure who’s one what side. Stormfront, Homelander, Head of Vought and the Church. Feels like the last two are somehow intertwined based on the Deep getting the police video that was on the head of Vought’s iPad.
the moops
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Hawks64
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That's what they wanted you to think but when they show her leaving the office she didn't looked pleased at all.
bigbottom
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Yeah, that was definitely what they wanted us to think. I concede I was ultimately wrong about this, but I think what was shown (the fact that she was in the room with him for several hours and comes out with what looked to me to be more of a feeling guilty "what have I done" expression) supported the infidelity theory. Did she find out instantly that she was pregnant? I can see that providing her with a motive to hide the truth, but before that?
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