One of the best TV shows about superheroes is actually about our toxic obsession with them.
Kicking off its third season, The Boys splashes even more …
One of the best TV shows about superheroes is actually about our toxic obsession with them. Kicking off its third season, The Boys splashes even more blood, gore, profanity, nudity and sex onto its boundary-free canvas. At this point, the Amazon Prime Video show’s shock value might be at risk of diminishing returns. But no. It turns out there’s plenty more taboo material to cover: A superhero shrinks down and climbs inside another person’s body part, evoking the Ant-Man-Thanos theory from Avengers: Endgame. Not done with deconstructing Marvel and DC, the series rails against money-grabbing, virtue-signaling superhero culture, without sacrificing batshit entertainment. The sardonic humor, pop rock soundtrack and handful of sincere characters undercut the relentless stream of lurid superhero activities. Three seasons in, The Boys is an even more finely tuned package than ever. Season 3 starts with changes for the titular group of vigilantes hunting down corrupt superheroes. After his wife Becca’s death, Butcher (Karl Urban) is more intent than ever on killing Homelander (an impeccably unsettling Antony Starr). He leads an investigation into the coverup of a dangerous past «Supe» known as Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles).
