Gen V is a spin-off of the popular Amazon Prime series The Boys, and it has several things in common with its hugely successful predecessor. First, there's a lot of blood. Second, people die in spectacular and twisted ways. Third, if you're in the right head space it's rather funny. Fourth, and most important of all to me, you never can be really certain what will happen next.
The Whole Truth, episode four of season one, started with a creative but apparently non-lethal comeuppance for a God U student who pretty obviously used his powers for sexual gratification. It ended with a stunning what-was-that moment which left me wanting very much to watch the next episode immediately.
I found myself not terribly impressed with the show at first, and I didn't find any humor at all in episode one. It has grown on me as I watched, and I have grown more interested and involved with the characters. I suspect that after I finish the first season, I'll go back and re-watch it, to see if caring about the characters makes these early episodes more fun for me.
In the meantime, I have really grown to detest reading these reviews and seeing the phrase "Lazy writing" over and over. If I cannot predict what will happen next, or who's gonna die, or who's gonna kill them, or who's gonna have sex next with what person - and what gender(s) will be involved! - this is not lazy writing. This is fresh and inventive television, which is why I fell for The Boys in the first place. I think I'm falling for Gen V too. I can barely wait for episode five.
The Whole Truth, episode four of season one, started with a creative but apparently non-lethal comeuppance for a God U student who pretty obviously used his powers for sexual gratification. It ended with a stunning what-was-that moment which left me wanting very much to watch the next episode immediately.
I found myself not terribly impressed with the show at first, and I didn't find any humor at all in episode one. It has grown on me as I watched, and I have grown more interested and involved with the characters. I suspect that after I finish the first season, I'll go back and re-watch it, to see if caring about the characters makes these early episodes more fun for me.
In the meantime, I have really grown to detest reading these reviews and seeing the phrase "Lazy writing" over and over. If I cannot predict what will happen next, or who's gonna die, or who's gonna kill them, or who's gonna have sex next with what person - and what gender(s) will be involved! - this is not lazy writing. This is fresh and inventive television, which is why I fell for The Boys in the first place. I think I'm falling for Gen V too. I can barely wait for episode five.