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Now that all secrets are revealed, billy have live with the truth that his beloved wife was raising the kid whose father is the only man he hated. Rest of the boys are on the run which is kinda unsettling, because entire 'vought' is on their tail. And now the madelyne is dead who going be the incharge or homelander himself run the v7, we do have a glimpse of 'gustavo fringe's at the end of the episode. Thanks to the creator to make something out of the box, otherwise i was fed up with the Marvel's bs.

The whole series is really good: a different approach, darker themes, great characters with compelling back stories... The season finale is... Well... Just barely "good". The story became predictable and they try to tight all the loose ends in the last two episodes, so the pace feel rushed. But the real problem is the script. Previous episodes are examples of good storytelling, and some of the dialogues are memorable. But I didn't find the same quality on this one. It seemed to me as if they were in a hurry, writing some cliche lines here and there, in order to get to the scripted finale. Some of the dialogues are so bad, that the characters appeared to be monologuing alongside each other. And some big reveals we were waiting for turned out completely anti climatic. Hope season 2 rise the writing level because of not the series will go down fast as happened with Heroes some years ago.

I missed a few episodes in season 1 and just saw this somehow. Butcher triggers the explosive knowing an infant is in the room!!! It's pretty ironic coz he stopped SB in S3 from killing Homelander because Becca's kid - a Superboy - who would have just lost his super powers was in the room.

How come viewers have ignored this? Butcher is no better than the selfish Supes, some of whom may not stoop to this level. I think I am done with this series.

Really this is the truth, oh I am so shocked that I can't think, the woman thought to be dead and made everybody play a whole 8 episodes game is alive🤐🤐. That was a really good ending, I mean a show which progressed that much slowly must have such a ending to make you watch it for the next season and I am pretty interested in seeing what the next season will abe about, I mean the really problem is solved, so what now. Well, let's wait for it, till then remain shocked.

"Alone we're nothing, BUT! Together we're the spice girls" an analogy put forth by the character Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) roughly around episode 4 or 5 and honestly it's got some merit to apply it wider to the series as a whole. It's a brilliant season of TV but has some pretty major flaws as a whole which slightly ruin the product. As a premise it's flawless and is exactly what I enjoy seeing, lathered in irony and a sense of satire that really is something which usually meets my "needs" so to speak but as mentioned with that early analogy it's a bit misguided. Annoyingly characters are badly handled, Billy the semi lead for example is as charming as you could want from the protagonist but is pretty shallow until what's practically the final 10 minutes of the series and has no depth due to the shows structure, something I'll get to briefly. Additionally others, in particular the 'Seven' are oddly positioned, we have our in with Starlight who's struggling to adjust to life as a hero but the others who frankly have greater importance to the wider narrative fail to impact all too often. The Deep, sacrificed to push Starlight's arc onwards and is later used as comic relief, Black Noir seen one screen for no longer than 10 minutes through all 8 hours (roughly), Maeve the maternal guide to starlight once again drifts in and out to serve the needs of that arc. That leaves A-Train, a man introduced in shocking fashion but fails to be a compelling villain and is hastily dropped in this finale and the head of the group Homelander, the only I can say serves being a villain. His lack of action regarding the plane crash and disregard for others he works and is close too forms a truly detestable figure and one you really enjoy hating, the sign of a great performance and solid writing only to be undercut by the reveal he's a father to a child birthed via Billy's "missing wife". A reveal which seems odd, it opens potential for spin offs and future series as this child is a natural "Supe" and so there could be others which make an X-Men like force in years to come but it's cheap, leaving a question mark over Billy's future arc and his entire motivation and slightly undercutting the villainy of Homelander who was an even darker figure when it was implied this relationship was non-consensual and as dark as something like that is it's brave to follow up on so was slightly disappointing.

Now to structure, something I referenced earlier, it's another slightly jarring layout with a lot of the plot for this season held back until it's too late to get a satisfying conclusion, essentially baiting for future seasons for a deferred payoff. Additionally it does seem to take a little while to establish this worlds rules and structure though it is thoroughly created eventually it's made in hindsight, with a focus on answering later which is fine but does equate to there being little substance for this season as all narrative threads are practically unanswered.

Now, gripes out the way I can finally begin to wax lyrical about what might genuinely be one of the best things currently around on TV, the humour and it's rather knowing, almost sarcastic atmosphere is always rife and provides some hilarious moments of comedy gold, see for example the Dolphin liberation scene. It masterfully balances genres and has some high quality drama aspects with the whole political undercurrent and the dealings of Vought which nicely unravel also leaving a sense there's more to come still so it'll be interesting to see how that unfolds later on. Characters are two side of the same coin, for as much as there is wrong with some there are vivid and detailed figures also, Starlight's moral struggle against herself and the seven creates a magnificently deep character whilst Billy and Hugh, the sharers I'd most screen time have a fantastic chemistry, Billy's outsider perspective often gearing on others to have some sort of comedic effect and Hugh's naive approach to the world he's thrown into really help the audience in A) Settling into what the series holds and B) Enjoying everything on offer. The supporting cast are also high quality, Stillwell and her drive to be something more than a handler is a good subplot and there's even a cameo from Hayley Joel Osment as a washed up child star "Mesmer" who serves narrative purpose and entertainment perhaps at a cost of one of the regular featuring heroes who don't have much of the limelight. It's soundtrack is amazing and there's some genuinely genius sequences of action throughout the 8 episodes. Performances across the board from a cast of relatively anonymous people are exceptional and as mentioned earlier it's absolutely hilarious

Fast become one of the greatest things currently on TV, particularly in a post Game of Thrones run 'The Boys' has promise to become a cornerstone of what TV is capable of and certainly has many directions in which season 2 and beyond could go, if you can get your hands on it then give it a watch

(S1. E8) My Reaction / Review for The Boys Season 1 Episode 8 ''You Found Me'': Episode 7 was good and I gave it a rating of 9/10. Watching Homelander using his laser eyes and killing these people was satisfying and gory. Starlight is mad at her mother and it makes sense. The Deep has a mental breakdown and I really enjoy it, he deserves it. Black Noir can play the piano? That's cool. Also am I the only one that thinks that the fact that Black Noir never talks is kind of funny? Edgar is Giancarlo Esposito? That's so freaking cool, I love it. Wow, Homelander created the super terrorists? That's so disturbing and evil. Homelander and Madelyn having sex? No surprise here. Atrain had a heart attack? Awesome, I hope he dies. Homelander killed Madelyn? Come on... I liked that character, that sucks. Homelander saved Butcher? I didn't see that coming. And Homelander is a dad plus Becca is alive. Great way to end the episode and also a great episode to end a great season. My rating is 9.6/10.

I think this was a good finale even though the ending was meant to be a cliffhanger and surprising, but to me, it wasn't. I think this finale set up for a second season very well. We don't know what happens to A-Train, whether he survives or not. We'll find out in the second season.

The Deep finally had a genuinely emotional moment. Cool. Hughie, Frenchie, The Female/Kimiko, and Mother's Milk successfully escaped and are on the run. We'll see how that plays out in the second season.

Homelander is now on the loose, no longer kept in control by Madelyn. We'll finally see what he's capable of when Madelyn is no longer apart of the picture in the second season.

Billy was more of a villain at the end of the episode than Homelander because he let the bomb go off even though the kid was right there. Although you could put some of the blame on Homelander as well for bringing the kid downstairs. That's what I really like about the show. The "good guy" and the "bad guy" are essentially both the "bad guys." Good stuff.

My thoughts on this. Did the person who wrote and draw the original comic this show is based on want to make satire of the DC Comics characters? Queen Maeve is obviously Wonderwoman, Homelander is Superman, The Deep is Aquaman etc. This feels like satire of DC Comics. Homelander is actually more believable than Superman. I haven't read the comics and I really only know of Superman Dark but like really. If you only had one weakness that only a few knew and had the powers of Superman wouldn't you be corrupted. Would you really be the beacon of hope? As the saying goes "Power corrupts, ultimate power corrupts ultimately." No one has ever wronged you? Like really. Like the cartoon I've seen clips of. Joker decided to kill Louis Lane. Guess who's heart was ripped out of their chest. Yeah, I'm fully aware of my dark side you not aware of yours yet? Someone of us don't still want to actually do bad things even if we know something in us wants. Because killing is wrong but could you resist if you could just laser them? Just fly them to space? Superman can fly in space. Lex Luthot can't fly nor breath in space. There's Superman's first temptation. I know this is dark but I wanted to get a point accross. I know Homelander is disgusting but still. Could you be uncorrectable when you could just fly your nemesis to space and that's it?