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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
PostPosted: Sat June 18, 2022 3:59 pm 
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Someone give me the history on soldier boy. I don't remember where he showed up and what the context is


He was in a flashback earlier this season. He was the original top superhero in his time. I think he could go toe to toe with Homelander.

Got a bunch of soldiers killed overseas and went missing (held captive by the Russians).


Thanks. Him being held captive by the Russians is what threw me off. I remember that flashback battle scene now.

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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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Foeing Spike has really unlocked something for me

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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
PostPosted: Sun June 19, 2022 3:56 pm 
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Made it through the first two, and it's OK. The story feels rather two-dimensional, like they took the criticisms of capitalism, corporatism, and American imperialism from the previous seasons that made the characters and their world nuanced and interesting and said "this is waaay to deep for our audience, we need Homelander to be Trump, and we need it in TikTok sized chuncks". And having Butcher get Homelander's powers is a terrible plot point. Super-Hughie would be even worse. I assume what we are seeing is Edgar antagonizing Homelander to setup where it's "Dawn of the Seven" but with Homelander instead Stormfront... perhaps called "Rise of the Coalition of the Ascendant"... so he can sell this new drug.

One thing I really don't get is, why is Homelander scared of Edgar? The plane crash video? Just call it a deepfake and be done with it.

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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
PostPosted: Sun June 19, 2022 9:34 pm 
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I think he was given to the Russians. The weapon they are looking for to defeat homeland er is soldier boy. It seems his chest ray deposes supers

Everyone thought it was a gun or something

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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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One thing I really don't get is, why is Homelander scared of Edgar? The plane crash video? Just call it a deepfake and be done with it.


He's scared of him because Edgar doesn't fear Homelander like everyone else does.

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One thing I really don't get is, why is Homelander scared of Edgar? The plane crash video? Just call it a deepfake and be done with it.


He's scared of him because Edgar doesn't fear Homelander like everyone else does.


At that point in the story, what Homelander wants more than anything else is to be loved. He wants a high Q rating with the public; he wants to be seen as a true hero. Edgar and Vought have a firm grip on the PR angle. That video coming out would destroy Homelander’s reputation and all he holds dear.

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Homelander should have just killed Edgar. Problem solved.

I want more The Deep content

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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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Are people really reading this much into a show where a guy explodes inside of a dick?

Sometimes it's fun to root for the bad guy. Who cares?

There seems to be a sub section of soy persons who are only able to do self reflection through caped super hero movies/content. It's fucking pathetic.

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That thread is awful, but you gotta pity anyone who somehow failed to get that Homelander was a metaphor for the slippery slope from America as 'The World's Policeman' into Fascism, but I get that it can feel like "validate twitter feels" to some folks. Though I don't know who or what Blue Hawk is... I mean from the name I gonna guess it's a Derek Chauvin stand-in so newly-BLM'd A-Train can kill him at some point, like MM plus temp-V will inevitably kill Soldier Boy, but maybe not.


edit: Nevermind.. just saw a spoiler in that thread. 100% Chauvin.

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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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Are people really reading this much into a show where a guy explodes inside of a dick?

Sometimes it's fun to root for the bad guy. Who cares?

There seems to be a sub section of soy persons who are only able to do self reflection through caped super hero movies/content. It's fucking pathetic.

You should spend some time over there and straighten them out.


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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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Good episode but the depiction of Herogasm compared to the book was mildly disappointing.

I’m also not digging the split personality Homelander deal. Feels like that trope’s been done to death. You don’t need to beat the audience over the head with it - I think everyone knows his desire to be loved is core to his being and at odds with his sadistic tendencies.


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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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At least we’ve gotten a penis hole and a butt hole this season.


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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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Jeezus, that whole ep was fuckin nuts.

Though that Homelander-Butcher-Soldier Boy fight was awesome.

That Cosby line :haha:

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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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Real fair Homelander having to fight three on one…

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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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Best episode so Far
The Cosby one lol

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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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Me, when MM opened that bedroom door and got hit

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 Post subject: Re: The Boys (Amazon)
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Watched the latest ep again. I know Bluehawk had to go but fuckin hell.

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