I love how much you're enjoying The Boys. I guess the trope subversion has just that right mix where the actual relationships are as unpredictable as we occasionally feel in real life. IE, the trope subversion isn't just another trope but is allowing for a more exploratory 'in the moment' feel to the storytelling. Kind of the perfect trope-antidote for someone who is compelled to get ahead of the story and strip it to it's bones. Just gotta take the ride. The tropes are all there of course but it is nice to be able to see them in retrospect rather than in continuous prediction.
Starlight's secret identity is one of the few things they didn’t think through. You'd have to be real stupid to not make the connection why Annie's mom is Starlight's manager.
@@chris_croissAnt Nah, it’s way more than that. Imagine Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent being with Superman the first time he shows up in metropolis and having their home filled with "Superman"-posters. Or Martha draging along a younger Superman to all kinds of avents, having made his costumes herself. At that point you can’t even call it "an open secret" anymore. Saying "ever notice how Clark Kent and Superman looks alot alike" would be like saying "ever notice how The Rock and Dwayne Johnson looks alot alike". People would make fun of you if you did.
I just realized... What you said at 10:30 Of course America would have almost al the superheroes. I mean most of the superhero movies we know play in America right? DC & MCU being the big ones of course. But those always play in America. (I guess there's exeptions like Black Panther) This show is playing even with those tropes.
Yeah I think there is a lot of meta-commentary in that. America would imagine it was unique, would actually be unique, would think it is because it deserves it, would be because it is doing something heinous, etc.. etc.. etc.. etc.. The solipsism of the superhero, superhero culture, and American culture is a bit of a perfect soup not to passively exploit like this.
If you like Homelander (Antony Starr), you should really watch 'Banshee'.. It was a totally underrated show... Extremely brutal show, and awesome characters.
The comic is soooo much darker. The writer of the comic, Garth Ennis, absolutely hates superheroes. Its a pretty mediocre comic, IMO, but the show's writing, production, and acting really improved upon the concept to make the characters more than the 2-dimensional cardboard cutouts of the comic.
Oh, FYI, "82" is the floor were the Vought leadership sits, "99" is the supes HQ.
Whats between 82 and 99? In my little head i would put the leaderships on 98
He's not sure what the dynamic of their relationship is.
They have a very, shall we say, special relationship. Intimate, complicated, hard to quantify.
Probably the best 'first read' of their relationship is "I'm not sure"
Of course Homelander and co. are the good guys and Hughie's team are the bad guys. Couldn't expect anything else here. hehe.
I love how much you're enjoying The Boys. I guess the trope subversion has just that right mix where the actual relationships are as unpredictable as we occasionally feel in real life. IE, the trope subversion isn't just another trope but is allowing for a more exploratory 'in the moment' feel to the storytelling. Kind of the perfect trope-antidote for someone who is compelled to get ahead of the story and strip it to it's bones. Just gotta take the ride. The tropes are all there of course but it is nice to be able to see them in retrospect rather than in continuous prediction.
I am so fucking happy you are watching this show
So cool to hear your thoughts & perspective on that series.
Your face at 11:43 onwards...
😄😁😆😂😝
That is all.
Every episode does not disappoint in doing something unexpected. So, try not to expect too much. Sooo dark, sooo unexpected, sooo fucking gooo.
Starlight's secret identity is one of the few things they didn’t think through. You'd have to be real stupid to not make the connection why Annie's mom is Starlight's manager.
To be fair, just think of Superman.
#GLASSES
@@chris_croissAnt Nah, it’s way more than that. Imagine Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent being with Superman the first time he shows up in metropolis and having their home filled with "Superman"-posters. Or Martha draging along a younger Superman to all kinds of avents, having made his costumes herself. At that point you can’t even call it "an open secret" anymore. Saying "ever notice how Clark Kent and Superman looks alot alike" would be like saying "ever notice how The Rock and Dwayne Johnson looks alot alike". People would make fun of you if you did.
I think it's intentional, the creators are poking fun at the superman glasses thing.
You should watch Banshee after this. Homelander's actor is the main character in it and has a lot of fight and sex every single episode!!
How the world would be if superheroes be real? i think this is a super close and realistic idea of how it would be... super actual and normalize
or the civil part of being a superhero
I just realized...
What you said at 10:30
Of course America would have almost al the superheroes.
I mean most of the superhero movies we know play in America right? DC & MCU being the big ones of course.
But those always play in America.
(I guess there's exeptions like Black Panther)
This show is playing even with those tropes.
Yeah I think there is a lot of meta-commentary in that. America would imagine it was unique, would actually be unique, would think it is because it deserves it, would be because it is doing something heinous, etc.. etc.. etc.. etc.. The solipsism of the superhero, superhero culture, and American culture is a bit of a perfect soup not to passively exploit like this.
If you like Homelander (Antony Starr), you should really watch 'Banshee'..
It was a totally underrated show... Extremely brutal show, and awesome characters.
CUCUHMBA!
The comic is soooo much darker. The writer of the comic, Garth Ennis, absolutely hates superheroes. Its a pretty mediocre comic, IMO, but the show's writing, production, and acting really improved upon the concept to make the characters more than the 2-dimensional cardboard cutouts of the comic.