The Boys - Amazon Prime Original - (Spoilers) (No Comic Spoilers!)

marklazarcovic · 29-07-2019 7:25pm

I see dead people ðŸ˜

Slydice · 29-07-2019 8:50pm

1.5:

Phew!

Effers! They had me totally feeling for the loss of the girl!

bar that.. I'm a little suspicious of a reoccuring fly being in some scenes.. it just seems odd

Thargor · 29-07-2019 9:34pm

Jesus this is good, the plane scene was absolutely brilliant and kind of disturbing (while in the comics it was absolutely hilarious), Ive gotten everyone at work hooked on this, they'd have never heard of it otherwise, hope thats not reflected in the ratings cos Im not really seeing much hype for it around the place tbh. Its already renewed though so plenty of time for word of mouth.

TerrorFirmer · 29-07-2019 10:55pm

For anyone interested in reading the graphic novels, the entire set of The Boys plus a raft of other Garth Ennis comics are currently just $15 on Humble Bundle.

Sleepy · 30-07-2019 4:40pm

Two episodes in and loving it!

Mickeroo · 30-07-2019 4:50pm

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

For anyone interested in reading the graphic novels, the entire set of The Boys plus a raft of other Garth Ennis comics are currently just $15 on Humble Bundle.

They're also free on kindle if you have a full prime sub it seems.

Tammy! · 30-07-2019 6:35pm

Haven't watched it yet but I am excited about this!

Slydice · 30-07-2019 7:13pm

1.6:

OH! THANK F**K they didn't show a pitcher of Guinness!

:eek:

I reckon Mesmer won't have his cover blown immediately. Could join the team as a spy for Vought

Heh.. now that I type it and see the V beside B on the keyboard..
Vought could just be a misspelling of Bought .. which these supers kinda were

pc7 · 30-07-2019 7:20pm

Loving this, can’t wait for kids to fall asleep to get back too it. Really is excellent, Supes are as*holes

Slydice · 30-07-2019 8:51pm

Slydice wrote: »

a pitcher of Guinness!

Seriously yuck! and the speed of it like! eeeeewwwwee

scooby77 · 31-07-2019 9:04pm

Myself and the wife finished this last night. Excellent show, a real breath of fresh air. We recommending it all round.

Drumpot · 31-07-2019 11:27pm

Loving this show, god what an age of TV. Dark as f**k but equally funny.

One character to a dolphin “ok if I touch it will you just **** up!” . That sounds but but it’s hilarious and actually makes this show even more enjoyable. It shouldn’t but it does!!

Sleepy · 01-08-2019 1:15pm

Got up to episode 6 last night. Don't tell me if it's a spoiler for the last two episodes and I'll put the theory in spoiler tags since I'm basing this on info revealed in episode 6 but:

Does it seem likely to anyone else that Butcher's wife isn't dead but got pregnant when Homelander raped her and the "sitting for hours" was her response to a failed attempt to abort some kind of super-powered baby?

Cantona's Collars · 01-08-2019 4:00pm

Finished this last night,an amazing show. Butcher was meant to have a dog too but the makers decided working with animals is too much hard work.
Dark,gory,funny with liberal use of c*nt throughout.

Slydice · 01-08-2019 7:21pm

Sleepy wrote: »

Got up to episode 6 last night. Don't tell me if it's a spoiler for the last two episodes and I'll put the theory in spoiler tags since I'm basing this on info revealed in episode 6 but:
Does it seem likely to anyone else that Butcher's wife isn't dead but got pregnant when Homelander raped her and the "sitting for hours" was her response to a failed attempt to abort some kind of super-powered baby?

Yikes

but given this show.. maybe

(also up to ep 6)

Sleepy · 02-08-2019 10:42am

Finished it last night. Delighted to see it's been renewed and filming was already underway this summer so Season 2 might not be as far away as you'd imagine.

Have turned so many people on to this and everyone I know that's seen it has loved it!

Sleepy · 02-08-2019 10:43am

Slydice wrote: »

Yikes

but given this show.. maybe

(also up to ep 6)

As a teenager I read the Preacher trades instead of paying attention in Irish class... as dark as my imagination can get, I know Garth Ennis's can get darker!

ilovesmybrick · 02-08-2019 11:34am

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Finished this last night,an amazing show. Butcher was meant to have a dog too but the makers decided working with animals is too much hard work.
Dark,gory,funny with liberal use of c*nt throughout.

They did slip a dog into the background of his flashback in episode four, and there's dog stuff left around his flat, which I thought was a nice touch.

youngblood · 02-08-2019 12:40pm

Didn't see that ending coming at all, love the short season, little or no filler, action, fun, development, repeat, it's the watch of the summer

EoinMcLovin · 02-08-2019 1:42pm

ilovesmybrick wrote: »

They did slip a dog into the background of his flashback in episode four, and there's dog stuff left around his flat, which I thought was a nice touch.

The dog's name is Terror and one of the producers has said he will be in an episode next season

Mickeroo · 02-08-2019 2:50pm

Think I'll binge the comics before next season. I read a good lot of them back when they first came out but hadn't gotten as far as the revelation at the end of this season (assuming that's even in the comics).

Really hope they introduce the other superhero team that featured next season, The Deep name checked their leader at one stage this season

Tech Knight

, he had a particularly hilarious subplot from what I remember.

Slydice · 02-08-2019 4:06pm

1.7: Woah that was a lot! Think they've got a decent checkpoint here. Feels like I can take a break and brace for the finale.

I think we're in for more flashbacks with Laila Robins and John Doman. They really fit in some roles and they definitely feel like the right fit here.

They should totally have some senior authority positions in some kind of mission impossible / secret agent films

The deep gills scene!

:eek:

I had to hold on to my ribs!

:eek:

Naqib! Well. There's season 2 right there! Looks like some really heavy powered stuff.

Look at that imdb page:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10858907/

First ever role in any way in the business?

:eek:
but like, it also says it's:

Actress (1 credit)

I think that's just a typo. I'm guessing the imdb isn't complete.

It'll probably be very complete after season 2!

Sleepy wrote: »

Got up to episode 6 last night. Don't tell me if it's a spoiler for the last two episodes and I'll put the theory in spoiler tags since I'm basing this on info revealed in episode 6 but:
Does it seem likely to anyone else that Butcher's wife isn't dead but got pregnant when Homelander raped her and the "sitting for hours" was her response to a failed attempt to abort some kind of super-powered baby?

Close

:eek:

I was reminded of Alien / Aliens Vs Predator 2

I still don't know what Butcher knows. Like, he knows something and Mesmers reaction clearly shows it's enough for Butcher to kill for

sweetie · 02-08-2019 4:31pm

Mickeroo wrote:

Think I'll binge the comics before next season. I read a good lot of them back when they first came out but hadn't gotten as far as the revelation at the end of this season (assuming that's even in the comics).

Me too, they seem to be free with prime.

Slydice · 03-08-2019 2:04am

:eek:

..

Finished!

I did not at any point see that coming. Well played!

What a season! I'll definitely check out season 2 if there is one.

1.8:

Alright, let's see, really what's it leading to in season 2.
I guess they are going to have A-Train spy for them.
Homelander is gonna be busy fighting the Supers he created around the world.
Giancarlo Esposito has got to return as Edgar .. still not accepting he didn't have some big plan in all of this.
I can see Starlight and Kimiko team ups to take down some of the bad supers.

Just.. just..

I can't for the life of me imagine what Butcher is gonna do.

Slydice · 03-08-2019 2:08am

Shockin this is still on my mind!

Slydice wrote: »

Slydice wrote: »

a pitcher of Guinness!

Seriously yuck! and the speed of it like! eeeeewwwwee

Slydice · 03-08-2019 2:11am

Also still so hard to see the same guy there even at the end of the season!

Slydice wrote: »

CastorTroy wrote: »

Only one I really knew was in this was Urban. Didn't realise Sheriff Hood was Homelander.

No way? :eek:
( his wiki if anyone wants it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Starr )

I didn't even see it!

Drumpot · 03-08-2019 9:26am

How much fun was that? Did not see that ending. Some really memorable moments with a dolphin and somebody using a baby in a way that was horrifyingly hilarious.

Have to say I really thought homelandee wasn’t

the sharpest

but as it went on you could see that he was a

cute f**ker and more intelligent then people were giving him credit

. The way he

killed or let people on plane die

was quite savage but brilliant at showing what a

psychotic

super hero will do. Also loved how the show showed how he ended up like that. I actually felt a bit

sorry for that character , little baby in a room and a blanket!

Can’t wait for next season.

Heckler · 03-08-2019 11:54am

My everyday use of cvnt, while generally high enough anyway due to the amount of them i meet, has gone through the roof. Thanks Butcher.

sweetie · 03-08-2019 12:09pm

Heckler wrote:

My everyday use of cvnt, while generally high enough anyway due to the amount of them i meet, has gone through the roof. Thanks Butcher.

What about twat? I loved Hughie's line about cvnts and twats.

Heckler · 03-08-2019 1:10pm

sweetie wrote: »

What about twat? I loved Hughie's line about cvnts and twats.

Yeah but you're a good cvnt.

2smiggy · 03-08-2019 2:23pm

After watching it all, Homelander is some character !!

darced · 03-08-2019 2:40pm

This is the best thing I've watched in a long time.

Heckler · 03-08-2019 3:23pm

All done. Fantastic stuff. Butcher is my new hero. Props to Anthony Starr. Homelander is all sorts of a prick.

pc7 · 03-08-2019 4:01pm

Finished it last night, absolutely brilliant, so well acted, such likable characters some bastards that are brilliant too! Raging it’s only 8 episodes.

PsychoPete · 04-08-2019 7:38am

I don't think I've ever watched another TV show where I've disliked and found the characters actions so frustrating but absolutely loved it and probably why I enjoyed watching it so much. Butcher sounded like he was just out of eastenders or something. To me it felt at times like they were poking fun at the whole superhero stuff. Can't wait for a second season!

Sir Oxman · 04-08-2019 8:00pm

Really enjoyed it and I'm not into much of the comicbook stuff

Just clicked on it on Prime video yesterday bored out of my head.
Finished it over the day/night

05-08-2019 10:50am

Really enjoying it so far, proper adult violence and humour.

Homelander · 05-08-2019 6:25pm

Really great show. Great job of adapting the comics, is kinda a bit different in parts but without shying away from the sort of spirit of the source material (was so disappointed with Preacher, it's fine and even sometimes good but leaves out all the controversial stuff in the comics).

Queen Maeve is actually an Irish actress too which is cool. Amazon are good for knowing when to stop a good thing so I would be really hopeful it will get a few seasons and be wrapped up rather than dragged out unnecessarily or turn into a car crash.

Anthony Starr is amazing as Homelander. Thought I would find it hard to seperate Lucas Hood from the role but he's really done it justice.

Thargor · 05-08-2019 9:49pm

Enjoyed it but I also think it really suffered by not having The Boys

superpowered themselves like in the comic, it would help to make them interesting (why the feck did they call MM Mothers Milk if they're not going to give him his arc from the comic? Thats just stupid.) In the books Butcher is so menacing and mysterious yet likable, but in this he's just a guy with a dodgy Eastenders accent.

I also preferred in the comics that Compound V

was just floating in the environment randomly effecting babies, not fully controlled by Vought.

Again it would have made things more interesting.

Another thing that annoyed me is that in such a short series they wasted a huge chunk of it in the dragged out

kidnap/killing of Translucent

, an incredibly boring and bland character who didn't deserve that screentime in any way whatsoever. The time could have been way better spent just showing The Boys day to day work like they did in the comics, messing with Teenage Kix etc, investigating etc.

The worst thing about it I think would be the actor and character of Hughie, compared to the funny and sarcastic Wee Hughie from the comics we get yet another bland weedy nerd character that so many American tv series and writers seem to love, stuttering and bumbling along with nothing of interest to add at all. His scenes with Starlight were just wasting big chunks of the episodes all over the place. I absolutely despise this type of character especially when they give it a love interest to stutter at and be all "cute" with in a way we've seen 1000X before, it must have its own TVtropes page at this stage.

I did enjoy the series and devoured it in a couple of days but with what Ive listed above and a lot of niggles its definitely a wasted opportunity. Anthony Starr was sublime as Homelander though.

Drumpot · 06-08-2019 10:49am

Thargor wrote: »

Enjoyed it but I also think it really suffered by not having The Boys
superpowered themselves like in the comic, it would help to make them interesting (why the feck did they call MM Mothers Milk if they're not going to give him his arc from the comic? Thats just stupid.) In the books Butcher is so menacing and mysterious yet likable, but in this he's just a guy with a dodgy Eastenders accent.

I also preferred in the comics that Compound V
was just floating in the environment randomly effecting babies, not fully controlled by Vought.
Again it would have made things more interesting.

Another thing that annoyed me is that in such a short series they wasted a huge chunk of it in the dragged out
kidnap/killing of Translucent
, an incredibly boring and bland character who didn't deserve that screentime in any way whatsoever. The time could have been way better spent just showing The Boys day to day work like they did in the comics, messing with Teenage Kix etc, investigating etc.

The worst thing about it I think would be the actor and character of Hughie, compared to the funny and sarcastic Wee Hughie from the comics we get yet another bland weedy nerd character that so many American tv series and writers seem to love, stuttering and bumbling along with nothing of interest to add at all. His scenes with Starlight were just wasting big chunks of the episodes all over the place. I absolutely despise this type of character especially when they give it a love interest to stutter at and be all "cute" with in a way we've seen 1000X before, it must have its own TVtropes page at this stage.

I did enjoy the series and devoured it in a couple of days but with what Ive listed above and a lot of niggles its definitely a wasted opportunity. Anthony Starr was sublime as Homelander though.

You may be correct on all that but I think this shows why fans of comics/books can sometimes be disappointed with what they get on screen due to expectations. That’s not an insult, I’m delighted I knew nothing about this show before I saw it because I have none of the negative sentiments that you have shared. Lucky me, I loved this show

steve_r · 06-08-2019 12:01pm

Really enjoyed it. Thought they took the best out of the source material and avoided the worst. I find Ennis veers between having a really interesting viewpoint on things to being completely gratuitous for no reason.

I think the showrunners did a good job of reining that in and sticking to the core concept of supes being exploited for corporate purposes and allowed to run amok with no oversight.

I thought the casting in general was excellent - Anthony Starr in particular - I watched Banshee and I'd no idea I was looking at the same guy.

I did feel the guy playing Hughie was weak, and would have preferred someone rather than Urban as Butcher. The presence Butcher had in the comics was completely different and was a much more compelling character.

I think 8 episodes was the right call - leave the audience wanting more. Well set up for another season.

everlast75 · 06-08-2019 12:20pm

Loved it.
First superhero show I binge watched.
Didn't know it was Dennis Quaid's son as Hughie until i saw the credits and guessed.
Loved Urban and the lad from Banshee.
Great casting all round.
Nice and gritty too.

Salvation Tambourine · 08-08-2019 9:34am

I thought Eden Hazard was excellent as Frenchie

cdgalwegian · 08-08-2019 11:45am

steve_r wrote: »

Really enjoyed it. Thought they took the best out of the source material and avoided the worst. I find Ennis veers between having a really interesting viewpoint on things to being completely gratuitous for no reason.

I think the showrunners did a good job of reining that in and sticking to the core concept of supes being exploited for corporate purposes and allowed to run amok with no oversight.

I thought the casting in general was excellent - Anthony Starr in particular - I watched Banshee and I'd no idea I was looking at the same guy.

I did feel the guy playing Hughie was weak, and would have preferred someone rather than Urban as Butcher. The presence Butcher had in the comics was completely different and was a much more compelling character.

I think 8 episodes was the right call - leave the audience wanting more. Well set up for another season.

Not a graphic novel reader, so thanks for that.

Looking back on it, the budget for this must have pretty mediocre, and yet it's impact has been huge. Being an avid dabbler in superhero fare, I had grown bored of it, until BAM!- this shows up.
The ending was clever enough coz it left some of it's revelations til near the end, so that simpletons like me didn't have time to predict (well, half-predict).

Karl Urban's accent really did grate though.:(
Can't wait for season 2.

Slydice · 08-08-2019 1:03pm

Nokotan wrote: »

I thought Eden Hazard was excellent as Frenchie

Doesn't he look the image of someone who should be in a Predator film?

DrumSteve · 08-08-2019 4:57pm

I kept thinking Homelander was Bradley Cooper...what a villain though. Brilliantly acted.

Been a while since I binged an entire show in 2 days. Really enjoyable, looking forward to season 2.

Potential-Monke · 08-08-2019 6:01pm

This is exactly what I have been waiting for in the world of superheroes. Haven't read the comic/novel, so had no expectations other than 'It better be good'. And boy was it good. I loved every second of it. I know it's mentioned above that Hughey wasn't anything really like the comic, but I thought it was excellent and you could see him evolve from the scaredy cat into someone who might actually take action now. Loved his evolution. Can't wait for season 2, but I'd imagine Starlight

will have some moment where she accidentally kills/injures an innocent and there's a few episodes where she comes to terms with it.

Hopefully I'm wrong.

Starr was fantastic as Homelander, great character and perfectly acted. I thought Maeve was a bit dull tbh, maybe she'll be more active in S2. Butcher was really good, sometimes dodgy accent aside. Wasn't too gone on A-Train, possibly the actor to blame but unsure. Translucent was ok, didn't really do much but enjoyed the few bits he was in. Good idea behind him. Black Noir wasn't really looked into, so can't really comment on him. He only had 1 fight scene. The Deep kept turning me from hate to not so much hate, to hate again, to 'maybe I should feel sorry for him' to hate again. Good character, and had one of the best scenes in the entire show. Loved every scene with Frenchy and Mothers Milk, they were brilliant on screen together. Frenchy in general was brilliant, and I thought I'd hate him.

This show gave me what I wanted insofar as even superheroes make mistakes, and it's nice to see a 'realistic' version of the Marvel/DC characters. I also read that in the comics, in relation to Compound V that

The Boys use it to power themselves up, so I've no doubt they're saving that for S2. I look forward to it.

This along with Brighburn has filled a void in my superhero heart that has been there for a while now, so long may it last!

pixelburp · 11-08-2019 7:44pm

Finished the 5th episode and I'll be honest it had grown on me; it's still crude, vulgar and deeply seedy to a degree I generally don't like in my storytelling, but it's also a much smarter beast than that gory, nasty top layer would lead one to believe. It really nails the reality of superheroics as a private enterprise, coupled with the complexity of flawed people being worshipped as gods.

Karl Urbans accent remains f*cking atrocious though.

And there's something odd about a show skewering an omnipresent, monolithic corporation airing on Amazon of all services

Mr E · 11-08-2019 8:35pm

I watched the whole thing over the weekend (quiet weekend)

Really loved it and it kept me guessing. If I had one criticism, I thought

episode 8 felt like a regular episode

- but maybe thats an indicator of the strength of the story overall.

Starr was superb.

Standman · 13-08-2019 11:08am

Really enjoyed this.

Some of the scenes that dealt with serious issues/incidents were kind of jarring, and I wasn't sure if they were going for dark comedy or just straight realism. Whether they meant it one way or the other, I've never seen it done like that in a show like this. Can't decide if it's a sign of writers breaking the mold in an interesting way or if those scenes were intended differently and just poorly executed...

The Boys - Amazon Prime Original - (**Spoilers**) (No Comic Spoilers!)

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