A Look Back at The Boys - Season 1

With season two of The Boys arriving tomorrow I of course look back and review the first season.

The Boys is comic book web show based on the comic series of the same name. The show is produced by Amazon Studios, Sony Pictures Television, Kripke Enterprise, Point Grey Pictures, Original Film, Kickstart Entertainment, KFL Nightsky Productions and distributed by Amazon Stuidos.

The story is after his girlfriend was brutally killed by a Supe, Hughie Campbell joins a vigilante group called The Boys who are lead by Billy Butcher. While this is happening a new young hero name Starlight joins the superhero team of her dreams, The Seven. Both of them are soon going to discover things about Supes they never knew existed.

• Negatives

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• Mix

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• Positives

One great thing about the show is the satire. The Boys do a great job poking fun at the superhero genre and how it's just all over the place.

What I also liked about the series is the dark tone. This show does not mess around when it comes to getting serious, it hits you with a good amount of intense moments.

Now to discuss the more famous aspect of the show and that's the huge amount of WTF moments. Whether it's for laughs or to be disturbing all of those moments I guarantee will make you say "What the f*ck?!" or have your jaw dropping. Either way prepared to be surprised.

Another aspect of The Boys that makes it a great watch is the performances, mainly from Karl Urban and Antony Starr. Urban plays an amazing lovable asshole and Starr....Jesus. His performance as Homelander is truly great. He really made Homelander a disturbing psychopath.

What also makes this a much watch is the special effects. I figured Amazon wasn't going to slack off on them but I wasn't expecting them to be this good. They're almost cinematic.

The final thing I'll praise the series for is it's fresh take. To my knowledge we've never seen superheroes be put in a world where they're put in this corporate/celebrity status. It really makes The Seven/the overall show stand out from other live-action adaptations of the comic book genre.

Guys, I say this with a very serious tone. The Boys is one of my favorites shows. It has great satire, a good dark tone, tons of strange moments, great performances from Urban and Starr, spot on special effects, and welcomed fresh take.

My final rating is A Must Watch

Alright. I'm all done here. I can't wait for season two and guys, do come back on Saturday, Sept 5th for my review of Mulan (2020). Until then enjoy the rest of your day.