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Hola amigos, buenas vibras a todos.
**Hello friends, good vibes to all.
For many the superhero genre both in movies and series is something that is very worn out, the most recent productions of both Marvel and DC confirm it. Fortunately there is a small universe far away from these where this rule is not fulfilled, it is like a kind of refuge where these "superheroes" are still quite popular among viewers. I don't know if you have seen the very good series The Boys, a series that already has three seasons and is waiting for the fourth one next year; well, Gen V takes place in this world where those who are supposed to protect people turn out to be equally or even more damaged than the average villain.
The premise of Gen V, like that of The Boys, is simple: to break away from the conventional to become a show where the absurd, graphic and bloody come to life and are the main protagonists. Because yes, this is a series where explosions of limbs, nudity and the very suggestive are the order of the day. It's not the typical series where the good guys save the bad guys, it's not about that, it's a much riskier bet which to the happiness of many has worked quite well over the years. I thought Gen V would be softer or would have a different tone because the main characters are much younger, but nothing to do with it, the DNA is the same. So let's talk a little bit about this great series.
In case you don't know, this series is a spin-off of The Boys. It is set in the Godokin University which is the only one in the United States specifically for superheroes. In it we will meet several of these students who aspire to someday be part of the elite Seven, which is the select group of heroes chosen by Vought International. The point is that as young people we will see how this training is that at the end of the day is just another way to corrupt these beings to be the face of a group of "superheroes" incredibly broken mentally. Along the way we will also witness how the competitiveness to reach the top is consuming them little by little to the point of reaching the limit both physically and morally.
Evidently, hormones will play their part and part of the plot is based on that, on how some young people are able to deal with so much pressure to the point that sexual escapades will also be talked about. As the plot progresses many secrets will begin to come to light and they will realize that all that glitters is not gold, that behind everything there is a plan in development that can jeopardize the existence of more than one. This is when we will begin to see the true capabilities of all these young people and the immense power they can have, going through aberrant, bloody and quite out of the ordinary situations.

I understand that the rating of this series is C, so you can already get an idea of what it brings and what it looks like. Visually it is impressive, the way they handle all the effects is crazy, as rarely seen, the realism is very good and is one of the hard points of the series. It is extremely graphic in every way, both at the level of gore and sexual, we are not facing a triple X movie but as I said it is very out of the conventional. Seeing body parts fly, explode, be dismembered and all of that turned into liters of blood and visors is something for me very top, I personally enjoy this content because it is difficult and rare to get.
Gen V is a prequel to what will be the fourth season of The Boys so their stories seem to come together at some point, in fact here we see a bit of that. To understand this series it is not mandatory to have seen The Boys but I would recommend it because there are several references to things past. The plot is simple, there is a background that is gradually uncovered, there are secrets that will be revealed which will lead, to some extent, to the fourth season in question. There are many moral and psychological questions, the story is not just blood and that's it, each character is a universe of problems and traumas that they are solving as they can and meanwhile learning to live with them trying to do the least possible harm.
The characters are undoubtedly the added value here. As I mentioned, each and every one of them has an existential problem that they will have to deal with. They are usually traumas from their past that are unresolved and that has made them the "unstable" people they are today. Emma, Marie Moreau, Cate, Jordan and Andre (Lizze Broadway, Jaz Sinclair, Maddie Phillips, Derek Lu and Chance Perdomo) are the main characters. It must be said that they all do it perfectly, each one has a unique power that is associated with the traumas they have, that is, those powers forged a little bit the personalities and problems of all of them. It would be very tedious to talk about each one of them, but let's just say that they are complex, volatile and superficial characters at the same time.
A great series to which I give a 9/10. If The Boys is almost a 10 this one can not be left behind. It's true that it still doesn't reach its big sister I think it can be on the right way to do it. It was a very good introduction to this now expanded universe. It is available on Prime Video and consists of 8 episodes. Highly recommended to everyone, it's a must see. I leave the trailer below.

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Bueno mi gente por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado. ¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
***Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it. ¡A hug to everyone, see you next time!