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1. ›Is Admiration for the Powerful in 'The Boys' Just a Mirror for Ourselves?@chris-chris92266d

   

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   All the applause in the first season felt like a warning I did not want to hear. The smiles of heroes hiding their cruelty made me question every instinct I had about who deserves admiration. Homelander’s charm concealed tyranny so well that I found myself cheering and recoiling at the same time. The Boys does not offer comfort. It forces you to stare at the spectacle and recognize your own complicity. Every laugh carries a sting, every shocking moment reminds me that fascination and disgust can coexist in ways I did not expect. Watching became less about entertainment and more about acknowledging what we reward without noticing.

   Bravery takes strange forms in later seasons. Butcher moves between hero and monster, dragging vengeance into places that reveal its futility. Annie bends innocence until it becomes performance, forced under constant scrutiny. Supporting characters act as reflections, showing desires and hypocrisies that feel unsettlingly familiar. The story never tells me who to root for or condemn. It trusts me to recognize the patterns in my own life as I watch them unfold. That trust makes the satire sharper. The tension between laughter and moral unease becomes the heartbeat of the series.

   

   

   

   

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   Cinema breathes in every frame. Lighting elevates violence into ritual, the camera lingers where it should shock, and the soundtrack turns horror into spectacle. The show choreographs complicity, using beauty to expose corruption. I felt caught between fascination and resistance. The elegance of the production mirrored the attraction to power the show critiques. Every stylistic choice reinforces the message that spectacle can seduce and betray simultaneously. The Boys converts the format of superheroes into a tool for reflection, forcing the audience to see the emptiness behind the iconography we consume as entertainment.

   Different archetypes carry sharper truths than exposition ever could. Patriotic icons conceal cruelty, avengers become absorbed by the systems they oppose, and innocence performs under public scrutiny. The cracks feel familiar, echoes of societies where virtue and vice share the same stage. The satire succeeds because it never pretends to simplify or reassure. Each exaggeration mirrors a reality we resist admitting, making absurdity compelling and uncomfortable at once. Watching characters unravel felt like watching society unravel, revealing how narratives are elevated even as they devour the ones who tell them.

   Even now, after every season, the show lingers in thought. The Boys becomes less about heroes and villains and more about the gaze that elevates them. I feel implicated, aware that applause often hides complicity. Closure never arrives, leaving unease tangled with recognition and reluctant admiration. The monsters are only powerful because the audience allows them to be, and that realization unsettles more than any fight or explosion. The Boys does not instruct or console; it insists on recognition, reflection, and the difficult awareness that we often celebrate the very power we should question.

   

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2. ›The Boys(1998)@teknon655d

   

   I rarely watch Australian films but I think they have a way of delivering raw narratives and The Boys is no exception. I’d been warned about its intensity, but nothing really prepared me for the darkness that was about to unfold.

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   The film follows Brett Sprague, recently released from prison, as he returns to his family’s home. The home is a quintessential dysfunctional setting, a rundown suburban house where his two brothers, Glenn and Stevie, along with their partners, hang around in a limbo of poverty and stagnation. Brett, a few hours later, reasserts his dominance over the household and tensions rise, and his influence slowly pulls his brothers into a spiral of violent chaos.

   

   The plot unfolds in a manner that builds tension slowly, focusing on toxic masculinity, power dynamics as well as the brutal reality of those living on the fringes of society. The climax is hinted at early on, with an impending horrific crime but it’s the psychological unraveling leading up to that moment that grips you.

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   I have to give credit where it’s due. The performances in this film are solid. David Wenham as Brett is chilling. Trust me when I say the way he holds an unnerving gaze, controls a room with a soft spoken threat and exudes an underlying sense of violence is topnotch. Also, the tension he builds is palpable and honestly, I had to remind myself to breathe a few times.

   The cinematography is appropriately claustrophobic with most of the film taking place within the confines of the dingy household. It makes you feel trapped, just like the characters. It’s also gritty and it’s uncomfortable, but that’s what the filmmakers were going for, I guess. In that respect, they nailed it.

   

   But… here comes the funny part. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I felt like I was watching a family reunion where everyone secretly hated each other and no one had the guts to say it out loud. And look, I know the film is about toxic masculinity, but I found myself wondering if these guys ever heard of, you know, ‘therapy?’ I mean, just one session. That's all it would take to make everyone at least ‘try’ talking their issues out instead of smashing stuff and making each other's lives a living hell.

   Now, here’s my personal beef: The pacing. I get that the filmmakers wanted to build tension, but man, some of the scenes felt like they were dragging on just to show us how miserable these people are. We get it, they’re dysfunctional, but do we really need 15 minutes of Brett sitting in silence, glaring at a wall, before something happens? I mean, come on, I was half expecting a houseplant in the background to start a monologue just to break the boring silence.

   

   Also, let’s not even get started on the way everyone in this family seems to have an unlimited supply of cigarettes. I swear, every five seconds someone was lighting up, and I couldn’t help but think, “Forget about the crime they’re planning; these guys are going to have to deal with some serious lung issues!”

   Anyway, *The Boys is an intense watch. It’s not exactly a “feel-good” cinema, but it’s powerful and haunting. The psychological manipulation and tension between the brothers are well executed and the performances heighten what could have been a slow burn into something more impactful. However, be prepared for a few moments where you’ll be begging for someone to just take a walk outside, get some fresh air and maybe, just maybe, “talk it out” for once.

   

   Would I recommend it? Sure, if you’re in the mood for something dark and heavy, and you don’t mind the occasional stretch of awkward silence. Just be prepared to feel like you need a long shower afterward to wash off all that grime. Both literal and metaphorical.

   I'll rate this one a 3.5/5. Fair enough. Wink.

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3. ›The Boys: ¿Qué Superpoder te Gustaría Tener? - Review (Spa-Eng)@pannavi682d

   

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     Greetings to all #MoviesAndTVShows moviegoers. Today is Thursday, the weekend is almost here, and what better way to make the most of this day than by sharing a bit about a series that's been quite popular these past few days? Pour yourself a nice cup of coffee or tea and join me to read my take on The Boys. Before I start, I think my post will contain one or two not-so-deep Spoilers, but if you saw it, you'll understand.

   

   

     If you could choose one superpower, what would it be and why? This question came to mind after watching the complete 4 seasons of The Boys on Amazon Prime Video. And well, I for one have a lot to say about said series, but first, I'll answer the question I just posed and I'd like to read your answer in the comments. 😉

     I understand that the superpowers of these iconic characters go hand in hand with their personality, that is, they did not choose their superpower, according to their genes and way of being that their special supernatural strength finally characterizes them. In my case, I think I would have the superpower to disappear or have super hearing hahaha, I don't know. 🤣

   

     But seriously speaking, I consider myself to be super resilient, so in addition to my two super-powerful features described above, I believe I would have the ability to regenerate or my skin would be extremely tough, which would make me untouchable to any damage that life brings me. 😏

     Now, returning to the subject of the series itself and coming back to the ground, I admit that I loved this series from the beginning until its last chapter in the 4th season. I am very much looking forward to the 5th, as I have no idea what these protagonists will be able to do, and because of how it ended, I don't know what solution they will apply to solve it. 🤔

   

     I had a slight idea of how Gore this series would be I came up short as its level of sadism and insanity to present this genre is another level I've never seen, at least not in such a continuous way, I mean, come on, I watched maybe twice the entire Saw saga, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and House of Wax, but The Boys? hahaha, the previous movies fell in diapers in comparison. 😜

     Another point I must highlight here is the fact of the leading cast they chose, as well as the extra artists and special guests to play certain superheroes temporarily. My favorite characters are Homelander and Butcher, yes, hahaha the craziest of the series, but how not to love them, both are like Yin and Yang. ☯️

   

     Another thing I loved and what I think made it so successful, is its plot. Sure, the performances of its main characters stand out and are of high caliber, all of them, especially Homelander (from my point of view), but the plot? this story is not about typical superheroes, but about normal people looking to take down said superheroes. 🦸‍♂️

     Add to that the exaggerated touch of madness, Gore, and whatever you think you can imagine, here it is in some chapter. Nothing escaped them and the best part is that among so much alienation everything has a logical sense that it happens this way. Many details are well carried and above all its special effects, are of another level, so, only if you are a fan of the Gore/Horror Genre and you have the stomach to endure it, I recommend it to the 💯%. From me I give it:

   

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     Saludos a todos los cinéfilos de #MoviesAndTVShows. Hoy es jueves, casi llega el fin de semana, y ¿qué mejor manera de aprovechar este día que compartiendo un poco sobre una serie bastante popular en estos últimos días? Sírvete una buena taza de café o de té y acompáñame a leer mi opinión sobre The Boys. Y antes de empezar, pienso que mi post contendrá uno que otro Spoiler no tan profundo, pero si la viste, entenderás.

   

   

     Si pudieras elegir un super poder, ¿cuál sería y por qué? Esta es una pregunta que me vino a la mente luego de ver las 4 temporadas completas de The Boys por Amazon Prime Video. Y bueno, yo por mi parte tengo mucho que decir sobre dicha serie, pero antes, contestaré la pregunta que acabo de plantear y me gustaría mucho leer tu respuesta en los comentarios. 😉

     Tengo entendido que los superpoderes de estos personajes icónicos van de la mano con su personalidad, es decir, ellos no eligieron su superpoder, de acuerdo a sus genes y forma de ser es que se les caracteriza finalmente su fuerza sobrenatural especial. En mi caso, yo pienso que tendría el superpoder desaparecer o tener un super oído jajaja, no lo sé. 🤣

   

     Pero ya hablando en serio, me considero alguien super resiliente, por lo que además de mis dos facciones superpoderosas antes descritas, creo que tendría la capacidad de regenerarme o mi piel sería sumamente dura, lo que me haría intocable ante cualquier daño que me traiga la vida. 😏

     Ahora, retomando el tema de la serie en sí y volviendo los pies a la tierra, admito que esta serie me encantó desde un principio hasta su último capítulo en la 4ta temporada. Espero con mucha ansiedad la quinta, ya que no tengo idea de lo que serán capaces de hacer estos protagonistas y por cómo terminó, no sé qué solución aplicarán para resolverlo. 🤔

   

     Tenía una leve idea de lo Gore que sería esta serie, de hecho, me quedé corta ya que su nivel de sadismo y locura para presentar este género es definitivamente otro nivel que nunca había visto, al menos no de manera tan continua, es decir, vamos, me vi tal vez dos veces la saga completa de Saw, La Masacre de Texas y La Casa de Cera, pero The Boys? jajaja las películas anteriores se quedaron en pañales en comparación. 😜

     Otro punto que debo resaltar aquí es el hecho del elenco protagónico que eligieron, así como los artistas extras e invitados especiales para interpretar ciertos superhéroes temporalmente. Mis personajes favoritos son Homelander y Butcher, si, jajaja los más locos de la serie, pero ¿cómo no quererlos? ambos son como el Yin y el Yang. ☯️

   

     Otra cosa que me encantó y lo que de verdad creo que la hizo tan exitosa, es su trama. Claro, las actuaciones de sus protagonistas destacan y son de alto calibre, todas, en especial la de Homelander (desde mi punto de vista), pero ¿la trama? esta historia no es sobre típicos superhéroes, sino de personas normales que buscan acabar con dichos superdotados. 🦸‍♂️

     Agrégale a eso el toque exagerado de locura, de Gore y de lo que te creas capaz de imaginar, aquí está en algún capítulo. Nada se les escapó y ¿lo mejor? es que entre tanta enajenación todo tiene un sentido lógico de que ocurra así. Muchos detalles bien llevados y sobre todo sus efectos especiales, son de otro nivel, por lo que, sólo si eres fan del Género Gore/Horror y tienes estómago para soportarlo, te la recomiendo al 💯%. De mi parte le doy:

   

   

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4. ›'The Boys: Season 4' Review: I can't stand the reliance on politics@namiks688d

   

   I remember watching the first season of The Boys and really enjoying it. It was really unique and completely different to the sort of thing I'd usually watch. Season two came about and felt like it really rejected what the first season was setting up. Our protagonist Hughie was a fascinating character that seemed to be pursuing revenge after a superhero killed his girlfriend in the street under some collateral damage. The show set itself up for a big fight, and it really pulled me in. Though the more the episodes came rolling in, the more the show started to feel different. Less creative and more reliant on the present climate of things. Now, I have mentioned before that I can't stand when shows and films rely on present events, when they're so connected to reality that it no longer feels like a work of entertainment or even light social commentary, and instead just feels like a group of writers sitting in a room somewhere complaining about everything and promoting whatever talking points they feel are best. I hate it. There's nothing lazier in television production writing than throwing out political opinions and making direct references to whatever is hot in the media at that time. It makes shows incredibly dated, unwatchable a few years later. It removes the fiction and the excitement of storytelling when characters are just a mirror of whatever politician or celebrity has been in discussion. Remember Trump? Ugh, he's so bad, right? Anyone against the woke agenda? They're total Nazis! This is a summary of what The Boys feels like it has to say now.

   I don't mind politics in shows, I don't mind when a story involves complex political concerns into a narrative as it explores the ways in which a certain world and ideology may lead to particular events, as well as how characters get involved in such a situation. But there is a point in which these creations no longer feel like they're establishing their own worlds, no longer works of fiction. The Boys for the past few seasons has been poorly written in this regard, it's no longer a work of entertainment and fiction, but now serves as a vessel for hot political topics, not even under any form of smart commentary that mocks things, but really just copies recent events to use as its own framework within the narrative. Even if you're someone like me that hates all forms of politics and attempts to avoid it all to the best of their ability, the show still finds a way to make you aware of such things. Direct dialogue that speaks of the talking points that are then exaggerated with such ridiculousness that it'll cause you to roll your eyes. I bet those writers felt real smart with some of those lines in the show. And this is the problem with The Boys, it's a show that has a lot of great things to it, so many ideas that would've worked so nicely. Scenes and characters that are genuinely interesting outside of the political nonsense. It's what keeps me watching despite having so many flaws. I do want to see what happens to these characters, I am interested in the broader narrative and how it all comes together. But there are definitely moments in which I feel prepared to just give in.

   So, let's talk a little about what's good in this season. I'll try my best to ignore all the bad, though it's inevitable that I mention those too. There will be a few spoilers in this, so keep that in mind before reading on from here.

   The Boys: Season 4

   

   While the show is having its pacing ramping up as the tensions rise between superheroes and the humans, The Boys' fourth season is a mixture of intense shock value and action alongside endless political conflicts. This season has more of a focus on the lobbying the superheroes are doing in order to maintain and gain more power over the world through lawful means, putting them above the law in most cases. With this is coming the total lack of sanity from Homelander, the world's strongest superhero with no tolerance for anything. Homelander is by far the most interesting character in the show at this point, his character's sheer brutal nature is fascinating to watch on screen. The ways in which he interacts with people and gradually loses his patience over the series has been a really good development. Watching his relentless nature unfold upon other superheroes has been a driving force into why I continue to watch the show, observing his control over others and seeing how the traditional route of politics is no longer of interest to him makes for quite a threatening villain. I mentioned that I don't mind political stories within shows when they're done well, and sometimes it does feel as if it branches out into its own thing here and here, but there's far too much reliance on reality.

   One of my greatest problems with the show is how it mirrors reality. It feels lazy in how it copies a lot of the left and right wing of present American politics. You have your copies of Alex Jones throwing out conspiracy theories on Jews and the likes, and the whole groomer argument that came into popularity against the left. And what's weird about all of this is how strange it feels in a show about superheroes, where the left isn't ever really mentioned. The right wing are pulled out of reality and thrown into the side of the crazy superheroes for some reason, as they rally to give them more power as the Vought Corporation uses media to throw out every nonsensical talking point imaginable. It reflects a lot of how Fox News operates alongside the weirdness of social media grifters with their own insane talking points and the likes. To add to this are constant references and jokes about existing politicians and their actions. Sudden mentions about incels, abortion, black lives matter? A lot of these things are thrown into the show with blatant support or disregard as if it's coming directly from the writer's own opinions. With this comes another political pursuit I couldn't quite get.

   

   To some degree the show actually has me wanting the superheroes to win and just crush the resistance against them under how annoyingly whiny they can be. But at the same time this can show that in the world of politics no side is actually right about anything. That said, I can tell that the writers were not going for this intention. There's a clear bias in the side they're promoting and the side they're trying to make a total mockery of, and it's more clear when you remember that one of the creators and producers of the show is none other than Seth Rogen. It all makes sense from there, even down to the show's intense levels of gore and adult themes that go out of their way to shock you. The shock value side of things is repulsive, but I think it works well in how it portrays the chaotic world of superheroes and the power fantasies that they hold. One joke I found quite funny was a play on the idea of Batman and how he has a butler that does whatever he wants, while having an underground cave. Though that cave isn't a base, it's actually just a horrific sex dungeon in which all the superheroes get together and do utterly insane things to each other.

   When the show removes itself from pop culture and present day events, it's a really fun show that is completely different to anything else superhero related. It's significantly more adult even when it does use that for humour purposes. And the story and its pacing really pulls you in. The ways in which superheroes and humans deal with the trauma pulls out a lot of emotional range in the characters that gives them another level of how relatable they can be. Even in Homelander as we see him tearing up on family issues. Or the ways in which other superheroes start to realise their true purpose in how others look up to them. It's hard to say whether I'd suggest getting into this at this point, I think if you're like me and despise politics and just want to enjoy stories void of all that mess then it's definitely not for you. If you can somehow put that stuff side and just roll your eyes at it all, then there's enough good in here still to give it your attention.

   

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5. ›The Boys: More bizarre than ever@annacarstairs690d

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   Hello dear Hive community, I hope you are doing well. Today it's a pleasure to go through this Hive community, to tell you about a somewhat strong series (not for all audiences) but it's actually pretty good, I'm talking about The Boys, a series that I started with my boyfriend but I really loved it.

   Hola querida comunidad de Hive, espero se encuentren muy bien. El día de hoy es un placer pasar por esta comunidad de Hive, para hablarles sobre una serie un tanto fuerte (no es para todo público) pero que en realidad es bastante buena, hablo de The Boys una seria que comencé con mi novio pero en realidad me encanto.

   We have the fourth season released in July of this year, it can be found on Prime Video. In this season we can see the continuation of the events of season three finding a group of guys a little broken and super heroes a little crazier.

   Tenemos a la cuarta temporada estrenada en Julio de este año, se puede encontrar en Prime Video. En esta temporada podemos ver la continuación de los acontecimientos de la temporada tres encontrándome con un grupo de Chicos un poco quebrantando y unos súper héroes un poco más locos.

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   Pensando en realidad como pudiera llamar a esta serie seria, el guion cada vez se vuelve más extraño, Sin duda algo que tiene esta serie que la distingue de las demás que no tiene límites para nada, estoy incluye en las acciones de los personajes, argumento y sobre todo en sangre y morbo. Encontramos a los mismos personajes que hacen a esta serie lo que es, Antony Star (Vengador), Karl Urban (Billy Butcher), Jack Quaid (Hughie), Erin Moriarty (Annie), Karen Fukuhara (Kimiko), Laz Alonso (ML) entre otros entrañables personajes.

   Thinking actually as I could call this serious series, the script is getting stranger and stranger, No doubt something that has this series that distinguishes it from the others that has no limits at all, I am included in the actions of the characters, plot and especially in blood and morbidity. We find the same characters that make this series what it is, Antony Star (Avenger), Karl Urban (Billy Butcher), Jack Quaid (Hughie), Erin Moriarty (Annie), Karen Fukuhara (Kimiko), Laz Alonso (ML) among other endearing characters.

   Sin duda algo que puedo mencionar en esta serie, todo está desequilibrado. Podemos ver como nuestro villano principal que es Vengador está en una etapa de abandono y autodescubrimiento, por otro lado Bucher tiene su momento de conciencia y no sabe si en realidad los “Súper” merecen una salvación o si en realidad la única solución es su muerte.

   Without a doubt something I can mention in this series, everything is unbalanced. We can see how our main villain who is Avenger is in a stage of abandonment and self-discovery, on the other hand Bucher has his moment of conscience and does not know if in reality the "Super" deserve a salvation or if in reality the only solution is their death.

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   Algo que siempre he destacado de esa historia es que, así serían los súper héroes en la vida real. Algo que realmente me pareció tedioso fue la inclusión un poco más de lo normal de la política, no es que está mal porque es un abre boca de la quinta temporada es algo diferente. Por otro lado a diferencia de otras temporadas sentí un ritmo un poco diferente.

   Something I've always stressed about that story is that, that's what superheroes would be like in real life. Something that I really found tedious was the inclusion a little more than usual of politics, not that it's bad because it's an opener of the fifth season is something different. On the other hand unlike other seasons I felt a little different pace.

   Obviamente sigue siendo una serie bizarra y me di de cuenta que incluso tiene varias escenas de rellano pero igual el argumento sigue siendo sólido y esos giros inesperados que siempre me han gustado de The Boys se han mantenido, aunque he de admitir que le final no fue ten encantador como la tercera, siento que tuvimos un quiebre definitivo en la serie y la quinta temporada vendrá con todo.

   Obviously it's still a bizarre series and I noticed that it even has several scenes of landings but the plot is still solid and those unexpected twists that I have always liked about The Boys have been maintained, although I must admit that the ending was not as charming as the third, I feel that we had a definitive break in the series and the fifth season will come with everything.

   

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6. ›[ENG] [ESP] 🎬My review about The Boys, season 4 | Mi reseña sobre The Boys, temporada 4 📺@mandysmoon693d

   Hey there, Hive!✨

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   Sigo intentando retomar mis actividades usuales y una de las que me están gustando últimamente es ver series. De mis favoritas estará siempre The Boys, que justamente hace poco estrenó su cuarta temporada, la cual es más intensa, más interesante y más turbia.

   Hoy les comentaré mi opinión, eso sí, incluye spoilers

   I'm still trying to get back to my usual activities and one of the things I'm enjoying lately is watching series. One of my favorites will always be The Boys, which recently premiered its fourth season, which is more intense, more interesting and bleaker than ever. Today I will tell you my opinion that yes, includes spoilers

   

   

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   Vuelven los muchachos. Seis meses han pasado y las cosas no pintan demasiado bien. Neuman está cada vez más cerca de su elección, Homelander sigue imponiendo su poder mientras pierde cada vez más la cordura pero en eso no es el único, puesto que de alguna manera todos están mal de la cabeza. Muchos de los personajes comienzan a enfrentar conscientemente sus traumas lo cual empeora con toda la situación.

   Además Butcher se encuentra cada vez peor de salud, presentando síntomas extraños que lo llevan a actuar de manera errática, lo cual tiene harto al grupo.

   Con un panorama sombrío, los muchachos tendrán que encontrar la manera de seguir intentando salvar al mundo

   The boys are back. Six months have passed and things are not looking too good. Neuman is getting closer to her election, Homelander continues to impose his power while losing more and more of his sanity, but he is not the only one in that scenario, since in some way everyone is crazy. Many of the characters begin to consciously face their traumas, which worsens with the whole situation.

   Besides, Butcher is in increasingly poor health, presenting strange symptoms that lead him to act erratically, which makes the group fed up.

   With a bleak outlook, The Boys will have to find a way to continue trying to save the world.

   

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   Descendiendo a la locura | Descending into madness

   Aunque me parece que el progreso de esta temporada es un poco más lento que en las otras, la verdad es que es necesario para poder lograr explorar más a profundidad el desarrollo de los personajes, sobretodo de los secundarios.

   Creo que era algo necesario para poder empatizar mucho más con ellos, puesto que hasta el momento quienes realmente habían tenido un desarrollo completo eran Butcher y Homelander. Así que en esta temporada tenemos más historia que acción, aunque cuando esto llega sigue siendo tan espectacular como siempre.

   Although I think the progress of this season is a little slower than in the others, the truth is that it is necessary in order to be able to explore the development of the characters in more depth, especially the secondary ones.

   I think it was necessary in order to be able to empathize with them more, since up until now the ones who had really had a complete development were Butcher and Homelander.

   So in this season we have more story than action, although when it comes it is still as spectacular as ever.

   

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   Si hay algo que tienen en común todos los personajes es que todos están increíblemente estresados y agotados. Todos tienen secuelas psicológicas por lo que han vivido, por lo que buscan la forma (cualquiera que sea) para intentar sobrellevar sus problemas. Algunos lo hacen de manera relativamente adecuada, otros no tanto, pero me parce un elemento interesante para explorar en la historia.

   Por supuesto hay mayor profundidad en los protagonistas, donde tenemos más detalles de la infancia de Homelander, o mejor dicho, John. También vemos con mayor detalle el desarrollo de su hijo, Ryan, y las dificultades que debe enfrentar.

   A su vez, Butcher lucha por poder encontrar la fuerza para cumplir el último deseo de su esposa Becca, pero la verdad es que su salud es cada vez peor. Pero me encantó que no demostraron su deterioro sólo en lo físico sino también en lo mental, que sinceramente considero el núcleo de sus problemas. Al final de temporada vemos un poco de lo que será de ahora en adelante el personaje que si ya considerabas errático, pues aún no has visto nada... Butcher ha perdido completamente la cabeza, no sé si realmente por culpa del V o que simplemente dejó libre una parte de sí mismo que siempre estuvo allí.

   Además la manera en que hicieron el recurso de sus alucinaciones fue muy inteligente. La de Becca queda clara desde un principio que es un producto de su cabeza pero la de Kessler fue un plot twist perfectamente logrado.

   If there's one thing all the characters have in common it's that they're all incredibly stressed and exhausted. They all have psychological scars from what they've been through, so they look for a way (whatever it may be) to try to cope with their problems. Some do it relatively well, others not so much, but I find it an interesting element to explore in the story.

   Of course, there's more depth to the protagonists, where we get more details of Homelander's childhood, or rather, John. We also see in greater detail the development of his son, Ryan, and the difficulties he has to face.

   Meanwhile, Butcher struggles to find the strength to fulfill his wife Becca's last wish, but the truth is that his health is getting worse. But I loved that they didn't just show his deterioration physically but also mentally, which I sincerely consider to be the core of his problems. At the end of the season we see a little of what will be from now on, the character that if you already considered erratic, well you haven't seen anything yet... Butcher has completely lost his mind, I don't know if it's really because of V or if he simply released a part of himself that was always there.

   Also, the way they used his hallucinations was very clever. Becca's is clear from the beginning that it's a product of his own head but Kessler's was a perfectly done lot twist.

   

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   Hay unos cuantos nuevos personajes que en su mayoría aportan bastante a la trama, principalmente Sister Sage, que me parece un personaje perfecto para ser la mano derecha de Homelander puesto que su motivación viene simplemente de la arrogancia, cosa que ambos tienen en común. Mi único problema fue cuando al final hicieron parecer que todo estaba bajo el plan de Sage, aunque honestamente no cuadra mucho en los errores que hubo en ese plan. Ciertamente la mayoría escapaban de sus manos, pero era prácticamente imposible que ella hubiera previsto lo imprevisible. Es inteligente pero no vidente, así que eso no me hizo mucho sentido. Sin embargo, en general fue un muy buen personaje.

   También aplica para Firecracker que es increíblemente insufrible pero esa es justamente la intención. Es molesta, estúpida e ingenua pero es lo que se necesitaba.

   There are a few new characters who mostly add a lot to the plot, mainly Sister Sage, who I think is a perfect character to be Homelander's right hand woman since her motivation comes from simple arrogance, which they both have in common. My only problem was when they made it seem like everything was under Sage's plan at the end, honestly it doesn't fit much with the mistakes that were made in that plan. Certainly most of it was out of her hands, but it was practically impossible for her to have foreseen the unforeseeable. She is intelligent but not psychic, so that didn't make much sense to me. However, overall she was a very good character.

   It also applies to Firecracker who is incredibly insufferable but that is precisely the intention. She is annoying, stupid and naive but that is what was needed.

   

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   Otros personajes tuvieron mucho más protagonismo, como Kimiko, MM, Frenchie, Starlight y A-Train, lo cual me agradó bastante puesto que hacía ver que el show no solo se mantiene con Homelander y Butcher. Hay personajes que también aportan algo a la trama y la hacen interesante por el conjunto de todo. Excepto por Hughie, para mi este personaje es completamente innecesario, nunca aporta nada de verdadera importancia a la trama, simplemente está por que quedó atrapado en medio del problema. Esto al menos en la serie, no sé si sea diferente en el cómic.

   Por supuesto no puedo no hablar de Homelander quien es un personaje increíble desde el inicio. Siendo un superhéroe que simplemente desea dejar atrás su faceta humana pero es consumido por la misma, teniendo un ansia de ser amado aunque ni siquiera llega a comprender verdaderamente lo que es el amor. Homelander es el villano perfecto

   También como siempre se logra el alivio cómico con The Deep, Ashley y Black Noir y personajes ocasionales que está bastante bien logrado.

   Other characters had much more prominence, like Kimiko, MM, Frenchie, Starlight and A-Train, which I liked quite a bit since it made it clear that the show is not just about Homelander and Butcher. There are characters that also contribute something to the plot and make it interesting as a whole. Except for Hughie, for me this character is completely unnecessary, he never contributes anything of real importance to the plot, he is simply there because he was caught in the middle of the problem. This at least in the series, I don't know if it is different in the comic.

   Of course I can't not talk about Homelander who is an incredible character since the beginning. Being a superhero who simply wants to leave his human side behind but is consumed by it, having a longing to be loved even though he doesn't even truly understand what love is. Homelander is the perfect villain

   Also as always, comic relief is achieved with The Deep, Ashley and Black Noir and occasional characters which is quite well done.

   

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   Los mensajes que deja esta temporada (y la serie en general) es que ni los buenos son tan buenos, ni los malos son tan malos. Es decir, todo tenemos algo de bueno y de malo, no existe un ser humano completamente bueno ni completamente malo. La moralidad y la naturaleza es como un espectro, donde todos estamos más o menos inclinados hacia un lado o el otro. Algo así como el Ying y el Yang.

   Esto también se ve reflejado en nuestra cultura e incluso en la política, lo que es representado perfectamente en la lucha social entre Homelander y Starlight, donde se supone que uno es el malo pero con sus acciones demuestran que esto no es tan sencillo como parece. Claro, en esa lucha política la crítica va más a la sociedad estadounidense, pero sigue siendo una crítica importante que debe tomarse en cuenta en general.

   The message that this season (and the series in general) leaves is that the good guys are not so good, nor are the bad guys so bad. That is to say, we all have some good and some evil inside, there is no completely good or completely bad human being. Morality and nature are like a spectrum, where we are all more or less inclined to one side or the other. Something like the Ying and the Yang thing.

   This is also reflected in our culture and even in politics, which is perfectly represented in the social struggle between Homelander and Starlight, where one is supposed to be the bad guy but with their actions they show that this is not as simple as it seems. Of course, in that political struggle the criticism is more directed at north American society, but it is still an important criticism that should be taken into account in general.

   

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   La dificultad de esa lucha imposible entre el bien y el mal es precisamente lo que lleva a la desescalada de la locura, donde se pierde la confianza, seguridad y esperanza. Eso se refleja perfectamente en la serie, que a su vez tiene escenas más sombrías, más turbias pero para compensar, un sentido del humor más negro.

   The Boys continúa siendo una serie irreverente y excelente que te mantiene enganchado, porque disfrutas tanto de ver todas las locuras que las horas simplemente pasan volando.

   El final de temporada me pareció perfecto puesto que te deja con ganas de seguir viendo más, te deja la necesidad de tener respuestas porque la historia es demasiado buena como para quedarte sin saber.

   Lamentablemente toca esperar bastante tiempo para la próxima temporada pero me parece que la espera valdrá la pena, así como ocurrió con esta temporada. Así que si eres un fan de la serie debes correr a ver esta temporada, y si aún no has visto nada, deberías comenzar a ver The Boys ya. Esta serie no decepciona.

   The difficulty of this impossible fight between good and evil is precisely what leads to the de-escalation of madness, where trust, security and hope are lost. That is perfectly reflected in the series, which in turn has darker, murkier scenes but to compensate, a darker sense of humor.

   The Boys continues to be an irreverent and excellent series that keeps you hooked, because you enjoy watching all the crazy stuff so much that the hours just fly by.

   The season finale seemed perfect to me since it leaves you wanting to keep watching more, it leaves you needing answers because the story is too good to be left without knowing.

   Unfortunately, we have to wait a long time for the next season but I think the wait will be worth it, just like this season. So if you are a fan of the series you should run to watch this season, and if you haven't seen anything yet, you should start watching The Boys now. This series does not disappoint.

   

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7. ›The Boys and season 4 - Big disappointment. / Opinia o The Boys i 4 sezonie - Wielkie rozczarowanie.@herosik700d

   This is a cross post of @herosik/the-boys-and-season-4-big-disappointment-opinia-o-the-boys-i-4-sezonie-wielkie-rozczarowanie by @herosik.
   
   Hello, I invite you to read my review ;). Have a nice day.

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8. ›The Boys and season 4 - Big disappointment. / Opinia o The Boys i 4 sezonie - Wielkie rozczarowanie.@herosik700d

   

   Although I don't know the comic book that was the basis for creating the series, I have heard about Prime's production itself since its premiere. The Boys couldn't come at a better time. Marvel films were earning huge amounts of money at that time (Avengers Endgame had been released in theaters 3-4 months earlier), and at the same time, more and more critical voices began to appear. Therefore, the creators could draw from two sources - fans of Marvel and other superhero films who wanted to see something different and anti-fans who wanted to see the titular Boys murdering super heroes in a brutal way. The Boys became more and more popular from season to season, which was visible in the viewership statistics and the number of memes and conversations on social media. This season has broken new viewership records and we can be sure that the finale will be powerful.

   Halfway through S2, when I got sick with Covid-19 and took myself and my girlfriend a 2-week break, we stopped watching it. Asia was tired of The Boys, and I was bored because it introduced too little new things and repeated too many threads or problems that the characters were struggling with. When S3 came out, we didn't catch up with the previous one. We liked it, but after some time this series joined our list of "cool shows to watch during dinner" (Asia probably changed her mind, because she didn't rate seasons 3 and 4 as much as seasons 1 or 2). Why? Because again I saw excessive repetition and, as a result, there was no freshness effect. Frenchie, Butcher, Hughie, Homelander and generally everyone again did not develop much as characters and were excessively repetitive compared to previous seasons. The fact that the show's positives were too weak and its flaws bothered me too much didn't help it at all.

   

   And annoying plot-armor. While this is understandable in a situation where they really planned and killed super-heroes with a mix of cunning, ingenuity and tactics, it was not always like this. For example, in S4, when Deep and Black Noir attacked the boys' headquarters. Why didn't they kill off at least one character?! However, this is nothing compared to the finale of this season. The shapeshifter kills the presidential candidate's bodyguards without any problems, but when he has to kill the main characters, Butcher casts the Guardian Angel spell from Heroes of Might and Magic 4 on them and resurrects them XD. I'm hyperbolic, but that's exactly what it looked like. And if they really wanted to show it that way, changes could have been made to the script. For example, the guys could be hidden and the Shapeshifter was weakened and couldn't throw them like a sack of potatoes. While I can turn a blind eye to nonsense that has no impact on the action, I cannot ignore it. This is not an insignificant joke/scene that could be considered a form of fanservice or tension relief. Maybe if this was the ONLY scene like this in S4, I would assume I haven't seen it. However, this is not the case.

   I won't write a review because I don't want to - this season doesn't deserve it. Not because it's weak, because the episodes don't go below a certain level (except for the last one), and there are too few flaws to drastically affect my rating. However, there are enough of them for me to say that I am disappointed. Instead, I'll list the things I liked and didn't like. I'll start with Sage, whose power was the first yellow card I saw in season 4. I don't know of any show, except probably Invincible (and even there it didn't do very well, but better than The Boys and the cases I have in mind), that would portray this type of power well. Now I can't remember such examples from anime, but when I watched the second season of Boku no Hero Academia a few years ago, I remembered a few of them. Nezu, the director for super heroes, also has the power of "super intelligence".

   

   

   For years I have wondered why it is so difficult to create such a power in a believable way. Oscar (End Credits - a pop culture channel) came to my rescue - it is impossible to write this thread in a convincing way if we are not creative or intelligent enough. Well, what if someone of average intelligence wants to show someone super intelligent? I could cite various examples, e.g. how can a short person play basketball effectively? Ok, I can pretend, but it will be just as unbelievable. Too often, creators limit themselves to simple clichés. It's similar with time travel, but here it's easier to cover this flaw (at least partially) and distract the viewers' attention. Terminator 1 & 2 and the Dark series (from Netflix) are good examples.

   The second plot is Hughie... Or rather, his lack of plot after his father's death. This one, although predictable, turned out well. It provided some fun, some dark humor and, above all, sadness and compassion. The reconciliation with his mother and, above all, his speech were also nice to watch. Well, I guess that's all the cool stuff... And no, the BDSM session for coprofils was also fun. I would have forgotten about the relationship between him and A-Train. Yes, the redemption of the black Flash was a great arc! Their agreement, conversation, influence of one on the other, no accusations, well-written plot. Well, apart from them it was bad. He could have been removed from the plot (apart from the plot with his father and A-Train) and we wouldn't have lost anything. Similarly with Frenchie - we repeat the theme of his redemption, complicated but nice relationship with Kimiko. Apart from the finale thread, he had nothing to do. And I can sum up most of the title characters in the same way. And what's worse, I feel it while watching episodes, and not only after summarizing them, when I talk to friends or read comments online.

   

   

   And this abortion, a completely unnecessary thread that was probably forced and we got a retcon...? Maybe I'm wrong, but I noticed on the Internet that I'm not the only one asking when this supposedly happened. What was the point of this homosexual thread of the Frenchman? I don't mind them, even if there are sex or nudity scenes. I would rate this one positively if it weren't an artificial time waster. Did they want to introduce some moment of trauma for him so that he would go to prison? Okay, that's a good idea! But not much comes from going to prison, and his bisexual emotional dilemmas do not add anything to the content of the series. In general, such carelessness in terms of the script caught my eye several times. While I could accept this in some cases, there were too many scenes that could have been improved in a simple and cost-effective way. Just add one dialogue, add one scene. This is very clearly visible in the last episode, when Starlight criticizes Hughie for not recognizing his girlfriend. The initial, emotional reaction was understandable, but the characters have known each other for so long, have been through so many adventures together, etc. that Starlight herself should realize that her nitpicking is unfounded. How did she get into this super secret bunker anyway? XD I cried with laughter at these two moments. A textbook mistake that I could forgive for a poor or low-budget series, but not something like The Boys.

   

   I really liked several of the actors and would love to write more about Kimiko, Butcher, Homelander, A-Train, Starlight (apart from my complaints above, I really liked her this season!), Firecracker (just as I have complaints about this season being underdeveloped in many places, her character was well thought out and consistently written and conducted). However, I really don't want to, because I would have to throw these words into the trash bin. Why? This is what I have with productions that are too artificial and full of holes for me. If the number of errors and excess of artificiality exceeds a certain level, I don't want to put too much effort into describing something. Then I feel like I'm wasting my time. I'd love to see the uber-cute Kimiko, the genuinely convincing A-Train, and Butcher & Homelander fight their own fucked-up natures a few more times. They are really good actors and I am a bit sad that the scriptwriters do not develop their potential enough.

   

   To sum up, despite all my sympathy for the creators' sense of humor and respect for the actors for their skills, I cannot praise this season. Even some very cool and creative gore doesn't save the situation (the episode with the animals high on Panoramix's concoction by Vought FTW!!!). This series should end with season 4 because there are just too many of them. Even if the finale is a top notch (and it will be difficult to spoil it, especially since many of the threads from S4 are a walking advertisement for it), there will still be a bad taste in my mouth. I understand that if you have found a goldmine, you can slightly extend the series, book, game, etc. spending one more part, but you have to be very careful not to overdo it. More than one title lost a lot when the creators were too greedy. Especially when they have too few ideas to interest the audience. And don't get me wrong - there are more good scenes here (for example - Homelander's past), but I can't fully appreciate them because there are too many things that bother me. This is not the first season of Hazbin Hotel (I'm just going to watch the 1st episode of Prime, I watched the pilot episode yesterday) that the creators have to make compromises. That series is a debut and the author can be forgiven more. The Boys, on the other hand, is one of Prime's biggest brands and I can already have some expectations for this series.

   

   Choć nie znam komiksu, który był podstawą do stworzenia serialu, to o samej produkcji Prime'a słyszałem od momentu premiery. The Boys nie mogli trafić na lepszy okres. Filmy Marvela zarabiały wtedy olbrzymie pieniądze (3,4 miesiące wcześniej do kin trafił Avengers Endgame), a jednocześnie zaczęło się pojawiać coraz więcej krytycznych głosów. Zatem twórcy mogli czerpać z dwóch źródeł - fanów Marvela i innych filmów super-hero, którzy chcieli zobaczyć coś innego i antyfanów, którzy chcieli zobaczyć jak tytułowe Chłopaki mordują super bohaterów w brutalny sposób. The Boys z sezonu na sezon, coraz bardziej zyskiwało na popularności, co widać było w statystykach oglądalności i ilości memów czy rozmów w social media. Ten sezon pobił kolejne rekordy oglądalności i możemy być pewni, że finał będzie potężny.

   W połowie S2, gdy zachorowałem na Covid-19 i załatwiłem sobie i mojej dziewczynie 2 tygodnie przerwy, przerwaliśmy oglądanie. Asia była zmęczona The Boys, a ja byłem znudzony, bo wprowadzał za mało nowości i powielał zbyt wiele wątków lub problemów, z którymi borykały się postacie. Gdy wyszedł S3, nie nadrobiliśmy poprzedniego. Podobało nam się, ale po czasie ten serial trafił do naszej listy "fajnych show do oglądania podczas kolacji" (Asia chyba zmieniła zdanie, bo nie oceniała 3 i 4 sezonu jak 1, czy 2). Dlaczego? Bo znowu widziałem nadmierną powtarzalność, a co za tym idzie zabrakło efektu świeżości. Frenchie, Butcher, Hughie, Homelander i generalnie wszyscy znowu niespecjalnie się rozwinęli jako postacie i byli nadmiernie powtarzalni względem poprzednich sezonów. To że zalety serialu były zbyt słabe, a wady mi nadmiernie przeszkadzały, bynajmniej temu nie pomogły.

   

   No i irytujący plot-armor. O ile jest to zrozumiałe w sytuacji, gdy naprawdę kombinowali i zabijali super-bohaterów mixem sprytu, pomysłowości i taktyki, o tyle nie zawsze tak było. Ot chociażby w S4, jak Deep i Black Noir zaatakowali siedzibę chłopaków. Dlaczego nie zabili choć jednej postaci?! To jednak pikuś w porównaniu finału tego sezonu. Zmiennokształtny zabija bez problemu ochroniarzy kandydata na Prezydenta, ale jak musi zabić głównych bohaterów, to Butcher rzuca na nich czar Guardian Angel z gry Heroes of Might and Magic 4 i ich wskrzesza XD. Hipoerbolizuję, ale dokładnie tak to wyglądało. A jeśli naprawdę tak to chcieli pokazać, to można było wprowadzić zmiany do scenariusza. Np. chłopaki mogli być ukryci, a Zmiennokształtny był osłabiony i nie mógł nimi rzucać jak workiem kartofli. O ile mogę przymknąć oko na bzdury, które nie mają wpływu na akcję, o tyle tego nie jestem w stanie zignorować. To nie jest nieznaczący żart / scena, który można uznać za formę fanserwisu lub rozładowania napięcia. Może gdyby to była JEDYNA taka scena w S4, to uznałbym że jej nie widziałem. Tak jednak nie jest.

   Nie będę pisał recenzji, bo mi się nie chce - ten sezon na to nie zasłużył. Nie dlatego, że jest słaby, bo odcinki nie schodzą poniżej pewnego poziomu (poza ostatnim), a wad jest zbyt mało, by te drastycznie wpłynęły na moją ocenę. Jest ich jednak na tyle dużo, bym mógł powiedzieć o rozczarowaniu. Zamiast tego wypiszę rzeczy, które mi się podobały i nie podobały. Zacznę od Sage, której moc była pierwszą żółtą kartką jaką zobaczyłem w 4 sezonie. Nie znam żadnego show, chyba poza Invincible (a i tam nie wyszło to zbyt dobrze, ale lepiej niż w The Boys i przypadkach, które mam na myśli), które by dobrze przedstawiło tego typu moc. Teraz nie jestem w stanie przypomnieć sobie takich przykładów z anime, ale jak kilka lat temu oglądałem drugi sezon Boku no Hero Academia, to pamiętałem kilka z nich. Nezu, dyrektor dla super herosów, również dysponuje mocą "super inteligencji".

   

   

   Przez lata głowiłem się, dlaczego tak trudno stworzyć taką moc w wiarygodny sposób. Z pomocą przyszedł mi Oscar (Napisy Końcowe - kanał o popkulturze) - nie da się napisać tego wątku w przekonywujący sposób, jeśli jesteśmy zbyt mało kreatywni lub inteligentni. No bo jak ktoś przeciętnie inteligentny chce pokazać kogoś super inteligentnego? Mógłbym przytaczać różne przykłady, np. jak osoba niskorosła może grać skutecznie w koszykówkę? Ok, może udawać, ale wyjdzie to równie niewiarygodnie. Zbyt często twórcy ograniczają się do prostych klisz. Podobnie jest z podróżami w czasie, ale tutaj można łatwiej zakryć tę wadę (chociaż częściowo) i odwrócić uwagę widzów. Terminator 1 & 2 oraz serial Dark (z Netflixa) są dobrymi przykładami.

   Drugi wątek to Hughie... A w zasadzie brak jego wątku po śmierci ojca. Ten choć był przewidywalny, to dobrze wyszedł. Zapewnił trochę zabawy, trochę czarnego humoru, a przede wszystkim smutku i współczucia. Fajnie się też oglądało pojednanie z mamą, a przede wszystkim jego przemowę. No i to chyba już wszystko z fajnych rzeczy... A nie, jeszcze sesja BDSM dla koprofilów była zabawna. Byłbym zapomniał o relacji między nim, a A-Train. Tak, odkupienie czarnoskórego Flasha było znakomitym wątkiem! Ich umowa, rozmowa, wpływ jednego na drugiego, zero zarzutów, świetnie napisany wątek. No ale poza nimi było słabo. Można było wywalić go z fabuły (poza wątkiem z ojcem i A-Train) i nic byśmy na tym nie stracili. Podobnie z Frenchie - powtarzamy wątek jego odkupienia, skomplikowanej ale sympatycznej relacji z Kimiko. Pomijając wątek z finału, nie miał nic do roboty. I tak samo mogę podsumować większość tytułowych bohaterów. I co najgorsze, ja to czuję podczas oglądania odcinków, a nie dopiero po ich podsumowaniu, jak rozmawiam ze znajomymi lub czytam komentarze w sieci.

   

   

   No i ta aborcja, totalnie niepotrzebny wątek, który chyba został wciśnięty na siłę i dostaliśmy retcon...? Może się mylę, ale zauważyłem w internecie, że nie tylko ja zadaję pytanie, kiedy to niby nastąpiło. Po co był ten wątek homoseksualny Francuza? Nie przeszkadzają mi takowe, nawet jeśli są sceny seksu lub nagości. Ten oceniłbym pozytywnie gdyby nie był sztucznym zapychaczem czasu. Chcieli wprowadzić jakiś moment traumy dla niego, by trafił do więzienia? Ok, to dobry pomysł! Tylko że z tego pójścia do więzienia niewiele wynika, a jego biseksualne rozterki emocjonalne nic nie wnoszą do treści serialu. Generalnie takie niedbalstwo w kwestii scenariusza rzuciło mi się kilkukrotnie w oczy. O ile w niektórych przypadkach mogłem to przyjąć do wiadomości, to było zbyt wiele scen, które można było poprawić w prosty i niewymagający wielkich nakładów sposób. Po prostu dopisać jeden dialog, dodać jedną scenę. Bardzo dobrze to widać w ostatnim odcinku, jak Starlight krytykuje Hughie za to, że nie rozpoznał swojej dziewczyny. Początkowa, emocjonalna reakcja była zrozumiała, ale postacie znają się tak długo, przeszły tyle wspólnych przygód etc. że Starlight sama powinna zrozumieć, że jej czepialstwo jest bezzasadne. W ogóle, jak ona dostała się do tego super tajnego bunkra? XD Płakałem ze śmiechu przy tych dwóch momentach. Podręcznikowy błąd który mógłbym wybaczyć słabemu serialowi lub niskobudżetowemu, ale nie czemuś pokroju The Boys.

   

   Bardzo polubiłem kilku aktorów i chętnie bym napisał coś więcej o Kimiko, Butcherze, Homelanderze, A-Train, Starlight (pomijając moje powyższe zarzuty, naprawdę ją polubiłem w tym sezonie!), Firecracker (tak jak mam zarzuty o to, że ten sezon jest niedopracowany w wielu miejscach, tak jej postać została solidnie przemyślana i konsekwentnie napisana oraz poprowadzona). Autentycznie mi się jednak nie chce, bo musiałbym wyrzucić te słowa do śmietnika. Dlaczego? Tak już mam z produkcjami, które są dla mnie zbyt sztuczne i dziurawe. Jeżeli ilość błędów i nadmiar sztuczności przekroczy pewien poziom, to nie chce mi się wysilać ponad miarę przy opisywaniu czegoś. Czuję się wtedy, jakbym marnował czas. Chętnie zobaczę wybitnie uroczą Kimiko, autentycznie przekonywującego A-Traina oraz Butchera & Homelandera walczących ze swoją popierdoloną naturą, jeszcze kilka razy. To naprawdę dobrzy aktorzy i jest mi trochę smutno, że scenarzyści za mało rozwijają ich potencjał.

   

   Reasumując, mimo całej mojej sympatii do poczucia humoru twórców, szacunku dla aktorów za ich umiejętności, nie mogę pochwalić tego sezonu. Nawet bardzo fajne i pomysłowe gore nie ratuje tej sytuacji (odcinek ze zwierzętami naćpanymi miksturą Panoramixa autorstwa Vought FTW!!!). Ten serial powinien się skończyć na 4 sezonie, bo jest ich po prostu za dużo. Nawet jeśli finał będzie top notch (a trudno go będzie popsuć, zwłaszcza że wiele wątków z S4 są jego chodzącą reklamą), to w moich ustach pozostanie niesmak. Rozumiem że jak się trafiło na żyłę złota, to można nieco przedłużyć serial, książkę, grę etc. wydając jeszcze jedną część, ale trzeba bardzo uważać, by nie przedobrzyć. Nie jeden tytuł wiele stracił, gdy twórcy byli zbyt zachłanni. Zwłaszcza gdy mają zbyt mało pomysłów, by zainteresować widownię. I żebyście nie zrozumieli mnie źle - jest tu więcej dobrych scen (dla przykładu - przeszłość Homelandera), ale nie jestem w stanie ich w pełni docenić przez to, że zbyt wiele rzeczy mi przeszkadza. To nie jest pierwszy sezon Hazbin Hotel (właśnie idę na 1 odcinek Prime'a, wczoraj obejrzałem odcinek pilotażowy), że twórcy muszą iść na kompromisy. Tamten serial jest debiutem i autorce można więcej wybaczyć. The Boys natomiast to jedna z największych marek Prime'a i mogę mieć wobec tej serii już jakieś oczekiwania.

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9. ›The boys season 4 finale@steemychicken1706d

   In the finale of the 4th season of The Boys, the series ceases to be merely what it was—a historical follow-up to over a decade of absolute dominance of the superhero genre in pop culture as a parody of it. With the finale of the 4th season, The Boys transforms from parody into political allegory, delivering perhaps the sharpest fictional commentary on the political landscape of the world's greatest imperialist superpower as it has evolved in recent years. In this way, the decline of superheroes (which the parody itself follows) coincides with the rise of the far-right, one of the two political poles of the bourgeoisie (guess which is the other and whether Amazon has a position in it) in the capitalist metropolis, becoming the unexpected vehicle for its depiction in pop culture. And what a depiction it was... Trying to organize my thoughts and feelings and moving past the introductory comment, speaking purely about the television drama, it seems that the 4th season, to the extent that it seemed to many of us to "lose its way" in terms of plot, was carefully putting the pieces of the puzzle in place for the explosive 5th season and the series finale. I think that, even if the season as a whole didn't excite me personally as much due to its tone (perhaps a consequence of the producers' objectives for it), it masterfully sets up the end of a series that, ultimately, is so much more than just a "simple" parody of superheroes. The epitaph of superheroes now carries the Touch of Reality and it is: "Make America super again." No further words needed: Chilling.

   • The last scene is one of the most incredible things I've seen on screen. I could rewatch it 10 times in a row.

   • This doesn't happen because I've been listening to "Heart-Shaped Box" on repeat for the last couple of hours (which played in that scene).

   • The most chilling part (among many) of the scene was the incredible performance by Valorie Curry (Firecracker).

   • Maddie Phillips, despite your surreal and otherworldly beauty, it was your black nails that made me fall in love with you.

    

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10. ›4th Season of "The Boys"... Another carnival of inappropriateness.@kenechukwu97708d

    Cinephiles are getting spoilt for choice at the moment, thanks to TV shows like The Boys and House of The Dragon which is hitting the airwaves at the moment. The final episode of the 4th season of The Boys was just released two days ago while the final episode of the 2nd season of House of The Dragons will get released next week Sunday.

    I will start watching the latter two days before the release of the final episode. However, I've already finished the 4th season of The Boys and this post would be all about this show. For the record, The Boys is a superhero TV show that will blow your mind with the level of inappropriateness highlighted in the story, the language, the scenes, and the show as a whole.

    The goryness is also at the extreme. So, if you usually lose your mind watching someone get obliterated into pieces on screen, I suggest you give a hard pass to this and watch something light. Haha.

    

    This 4th season of the show felt like a build-up to the next season which would be the grand finale of the show. It's obvious that nothing good happens when Homelander flips the switch and we got to see that when he went back "Home" and turned the lab into a bloodbath after putting the scientists through a shit load of wild inappropriate stuff. Haha.

    In the previous season, we saw the departure of Queen Maeve from the 7 after putting himself on the line to save everyone from Soldier Boy's blast. She lost her power from the blast and is assumed to be dead. But that was an opportunity for her to disappear and live a simple life with the love of her life. That's exactly what she did.

    Starlight also left the 7 but was never prepared to disappear. Instead, she joined "The Boys" squad in their fight against wild superhumans. She had it rough this season especially when her horrible past and medical record were televised on national TV by firecracker. She also fell for the antics of a shapeshifter who took her shape and proposed to her finance.

    Firecracker and Sister Sage were the two new additions made to the 7 tower. They both spiced up the inappropriateness projected in the show and The Deep never stopped messing around with his octopus. He's one on-screen character that has a punchable face. A-train on the other hand started his redemption arc while in the 7 tower and completely flipped towards the end of the season.

    On the side of The Boys, Frenchie and Kimiko became an official tag team and raised the stakes in their relationship. This didn't come easy though. Ugly incidents from their past popped up and gave them several slaps on the face. Kimiko even lost a leg and got her face squashed at some point. Of course, she regenerated and is still kicking ass.

    Hughie had the most depressing experience in this season of The Boys. This guy just couldn't get a rest from the first to the last episode. He lost his Dad in a very depressing way. His Mum came back with an unapologetic look after abandoning the family for over 20 years. He also got messed up by Tek Knight and almost got obliterated by Homelander.

    Newman couldn't make it past this season after she got flawlessly torn apart by Billy Butcher. Seems like Bloody Marie of Gen V is the only surviving head popper in The Boys universe.

    I'm hyped about what next season of the show will bring.

    Thanks For Not Missing Any Full-stop or Comma.

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11. ›Has The Boys lost its edge in Season 4? [ENG/SPA]@danielcarrerag710d

    I thought I could finish the current season of The Boys, but honestly, I'm feeling overwhelmed by this show. That's why I'm sharing this post with you to explain my reasons. This season has everything that The Boys is about, but I think the excessive brutality has gone too far. It was so much that it showed in its first 3 seasons that it seems like they don't have to come up with anything new.

    ¿Ha perdido The Boys su toque en la cuarta temporada?

    Crei que podria finalizar la temporada actual de The Boys pero la verdad que me siento saturado con esta serie, por eso les comparto esta publicación con mis razones. Esta temporada tiene todo lo que The Boys es, pero creo que el exceso de crudeza ya a sobrepasado los limites, fue tanto lo que mostró en sus primeras 3 temporadas que pareciera que no tienen que inventar.

    

    From the very beginning, The Boys has prioritized shock value above all else, regardless of negative feedback about its plot and pacing. Controversy has always been the show's premise, and it's what has made it a success among a large audience. Viewers don't seem to mind that the show explores the darkest sides of power and fame, questioning morality and the limits of justice.

    La serie siempre ha tenido como prioridad generar impacto ante todo, sin importar los comentarios negativos sobre su trama y como se desencadenan los acontecimientos, la premisa siempre fue la controversia y eso le valió el éxito entre una nutrida audiencia, que no le pareció importar que la serie explore los lados más oscuros del poder y la fama, cuestionando la moralidad y los límites de la justicia.

    How could I forget the impact it had on me when A-Train runs through Hughie's girlfriend at full speed? This collateral damage that was never shown in other movies and series, that we've always known exists, that many die after the epic battles of heroes and villains, but was never given importance. But with The Boys, collateral damage takes center stage.

    Como olvidar el impacto que me causó cuando A-train atraviesa a toda velocidad a la novia de Hughie, ese daño colateral que jamas se mostro en otras películas y series, que siempre hemos sabido que existe, que mueren muchos tras las batallas titánicas de heroes y villanos, pero nunca se les dio importancia, pero con The Boys el daño colateral tomó el protagonismo.

    

    I really enjoyed the fact that the most normal guy like Hughie, an ordinary man who at first glance seems to have nothing to offer, becomes a protagonist because of his desire for revenge against people who seem invincible. Not to mention Butcher and his vendetta against Homelander. You can't tell if he's good or bad, but what is clear is that they are complex characters that generate both sympathy and hatred.

    Disfrute mucho el hecho de que el tipo mas normal como lo es Hughie, un hombre básico que tras una primera impresión parece que no tiene nada que ofrecer, pero pasa a convertirse en protagonista por su deseo de venganza contra personas que parecen invencibles. Ni hablar de Butcher y su venganza contra Homelander, no sabes si es bueno o malo, lo que si me queda claro es que son personajes complejos que generan tanto simpatía como odio.

    In this season, the character of Homelander is still detestable to me I haven't seen any evolution in him. He continues to use his powers to exert control over others for narcissistic personal gain, and now that way of being is present in other "heroes" who use their powers for pleasure, without caring about exceeding limits, It's more of the same.

    En esta temporada el personaje de Homelander sigue siendo detestable para mi, no vi ninguna evolución en el, sigue usando sus poderes para ejercer control sobre otros por un beneficio personal narcisista, y ahora esa manera de ser esta presente presente en otros "heroes" que usan su poderes para darse placer, sin impártales sobrepasar límites, es mas de lo mismo.

    

    The fact is that we already have three seasons of grotesque and sadistic language, I never thought that the writers and directors would go out of their way to try to be even more grotesque, losing opportunities to enrich a story and instead delivering scene after scene of a guy shooting webs out of his ass.

    El caso es que ya tenemos tres temporadas de lenguaje grotesco y sádico, jamás pensé que los guionistas y directores harían lo posible por tratar de ser aun mas grotescos, perdiendo oportunidades de enriquecer una historia y no escenas tras escena de tipos votando telaraña por el trasero.

    I think the show has strayed from its original premise, which was to satirize superhero stories and show that they can be just as despicable and selfish as anyone else. It's not about good guys vs. bad guys. The Boys was the story of selfish people with a thirst for revenge, facing off against dark beings with the appearance of goodness, and that's been lost.

    Creo que la serie se apartó de su premisa inicial, ser una burla a las historias de superheroes, demostrar que pueden ser personas detestables y egoístas como cualquier otro, nada de los buenos contra los malos, The Boys era la historia de personas egoístas con sed de venganza, enfrentándose contra seres oscuros con apariencia de bondad, y eso se perdió.

    

    I think the path the show should have taken was to develop the virus. This could generate the necessary controversy that the show loves to create in its audience. The ethics around how a perverse means could be necessary to stop a greater evil was barely addressed. It doesn't seem important, and I think that's a mistake.

    Creo que el camino que la serie debió transitar era el desarrollo del virus, este podría generar la controversia necesaria que a la serie le gusta crear en la audiencia. La ética alrededor de como un medio perverso podría ser necesario para frenar una maldad mayor, se abordo muy poco, no parece importante y creo que es un error.

    Maybe the last episode will deliver a shocking ending and everything else will be left as the kind of content we've come to expect from The Boys, but I don't think so. After 7 episodes, I don't think that just one will have that shocking twist. I think I'll be disappointed again, like when Butcher finally had Homelander in his grasp after three seasons and ended up helping him. Please!!!!

    Quizas en el ultimo episodio se de un cierre impactante y todo lo demás queda como contenido al que The Boys nos tuvo acostumbrados, pero no creo que sea así, tras 7 episodios no creo que en uno solo se haga ese giro de tuerca impactante, creo que me sentiré decepcionado nuevamente como cuando Butcher tras tres temporadas finalmente tuvo a Homelander para destruirlo y termina ayudándole, por favor!!!!

    

    Overall, I think The Boys has lost its way. It started out as a fresh and satirical take on the superhero genre, but it has now become just another show that relies on shock value and gore to entertain its audience. I'm hoping that the last episode will redeem the season.

    En general, creo que The Boys ha perdido el rumbo. Comenzó como una visión fresca y satírica del género de los superhéroes, pero ahora se ha convertido en otra serie que se basa en el valor de choque y el gore para entretener a su público. Espero que el último episodio redima la temporada.

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12. ›The Boys Season 4 Thoughts@steemychicken1712d

    Has anyone else noticed a difference in tone in the new season of The Boys compared to the previous ones?

    From the beginning of the new season, I see a desire from the writers to push "provocation" to the extreme, exemplified by increasingly extreme scenes of violence and gore, in which characters often seem completely indifferent. Personally, I was shocked by the scene with Homelander in the basement, as it's one of the most, not just harsh, but primarily cold-blooded things I've seen on screen. (I am not referring to the EXCEPTIONALLY OUTSTANDING performance of Anthony Starr, which is beside the point here). Obviously, this series always had gore, but whatever happened used to be driven by a necessity based on the plot, something I feel has now been sacrificed for a general desire to push things to the limit. source As someone who really enjoyed the satirical direction of the first seasons, which fit perfectly in the post-Infinity War era and the beginning of the decline of the superhero genre on screen, and at the same time being somewhat disappointed by the tone of the new season, I made a small comparison with the previous seasons to observe the huge difference in the show's style.

    Two points:

    • In the previous seasons, I believe that even someone not familiar with splatter-gore on screen could enjoy them just fine, because this element was somewhat balanced with the comedic/satirical aspect. This is by no means true for the new season, partly because the violence has reached another level, and partly because "comedic" now is the abuse of Hughie by a billionaire who is "funny" because he's... kinky. Seriously?

    • In the new season, apart from the style, the series has reached a limit, and here I refer to the thematic aspect: it is now blatantly obvious the extreme plot armor of the protagonists. Literally, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THAT THEY ARE STILL ALIVE. In the beginning, they were living in some basements, etc., and now they face off against the Supes every day. In the episode with the sheep, the meta-referential, self-satirical comment made by Giancarlo Esposito's character "I don’t know how you people are still alive" from the writers' side is like saying, "We mentioned it, so we know it, therefore it can't be considered a plot hole and everything is fine." This plot armor goes hand in hand with a limit in the overall plot development: in the beginning, we knew that Billy Butcher was a badass guy who wanted to take revenge on the serial killer Superman of his world for what he did to his family, and everything served that purpose. Now we don't even know why the Boys exist or if they exist, if they want to take down just Homelander or all the Supes, etc.

    Ultimately, without denying the absolutely existing value of the plot twists so far (which led to this point) and without considering that the series has nothing to say, however general and risky that may be, I conclude that all this has dragged on too much, the script increasingly lacks direction, and I don't know how successfully it can conclude. And the breaking point of style, which started to concern me, and thematic, which is the problem, is that in the new season, the production seems much more interested in provoking far-right trolls (we are Amazon, the biggest multinational conglomerate on the planet, let's play a bit progressive in an internet war with Trump supporters) with satire against Trump supporters and pushing the spectacle to the extreme in the way sex and violence are presented, rather than writing something that harmoniously fits the plot and advances it.

    *Caricature characters like Sage, whose "indicator of her immense intelligence" is her antisocial cynicism and the logic "everyone is stupid, that's why democracy goes nowhere" is the most cringe, thank you for your contribution, Amazon

    *They don't even show us Giancarlo. That's what they're like

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13. ›Review: The Boys | The Superhero Series that Destroys All Existing Stereotypes [ENG-ESP]@jessuses1381718d

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    Hello, I hope you are doing well today, dear community lover of good entertainment. This time I want to talk about a series that has been very popular in recent years, and it is totally worth it. It has become one of my favorite series, and continues to attract more and more viewers as the years go by. Recently its fourth season was released, and I thought it was ideal to talk about this series in general in case some people haven't seen it... so you have the opportunity to enjoy this new season is starting... That's right, today I will talk about "The Boys" the star series of Amazon Prime Video. This production arrived a few years ago as a breath of air totally different, in a time where superhero productions were breaking it... this series, takes everything you think you know about these superheroes and turns it upside down.
    From the very first episode, it is very clear that this is a very different story... The plot revolves around two groups... on one side, we have "The Seven", a team of superheroes who want to appear to be the saviors, but behind those good deeds, hide corrupt and very selfish intentions. These heroes are not at all the role models they should be, they are really cynical and extremely violent, and their leader is Homelander, a hero who should represent all the good in the world... but in reality, this character is really scary and unhinged.
    
    This "hero" has the need to be worshipped, and has an incredible contempt for the human race, making him one of the scariest and craziest villains you will ever see. On the other hand, we will also meet "The Boys" a group of ordinary people, who have been affected by the inhuman actions of these corrupt heroes.... Led by Billy Butcher, an ex-military man with a deep hatred for superheroes, this group is willing to do whatever it takes to expose the truth of these untouchable beings.

    Hola! Espero que se encuentren muy bien el día de hoy, querida comunidad amante del buen entretenimiento. En esta ocasión les quiero hablar de una serie que ha sido muy popular en los últimos años, y merece totalmente la pena. Se ha convertido en una de mis series favoritas, y sigue atrayendo más y más público conforme van pasando los años.. Recientemente se estrenó su cuarta temporada, y me pareció ideal hablar de esta serie en general por si alguna persona no la ha visto.. para que tengan la oportunidad de disfrutar esta nueva temporada está empezando.. Así es, hoy les hablaré de "The Boys" la serie estrella de Amazon Prime Video. Esta producción llegó hace algunos años como un soplo de aire totalmente diferente, en una época donde las producciones de superhéroes estaban rompiéndola.. está serie, agarra todo lo que crees saber sobre estos superhéroes y lo pone patas arriba.
    Desde el primer episodio, queda muy claro que esta historia es muy diferente.. La trama gira en torno a dos grupos.. por un lado, tenemos a "The Seven", un equipo de superhéroes que quieren aparentar ser los salvadores, pero detrás de esos actos buenos, se esconden intenciones corruptas y muy egoístas. Estos héroes no son para nada los modelos a seguir que deberían ser, son realmente cínicos y extremadamente violentos, y su lider es Homelander, un héroe que debería representar todo lo bueno del mundo.. pero en realidad, este personaje es realmente aterrador y desquiciado.
    
    Este "héroe" tiene la necesidad de ser adorado, y tiene un desprecio increíble a la raza humana, convirtiéndolo en uno de los villanos más aterradores y locos que jamás habrás visto. Por otro lado, también conoceremos a "The Boys" un grupo de personas comunes y corrientes, que han sido afectados por las acciones inhumanas de estos héroes corruptos.. Liderados por Billy Butcher, un ex-militar con un odio profundo hacia los superhéroes, este grupo está dispuesto a hacer todo lo que sea necesario para exponer la verdad de estos seres intocables.

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    The series not only stands out for its original and intriguing premise, but also for the dark tone it has, and its good dose of black humor. It is really graphic and explicit, both in violence and in the more sexual scenes, giving us moments that will surely leave you shocked, all this with a black humor that suits it wonderfully. Each act of brutality or depravity has a clear purpose in the narrative, they show us what would be the real consequences of uncontrolled power. From the beginning we are shown a lot of blood without any kind of fear, perfectly establishing what will be the general tone of the series so you can get used to it.
    The performances are also a very strong point here, Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, and Anthony Starr as Homelander deliver truly incredible performances! Starr, in particular, manages to capture in such a great way all the complexity of a character who is both charismatic, as well as crazy as hell. I really hope she wins some awards soon for her great performance.... I also really like Erin Moriarty's performance as Starligth, she brings a lot of morality that contrasts nicely with the corruption all around her...her journey from naivety to understanding the true nature of this whole world, is carried very well, we are shown her duality and how she must deal with the fall of her idols, while ending up putting herself in danger as well.

    La serie no solo destaca por su premisa original e intrigante, sino también por el tono oscuro que posee, y su buena dosis de humor negro. Es realmente gráfica y explícita, tanto en la violencia como en las escenas más sexuales.. dándonos momentos que seguramente los dejarán impactados, todo esto con un humor negro que le sienta de maravilla. Cada acto de brutalidad o depravación tiene un claro propósito en la narrativa, nos muestran cuáles serían las verdaderas consecuencias del poder sin control. Desde el comienzo nos muestran mucha sangre sin ningún tipo de miedo, estableciendo perfectamente lo que será el tono general de la serie para que te vayas acostumbrando.
    Las actuaciones también son un punto muy fuerte aquí, Karl Urban como Billy Butcher, y Anthony Starr como Homelander ofrecen actuaciones realmente increíbles! Starr, en particular, logra capturar de una manera tan genial toda la complejidad de un personaje que es tanto carismático, como loquísimo. Realmente espero que pronto gane algún premio por su gran interpretación.. También me gusta mucho la interpretación de Erin Moriarty como Starligth, aporta mucha moralidad que contrasta muy bien con la corrupción de todo su alrededor.. su viaje desde la ingenuidad hasta comprender la verdadera naturaleza de todo este mundo, esta llevada muy bien, nos muestran su dualidad y como debe enfrentarse con la caída de sus ídolos, mientras termina poniéndose en peligro también.

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    In the visual aspects, this series is also well above average. The cinematography is of very high quality, with special effects that rival the best superhero movies. The sets feel very real and vivid, making us as viewers completely immersed in this universe. The attention to detail in the production is very evident, from the iconic super suits to the action scenes, which are very carefully choreographed... You really feel the danger and fear that the fights convey. The first season is a roller coaster of emotions, with each episode bringing a new piece of a complicated puzzle, always maintaining that atmosphere of mystery that surrounds these almost invulnerable beings.
    The series doesn't mince words in exploring interesting topics such as media manipulation, political corruption, human trafficking, illegal experiments... all while delighting us with humor that serves excellent to balance the emotional charge. One of the things that sets this series apart from others is its focus on the real consequences, the actions of these super-powered beings... it doesn't glorify power, but rather shows us in a realistic way all the chaos and destruction they can cause, and makes us question the true nature of heroism, what defines a true hero, and how unnerving power can be.

    En los aspectos visuales, esta serie también está muy por encima de la media. La cinematografía es de muy alta calidad, con efectos especiales que rivalizan con las mejores películas de superhéroes. Los escenarios se sienten muy reales y vividos, haciendo que nosotros como espectadores podamos sumergirnos completamente en este universo. La atención al detalle en la producción es muy evidente, desde los icónicos trajes de los supers hasta las escenas de acción, que están muy cuidadosamente coreografiadas.. Realmente se siente el peligro y miedo que transmiten las peleas. La primera temporada es una montaña rusa de emociones, con cada episodio aportando una nueva pieza de un complicado rompecabezas, manteniendo siempre como esa atmósfera de misterio que rodea a estos seres casi invulnerables.
    La serie no tiene pelos en la lengua en explorar temas interesantes como la manipulación mediática, la corrupción política, la trata de personas, los experimentos ilegales.. todo esto mientras nos deleitan con un humor que sirve excelente para equilibrar la carga emocional. Una de las cosas que distingue a esta serie de otras, es su enfoque a las consecuencias reales, a las acciones de estos seres superpoderosos.. no glorifica el poder, sino que nos muestran de una manera realista todo el caos y destrucción que pueden causar, y nos hace cuestionar la verdadera naturaleza del heroísmo, que es lo que define a un verdadero héroe, y que tan desconcertante puede ser el poder.

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    As for the other seasons, the series never loses its pace. It continues to explore the complex dynamics between its characters and delves deeper into their personal stories... there are new characters that add more interesting layers and concepts to the plot, while maintaining the tone and originality.... It's great to see how "The Boys" addresses the moral complexities in its multiple characters, we will see how those more virtuous or good-natured, are tested and forced to make difficult decisions. This adds a lot of realism and depth, which I personally feel has been lacking in other productions of this genre, as there usually isn't as much backstory to this.
    The series doesn't give you easy answers, and isn't afraid to go into morally questionable territory... which is surprising and very enjoyable at the same time. The supporting characters are also good, they offer funny moments, but they also add well to the plot, each one of them has their own perspective and their own way of seeing more things... From the morally obnoxious executives of Vought, to the normal citizens who suffer from the actions of these powerful people, each one has their own moral perspective of what they live and perceive, in many occasions they are not afraid to stand up for these ideals.

    En cuanto a las demás temporadas, la serie nunca pierde su ritmo. Continúa explorando las dinámicas complejas entre sus personajes y profundiza más en sus historias personales.. hay nuevos personajes que añaden capas y conceptos más interesantes a la trama, manteniendo el tono y la originalidad.. Es genial ver cómo "The Boys" aborda las complejidades morales en sus múltiples personajes, veremos cómo aquellos más virtuosos o bonachones, son puestos a prueba y forzados a tomar decisiones difíciles. Esto le añade mucho realismo y profundidad, que yo personalmente siento que le ha faltado a otras producciones de este género, ya que normalmente no hay tanto trasfondo en esto.
    La serie no te da respuestas fáciles, y no teme adentrarse en territorios moralmente cuestionables.. lo cuál sorprende y agrada mucho al mismo tiempo. Los personajes secundarios también son buenos, ofrecen momentos graciosos, pero también aportan bien a la trama, cada uno de ellos tiene su propia perspectiva y su propia manera de ver más cosas.. Desde los ejecutivos moralmente detestables de Vought, hasta los ciudadanos normales que sufren de los actos de esta gente poderosa, cada uno tiene su perspectiva moral de lo que vive y percibe, en muchas ocasiones no temen en defender estos ideales.

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    I must also say that the ability of this series to surprise you is very good, it really surprised me many times... it's something I appreciate a lot. Just when you think you've figured out where the plot is going, they introduce an unexpected twist that completely changes the landscape for the characters, forcing them to improvise. This is a very good way to keep the viewers glued to the show, and it is for this reason that it is a series that becomes very addictive, many people will agree with this... As the seasons go by, you get to understand much more the mockery that this series makes of today's society, for example, corporate corruption, how it seems that normal people are mere pawns for big business... and of course, they also highlight the idolatry towards celebrities, and how most of the time it turns into something toxic.
    Through its plot, it shows us an uncomfortable view, but one that you can really connect with what the world is like today.. this social critique makes these themes resonate with people in a more meaningful way, and you can even identify what they are really making fun of (even though many others don't). The soundtrack is also great, the music set the tone of each scene very well, from the action scenes to the more emotional ones.... Even also to set the tone of humor, they complement the whole final product very well, I always say that the musical aspect is of great importance to catch a lot of audience.

    También debo decir que es muy buena la capacidad de esta serie para sorprenderte, a mí realmente me sorprendió muchas veces.. es algo que aprecio mucho. Justo cuando piensas que has entendido hacia donde se dirige la trama, te introducen un giro inesperado que cambia completamente el panorama para los personajes, forzándolos a improvisar. Esta es una muy buena manera de mantener a los espectadores pegados al programa, y es por esta razón que es una serie que se vuelve muy adictiva, muchas personas estarán de acuerdo con esto.. Mientras van pasando las temporadas, vas entendiendo mucho más las burlas que hace esta serie a la sociedad actual, por ejemplo, a la corrupción corporativa, el cómo parece que las personas normales son meros peones para las grandes empresas.. y claro, también resaltan la idolatría hacia las celebridades, y como la mayoría de veces se torna en algo tóxico.
    A través de su trama, nos muestra una visión incómoda, pero que realmente puedes conectar con lo que es el mundo actual.. esta crítica social hace que estos temas resuenen en las personas de manera más significativa, e incluso puedes identificar de que se están burlando realmente (aunque muchos otros no lo hagan). La banda sonora también es genial, la música establecen muy bien el tono de cada escena, desde las de acción a las más emotivas.. Incluso también para marcar el tono de humor, complementan muy bien todo el producto final, siempre digo que el aspecto musical es de gran importancia para atrapar a mucha audiencia.

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    The directors and screenwriters have managed to create a unique series. Each episode is very enjoyable to watch, it entertains you a lot without the need for big fights... With an interesting character development, a story that only gets better and better... Expanding its universe a lot. What's more, this series has a spin-off, called Gen V. I'll review it soon too, but I'm telling you it's awesome too! I'm glad I gave it a chance a long time ago, it's been quite a journey full of emotions, intensified conflicts, changed alliances...
    
    Without a doubt I had a great time watching it, it always brings something new and interesting, avoiding repetition. It has certainly redefined what a superhero production is... with a very bold approach, and its great way of tackling specific issues. It certainly deserves all the recognition it's been getting, if you haven't seen it, you're missing out on one of the best series they've put out in recent years.
    I give it a 10/10 rating. Anxious to see how it will continue in this season that is currently airing, and at once I feel sad because it has been confirmed that the 5th season will be the last... but I'm sure they will close with a flourish. This series offers something for everyone... whether you are a fan of superheroes or just looking for something that leaves you surprised with lots of action, blood and black humor... do not hesitate to watch it, no doubt whatever the case you will end up loving it. I share with you the trailer of this great series, and we will see you soon with another review, take care!

    Los directores y guionistas han logrado crear una serie única. Cada episodio es muy agradable de ver, te entretiene mucho sin necesidad de grandes peleas.. Con un desarrollo de personajes interesante, una historia que solo mejora más y más.. Expandiendo mucho su universo. Es más, esta serie cuenta con un spin-off, llamado Gen V. Pronto le haré una reseña también, pero les adelanto que es increíble también! Me da mucho gusto haberle dado una oportunidad hace mucho tiempo, ha sido todo un viaje lleno de emociones, conflictos intensificados, alianzas cambiadas.. Sin duda me la he pasado muy bien viéndola, siempre aporta algo nuevo e interesante, evitando caer en la repetición.
    
    Sin duda ha redefinido lo que es una producción de superhéroes.. con un enfoque muy audaz, y su gran manera de abordar temas específicos. Sin duda merece todo el reconocimiento que ha estado teniendo, si no la has visto, te estás perdiendo una de las mejores series que han sacado en los últimos años.
    Le doy una calificación de 10/10. Ansioso de ver cómo continuará en esta temporada que está en emisión, y de una vez siento tristeza porque se ha confirmado que la 5.ª temporada será la última.. pero estoy seguro de que cerrarán con broche de oro. Esta serie ofrece algo para todos los gustos.. ya seas fanático de los superhéroes o simplemente buscas algo que te deje sorprendido con mucha acción, sangre y humor negro.. no dudes en verla, sin duda cualquiera que sea el caso terminarán amándola. ¡Les comparto el tráiler de esta gran serie, y nos veremos próximamente con alguna otra reseña, cuídense mucho!

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    The Boys is having what is so far its worst season. I had high expectations like most fans in the world, but this particular season has been from the beginning quite disappointing, it has another rhythm which I consider quite slow and the original plot seems to have been distorted. In the chapters that have been aired so far I have not observed anything that I consider transcendent, there are empty or isolated plots and arguments that do not seem to lead anywhere. From my point of view, the series is being stretched to have as many seasons as possible, but sacrificing entertainment.

    So in the video I share today, I give you my perceptions regarding the 4th season of The Boys, a series that has given us many things in terms of genre and content and that I still hope it will continue to be different. So far we have seen unique and iconic characters that have gained a lot of fame for their performances, more specifically Homelander, a villain or antihero who has found in the actor Antony Starr a unique and irreplaceable identity.

    

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15. ›Controversy surrounding the new season of The Boys / Kontrowersje wokół nowego sezonu The Boys@herosik734d

    

    Even though I like to criticize some leftist or progressive inclusions in film, TV series and any form of art, I am not confined to my bubble and I can see when they are right. In the same way, I notice extreme behavior of the side that is closer to me ideologically (although most of them are not driven by political or social motivations, but simple frustration, but they put themselves on the right side) - criticizing actors, scriptwriters, etc. on their social media profiles. As long as I understand the bombing review phenomenon as a consumer protest (which, contrary to appearances, is not always bad and can have a positive effect, as shown by e.g. Helldivers 2) or very critical reviews (as long as one does not exaggerate the production of materials on YouTube, which are mainly used to make money on frustration and capitalization of hate. Just to be clear - I'm not talking about ONE material of this type, but a whole series.), entering social media and attacking them disgusts me. I still laugh at the actress who fell in love with Finn from the new SW trilogy, but it would never even occur to me to go to her Facebook or Instagram and wish her dead or tell her to get the fuck out of Hollywood. It's as if some guy came to you and assessed your work, even though you met your boss's expectations. The boss is the boss, he pays, so he has the right to demand.

    In today's comment, I will present my opinion on the alleged slander of the right wing. I'm two episodes in and I can agree that some of the right wing was more insulted than usual. So far, the creators have mocked the approaches of leftists and rightists more or less equally, like any good satirical series (and that's one of the reasons why it is so popular). So the first three seasons of R&M or South Park. Besides, if this one is good, it may even be completely leftist. I still remember my friend talking about a Brazilian animated series for adults (something like Hasbin Hotel) made by LGBT activists, in which they were very harsh on their own people. Unfortunately, the creators of the American dubbing spoiled it by flattening the jokes and oversimplifying the language, so I am unable to watch it.

    

    Going back to The Boys, I wrote some of the right wing. I don't know about these commenters, but I am absolutely offended. I might consider it if their accusations were wrong or they were making fun of positive actions. Can you give an example of Pizza Gate? Ok, I believe it (although it's not a matter of faith, if the Epstein case was complete nonsense, neither the Democrats nor the Republicans would treat it like an unlocked grenade, throwing it to the opposite side, and these are just some of the "certain inaccuracies". Especially since pedophilia among people at the top is not unusual - we have heard about many scandals, and how many have we failed to hear about?), but I must admit the truth to the voters of the left that some of the right wing have made this topic absurd, thus ridiculing it. Someone say the fetish scene was offensive? Well, the stereotype that these defenders of "normality and morality" have equally disgusting fetishes that they accuse others of did not come out of nowhere. Everything else is mostly fact. I know because I had similar friends who search for cultural Marxism and other things absolutely everywhere. I also followed YouTubers similar to FireCracker, who learned thanks to politicians and journalists how to deceive people and convince them that they are not contributing to their salaries, but supporting the fight against a common enemy.

    Do you want them not to do this? So instead of creating the besieged fortress syndrome, ask yourself what this laughter is coming from. It's not always the case that someone laughs without a reason. And even if it is, that's life - you can always relieve yourself or improve your mood with another movie. Or just accept that every fandom/group is like that. Even more so the more people there are. This is the so-called the human factor behind almost every problem. And keep an appropriate distance from everything.

    

    Mimo, że lubię krytykować niektóre lewicowe lub progresywne wtrącenia do filmu, seriali i dowolnej formy sztuki, to nie jestem zamknięty w swojej bańce i dostrzegam sytuacje, gdy ci mają rację. Tak samo zauważam ekstremalne zachowania strony, która jest mi bliższa ideowo (co prawda nie kierują nimi w większości motywacje polityczne lub społeczne, a zwykła frustracja, ale oni sami stawiają się po prawej stronie) - krytykowanie aktorów, scenarzystów etc. na ich profilach na social mediach. O ile rozumiem zjawisko bombing review jako protest konsumencki (który wbrew pozorom nie zawsze jest zły i może odnieść pozytywny skutek, co pokazało np. Helldivers 2) lub bardzo krytyczne recenzje (o ile nie przesadza się z produkcją materiałów na YouTube, które służą głównie zarabianiu na frustracji i kapitalizacji hate'u. Żeby nie było - nie mówię o JEDNYM tego typu materiale, a całej serii.), o tyle obrzydza mnie wchodzenie na social media i atakowanie ich. Do dzisiaj śmieję się z tej aktorki, która zakochała się w Finnie z nowej trylogii SW, ale przez myśl by mi nie przeszło, by wejść na jej Facebook lub Instagram i życzyć jej śmierci lub kazać jej wypierdalać z Hollywood. To tak jakby do Was przyszedł jakiś gościu i ocenił Waszą pracę, mimo że spełniliście oczekiwania swojego szefa. Szef to szef, on płaci więc ma prawo wymagać.

    W dzisiejszym komentarzu, przedstawię swoją opinię ws. rzekomego szkalowania prawicy. Jestem po dwóch odcinkach i mogę się zgodzić, że część prawicy była bardziej obrażana niż zwykle. Dotychczas twórcy szydzili mniej więcej po równo z podejścia lewicowców i prawicowców, jak każdy dobry serial satyryczny (i m.in. za to to jest tak bardzo lubiany). Czyli pierwsze trzy sezony R&M, czy South Park. Zresztą, jeżeli ten jest dobry, to może być nawet w pełni lewicowy. Do dziś pamiętam, jak kolega opowiadał o brazylijskim serialu animowanym dla dorosłych (coś jak Hasbin Hotel) zrobionym przez działaczy LGBT, w którym bardzo ostro jechali po swoich. Niestety twórcy amerykańskiego dubbingu zepsuli go, spłaszczając żarty i nadmiernie upraszając język, więc nie jestem w stanie go obejrzeć.

    

    Wracając do The Boys, napisałem część prawicy. Nie wiem jak ci komentatorzy, ale ja się absolutnie czuję obrażony. Mógłbym to rozważyć, gdyby ich oskarżenia były niesłuszne lub naśmiewaliby się z pozytywnych akcji. Podacie przykład Pizza Gate? Ok, wierzę w to (choć to nie jest kwestia wiary, gdyby sprawa z Epsteinem była zupełną bujdą, to ani demokraci ani republikanie nie traktowaliby tego jak odbezpieczonego granata, przerzucając go do strony przeciwnej, a to tylko część "pewnych nieścisłości". Zwłaszcza że pedofilia wśród ludzi na szczycie nie jest niczym niezwykłym - słyszeliśmy o wielu aferach, a o ilu nie zdołaliśmy?), ale przyznam prawdę wyborcom lewicy, że część prawicy doprowadziła ten temat do absurdu, tym samym ośmieszając go. Ktoś powie, że scena z fetyszem była obraźliwa? Cóż, znikąd się nie wziął stereotyp o tym, że ci obrońcy "normalności i moralności" miewają równie obrzydliwe fetysze, o które oskarżają innych. Cała reszta jest w większości faktem. Wiem, bo sam miałem podobnych znajomych, którzy absolutnie wszędzie doszukują się marksizmu kulturowego i innych rzeczy. Śledziłem również podobnych YouTuberów do FireCracker, którzy nauczyli się dzięki politykom i dziennikarzom, jak oszukiwać ludzi i wmawiać im, że wcale się nie zrzucają na ich pensje, tylko wspierają walkę przeciwko wspólnemu wrogu.

    Chcecie żeby tego nie robili? To zamiast tworzyć syndrom oblężonej twierdzy, zadajcie sobie pytanie z czego się bierze ten śmiech. Nie zawsze jest tak, że ktoś się śmieje bez powodu. A nawet jeśli, to takie jest życie - zawsze można sobie odbić lub poprawić humor przy innym filmie. Albo po prostu zaakceptować to, że każdy fandom / każda grupa taka jest. Tym bardziej im więcej ludzi się w niej znajduje. To jest tzw. czynnik ludzki, który stoi za prawie każdym problemem. No i miejcie odpowiedni dystans do wszystkiego.

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16. ›(ESP-ENG) The Boys [Four Season] - First Impressions!@javyeslava.photo740d

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    Hola amigos, buenas vibras para todos.

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    Hello friends, good vibes to all.

    

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    Todo lo que tiene que ver con los superhéroes desde hace unos cuantos años pareciera que está en una popularidad bastante baja, la gente no quiere saber más nada de este género gracias a las cosas de tan baja calidad que se han hecho últimamente. Afortunadamente todavía queda un rayo de luz, que se va a apagar pronto, pero luz al fin ya que The Boys llegó hace 5 años para darle otra cara a todo este mundo y que después de cuatro temporadas va a llegar a su fin porque si, estamos ante la despedida de todos estos desadaptados. La semana pasada se estrenó dicha temporada final con tres episodios y el día de hoy quisiera hablarles un poco lo que me parecieron y que pudiéramos esperar con los cinco capítulos restantes.

    Everything that has to do with superheroes since a few years ago seems to be in a pretty low popularity, people do not want to know anything more of this genre thanks to the low quality things that have been done lately. Fortunately there is still a ray of light, which will go out soon, but light at last since The Boys came 5 years ago to give another face to this whole world and after four seasons we are at the gates of the end. Last week the season premiered with three episodes and today I would like to tell you a little about what I thought of them and what we can expect with the remaining five episodes.

    Como bien saben The Boys no es una historia netamente de superhéroes, si, hay personas con poderes y todo el asunto pero en realidad la trama gira en torno al lado negativo de estos tipos, como pueden ser en realidad detrás de todos los focos. Esta serie se ha caracterizado por ser disruptiva, gráfica, sin tapujos, sin censura, con un sentido del humor bastante negro, violenta y sexual, es decir, todo aquello que puede estar vetado de cualquier show hoy en día. Pero ha sido esto precisamente la clave del éxito de esta historia, The Boys desde que se estrenó ha sido extremadamente popular y con una crítica más que aceptable porque la realidad es que visualmente y a nivel de trama es igual de espectacular.

    As you well know The Boys is not a purely superhero story, yes, there are people with powers and the whole thing but in reality the plot revolves around the negative side of these guys, as they can actually be behind all the spotlights. This series has been characterized for being disruptive, graphic, unabashed, uncensored, with a rather black sense of humor, violent and sexual, that is, everything that can be vetoed from any show nowadays. But this has been precisely the key to the success of this story, The Boys since its premiere has been extremely popular and with a more than acceptable critical acclaim because the reality is that visually and plot-wise it is just as spectacular.

    

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    Lo primero a mencionar que trae esta nueva temporada son personajes nuevos. Generalmente ellos mantienen el núcleo principal pero si que es verdad que a veces añaden un par más para darle un poco más de profundidad a la historia. El que más me llama la atención es el de Jeffrey Dean Morgan, el famoso Negan de The Walking Dead, quién sería o es como una especie de agente acostumbrado a no hacer las cosas de la mejor manera, de hecho ya hasta se habla de un posible Spin-off de su personaje en un futuro. Apenas van tres episodios por lo que la historia se está cocinando pero es probable que él sea un peso pesado detrás de todo. En cuanto a las otras dos, Susan Heyward y Valorie Curry vendrían siendo dos "Super" más que se unirían al equipo de los siete.

    The first thing to mention that this new season brings are new characters. Generally they keep the main core but it is true that sometimes they add a couple more to give a little more depth to the story. The one that catches my attention is Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the famous Negan from The Walking Dead, who would be or is like a kind of agent used to not doing things in the best way, in fact there is even talk of a possible spin-off of his character in the future. There are only three episodes so the story is still cooking but it is likely that he will be a heavyweight behind everything. As for the other two, Susan Heyward and Valorie Curry would be two more "Super" that would join the team of seven.

    Me gustan ellas dos, por naturaleza son detestables cosa que hace que combinan bien con Homelander y compañía, o por lo menos eso es lo que se ha visto hasta ahora. La historia sigue siendo la misma, la pelea entre los seguidores de los Super y de los que no. Será interesante ver cómo termina todo pero tiene toda la pinta que no será bien. Está cool porque hay un lado en donde se involucra la política teniendo un peso importante, muchas de las cosas que pasan giran en torno a esto. Pero eso si, la serie no abandona el lado "humano" de los protagonistas, de hecho en lo que va de temporada me he dado cuenta que está más acentuado todo, hay sentimientos y reacciones mucho más puros y reales, asumo será porque se acerca el cierre.

    I like the two of them, by nature they are obnoxious which makes them go well with Homelander and company, or at least that's what has been seen so far. The story remains the same, the fight between the Super and non-Super fans. It will be interesting to see how it all ends but it looks like it won't be good. It's cool because there is a side where politics is involved having an important weight, many of the things that happen revolve around this. But yes, the series does not abandon the "human" side of the protagonists, in fact so far this season I have noticed that everything is more accentuated, there are much more pure and real feelings and reactions, I assume it will be because the closing is approaching.

    

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    Otras de las características es que todas las temporadas han sido ácidas, no es una serie para todo el mundo, pero en lo que va de esta cuarta entrega esta acidez está aumentada considerablemente, hay unos chistes y comentarios escondidos entre los diálogos los cuales tienen que ver un poco con el día a día cultural en Estados Unidos que por lo menos para mi son joyas, esa esencia no se podía perder. Creo que la palabra acertada es "incorrecta", así está siendo esta temporada hasta ahora; lo estamos viendo en las redes sociales con las opiniones de la gente. Esto es perfecto si me lo preguntan.

    Another of the characteristics is that all the seasons have been acidic, it is not a series for everyone, but so far in this fourth installment this acidity is considerably increased, there are some jokes and comments hidden among the dialogues which have to do a little with the cultural day to day life in the United States that at least for me are jewels, that essence could not be lost. I think the right word is "incorrect", that's how this season is being so far; we are seeing it in the social networks with people's opinions. This is perfect if you ask me.

    Y finalmente todo lo visual sigue siendo una maravilla, la violencia desmedida y sin sentido es el plato fuerte de The Boys. Y no solo eso sino el contenido sexual, hay una escena en el segundo episodio que es dantesca pero el contexto es increíblemente gracioso y es que la combinación de la comedia con estos elementos hace que todo sea mucho más disfrutable. Creo que no hemos llegado al verdadero clímax de la temporada, eso lo veremos intuyo en los últimos capítulos pero por lo visto hasta ahora da la sensación de que el final será apoteósico. Y me atrevería a decir que vamos a sufrir, para bien o para mal, con la culminación de ciertos personajes a los que les hemos tomado cariño y empatía.

    And finally all the visuals are still a marvel, the excessive and senseless violence is the highlight of The Boys. And not only that but the sexual content, there is a scene in the second episode that is Dantesque but the context is incredibly funny and the combination of comedy with these elements makes everything much more enjoyable. I think we have not reached the true climax of the season, I guess we will see that in the last chapters but from what we have seen so far it seems that the end will be apotheosis. And I would dare to say that we are going to suffer, for better or worse, with the culmination of certain characters that we have grown fond of and empathize with.

    

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    No tengo dudas de que esta temporada será extraordinaria, estos primeros capítulos lo confirman, es una lastima pero se nos va una de las mejores series hechas en los últimos años. Hay muchas historias que tienen que cerrarse y creo que ahí es donde estará la magia final.

    I have no doubt that this season will be extraordinary, these first chapters confirm it, it is a shame but we are leaving one of the best series made in recent years. There are many stories that have to be closed and I think that's where the magic will be.

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    Bueno amigos por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado. ¡Un abrazo a todos, nos leemos en la próxima!

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    Well friends that's all for today, I hope you liked it. ¡A hug to all, see you next time!

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17. ›The Boys: Season Four, A New Beginning.@valentin86907d

    The Boys: Season Four, A New Beginning.

    Finally, the long-awaited moment has come! The Boys, the superhero series that caused controversy and stirred strong emotions, returns with a new season. And if the trailer is any indication, fans can expect a season full of diabolical twists, violence and mayhem.

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    From my point of view, it's a unique series that deserves all the time in the world. The show shows us that even superheroes can be bad.

    The season 4 trailer gives us a first look at the world in which The Boys live. Democracy is on the brink, and Homelander, the leader of The Seven, is more dangerous than ever. Victoria Neuman, an ambitious politician, appears to be America's best chance to stop Homelander, but even she is under his control.

    **The trailer also gives us a hint about Jeffrey Dean Morgan's character, who will play a mysterious role this season. It seems that he will be a new adversary for The Boys, who will try to destroy them.**

    Billy Butcher, the leader of The Boys, is still affected by the use of V24, a drug that gives him superpowers but also has dangerous side effects. In the trailer, we see Butcher in poor health and looking darker than ever.

    • Black Noir, another superhero from Vought, is also in the spotlight this season. The trailer reveals a surprising revelation about his past.

    The Boys is one of my favorite series on Amazon Prime Video. I love that it's a series that doesn't shy away from being bold and challenging. It's not a series for everyone, but it's perfect for those looking for something different and memorable.

    I think season 4 will be the best season yet. I'm sure it will be a season full of twists, violence and mayhem.

    **I recommend The Boys to anyone looking for a series that is fun, challenging and memorable.**

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18. ›The Boys Season 3@steemychicken1942d

    Alright, so Season 3 of The Boys is like the show growing up, but not too much – it's still the wild ride we love. This season hits you in the feels with some deep story arcs, making it the most grown-up version of the gang so far.

    Now, before you think it's all deep convos and heart-to-hearts, don't worry – the Boys are still kicking criminal butts with their usual flair. From Seven-themed adult toys to a supe hamster munching on faces, the violence is still top-notch. And guess what? We've got Soldier Boy in the mix, played by our Supernatural buddy Jensen Ackles. He's like Captain America, but with a bad attitude and more bullying from his Payback teammates.

    Speaking of Payback, they're like the Avengers, but with a Boys twist. Stormfront, the lightning-controlling Nazi survivor, is on the squad, adding a whole new level of crazy. And Season 3 spills the tea on her twisted backstory, including a romance with Vought's founder. Drama, much?

    But here's the real deal – this season isn't just about gore and hero antics. The Boys are facing consequences, making tough choices, and dealing with their own demons. It's like a superhero soap opera, but with more punching and less sappy love stories. We even get dance numbers, psychological breakdowns, and our heroes owning up to their issues – who knew manly men had feelings?

    Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy is a riot. He's like the anti-Captain America, smirking his way through scenes and challenging Homelander's ego. And Homelander? He's actually scared for once. Antony Starr deserves an Emmy nod for sure.

    Now, the finale, titled "The Instant White-Hot Wild," might not have flipped the script, but it delivered some supe-on-supe action and trademark moments. Sure, the character motivations were all over the place, but hey, it's The Boys – chaos is their middle name.

    Can't wait for season 4 to come out and an interesting think i read recently is that Jensen Ackles name is being considered for Batman!\

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19. ›The Boys Season 2@steemychicken1948d

    The season picks up right where it left off, with The Boys labeled as America's most wanted, setting the stage for a thrilling chase and a power struggle within Vought. Giancarlo Esposito's chilling portrayal of Stan Edgar adds a new layer of intrigue, while Aya Cash's sadistically charismatic Stormfront emerges as a standout highlight.

    The storyline wastes no time in diving into the chaos, with Homelander grooming his son, Ryan, and Stormfront presenting herself as a formidable threat to his leadership. The tension escalates as Starlight seeks Hughie's help, and the introduction of new characters adds complexity to the power dynamics within The Seven.

    The season is divided into two halves, with the first focused on chasing a Super-Terrorist and the second delving into simmering tensions between characters. The finale brings everything together, revealing the true faces of the characters amid satirical moments and empowering girl power segments.

    The action sequences and violence are as intense as ever, catering to fans of the first season. The show doesn't shy away from big themes, offering a satirical spin on current issues, including the influence of social media and advertising in the superhero world.

    While the season is not without minor flaws, such as some sub-plots that could have been fleshed out better, it remains a strong contender for one of the best shows of all time. The mix of well-shot action, beautifully written characters, and a volatile narrative kept me hooked. The second season is just as – if not better – than the first and something is telling me that season 3 will be just as good if not better than the previous. I am starting season 3 probably now after finishing with this post and i am telling you guys that i am thrilled.

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20. ›The Boys season 1@steemychicken1957d

    Amazon's The Boys Season 1 takes viewers on an exhilarating journey into the darker realms of the superhero genre. The show introduces a refreshing twist to familiar superhero archetypes, delivering an experience that's gleeful, violent, and darkly comic,a raucous ride brimming with unexpected turns.

    In a world where superheroes, or the 'super-abled,' are ever-present, The Boys unveils the Seven, a commercialized supergroup representing the ominous Vought corporation. It cleverly satirizes the superhero culture, blending occasional heroic feats with Vought's pursuit of lucrative government contracts amidst chat show appearances and energy-drink endorsements.

    The narrative kicks off by presenting the public face of these heroes through admirers like Hughie and Starlight. However, as their eyes open to the super-flaws and vices, the story takes an intriguing turn. Enter the brilliantly portrayed Billy Butcher, played by Karl Urban, leading an anti-superhero unit—the Boys. Tension rises as this unconventional group faces super-powered opponents armed with sheer strength, X-ray vision, and super-hearing.

    The Boys excels in its caustic and hyper-violent storytelling. The show's over-the-top, gritty atmosphere, set in nocturnal alleys and dive bars, is elevated by Urban's charismatic yet menacing portrayal of Butcher. Amid flashy superhero grandstanding, younger cast members, especially Erin Moriarty's Starlight, ground the narrative with relatability.

    Successfully adapting the dark, funny, and repulsive graphic novels by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, Season 1 maintains the filth and depravity. offering a superhero satire that deconstructs the genre while addressing real-world issues.

    The Boys Season 1 weaves a compelling story anchored by Jack Quaid's Hughie, navigating a quest for justice following his girlfriend's death. Karl Urban's Butcher and Antony Starr's Homelander shine, creating intense character dynamics. The series adeptly explores moral ambiguity, blurring the lines between heroes and villains. The ultraviolence is balanced with strong character bonds, infusing heart amidst the gore.

    In conclusion, Amazon's The Boys is a brilliantly bonkers superhero show, and I wholeheartedly recommend it.

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21. ›When The Heroes are the Villians~ The Boys Series Review [Eng/Esp]@seki1982d

    I remember quite some time ago when I made a review of the animated cartoon The Bad Guys. This TV series is just like the life action remake but with way more violence, touchy language and nudity😂.

    The Boys

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    When the superheroes are growing out of control, relying on their power and simply terrorizing the powerless. It's up to ex-militia Billy Butcher and noob tech guy Hughie Campbell with other members of their rag-tag team to clip their wings, bring them back to the ground and show the general public just how evil the superheroes and their agency are.

    Now I have to admit that this isn't my first time watching this show. I remember watching a bit of the first season back when I was 15. > Now I know... That was way too young to be watching this😂...

    At then I had initially mistaken Homelander for a diverse remake of Superman.

    Oh how was I wrong😂

    Regardless I had quite a colorful view of what a power hungry superhero could do. Right now as I'm way older and more mature, I have come to rewatch this powerful series. Here's what I think...

    It's Great 🔥🔥🔥

    Now this is just what we need in the superhero industry. Let the heroes fall for once😃🔥 This show goes to show a loads of good things too...

    - Values

    Yes believe it or not, this dirty, grimy, curse-every-2-minutes, show still taught some values.

    Pride and Power twists all.

    I think this is even the major point they were trying to put out. As the supes got too powerful and proud, they saw no consequences for their actions and became literal monsters, engaging in different vices. A hero in front of the camera and a monster away from it. Just goes to show what someone can do when he gets too powerful without any sort of guidance. *** #### - The Variety of Characters One thing that this show never got wrong were it's characters. There's the crazy, the sociopath, the normal turn crazy, the crazy turn crazier, one of everything 😃 I feel that keeping a colorful cast helps keep their originality and the show does well in that aspect. *** #### - Gradual yet Steady Thickening of the Plot After The Boys got their first superhero hit, it was clear that things were getting more intense. The plans became more detailed, the mystery became deeper and everything became more tenser. The viewer (me) notices this and could feel his toes curl in anticipation of what would happen next. *** #### - That British Touch I've said it before but I'm a sucker for accent's in an action film. British, Irish, Northern... I'll take it gladly😭 The best I've had of British was Jason Statham... Well that was till I heard Butcher curse😍 Well man t'was effing beautiful 😭❤️ *** ###

    Overall Review

    *** Well this is one of those shows where you'll see a fan in almost any part of the internet... > And for good reason too...

    I feel every action lover should have a go at this TV show. Although I'm just at episode 5 of season 1, I have to say it's one of the best I've watched. Please note... This show is not for kids🚫

    

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    *** Recuerdo que hace bastante tiempo hice una reseña del dibujo animado [The Bad Guys](https://peakd.com/hive-166847/@seki1/the-bad-guys-movie-review). Esta serie de televisión es como el remake de acción real pero con mucha más violencia, lenguaje delicado y desnudez😂.

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    Cuando los superhéroes están fuera de control, confiando en su poder y simplemente aterrorizando a los impotentes. Depende del ex miliciano Billy Butcher y del novato en tecnología Hughie Campbell con otros miembros de su heterogéneo equipo cortarles las alas, traerlas de regreso al suelo y mostrar al público en general cuán malvados son los superhéroes y su agencia.

    Ahora tengo que admitir que esta no es la primera vez que veo este programa. Recuerdo haber visto un poco de la primera temporada cuando tenía 15 años. > Ahora lo sé... Era demasiado joven para estar viendo esto 😂...

    En aquel entonces, inicialmente había confundido a Homelander con una nueva versión diversa de Superman.

    Oh, ¿cómo me equivoqué?

    De todos modos, tenía una visión bastante colorida de lo que podía hacer un superhéroe hambriento de poder. Ahora que soy mucho mayor y más maduro, he venido a volver a ver esta poderosa serie. Esto es lo que pienso...

    ##Es genial 🔥🔥🔥 Esto es justo lo que necesitamos en la industria de los superhéroes. Deja que los héroes caigan por una vez😃🔥 Este programa también va a mostrar un montón de cosas buenas...

    - Valores

    Sí, lo creas o no, este programa sucio, mugriento y con maldiciones cada 2 minutos todavía enseña algunos valores.

    El orgullo y el poder lo retuercen todo.

    Creo que este es incluso el punto principal que intentaban resaltar. A medida que los supervivientes se volvieron demasiado poderosos y orgullosos, no vieron las consecuencias de sus acciones y se convirtieron literalmente en monstruos, involucrados en diferentes vicios. Un héroe frente a la cámara y un monstruo lejos de ella. Simplemente demuestra lo que alguien puede hacer cuando se vuelve demasiado poderoso sin ningún tipo de guía. *** #### - La variedad de personajes Una cosa en la que este programa nunca se equivocó fueron sus personajes. Está el loco, el sociópata, el normal que se vuelve loco, el loco que se vuelve más loco, uno de todo 😃 Siento que mantener un elenco colorido ayuda a mantener su originalidad y al programa le va bien en ese aspecto. *** #### - Engrosamiento gradual pero constante de la trama Después de que The Boys consiguieran su primer éxito de superhéroe, quedó claro que las cosas se estaban poniendo más intensas. Los planes se hicieron más detallados, el misterio se hizo más profundo y todo se volvió más tenso. El espectador (yo) se da cuenta de esto y puede sentir que los dedos de sus pies se curvan anticipando lo que sucedería a continuación. *** #### - Ese toque británico Lo he dicho antes, pero soy un fanático del acento en una película de acción. Británicos, irlandeses, norteños... Lo aceptaré encantado😭 Lo mejor que he tenido de británico fue Jason Statham... Bueno, eso fue hasta que escuché a Butcher maldecir. Bueno hombre, fue jodidamente hermoso 😭❤️

    Revisión general

    Bueno, este es uno de esos programas donde verás a un fan en casi cualquier parte de Internet... > Y por una buena razón también...

    Siento que todo amante de la acción debería probar este programa de televisión. Aunque apenas estoy en el episodio 5 de la temporada 1, debo decir que es uno de los mejores que he visto. Tenga en cuenta... Este espectáculo no es para niños🚫

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22. ›[ESP] [ENG] 💥Review of a politically incorrect series: The Boys | Reseña de una serie políticamente incorrecta: The Boys💥@mandysmoon1063d

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    The Boys («Los Chicos», en español) es una serie de súper héroes bastante fuera de lo común puesto que aunque «Los siete» cumplen con casi todas las características de lo que conocemos como súper héroes, esto es super poderes, valentía, audacia, fuerza, entre muchas otras, carecen otras tantas como por ejemplo ética y moral. Entonces ¿son súper héroes realmente? Sí, solo que unos más humanos.

    Esta serie que hasta ahora cuenta con tres temporadas está adaptada a un cómic del mismo nombre que fue rechazado por varias editoriales, incluso por el gigante DC Comics, dado que era muy explícito y políticamente incorrecto. Sin embargo su escritor Garth Ennis e ilustrador Darick Robertson no se rindieron y en 2006 fue publicado y alcanzó un éxito total.

    Hoy tenemos esta serie que se mantiene fiel al cómic y hoy les daré mi opinión, por lo que advierto de spoilers y contenido explícito✨

    The Boys is a series of superheroes quite unusual since although "The Seven" meet almost all the characteristics of what we know as superheroes, this is super powers, bravery, boldness, strength, among many others, they lack of many others such as ethics and morality. So are they real superheroes? Yes, but only a bit more human.

    This series, which has three seasons so far, is adapted from a comic of the same name that was rejected by several publishers, including the giant DC Comics, since it was very explicit and politically incorrect. However, its writer Garth Ennis and illustrator Darick Robertson did not give up and in 2006 it was published and achieved total success.

    Today we have this series that remains faithful to the comic and today I will give you my opinion, so I already have to warn you about spoilers and explicit content✨

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    Entonces estamos en un mundo donde los súper poderes son algo real y más frecuente de lo usual. No es como en otras historias donde hay a penas una, dos o un grupo muy pequeño de personas con estas habilidades. Aunque son una relativa minoría la verdad es que existen varios cientos aunque claro, no todos son súper héroes. Para ser uno hay que entrenar y participar en concursos, certámenes, entre otros hasta quedar seleccionado como el mejor para ingresar al grupo de súper héroes «Los Siete».

    Probablemente ya lo que explico suena bastante raro, pero espera que hay muchísimo más. Los miembros actuales del grupo son Queen Maeve, Black Noir, The Deep, A-Train, Translucent, el gran Homelander, favorito de todos, y la más reciente integrante Starlight. Ella sueña con esto desde pequeña, entrenó duro constantemente durante años bajo la supervisión de su madre y finalmente logra entrar en el grupo.

    So we are in a world where super powers are real and more frequent than usual. It's not like in other stories where there are only one, two or a very small group of people with these abilities. Although they are still a relative minority, the truth is that there are several hundred of people with this condition, although of course, not all of them are superheroes. To be one, you have to train and participate in contests among other stuff until you are selected as the best to enter the group of superheroes called "The Seven".

    What I'm explaining probably sounds pretty weird already, but wait, there's a lot more. The current members of the group are Queen Maeve, Black Noir, The Deep, A-Train, Translucent, the great Homelander, everyone's favorite, and the most recent member Starlight. She dreams of this since she was little, she trained hard constantly for years under the supervision of her mother and finally she makes it into the group.

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    Los Siete son celebridades, todos los adoran. Hay mercancía alusiva a ellos, películas protagonizadas por ellos mismos, series, realities, tienen entrevistas, ruedas de prensa y por supuesto salvan al mundo. Todo esto es controlado por quienes se pueden considerar sus managers, la organización Vought International. De hecho, todos viven en la torre Vought con todas las comodidades y lujos.

    Starlight está sumamente emocionada, por fin estaba allí. Se presenta oficialmente ante todos y todo parece ir bien, o al menos durante los primeros minutos. Que en Maeve la detesta, Homelander es extrañamente pasivo agresivo con ella, A-Train está indiferente y Black Noir más aún. Translucent parece estar desaparecido pero The Deep es bastante amable... Durante unos días, hasta que se las arregla para manipular emocionalmente a Starlight y abusarla sexualmente.

    Estos son los verdaderos súper héroes.

    The Seven are celebrities, everyone loves them. There is merchandise alluding to them, movies starring themselves, series, reality shows, they have interviews, press conferences and of course they save the world. All of this is controlled by what can be considered their managers, the Vought International organization. In fact, they all live in the Vought tower with all the bells and whistles.

    Starlight is extremely excited, she was finally there. She gets officially introduced to everyone and everything seems to be going well, or at least for the first few minutes. The fact is that Maeve hates her, Homelander is strangely passive aggressive with her, A-Train is indifferent and Black Noir even more so. Translucent seems to be missing but The Deep is kind enough... For a few days, until he manages to emotionally manipulate Starlight and sexually abuse her.

    These are the real superheroes.

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    Por otra parte está Hughie Campbell, un chico bastante nerd y común. Tiene una novia llamada Robin de la que está muy enamorado, una chica ordinaria. Ambos lleva una vida bastante pacífica, un día al salir del trabajo hablaban de la posibilidad de irse a vivir juntos cuando de repente en cuestión de milisegundos Robin desaparece, o mejor dicho su cuerpo se desmenbra en tantas partes pequeñas que parece desintegrarse luego de que A-Train chocara contra ella a velocidad supersónica por accidente. «No la vi», le dice a Hughie que queda sólo con las manos de Robin en las suyas y bañado en su sangre.

    Hughie desea venganza, pero es alguien tan inseguro que ni siquiera sabe qué hacer. Un día se encuentra con un tal Butcher que dice poder ayudarlo. Si este encuentro es suerte o no queda de ti juzgarlo...

    On the other hand there is Hughie Campbell, a rather nerdy and common boy. He has a girlfriend named Robin with whom he is very much in love, an ordinary girl. They both lead a fairly peaceful life, one day after work they were talking about the possibility of moving in together when suddenly, in a matter of milliseconds, Robin disappears, or rather, her body gets shatter into so many small parts that it seems to disintegrate after A -Train crashed into her at supersonic speed by accident. "I didn't see her," he tells Hughie, who is left with only Robin's hands in his and bathed in her blood.

    Hughie wants revenge, but he's so insecure that he doesn't even know what to do. One day he meets a certain guy called Butcher who says he can help him. Whether this meeting is luck or not is up to you to judge...

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    Súper, pero nada de héroes | Super, but not heroes

    No diré más sobre la trama porque lo mejor es ver la serie y conforme avanzas darte cuenta de lo increíblemente bizarra y explícita que es, pero queda bastante claro que estos Súper héroes no tienen nada de súper héroe convencional aparte de los poderes. Es precisamente uno de los aspectos que más me encanta porque de suponer que viviéramos en una realidad como esa lo más probable es que la corrupción por el dinero y la fama afecte de esa forma a personas que son algo por encima del promedio por sus habilidades.

    Como dicen por allí, «un gran poder conlleva una gran responsabilidad» pero no sólo con los demás sino también contigo mismo. Si no sabes cómo gestionar un poder que te hace básicamente intocable probablemente perderías la cabeza. Imagina tener al mundo en la palma de tu mano, como Homelander... Es una perspectiva más humana porque finalmente un súper héroes es un humano más con unas cuantas habilidades raras. Pueden ser superiores en ciertas cosas pero emocional y moralmente son lo mismo.

    I won't say more about the plot because the best thing is to watch the series and as you go along realize how incredibly bizarre and explicit it is, but it's pretty clear that these superheroes don't have anything of conventional superheroes apart from the powers. It is precisely one of the aspects that I love the most because if we were to live in a reality like that, it is most likely that corruption for money and fame would affect people who are above average for their skills.

    As some people say, "with great power comes great responsibility" but not only with others but also with yourself. If you don't know how to manage a power that makes you basically untouchable, you'd probably lose your mind. Imagine having the world in the palm of your hand, like Homelander... It's a more human perspective because ultimately a superhero is just another human with a few rare abilities. They may be superior in certain things but emotionally and morally they are the same.

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    La serie también plantea un argumento interesante al crear una corporación que lejos de ser un ente regulador de la labor de los héroes funciona más bien como una empresa con fines de lucro. Seamos realistas, si una persona como estos tipos existiera, con ese poder sobre humano generaría gran revuelo así como capturaría la atención del mundo entero, ¿no crees que las empresas querrían aprovecharse de la fama y la posible influencia que tendrá sobre las masas? Claro que sí.

    The series also stablish an interesting argument by creating a corporation that, far from being a regulator of the work of the heroes, works more like a for-profit company. Let's face it, if a person like these guys existed, with that superhuman power they would create a stir as well as capture the attention of the whole world, don't you think that companies would want to take advantage of the fame and the possible influence it will have on the masses? Of course.

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    Genialmente políticamente incorrecto | Greatly politically incorrect

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    The Boys definitivamente no es para todo público. Si has leído otros posts míos puede que hayas notado que me fascinan las historias así por lo que cuando vi apenas el primer capítulo que iniciaba ya bastante potente quedé enganchada, tanto que hacía maratones de capítulos lo cual nunca hago (por mucho que me guste algo).

    Este aspecto explícito y sin límites para mí aporta mucha más fuerza a la trama puesto que no puedes hablar de una historia realista si no incluyes situaciones realistas, por eso lo que muestran es crudo, sangriento, repulsivo y transgresor, esto último porque en The Boys no existen límites de ningún tipo. Representan la maldad de ciertos personajes de forma visceral, la locura de algunos de forma completa, las tragedias sin censura... Nada es evitado o representado de forma sutil. Aquí no hay insinuaciones, aquí van directo al grano.

    The Boys is definitely not for everyone. If you have read other posts of mine, you may have noticed that I am fascinated by stories like this, so when I saw just the first chapter that started already quite powerful, I was hooked, so much so that I did marathons of chapters which I never do (no matter how much I like something ).

    This explicit and limitless aspect for me adds much more strength to the plot since you can't talk about a realistic story if you don't include realistic situations, that's why what they show is raw, bloody, repulsive and transgressive, this is because in The Boys there are no limits of any kind. They represent the evil of certain characters in a visceral way, the madness of some in a full way, the tragedies without censorship... Nothing is avoided or represented in a subtle way. Here there are no hints, here they go straight to the point.

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    A través de lo explícito y crudo de la historia en mi opinión demuestran un punto: No importa qué habilidades superiores pueda tener una persona, no deja de ser un ser humano completamente imperfecto. Y al depositar una fe ciega en el ideal de una persona que en realidad no conocemos nos arriesgamos a encontrar maldad en vez de benevolencia.

    Through the explicit and crude story in my opinion they demonstrate a point: No matter what superior abilities a person may have, they are still a completely imperfect human being. And by placing blind faith in the ideal of a person we don't really know, we risk finding evil instead of benevolence.

    

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    Mi conclusión es que The Boys es una serie (y cómic) que vale totalmente la pena de ver. Creo que en cada episodio y cada temporada te deja boquiabierto con todas las cosas que ocurren en la trama. Si estás algo cansado de la estereotípica historia de las súper héroes más famosos, esta historia será refrescante y para mí, genial. Así que si no tienes problemas con ver escenas fuertes muy +18, ve corriendo a ver esta serie 💥

    My conclusion is that The Boys is a series (and comic) that is totally worth watching. I think every episode and every season it blows your mind with all the things that happen in the plot. If you are somewhat tired of the stereotypical story of the most famous superheroes, this story will be refreshing and for me, great. So if you don't have a problem with watching wild scenes that are very +18, go quick and watch this series 💥

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23. ›Revisiting 'The Boys': An interesting idea on the fatigued superhero genre@namiks1158d

    

    I am not really the type to enjoy superhero content. I have never really cared for comicbooks nor did the huge wave of Marvel and DC related franchise films manage to capture my attention; in fact, I still haven't seen the vast majority of them and likely never will. Much of this disinterest stems from a very tame set of ideas and storytelling when it comes to these films, having much of the creative soul of them sucked out in pursuit of generating large ticket sales and printing essentially free money from merchandise. I haven't paid much attention to their attempts to transition into series either, though I have heard that they have been relatively weak. It's an interesting decline in recent years as superhero fatigue has started to set in, as people aren't necessarily tired of the characters, but the way they're being handled.

    Over the years we haven't seen a whole lot of attempts to do things any different from the main franchise owners, and it has been outside productions that have tried to shake things up a little, still banking on the superhero interest, but seeking different ways to introduce characters and tell their stories. I recall watching the first season of The Boys when it started airing, quickly finding it quite encaptivating, but eventually I sort of forgot it existed. I don't think it was particularly due to any reason, but that the lengthy wait for new seasons to come just had me moving on to other things; something that happens often with me when it comes to watching shows still airing. I do remember The Boys being a show that quickly gained a fanbase, mostly for its unique ideas on the superhero genre that essentially picked it up and dangled it upsidedown.

    Just the other day I remembered the show. I had just finished watching a miniseries and was craving picking something else up. I remembered being curious about how the show would progress despite seeing some negative comments on it regarding its sudden political talking points, and decided to start the show from the very beginning, to see whether it would again stick. Not quite remembering everything.

    The Boys

    

    First off I want to state that I don't think a show has ever made me as uncomfortable as The Boys has. Purely due to one single character: The Deep. This character is a human with gills, and seeing those gills makes me genuinely want to hurl. But beyond just being a very visually repulsive character, it actually works very well in displaying the diverse character designs that are the superheroes. These superheros have their own abilities that are typically found within the superhero genre, ranging from running very fast, flying, or being able to go invisible. But what works so well with The Boys is how it takes these superheroes and actually portrays them as horrific monsters. People void of morals and incapable of truly seeing the rest of society as meanginful. They're above all to the point in which their egos are all they care for. Fuelled by their perception in the public eye and the corporations that aim to profit from their presence.

    This means the story follows a very grounded look at superheroes and how they could be utilised in reality. How a corporation may manufacture superheroes and push their own agendas through them, seeking out money and power over the government, attempting to bend society to their will. This story of manipulation extends beyond just corporations and superheroes, as we see the struggles that everyday people have faced as a result of their existence. Collateral damage being treated like nothing, quietly settled and twisted for political and corporate gain; effectively removing much of the idea of superpowers from the show as it rarely displays any action. Rather pursuing a more chsarcter driven narrative that explores pain and the idea of revenge. At its core, much of the first season is a revenge story due to collateral damage. And in similar fashion to a cyberpunk novel, we see varying perspectives of this corrupt world: those with power, those with money, and those who scrape the surface and lurk within the shadows for information.

    An interesting idea starts to become explored with the idea that none of these people are remotely happy. That they're all running from something or seeking revenge from one another. It forms a world that is heavily built on lies, so much so that you start to question who is lying to who and why. It pulls the various perspectives together slowly while hardly answering any broader questions. Instead, we discover the ways in which these superheroes are created, but this only opens up a whole new set of problems for everyone. For a first season, it's actually very strong. And it doesn't feel like it suffers from any weird pacing issues as a result of relying on the typical superhero storytelling structure we have come to grow tired of. In a way, it reminds me a little of the Heroes television series that unfortunately suffered due to from what I recall was the writer's strike. Introducing a dense set of characters but making their stories vastly unique from one another.

    Alongside this is a show that takes things to a darker tone. Full of gory moments with the occasional bits of action. It has a lot more of an adult theme to it which definitely helps with the more serious feel to it. Though I have noticed a bit of immaturity in the whole talking points regarding modern (and now past) political events. Fortunately, I have noticed that these aren't really increasing in their frequency nor do they have any major relevance to some eye-rolling narrative. In fact, some of it does instead connect to the characters and the world they're in as the corporate and political sphere does contain that sort of fragility. I definitely wouldn't say the show is perfect by any means, but I will admit that for a superhero series, it has managed to not just hold my attention, but keep me wanting to see where things end up. It has many positive qualities to it that makes it stand out, and this stems even into the acting and visuals. It's a very beautifully shot series that doesn't scream lower budget at all, which is a surprise given this ended up on Amazon Prime Video; infamous for their low budget look. I do have concerns regarding the characters and plot, however, mostly from just things I saw people saying online regarding the most recent season. But for now, it has me watching episode after episode. Perhaps some time away from the show was needed for me to appreciate it more, taking a break and letting a few more seasons come out before really giving it a chance.

    

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24. ›The Boys S3 mini-review / Mini recenzja 3 sezonu The Boys@herosik1333d

    

    I'll be honest, I don't feel like writing a full-fledged review. I've already written a review for season 1 (and track 2), and it's not outdated at all. I don't want to repeat myself, and I would have to. The third season is not much different from season 1, except that there is "more and better" of the same, just a textbook sequel. But in this case it is not a euphemism! "The Boys" is one of the best super-hero series, alongside Season 1 and Season 3 of "Daredevil" or "Peacemaker" (I know, I skipped "Smallville" and other series of its class if they exist. Unfortunately, I haven't seen it, but I plan to catch up on it, or at least the most interesting seasons.). Mainly because it is politically incorrect in many respects, it has good actors, it is managed by a man who knows his stuff, and Amazon has given a lot of money to make it happen. It is true that I stopped watching the 2nd season somewhere in the middle, but it was rather because of bing-watching and material fatigue - I got covid once and my girlfriend and I stayed in quarantine for 2 weeks. This one is a little weaker than 1, but still holds the level.

    I do not know the original. Depending on where I was looking for information about it, I've heard it is worse, much worse or embarrassing compared to the show. From what I understand, this is not a full adaptation and only selects the highlights, correcting what failed in the original version (which is something IMO should do with "Naruto" after fighting Kakuzu and Hidan). The effect is great and I hope they can keep the level until the very end. As for the plot, let me say briefly - "The Boys" is a parody of super-hero movies, like the much better written and stronger "Deadpool". There is a lot of blood, exaggerated violence, sex, drugs, profanity, sometimes disgusting jokes, mockers from corporations and modern industries known as "everything related to superheroes". Prime's series literally points the finger at Disney, as Prince Oberyn Martell does at Tywin before losing his eyes painfully. It makes fun of Disney's approach to the MCU, or to a lesser extent DC, in a blunt and vulgar way. The protagonists are the title "boys" who, for various reasons, want to eliminate superhumans from the world.

    As for the characters, Homelander and Butcher shine as usual. I liked them at the beginning, and with each episode, I was more and more involved in the characters they portrayed. The rest of the characters were mostly ok for me. I have no reason to complain or praise, except for single, usually funny exceptions like Soldier Boy. The scenes with them were great, because it's my sense of humor, they conveyed the drama of the situation as well. However, jokes aside, Soldier Boy was just a regular prick who treated them like subhumans. Except for Homelander's predecessor, which is a perfect parody of Marvel's Captain America. Like the hero of Chris Evans, he is created to be a defender of morality and law that serves the people and his country. As well as his companions who did a really good job. I cried with laughter, albeit a little less than the best scenes with Butcher or the most fucked-up ones (Ant-Man in his boyfriend's penis, sex orgy etc.) when Soldier Boy parodied the first MCU Avenger. Butcher is still an adult and frustrated edgy-lord like in S1, but this time around, drugs have turned him into a superhero. Hopefully next season there will be more scenes like his smirk during his fight with Homelander. As for Amazon Superman, he is one of the better characters on the show. In my opinion, it helps him to some extent that we so rarely see this type of role on the big screen (in short - it's Clark Kent from the "Injustice" universe), but if there was a worse actor in his place, it would not be like this okay. The actor felt so much into his role that he had problems with the law recently. As for the rest, Deep is still boring, but luckily it had some funny scenes that still make me want to watch it, if only in the form of Comic Relief. Although no, he also had an interesting relationship with Homelander - on the one hand I felt sorry for him, but on the other, it made me laugh at how Superman humiliated him. If the creators have no idea for him, I hope we'll tell him "bye" in season 4, just like A-Train in season 3. He did his thing, had a nice goodbye, since they had no idea for him. Proof - they hung around with its development in place (just like the aforementioned Deep), which took way too long. It's a pity that we don't get rid of characters in other series when they become redundant, hehe (half-jokingly).

    Fortunately, it's different with Starlight and Black Noir. Starting with Noir, I was genuinely sad about him. If you've been following my blog for a long time, you know that I like black humor and there are basically no limits for me (apart from making fun of the victims in the face, this is bad behavior that should be condemned). However, jokes end when the matter is serious and affects people's lives (before someone points out to me hypocrisy - you can still laugh about it, as with everything, but as I said, not with victims + remember that the phenomenon is badly). In a few places I read and heard that a few decades ago there was a problem with the introduction of a black protagonist or positive hero in both Japanese and American comics. Of course, there were heroes like John Stewart or Black Panther (and others, link at the end of the text), but they were a minority, because how can someone who has a skin color clearly associated with criminals be someone good? Especially in a country where there was systemic racism at the time? When I saw the Soldier Boy flashback and a fragment about Black Noir, I immediately remembered these statements and I felt genuinely sad. I don't know if the author of "The Boys" used this element in a conscious way, but it made an impression on me. I was able to imagine it a few years ago, then I had the necessary knowledge and I knew the American approach at the time, but I forgot about it because of today's perspective in which the number of representations is so important. My sadness deepened even more as I realized how much this accident had affected his life. Previously, he had a choice, at least theoretically, then, in tragic circumstances, he was deprived of them. As for Starlight, I like the direction in which her relationship with Homelander is going, and more precisely, how she dominates her. Don't get me wrong, as I've mentioned several times, I love super-strong heroes like Goku, Viltrumites, Superman or Homelander and since I was a child I wanted to see what the world was like, if someone so strong said one day that he didn't give a shit about humanity and stayed behind. Super Hitler. So far, there was nothing interesting for me (apart from the murder of her friend), but I hope that Homelander will finally get a boost in season 4. Besides, I like the direction in which she develops - she is not a stereotypical blonde who needs to be saved from oppression and knows how to take care of herself. I hope the developers will not stop there, as in the case of Deep and A-Train, and will develop it in the future.

    Summing up, season 3 is one of the best shows that has appeared on streaming services this year. In terms of script, effects, comedy and action scenes. I heartily recommend it to everyone, except for "Peacemaker" you won't find anything better in the super-hero genre this year! The rating is 9/10.

    Thank you for helping Karol.

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    Będę szczery, nie chce mi się pisać pełnoprawnej recenzji. Napisałem już recenzję 1 sezonu (i kawałka 2), która nie zdezaktualizowała się ani trochę. Nie chcę się powtarzać, a musiałbym. Trzeci sezon nie różni się za bardzo od 1, poza tym, że jest "więcej i lepiej" tego samego, ot podręcznikowo zrobiony sequel. Lecz w tym przypadku nie jest to eufemizm! "The Boys" to jeden z najlepszych seriali super-hero, obok 1 i 3 sezonu "Daredevila", czy "Peacemakera" (wiem, pominąłem "Smallville" i inne seriale tej klasy, o ile takie istnieją. Niestety nie widziałem go, ale planuję to nadrobić, a przynajmniej najciekawsze sezony.). Głównie dlatego, że jest niepoprawny politycznie w wielu aspektach, są w nim dobrzy aktorzy, zarządza tym człowiek, który zna się na rzeczy oraz Amazon dał dużo pieniędzy na jego realizację. Co prawda przerwałem oglądanie 2 sezonu gdzieś tak w połowie, ale to raczej z powodu bing-watchingu i zmęczenia materiału - raz zachorowałem na covida i wraz z dziewczyną siedzieliśmy 2 tygodnie na kwarantannie. Ten jest trochę słabszy niż 1, ale nadal trzyma poziom.

    Nie znam pierwowzoru. W zależności od miejsca, gdzie szukałem o nim informacji, to słyszałem że jest gorszy, dużo gorszy lub żenujący w porównaniu do serialu. Z tego co zrozumiałem, to nie jest to pełna adaptacja i wybiera tylko najważniejsze wydarzenia, poprawiając to co nie udało w pierwotnej wersji (czyli coś, co powinno się IMO zrobić z "Naruto" po walce z Kakuzu i Hidanem). Efekt jest świetny i mam nadzieję, że uda im się utrzymać poziom aż do samego końca. Jeśli chodzi o fabułę, to powiem krótko - "The Boys" to parodia filmów super-hero, jak dużo lepiej napisany i mocniejszy "Deadpool". Jest tu dużo krwi, przerysowanej przemocy, seksu, narkotyków, wulgaryzmów, czasami obrzydliwych żartów, szydery z korporacji i gałęzi współczesnego przemysłu, znanej jako "wszystko związane z superbohaterami". Serial Prime'a dosłownie pokazuje palcem na Disneya, tak jak książę Oberyn Martell na Tywina, zanim stracił w bolesny sposób oczy. Dosadnie i wulgarnie wyśmiewa podejście Disneya do MCU, czy w mniejszym stopniu DC. Bohaterami są tytułowi "chłopcy", którzy z różnych powodów, chcą wyeliminować nadludzi ze świata.

    Jeśli chodzi o postacie, to Homelander i Butcher jak zwykle błyszczą. Polubiłem ich już na początku, a wraz z każdym kolejnym odcinkiem, byłem coraz bardziej zaangażowany w sportretowane przez nich postacie. Reszta bohaterów była dla mnie w większości ok. Nie mam powodów do narzekań ani pochwał, pomijając tu pojedyncze, zazwyczaj zabawne wyjątki, jak Soldier Boy. Sceny z nimi były świetne, bo to moje poczucie humoru, równie dobrze oddali dramatyzm tej sytuacji. Jednak odstawiając żarty na bok, Soldier Boy, to zwykły kutas, który traktował ich jak podludzi. Poza poprzednikiem Homelandera, który jest doskonałą parodią Kapitana Ameryki z Marvela. Podobnie jak bohater Chrisa Evansa, jest kreowany na obrońcę moralności i prawa, który służy ludziom i swojemu krajowi. Jak również jego kompanami, którzy naprawdę dobrze zrealizowali powierzone im zadanie. Płakałem ze śmiechu, choć nieco słabiej niż w przypadku najlepszych scen z Butcherem albo tych najbardziej popierdolonych (Ant-Man w penisie swojego chłopaka, orgia seksualna etc.), gdy Soldier Boy parodiował pierwszego Avengera MCU. Butcher nadal jest dorosłym i sfrustrowanym edgy-lordem, jak w S1, ale tym razem doszły do tego narkotyki zmieniające go w superbohatera. Mam nadzieję, że w kolejnym sezonie będzie więcej scen, jak ten jego uśmieszek podczas walki z Homelanderem. Jeśli chodzi o Supermana Amazonu, to jest jedną z lepszych postaci w tym serialu. Moim zdaniem, do pewnego stopnia pomaga mu to, że tak rzadko widzimy tego typu rolę na dużym ekranie (mówiąc w skrócie - chodzi o Clarka Kenta z uniwersum "Injustice"), jednakże gdyby na jego miejscu był gorszy aktor, to nie wyszłoby to tak dobrze. Aktor wczuł się tak bardzo w swoją rolę, że miał niedawno temu problemy z prawem. Jeśli chodzi o resztę, to Deep nadal jest nudny, ale na szczęście miał kilka śmiesznych scen, dzięki którym nadal chce mi się go oglądać, choćby w formie Comic Relief. Chociaż nie, miał też ciekawą relację z Homelanderem - z jednej strony współczułem mu, ale z drugiej, śmieszyło mnie to, jak upokarzał go Superman. Jeżeli twórcy nie mają na niego pomysłu, to mam nadzieję, że powiemy mu "papa" w 4 sezonie, tak jak A-Train w 3. Ten zrobił swoje, miał fajne pożegnanie, skoro nie mieli na niego pomysłu. Dowód - kręcili się z jego rozwojem w miejscu (tak jak wcześniej wspomniany Deep), co trwało zdecydowanie zbyt długo. Szkoda że tak nie pozbywamy się postaci w innych serialach, gdy stają się zbędne, hehe (pół-żartem).

    Na szczęście inaczej jest ze Starlight i Black Noir. Zaczynając od Noira, to było mi z jego powodu autentycznie smutno. Jeżeli śledzicie mój blog od dawna, to wiecie że lubię czarny humor i zasadniczo nie ma dla mnie ograniczeń (pomijając wyśmiewanie się ofiarom w twarz, to jest złe zachowanie, które należy potępiać). Żarty się jednak kończą w przypadku, gdy sprawa jest poważna i wpływa na życie ludzi (zanim ktoś mi wytknie hipokryzję - nadal można się z tego śmiać, jak ze wszystkiego, ale jak już mówiłem, nie przy ofiarach + należy pamiętać, że dane zjawisko jest złe). W paru miejscach czytałem i słyszałem, że kilka dekad temu był problem z wprowadzeniem czarnoskórego protagonisty lub pozytywnego bohatera, zarówno w Japońskich, jak i Amerykańskich komiksach. Oczywiście, byli bohaterowie jak John Stewart, czy Black Panther (oraz inni, link na końcu tekstu), ale stanowili oni mniejszość, no bo jak ktoś, kto ma kolor skóry jednoznacznie kojarzący się z przestępcami może być kimś dobrym? Zwłaszcza w kraju, gdzie wówczas był systemowy rasizm? Gdy zobaczyłem retrospekcje Soldier Boya i fragment dotyczący Black Noira, to odrazu mi się przypomniały te wypowiedzi i zrobiło mi się autentycznie smutno. Nie wiem, czy autor "The Boys" wykorzystał ten element w świadomy sposób, ale zrobił na mnie wrażenie. Byłem w stanie sobie to wyobrazić już parę lat temu, miałem wówczas odpowiednią wiedzę i znałem ówczesne podejście Amerykanów, ale zapomniałem o tym z uwagi na dzisiejszą perspektywę, w której ilość reprezentacji jest tak istotna. Mój smutek pogłębił się tym bardziej, jak uzmysłowiłem sobie, jak bardzo ten wypadek wpłynął na jego życie. Wcześniej miał wybór, przynajmniej teoretycznie, potem w tragicznych okolicznościach został ich pozbawiony. Jeśli chodzi o Starlight, to podoba mi się w jakim kierunku idzie jej relacja z Homelanderem, a uściślając - to jak ją dominuje. Nie zrozumcie mnie źle, jak kilka razy wspominałem, uwielbiam super-silnych bohaterów, jak Goku, Viltrumites, Superman, czy Homelander i od dziecka chciałem zobaczyć, jakby wyglądał świat, gdyby ktoś tak silny stwierdził pewnego dnia, że ma w dupie ludzkość i zostaje Super-Hitlerem. Póki co nie było dla mnie nic ciekawego (pomijając zabójstwo jej kolegi), ale mam nadzieję, że Homelander w końcu się rozkręci w 4 sezonie. Poza tym, podoba mi się kierunek, w którym się rozwija - nie jest stereotypową blondynką, którą trzeba ratować z opresji i umie o siebie zadbać. Mam nadzieję, że twórcy na tym nie poprzestaną, jak w przypadku Deepa i A-Traina i rozwiną ją w przyszłości.

    Reasumując, 3 sezon to jedno z najlepszych show, jakie pojawiło się na serwisach streamingowych w tym roku. Tak pod względem scenariusza, efektów, komedii, jak i scen akcji. Serdecznie polecam wszystkim, pomijając "Peacemaker" nie znajdziecie nic lepszego z gatunku super-hero w tym roku! Ocena to 9/10.

    Dziękuję za pomoc Karolowi.

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25. ›[ENG/ESP] Review🎬 The boys temporada 3@genesishealthy1394d

    

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    Una nueva temporada llena de sangre, acción y sexo, si tiene todo eso garantizado y por mucho, el principio de la temporada se nos encarga de presentarnos una nueva etapa de los personajes con su supuesta victoria tras la segunda temporada, pero mientras más se empiece a revelar todo se darán cuenta que están como al principio y que en realidad no han avanzado nada, siguen estando en total desventaja ante los superhéroes, y ahora las cosas se pondrán mucho peor, pero todos estos elementos tardan en salir a la luz, los primeros 4 capítulos pueden tornarse lentos, ya que se encargan de ir revelando cosas paso a paso, hasta llegar a la mitad de temporada donde la acción desenfrenada y los momentos más épicos salen a la luz.

    A new season full of blood, action and sex, yes it has all that guaranteed and by far, the beginning of the season is in charge of presenting us a new stage of the characters with their supposed victory after the second season, but the more they start to reveal everything they will realize that they are like at the beginning and that in reality they have not advanced at all, they are still at a total disadvantage against the superheroes, and now things will get much worse, but all these elements take time to come to light, the first 4 chapters can become slow, as they are in charge of revealing things step by step, until the middle of the season where the rampant action and the most epic moments come to light.

    

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    Las actuaciones que ya de por si eran impecables, ahora cobran un nivel espectacular, sientes el peso de los personajes, empiezas a ver como la delgada la línea de lo moral e inmoral se disuelve por momentos y en realidad ya no sabes a cual personaje debes apoyar en lo que está haciendo, buenos y malos empiezan a ser el reflejo el uno del otro, la verdad es que por esa parte la temporada consigue atraparnos por completo, y aparte de eso ampliarnos este mundo de superhéroes a gran medida.

    The performances that were already impeccable, now gain a spectacular level, you feel the weight of the characters, you begin to see how the thin line of moral and immoral dissolves at times and actually no longer know which character you should support in what he is doing, good and bad begin to be the reflection of each other, the truth is that for that part the season manages to catch us completely, and apart from that expand this world of superheroes to a great extent.

    

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    En conclusión, esta temporada goza de un nivel de película, donde cada momento es importante, es verdad que puede tardar algo en desarrollarse pero sigue siendo relevante para más adelante en la trama, al ver el final de temporada puede darme cuenta que tenemos de este universo para rato, la verdad creo que es una de las mejores series que existe hasta el momento.

    In conclusion, this season enjoys a movie level, where every moment is important, it is true that it may take some time to develop but is still relevant for later in the plot, seeing the end of season can realize that we have this universe for a while, the truth is that I think it is one of the best series that exists so far.

    ¡Hasta la próxima, un abrazo!

    

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26. ›[ENG/ESP] Review🎬The boys temporada 1 y 2@genesishealthy1402d

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    La serie de superhéroes que hace una parodia al género de súper héroes y a su vez una crítica social, una serie sacada directamente de un comic, con una adaptación bien realizada en sus primeras dos temporadas, hay que decir que esta parodia, no esta tan parodia ya que tiene momentos en la trama que se los toma bastante en serio claro todo dentro de su propio universo, no hay como tal un villano o un héroe, ya que por momentos estaremos de lado con ambos bandos, no existe algo blanco y negro dentro del guion de esta serie todo se mantiene en un tono gris donde todos tienen detalles malos y buenos.

    The superhero series that makes a parody of the superhero genre and in turn a social criticism, a series taken directly from a comic book, with a well done adaptation in its first two seasons, it must be said that this parody, There is no such thing as a villain or a hero, since at times we will be side by side with both sides, there is no black and white within the script of this series everything is kept in a gray tone where everyone has bad and good details.

    

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    Hay que decir que en ambas temporadas en especial al entrar la segunda dan espacio a desarrollar historias secundarias de otros personajes, que dan importancia a su crecimiento de personajes más adelante, descubriendo situaciones bastante tensas y tristes de los mismos, incluso descubriendo historias personales que los hacen ser quienes son, cada detalles de la historia, cada palabra esta puesta por algo, nada se queda al azar, como lado negativo tiene un par de cosas predecible que como dije si eres fan del genero de súper héroes disfrutaras pero también las veras bastante comunes.

    It must be said that in both seasons, especially when entering the second one, they give space to develop secondary stories of other characters, which give importance to their growth as characters later on, discovering quite tense and sad situations of them, even discovering personal stories that make them who they are, every detail of the story, every word is put for something, nothing is left to chance, as a negative side has a couple of predictable things that as I said if you are a fan of the superhero genre you will enjoy but you will also see them quite common.

    

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    Otra detalles negativo de su primera temporada es que tiene momentos en que los episodios son demasiados extensos sin razón aparentes, con tomas más largas de lo normal, no es que esto sea malo del todo, solo que para algunos puede ser cansado verla en maratón, pero esto se mejora muchísimo en la segunda temporada, con todas más fluidas y continuas, creo que es una serie imperdible que tiene trama para rato.

    Another negative detail of the first season is that it has moments in which the episodes are too long for no apparent reason, with longer than normal shots, not that this is bad at all, just that for some it can be tiring to watch it in marathon, but this is greatly improved in the second season, with all more fluid and continuous, I think it is a must-see series that has plot for a while.

    ¡Hasta la próxima, un abrazo!

    

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27. ›La temporada 3 de The Boys estuvo buena tal como se esperaba (8/10) | Video Review@dedicatedguy1412d

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    This is a series that I immediately loved when I first saw it a few years ago. It provided an amazing twist to the typical superhero who always behaves like an incorruptible angel, and shows us what I believe to be a much more accurate portrayal of what a person would be like if he/she had super powers.
    
    

    In real-life politics, we can constantly see what power does to people, they get corrupted, and they use their power to advance any type of personal agenda they might have. If people were able to develop superpowers, it is likely that they would get corrupt as well, this is why I believe this type of superhero is more accurate to what would happen in real life.
    
    

    The series isn't only about action but it also has a lot of well-done black comedy scenes that will make most people laugh out loud, I surely did so especially in the first season.
    
    

    The Boys is among my favorite series of the Amazon video platform, and this season it raised the stakes when it comes to the intensity of some battles between super heroes. I surely enjoyed it and in the video above I express a more lengthy opinion about it.

    Esta es una serie que me encantó de inmediato cuando la vi por primera vez hace unos años. Proporcionó un giro increíble al típico superhéroe que siempre se comporta como un ángel incorruptible, y nos muestra lo que creo que es una representación mucho más precisa de cómo sería una persona si tuviera superpoderes.
    
    

    En la política de la vida real, podemos ver constantemente lo que el poder le hace a las personas, se corrompen y usan su poder para promover cualquier tipo de agenda personal que puedan tener. Si las personas pudieran desarrollar superpoderes, es probable que también se corrompieran, es por eso que creo que este tipo de superhéroe es más parecido a lo que sucedería en la vida real.
    
    

    La serie no solo trata sobre acción, sino que también tiene muchas escenas de comedia negra bien hechas que harán reír a la mayoría de la gente a carcajadas, yo lo hice bastante especialmente en la primera temporada.
    
    

    The Boys es una de mis series favoritas de la plataforma de videos de Amazon, y esta temporada elevó las apuestas cuando se trata de la intensidad de algunas batallas entre superhéroes. La disfruté bastante y en el video de arriba expreso una opinión más elaborada al respecto.

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28. ›The Boys Gone Out of Control? (Season 3)@annacarstairs1424d

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    Hola querida comunidad de Hive, hoy quiero venir hablarles sobre la tercera temporada de una serie que sin querer queriendo me ha gustado mucho contra todo pronóstico para mis gustos y es The Boys, este año salió la tercera temporada contando con 8 capítulos y al final lo que me dejo pensando ¿esto se salió de control?

    Hello dear Hive community, today I want to come to talk to you about the third season of a series that without wanting to I have liked a lot against all odds for my tastes and is The Boys, this year came out the third season with 8 chapters and in the end what left me thinking, did this got out of control?

    

    

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    Podemos hablar que encontramos actuaciones de los mismos “protagonista” que las anitguas temporadas, algo que me atrevo decir es que todos hacen un gran trabajo pero sin duda Vengador (Antony Starr) y Butcher (Karl Urban) son la esencia de esta serie en mi opinión cuando alguno de estos dos falte, se acaba la serie o no sería lo mismo. No puedo decir de que va en si porque quiero hacer esto sin spoilers, lo que si puedo adelantar es que a pesar de que se quiere hacer las cosas “correctamente” en un mundo donde los superhéroes son malos no se puede hacer de ese modo si no al estilo “The Boys”

    We can talk that we find performances of the same "protagonists" as the previous seasons, something that I dare say is that everyone does a great job but certainly Avenger (Antony Starr) and Butcher (Karl Urban) are the essence of this series in my opinion when either of these two is missing, the series is over or it would not be the same. I can't say what it's about because I want to do this without spoilers, what I can say is that even though they want to do things "correctly" in a world where superheroes are bad, it can't be done in that way but in the style of "The Boys".

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    Si esta mejor que la segunda temporada aunque en realidad esta flojo varios capítulos el capítulo 1 un ejemplo de ello, no tiene mucha continuidad en emociones por decirlo así. Tal vez porque en las anteriores hubo más acción por decirlo así. Todo se puso más interesante cuando Caporal apareció a pesar de que en si su personaje no me genero nada, solo estaba hay como arma nuclear y creo que su personaje pudo tener más posibilidades de haber sido algo más relevante en los capítulos que estuvo aunque sí creo que en el último capítulo me gusto porque era fiel a lo que debería hacer, si no hubiera sucedido lo que paso la seria perfectamente no necesitara 4ta temporada.

    If this better than the second season although in reality this loose several chapters chapter 1 an example of it, does not have much continuity in emotions so to speak. Perhaps because in the previous ones there was more action so to speak. Everything became more interesting when Caporal appeared even though his character did not generate anything, he was only there as a nuclear weapon and I think his character could have had more chances to have been something more relevant in the chapters he was in although I think that in the last chapter I liked him because he was faithful to what he should do, if it had not happened what happened it would not need a 4th season.

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    Quiero decir que me gusto el avanece como personaje de Hughie y Frenchie, el primero porque me dejo de parecer un idiota al final de temporada y el segundo porque se dio de cuenta que no es un perro faldero, otra acotación es que Kimiko y él sin duda hicieron las escenas más dulces de la temporada, Estrella es la que en realidad siempre es perfecta en lo que cabe de la serie junto con ML. Vengador es como el que siempre está pegado, siempre muestra los mismos traumas y la misma necesidad de afecto, aunque puede ser y esto cambie completamente en la 4ta temporada ya que nos dan indicios que la gente (no sé si eso podría suceder en la vida real) le gusta el lado malo de él asi que bueno no hay mucho que acotar sin decir que su personaje de psicópata siempre lo amare y la odiare, por otro lado Bucter sigue siendo el mismo no sé cómo decirlo sin ser grosera jejeje pero me agrada el hecho de que se dieron el tiempo de mostrarnos ‘parte de su vida que no justifica pero si explican ciertas actitudes que ha tenido y porque él es así, sin duda creo que el sí tuvo un avance al final de esta temporada.

    I want to say that I liked the progress as a character of Hughie and Frenchie, the first because I stopped looking like an idiot at the end of the season and the second because he realized that he is not a lap dog, another comment is that Kimiko and he certainly made the sweetest scenes of the season, Star is the one who is really always perfect as far as the series fits along with ML. Avenger is like the one who is always stuck, he always shows the same traumas and the same need for affection, although it may be and this will change completely in the 4th season since they give us hints that people (I don't know if that could happen in real life) like the bad side of him so well there is not much to annotate without saying that his psycho character I will always love him and hate her, on the other hand Bucter is still the same I don't know how to say it without being rude hehehe but I like the fact that they took the time to show us 'part of his life that does not justify but explain certain attitudes he has had and why he is like that, no doubt I think he did have a breakthrough at the end of this season.

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    El final ahora hablemos de eso, sin duda no pensé que terminara así. No tiene coherencia ciertas acciones a lo que demostraron personajes en la temporada, pero digamos que todo es por hacer lo ¿correcto? Ya que seamos sincero si hicieran lo correcto y no se traicionaran mutuamente hace rato hubiera acabado la serie, pero si hablamos de como estuvo me gusto la acción y como termino fue bastante emocionante porque en si no se sabe que seguirá, siento que los “malos” tienen más fuerza que antes y que The Boys está más unido pero no se sabe si alcance con eso, Butcher es la gran incógnita de la próxima temporada solo espero que solo por alargar mas esta serie no la vayan a terminar cagando, sin duda The Boys con su alto y bajos seguirán siendo una de las series más esperadas por muchos, gracias por leer.

    The ending now let's talk about it, I certainly didn't think it would end like this. Certain actions are not consistent with what the characters showed in the season, but let's say it's all for doing the right thing? Because let's be honest if they did the right thing and did not betray each other I would have dug the series long ago, but if we talk about how it was I liked the action and how it ended it was quite exciting because it is not known what will follow, I feel that the "bad guys" have more strength than before and that The Boys is more united but it is not known if it is enough with that, Butcher is the great unknown of the next season, I just hope that just to extend this series more they won't end up screwing it up, without a doubt The Boys with its ups and downs will continue to be one of the most anticipated series by many, thanks for reading.

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29. ›The Boys (3era Temporada / 3rd Season): La Mejor Serie de SuperHeroes / The Best Superhero Series@freddbrito1441d

    

    
    

    Por fin pude empezar a escribir este post y es que desde que termine de ver el último capítulo de la 3era Temporada de The Boys, he estado enfermo con fiebre, vómitos, dolores de cabeza y escalofríos. Desde el viernes de la sema antepasada, hasta el lunes de la semana pasada, la pase muy mal con esos malestares, sin embargo, ya desde el martes y en especial el miércoles de la semana pasada ya me he sentido mucho mejor, pero aun así quería descansar un poco para para sentirme al 100%. Pero en fin, este post no es para hablar sobre mí, sino para hablar de la mejor serie de Superheroes de la actualidad y obviamente no es ninguna serie de Marvel, ni mucho menos de DC.

    
    

    La 3era temporada de The Boys, hasta la fecha es la mejor de todas. La primera temporada fue espectacular, la segunda, estuvo bastante buena, aunque no tan buena como la primera, pero esta tercera temporada fue demasiado buena. Acción de principio a fin, momentos de tensión, muertes, sangre, comedia, todo esto tiene esta espectacular serie, la cual esta vez toma un rumbo mucho más distante a los comics. Ya desde el inicio, The Boys mantuvo muchas diferencias con su contraparte del comic, sin embargo, en esta 3era temporada en donde esas diferencias dan a relucir mucho más, y aunque a pesar de que los escritores de la serie tomaron ciertos aspectos del comic y lo adaptaron, sigue siendo un producto totalmente diferente y realmente esto es algo que me gusta, porque lo supieron hacer muy bien. Incluso, con momentos que considero mucho mejor que en los comics. Ya que le añaden más profundidad a ciertos personajes y a algunos momentos que en los comics no se profundizaron o no le dieron la suficiente importancia, por lo que, considero eso un “relleno”, bastante bueno y aceptable.

    

    
    

    En esta temporada conocemos a un nuevo personaje: Soldier Boy, el cual será la clave para poder derrotar a Homelander, que en esta temporada esta desatado ya que realmente no le importa mucho desde la muerte de Stormfront. Homelander toma un papel de villano mucho más pronunciado y se hace del control total de la Vought. Por lo que Butcher ante tal situación, no le queda de otra que contar con la ayuda de Soldier Boy para poder derrotar a Homelander, además, que comete uno de los actos más contradictorios para este personaje y el cual es consumir el compuesto V temporal, el cual, como su nombre le indica, le otorga temporalmente superpoderes, algo por lo que Butcher siempre ha luchado: Los Superhéroes, pero la situación esta tan fuera de control y la desesperación por vencer de una vez por todas a Homelander es tan grande que tiene que recurrir ante tal acto. Hughie, también consume de este compuesto temporal, otorgándole poderes de teletransportacion y un poco de fuerza sobrehumana, aunque no tanta como la habilidad que le otorga a Butcher, que son muy semejantes a las de Homelander, pero no es tan fuerte como él, sin embargo, usar este compuesto V temporal, poco a poco los está matando, teniendo un efecto mortal en Butchet al final de esta temporada, que seguro van a desarrollar mucho mas en la siguiente temporada.

    

    
    

    Debo destacar las actuaciones de Butcher y Homelander. Karl Urban y Antony Starr, respectivamente, logran hacer un papel espectacular para cada uno de sus personajes, siendo estos dos (Butcher como Karl Urban y Antony Starr como Homelander), los personajes que más destacan durante toda la temporada. Aunque en general todos ofrecen un papel más que bueno en esta tercera temporada, también debo destacar la actuación de Mother's Milk (Laz Alonso), cuyo trauma por la trágica muerte de sus familiares a manos de Soldier Boy, es algo para recordar. Realmente no tengo quejas sobre esta temporada, ya que me pareció de las mejores y que cada capítulo me tuvo bastante entretenido de principio a fin. Además de que ya se está preparando todo para el final de esta serie. No estoy seguro si esta serie llegara a una 5ta temporada, creo que todo puede terminar en una 4ta temporada y yo estaría satisfecho. Sin duda The Boys es una serie que no teme mostrar cómo sería el lado corrupto y malo de los superhéroes. Una serie transgresora que todo fanático de los superhéroe debería mirar.

    

    
    

    

    
    

    
    

    I could finally start writing this post and since I finished watching the last episode of the 3rd season of The Boys, I have been sick with fever, vomiting, headaches and chills. Since Friday of last week, until Monday of last week, I had a very bad time with those discomforts, however, since Tuesday and especially Wednesday of last week I have been feeling much better, but I still wanted to rest a little to feel 100%. But anyway, this post is not to talk about me, but to talk about the best Superhero series of today and obviously it is not any Marvel series, much less DC.

    
    

    The 3rd season of The Boys, to date is the best of all. The first season was spectacular, the second was pretty good, although not as good as the first, but this third season was too good. Action from beginning to end, moments of tension, deaths, blood, comedy, all this has this spectacular series, which this time takes a much more distant direction to the comics. Already from the beginning, The Boys maintained many differences with its comic counterpart, however, in this 3rd season where those differences come to light much more, and although the writers of the series took certain aspects of the comic and adapted it, it is still a totally different product and this is something I really like, because they knew how to do it very well. Even, with moments that I consider much better than in the comics. Since they add more depth to certain characters and to some moments that in the comics were not deepened or not given enough importance, so, I consider that a "filler", quite good and acceptable.

    
    

    In this season we meet a new character: Soldier Boy, who will be the key to defeat Homelander, who in this season is unleashed since he doesn't really care much since the death of Stormfront. Homelander takes on a much more pronounced villainous role and takes total control of the Vought. So Butcher in such a situation, he has no choice but to have the help of Soldier Boy to defeat Homelander, in addition, he commits one of the most contradictory acts for this character and which is to consume the temporary compound V, which, as its name suggests, temporarily gives him superpowers, something that Butcher has always fought for: Superheroes, but the situation is so out of control and desperation to defeat Homelander once and for all is so great that he has to resort to such an act. Hughie, also consumes this temporary compound, giving him teleportation powers and a little superhuman strength, although not as much as the ability that gives Butcher, which are very similar to those of Homelander, but is not as strong as him, however, using this temporary compound V, little by little is killing them, having a deadly effect on Butchet at the end of this season, which surely will develop much more in the next season.

    

    
    

    I must highlight the performances of Butcher and Homelander. Karl Urban and Antony Starr, respectively, manage to play spectacular roles for each of their characters, being these two (Butcher as Karl Urban and Antony Starr as Homelander), the characters that stand out the most during the whole season. Although in general everyone offers a more than good role in this third season, I must also highlight the performance of Mother's Milk (Laz Alonso), whose trauma for the tragic death of his relatives at the hands of Soldier Boy, is something to remember. I really have no complaints about this season, as I found it to be one of the best and every episode was entertaining from beginning to end. Besides the fact that everything is already being prepared for the end of this series. I'm not sure if this series will make it to a 5th season, I think it can all end in a 4th season and I would be satisfied. Undoubtedly The Boys is a series that is not afraid to show the corrupt and bad side of superheroes. A transgressive series that every superhero fan should watch.

    

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30. ›The Boys-Season 2 (Review)Better than the first?@annacarstairs1447d

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    Hola querida comunidad de Hive, hoy quiero venir a hablarles sobre la segunda temporada de la serie que estoy viendo actualmente “The Boys” que se encuentra Amazon Prime, sin duda alguna una de las mejores series que tiene la plataforma y hoy quiere dar mi opinión sincera, intentare no dar ningún spoiler pero para ser la segunda temporada de algo siempre es difícil.

    Hello dear Hive community, today I want to come to talk to you about the second season of the series I'm currently watching "The Boys" which is on Amazon Prime, without a doubt one of the best series that has the platform and today want to give my honest opinion, I will try not to give any spoilers but to be the second season of something is always difficult.

    

    

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    Esta vez podemos contar con la participación de Antoni Starr, Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Karen Fukuhara entre otros personajes que vimos en la primera como principal es que tenemos la integración de Aya Cash como Torrencial quien va a ser muy importante en esta temporada. Sigue la continuación de la primera temporada, donde podemos ver como Butcher al descubrir algo que realmente sorprendió al público hace que este quiera venganza contra Vougth Internacional y Vengador como a su vez otro objetivo importante que los que vimos la primera temporada sabemos cuál es.

    This time we can count on the participation of Antoni Starr, Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Karen Fukuhara among other characters that we saw in the first as main is that we have the integration of Aya Cash as Torrential who is going to be very important in this season. It follows the continuation of the first season, where we can see how Butcher to discover something that really surprised the public makes this want revenge against Vougth International and Avenger as well as another important objective that those who saw the first season we know what it is.

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    La verdad esta temporada si tuvo mejor calidad con respecto a visualicen, se nota que tuvieron mejor presupuesto y tuvo muy buenas tomas, considero que si tuvo muchos giros inesperados y realmente al igual que la otra temporada te va enganchando, podemos ver a un vengador al principio más vulnerable ya que no cuenta con Mandeyn Stillwell y podemos ver como esto va afectando su imagen pública ya que no maneja como quiere a Voutgth, mientras que el grupo de “The Boys” pasa por una situación bastante delicada por ser perseguidos por la policía y prácticamente estar escondidos, me gusta cómo van tratando esto y como a raíz de este punto se va desarrollando la historia.

    The truth is that this season had better quality with respect to visualize, you can tell they had a better budget and had very good shots, I think it had many unexpected twists and really like the other season it hooks you, we can see an avenger at first more vulnerable as it does not have Mandeyn Stillwell and we can see how this is affecting his public image as it does not handle as he wants to Voutgth, while the group of "The Boys" goes through a very delicate situation for being chased by the police and practically being hidden, I like how they are dealing with this and how the story develops from this point.

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    La integración de Torrencial en los 7 es algo que realmente mueve bastante la trama y puedo ser sincera a principio me dio buena espina ya que nos quería meterla por feministas por los comentarios y las cosas que hacía pero a medidas que van pasando los capítulos nos vamos a dar cuenta de sus verdaderas intenciones, hay cosas que al principio no tiene sentido pero en los últimos capítulos todo va tomando su rumbo, al final puede decir que me dolió ya que hay una muerte que me pareció muy triste no solo por la persona que murió si no por lo que llegaba a significar para la otra persona, porque a pesar de que puede ser una persona bastante cuestionable la serie sin el ya no tuviera el mimo sabor y eso me di de cuenta en el capítulo 1, la verdad esta serie se está convirtiendo en una de mis favoritas ya que me estoy volviendo adicta y ya espero ver la tercera temporada para ver el rumbo que va teniendo la historia, gracias por leer.

    The integration of Torrencial in the 7 is something that really moves the plot and I can be honest at the beginning it gave me a good feeling because I wanted to put her as a feminist because of the comments and the things she did but as the chapters go by we will realize her true intentions, there are things that at the beginning do not make sense but in the last chapters everything is taking its course, at the end I can say that it hurt me because there is a death that I found very sad not only for the person who died if not for what it came to mean for the other person, because although it can be a person quite questionable the series without him no longer had the same flavor and that I realized in chapter 1, the truth this series is becoming one of my favorites and I'm becoming addicted and I hope to see the third season to see the course that is taking the story, thanks for reading.

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31. ›The Boys / Los Muchachos (Alerta de #Spoilers)@linarev1449d

    Hace tres años #PrimeVideo la plataforma de streaming de #Amazon estrenaba una serie, que en principio se me antojaba un intento de cabalgar en el portaviones del éxito que había significado #Marvel para las historias de superhéroes. Sin embargo, al tiempo me enteré que #TheBoys (Los muchachos) estaba basada en unos cómics del mismo nombre y me interesé en ver la producción.

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    Al concluir la tercera temporada, debo admitir que, aunque hay similitudes con superhéroes muy famosos como Superman, Mujer Maravilla, Flash entre otros, la trama sigue problemas sociales con mayor profundidad que el resto de producciones similares, ni el MCU ha llegado tan lejos al respecto. Pero hay algunos tópicos, un mundo distopico, donde los seres con capacidades especiales son comunes, son un hecho publico, son héroes, celebridades y generadores de opinión. Y aquí se presenta la primera crítica subyacente en toda la serie: el papel de los medios de comunicación que durante cada evento desafortunado voltean la situación de modo que la opinión pública ignora (sabiendo) las malas acciones y siempre nace una justificación.

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    Los superhéroes no son más que un producto de mercadeo y su influencia se extiende al cine, a las redes sociales, a la publicidad y por supuesto a los medios en su conjunto. Son una marca y se hará cualquier cosa para defenderla y es entonces donde la serie se adentra en otros aspectos delicados como el racismo, la supremacía de una raza (ideología nazi) nacida de la revelación de que los héroes no nacen por selección natural (como todos creían) sino por medio de la intervención científica. Hay una fuerte connotación feminista al incluir temas como el acoso sexual para escalar posiciones dentro de una compañía, la explotación de la vida íntima como un producto a la venta y la no menos actual posición de Estados Unidos como el policía del mundo.

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    La serie muestra que los manejos corporativos y la política le dan un nuevo significado a la democracia y cada personaje debe afrontar dos caras: la mediática y la real que no está desprovista de conflictos existenciales, carencias afectivas y trastornos de la personalidad causados por diferentes motivos. Al mismo tiempo representa una sátira a esta "euforia" por el universo de superhumanos y se tienen por escenario a la ciudad de Nueva York (De nuevo), la sede corporativa, un rascacielos que emula a la Torre Stark (del MCU) y el personaje principal es una mezcla entre el Capitán América y Superman (MCU y DC), con poderes inimaginables dentro de una crueldad patológica al sentirse no querido lo suficiente por su entorno en los ámbitos más íntimos, egocéntrico, machista, bipolar y extremadamente inseguro, son los rasgos del personaje más peligroso de todos los universos de superhéroes creados hasta ahora.

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    Por otro lado, la serie posee maravillosos efectos especiales, un guión bien desarrollado, unos saltos temporales que son coherentes y un argumento lineal que tejen una trama única en todas las temporadas, planteando una continuidad única. Buenas escenas de acción y una dosis de violencia, lenguaje, gestos altisonante y sexo irreverente que la hacen definitivamente no apta ni para menores, ni para personas sensibles.

    No obstante es una opción interesante y muy entretenida que mostrará la valía de ciertos actores y actrices desconocidos en el mundo de la TV del streaming y una creación que deja de lado la utopía de la cultura pop de que los superhéroes son un deseo culposo de la humanidad.

    ¡¡RECOMENDADA!!

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32. ›The Boys (Season One): The World They Show Us Without Real Superheroes Would They Be Evil?@annacarstairs1461d

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    Hola querida comunidad de Hive, hoy quiero venir hablarles sobre mi reseña como tal, de la primera temporada de “The Boys” hace tiempo viene con mis primeras reacciones y después de pasar la impresión y analizar que me pareció como tal, vine dispuesta a hablar de esta temporada de famosa serie.

    Hello dear Hive community, today I want to come talk to you about my review as such, of the first season of "The Boys" some time ago comes with my first reactions and after passing the impression and analyze that I found it as such, I came ready to talk about this season of famous series.

    

    

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    Cabe decir que este tipo de series no era lo mío, yo soy más novelas románticas y todo lo relacionado a ello así que pensé mucho ¿La veo? Pero lo llegue a hacer gracias a que mi novio me la había recomendado mucho, en mis primeras impresiones dije que contaba con 8 capítulos los cuales fueron muy fácil de ver, porque algo que tiene esta serie es que te engancha, pero antes de llegar ahí debo aclarar de que va ¿verdad? Esta es la historia está basada en un cómics que trata de los maravillosos “súper héroes” que siempre hacen el bien por las personas ok no, esto se trata de como los que llegamos a decir que son los buenos en realidad son los malos de la historia, no son los buenos y los malos no son tan malos, en realidad aquí podemos ver como cameos de distintos súper héroes, Fugaz me pareció Flaz, Profundo a Acuaman y sobre todo Vengador a Super Man.

    I must say that this type of series was not my thing, I'm more romance novels and everything related to it so I thought a lot I see it? But I got to do it because my boyfriend had recommended it to me, in my first impressions I said that it had 8 chapters which were very easy to see, because something that this series has is that it hooks you, but before I get there I must clarify what it's about, right? This is the story is based on a comic book that deals with the wonderful "super heroes" who always do good for people ok no, this is about how those who we get to say that they are the good guys are actually the bad guys of the story, they are not the good guys and the bad guys are not so bad, actually here we can see how cameos of different super heroes, Fugaz seemed to me Flaz, Deep to Aquaman and above all Avenger to Super Man.

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    Esta seria cuanta con la actuación de Antony Starr (El vengador), Kal Urban (Butcher), Jack Quaid (Hughie), Erin Moriarty (Anni o estrella) entre muchos otros actores, realmente puede decir que cada uno tiene su toque, me gusto su actuación en esta primera temporada, hace que lo detestemos y amemos a la vez, mis personajes favoritos son Annie, Mei, Deteste a Vengador y al resto de los 7 que son como el club de los vengadores, si necesitan saber más de los detalles aquí puede encontrar mis primeras impresiones en mi perfil, en mi antiguo post donde reacciono al primer capítulo, seguido de esto he de decir que ninguno es completamente bueno porque a pesar de no ser malo puede ser cómplice o para hacer “justicia” debe hacer cosas malas. Es un sin fin de conflictos que a medida que pasan los capítulos se vuelven más interesante.

    This series features Antony Starr (The Avenger), Kal Urban (Butcher), Jack Quaid (Hughie), Erin Moriarty (Anni or Star) among many other actors, you can really say that everyone has their own touch, I liked their performance in this first season, it makes us hate it and love it at the same time, my favorite characters are Annie, Mei, Deteste to Vengador and the rest of the 7 who are like the avengers club, if you need to know more of the details here you can find my first impressions in my profile, in my old post where I react to the first chapter, followed by this I have to say that none of them is completely good because even though they are not evil they can be accomplices or to do "justice" they must do bad things. It is an endless number of conflicts that as the chapters go by become more interesting.

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    Algo que debo decir que es un poco sádico, o sea las escenas tiene mucha sangre cuando hay acción y es algo que me impresiono, yo no soy de ver este tipo de escenas pero las vi y no me desagradaron pero no me gustaron de a mucho, fue también por el hecho de que también EL trama depende de esto en cierta manera. Siempre llego ser un poco confusa pero a medida que va pasando los capítulos muchas cosas van teniendo sentido, romance a su plenitud esto no tiene pero si tiene mucho salseo, si creo que es +18 por la violencia pero no tiene escenas sexuales explicitas como en otras series que he visto. Casi siempre un final de temporada te deja ganas de mal y eso es lógico pero esta se paso con ese termino, tuvo un final muy abierto y con ganas de mas, se que esta llega a tener tres temporadas por eso seguiré con la otra, espero traerles mis primeras impresiones de la próxima y si me parece más loca que esta, o si en realidad alguno de estos personajes valen completamente la pena.

    Something that I must say is a little sadistic, that is, the scenes have a lot of blood when there is action and it is something that impressed me, I am not to see this kind of scenes but I saw them and I did not dislike them but I did not like them very much, it was also due to the fact that the plot depends on this in a certain way. I always get to be a little confusing but as the chapters go by many things make sense, romance to its fullness this does not have but if you have a lot of salseo, if I think it is +18 for violence but has no explicit sexual scenes as in other series I've seen. Almost always a season finale leaves you wanting bad and that is logical but this one went too far with that term, it had a very open ending and wanting more, I know that this will have three seasons so I will continue with the other one, I hope to bring you my first impressions of the next one and if it seems crazier than this one, or if in fact any of these characters are completely worth it.

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33. ›Anteprima - The Boys fa faville@serialfiller1468d

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    Come di consueto oggi vi porto dentro una nuova Anteprima di un articolo che fra qualche giorno o settimana vedrete Nella Mente di un SerialFiller, il mio blog interamente incentrato sul mondo delle serie tv e di cui, da qualche mese, ho deciso di regalarvi costantemente, in anticipo su quello che pubblicherò, gran parte dei post che vedrete su www.serialfiller.org.

    La quarta e la quinta puntata di The Boys non fanno prigionieri. Sono delle puntate intensissime che riescono ad arrivare a naturali punti di rottura in maniera perfetta. Brilla la sceneggiatura, brillano gli interpreti, brillano gli occhi dei fan della serie di Amazon Prime Video. La cruenza di questi episodi è come sempre fortissima ma forse mai come prima dietro le sequenze splatter più memorabili si nascondono delle scelte che potrebbero cambiare per sempre il corso della serie.

    Ancora vivo, vittima di abusi, soprusi ed esperimenti lunghi anni, Soldier Boy è l'arma perfetta, l'unico uomo in grado di reggere il confronto con il personaggio interpretato da Anthony Starr e di fare piazza pulita delle sue follie. Ma come portare dalla propria parte un uomo che ha sterminato la famiglia di LM e che da sempre ha rappresentato il bersaglio perfetto per Butcher e compagnia? Il percorso che gli autori compiono per arrivare all'atto finale del quinto episodio è tanto lineare quanto inattaccabile. Si era partiti dall'introduzione del temporary V e dalla scelta rischiosa e controversa di Butcher di sperimentarlo su se stesso. Quella singola scelta ha fatto esplodere dilemmi etici e morali all'interno del gruppo e nell'animo di quasi tutti i personaggi coinvolti. Hughie è stato il primo a cogliere in fragrante Butcher ed il primo a sperimentare su se stesso quella potente arma. Quella scelta ha generato un dissidio in Hughie e nel suo rapporto con Starlight. Butcher era di fronte al dilemma etico sul se diventare proprio come quelli che combatteva da una vita. Hughie si è trovato a dover scegliere sul se essere finalmente in grado di combattere con le proprie mani coloro i quali aveva sempre dato la caccia. Nel farlo, però, avrebbe dovuto rinunciare alla sua amata Starlight.

    Frenchie ha protetto Kimiko ma è caduto nelle grinfie di Nina. Hughie ha scelto Butcher e la strada della vendetta, perdendo Starlight. Starlight ha deciso di compromettersi con Homelander pur di non perdere Hughie e le persone care. A Train ha deciso di tradire tutti per ingraziarsi Patriota. Sempre A Train ha provato a riscattarsi al cospetto della sua comunità, generando ancora più terrore e diffidenza.

    Come sempre vi aspetto su www.serialfiller.org. Mi raccomando, se siete anche voi dei serialfiller iscrivetevi e passate parola in modo che questa piccola community diventi sempre più vasta! Vi aspetto anche sui social (telegram compreso) Grazie dell'attenzione!

    

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    As usual, today I am bringing you in a new Preview of a post that in a few days or weeks you will see In the Mind of a SerialFiller, my blog entirely focused on the world of TV series and of which, for the past few months, I have decided to give you constantly, in advance of what I will publish, most of the posts you will see at www.serialfiller.org.

    The fourth and fifth installments of The Boys take no prisoners. They are intense episodes that manage to get to natural breaking points perfectly. The script shines, the performers shine, the fans of the Amazon Prime Video series shine. The gore of these episodes is as strong as ever but perhaps never before behind the most memorable splatter sequences are choices that could change the course of the series forever. Homelander is out of control but the acceptance of his essence meant that he could definitely make that leap from being an invincible puppet in the hands of the Stan Edgars of this world to being the puppet master of a circus populated by billions of people. With Patriot pulling the reins of a crumbling chariot there remains one and only one solution to resolve the issue, and that is to try to kill him. But how can you kill a god? Is it even possible to do so? The search for the weapon that would have killed, decades earlier, Soldier Boy, leads, unexpectedly to Soldier Boy himself. Still alive, a victim of years-long abuse, abuse, and experimentation, Soldier Boy is the perfect weapon, the only man who can hold his own against the character played by Anthony Starr and clean up his follies. But how to bring to one's side a man who exterminated LM's family and has always been the perfect target for Butcher and company? The path the writers take to get to the final act of episode five is as straightforward as it is unassailable. It had started with the introduction of temporary V and Butcher's risky and controversial choice to experiment with it on himself. That single choice set off ethical and moral dilemmas within the group and in the souls of almost all the characters involved. Hughie was the first to catch Butcher in the act and the first to test that powerful weapon on himself. That choice generated dissension in Hughie and in his relationship with Starlight. Butcher was faced with the ethical dilemma of whether to become just like those he had been fighting all his life. Hughie was faced with a choice about whether to finally be able to fight with his own hands those whom he had always hunted. In doing so, however, he would have to give up his beloved Starlight. Starlight who in the meantime had to compromise with a Homelander as ruthless as ever, posing as the latter's fiancée precisely so as not to put Hughie's life at risk as Supersonic had done. A jumble of choices, of suffering, of impossible forks in the face of which each had to close his eyes, sacrifice something and make an impossible choice. Butcher betrayed LM twice. LM abandoned his daughter again. Frenchie protected Kimiko but fell into Nina's clutches. Hughie chose Butcher and the path of revenge, losing Starlight. Starlight decided to compromise with Homelander in order not to lose Hughie and loved ones. A Train decided to betray everyone to ingratiate himself with Patriot. Again A Train tried to redeem himself before his community, generating even more terror and distrust. Edgar lost the greatest certainty. Everyone has lost something. Now it is war. Everyone against everyone. Everyone with their own demons. Everyone with their own turncoats. It will be total clash. And we like assholes stood by and watched. Smug. Admired. Fulfilled.

    Rating 3x04: 8.5 Rated 3x05: 9

    As always, I look forward to seeing you at www.serialfiller.org. Be sure, if you are serialfillers too, sign up and pass the word so that this little community will grow bigger and bigger! I also look forward to seeing you on social (including telegram) Thank you for your attention!

    

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34. ›Amazon Prime Video's "The Boys" - Season 3, Episode 4 - "Glorious Five Year Plan"@shortshots1478d

    

    A lot happens in the fourth episode of The Boys' season three.

    SPOILERS BELOW

    

    Senator Neumann, aka Head Popper, holds a press conference under Vought CEO Stan Edgar's guidance to legally punish Homelander for his incendiary birthday speech but Homelander gets the upper hand and convinces Neumann to betray Edgar in exchange for some permanent V or superpower serum so that her daughter can be counted as a true denizen of Homelander's upcoming super-focused eugenic world. While I think the inclusion of a corporate-sponsored AOC lookalike is a clever snipe at modern politics, the nerd in me needs more explanation as to why she can't just explode Homelander's head whenever she wants. Understandably, audiences have been recently reminded of Homelander's super-speed but all it would take is a simple glance for her to kill him ... except for some still dreadfully-unexplained reason why she cannot do so.

    

    Butcher, Huey, MM, Cherie, and Kimiko break into a secret Russian military lab. They find super-powered hamsters, some soldiers with horrible aim who Butcher and Huey impale or laser with their temporary super-powers, and an altered Soldier Boy who while not visibly aged at all now possesses some new energy-blast ability that renders Kimiko severely injured an unable to heal. Perhaps the Homelander-killing weapon is Soldier Boy himself, artificially augmented with a projecticle ability that removes super powers.

    

    Kimiko had a pretty weird but funny fight where she pretends to be a high-class escort for a Russian oligarch before killing him and his bodyguards with superhero-themed dildos. We get another reminder of Kimiko's regenerative abilities, similar to last season's instance of her healing from getting her neck snapped by Storm Front, but this time it's surviving a bullet to the head -- which left me wondering what can't she survived. Answer: whatever new energy-blast ability evil Captain America's Soldier Boy now has.

    

    Starlight's old beau Supersonic was killed off by Homelander as a reminder to Starlight to stay in line.

    

    I'm wondering if this season will actually end in this spectacular fight above. While Butcher's shown super strength, toughness, and laser vision, we've yet to see if he has Homelander's speed or flight.

    On another note, I'm very curious about one of Huey's new temporary powers. He has super strength which is pretty standard, along with what looked like the ability to teleport out of his clothes which felt like a call-back to him visiting the super-kid orphan where he was surprised by a shy boy's ability to also teleport.

    Can't wait to see what happens next.

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35. ›The Boys- first impressions (season 1)@annacarstairs1480d

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    Hola querida comunidad de Hive, hoy quiero venir hablarles sobre una serie muy curiosa que si bie n no la vi porque quise, sino porque mi novio me la recomendó hasta el casación y accedí a verla ya que él ha visto muchas series y película por mí, estoy hablando de The Boys ¿Me llamo la atención?

    Hello dear community of Hive, today I want to come to tell you about a very curious series that although I did not see it because I wanted to, but because my boyfriend recommended it to me until marriage and I agreed to watch it because he has seen many series and movies for me, I'm talking about The Boys.

    

    

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    El comenzó a recomendándome de una mala forma y es diciendo que había mucha sangre y eso como que no va conmigo jejeje pero después que me planteo de los antihéroes y como va desarrollando el mundo me comenzó a interesar, sé que cuenta con tres temporadas y que la tercera esta en emisión por Prime Video, en mi caso vi fue el primer capítulo de la temporada uno estrenada en el 2019.

    He started recommending me in a bad way and he said that there was a lot of blood and that kind of doesn't go with me hehehe but after he told me about the antiheroes and how the world is developing I started to get interested, I know that it has three seasons and that the third one is on Prime Video, in my case I saw the first chapter of season one released in 2019.

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    La sinopsis va de que cuando los súper héroes en vez de hacer el bien abusan de sus poderes y este tiene muchos secretos que descubrir. Cuanta con actores tales como Antony Star, Karl Urban, Kack Quaid y Erin Moriarty. Algo que me llamo la atención es que hacen cameos de súper héroes como el capitán América, la mujer maravilla o Acuaman lo que me dio mucha gracia era el hombre invisible. ¿Esto sería si existiera los súper héroes? La verdad me gusto esta otra cara de la moneda, los daños colaterales y que vendan una imagen de perfeccionismo estilo como los famosos en la vida real.

    The synopsis is that when superheroes instead of doing good abuse their powers and this one has many secrets to discover. It features actors such as Antony Star, Karl Urban, Kack Quaid and Erin Moriarty. Something that caught my attention is that they make cameos of super heroes like Captain America, Wonder Woman or Aquaman, what gave me a lot of fun was the invisible man. Would this be if there were super heroes? The truth is that I liked this other side of the coin, the collateral damage and that they sell an image of perfectionism like celebrities in real life.

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    Me da risa porque es verdad es como los medios y las grandes empresas pueden vender un imagen de un persona y nos llegan a fomentar un lavado de cerebro tan grande, ganando miles de dólares con ello. Esto súper héroes son una mezcla de políticos, famosos y futbolista en todo su esplendor o por lo menos eso es lo que me hicieron ver en este primer capítulo, por cierto me gusta la pureza de Annie y sus intenciones de súper heroína ¿la irán a corromper? Los 7 que son la organización de súper héroes más conocidos, que lo que se logra ver que es una ola de negocio redondo y corrupción. Me gusto, creo que salí de mi zona de confort y quiero seguir viéndomela, espero poderme ponerme al corriente para los capítulos de emisión, por cierto quiero venir con mi reseña final de Propuesta Laboral, es increíble al ver mi primera opinión de algo y ver cómo me termino pareciendo al final puede variar, creo que es lo divertido de esto. Nos leemos pronto.

    It makes me laugh because it is true is how the media and big companies can sell an image of a person and we get to encourage such a great brainwashing, earning thousands of dollars with it. This super heroes are a mixture of politicians, celebrities and soccer players in all their splendor or at least that's what they made me see in this first chapter, by the way I like the purity of Annie and her intentions of super heroine, are they going to corrupt her? The 7 that are the best known super hero organization, that what you get to see that is a wave of round business and corruption. I liked it, I think I left my comfort zone and I want to continue watching it, I hope I can catch up for the broadcast chapters, by the way I want to come with my final review of Propuesta Laboral, it's amazing to see my first opinion of something and see how I end up liking it at the end can vary, I think that's the fun of this. See you soon.

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36. ›Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” - Season 3 - Episodes 1, 2 & 3@shortshots1481d

    🎶 The Boys are back in town! 🎶

    Amazon Prime Video’s hit superhero-satire series has blasted back into the online entertainment sphere—blasted being the appropriate word considering the shenanigans this season’s episode kicks off with.

    (Spoilers Below)

    Episode 1’s Payback opens with an Ant Man-esque character shrinking down in order to caress the interior of their lover’s genital canal before accidentally sneezing themselves back to normal size, effectively ripping apart a man from the inside out.

    The Boys’ show runner Eric Kripke is no stranger to splatters gore, having done plenty of wet special effects in his other popular show, CW’s relatively tamer “Supernatural.” But instead of devils snapping their fingers and bursting angels from the inside out, it’s coked-up superheroes sneezing each other to death.

    

    Episode 2’s The Only Man in the Sky has the Vought corporation celebrating the fake birthday of psychopathic lead-superhero Homelander, and dorky golden-boy Huey learning his political boss Neumann—who comes off as a potential AOC stand-in—is none other than a headblasting supe under the tutelage of Vought corporate elite, Stan Edgar.

    

    Episode 3’s Barbary Coast packs a tightly stuffed can of juicy tidbits: Butcher uses a dangerous drug that gives temporary super powers, Homelander loses his Nazi-girlfriend and surprises Starlight by declaring her his brand new beau on TV, and the supe-hunters learn of a potential weapon that may have downed another top powerful supe—Soldier Boy, played by Jensen Ackles from CW’s “Supernatural.”

    

    

    

    Check out the trailer for the new season here

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37. ›[ENG-ESP] The Boys (Review)@theinfiltred1482d

    

    With the launch of the long-awaited third season of the television show The Boys through the platform Amazon Prime, the hype of the fans of the series rises with great expectations.

    Con el lanzamiento de la tan esperada tercera temporada del show televisivo The Boys a través de la plataforma Amazon Prime, el hype de los fanáticos de la serie sube con grandes expectativas.

    

    The series follows the events seen earlier in the previous season, where we see Homelander (Antony Starr) affected by Libertys' (Aya Cash) accident a year later. The group The Boys, led by William Butcher (Karl Urban) along with Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), Marvin (Jaz-Alonso) and Frenchie (Tomer Kapon) still focused on capturing supers, are overseen by Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) and Huguie Campbell (Jack Quaid), under Vought's direction, to get rid of superhumans who pose a threat to the corporation.

    La serie, sigue los acontecimientos vistos anteriormente en la temporada anterior, donde vemos a Homelander (Antony Starr) afectado por el accidente de Liberty (Aya Cash) un año después. El grupo The Boys, liderado por William Butcher (Karl Urban) junto a Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), Marvin (Jaz-Alonso) y Frenchie (Tomer Kapon) aún enfocado en la captura de súpers, son supervisados por Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) y Huguie Campbell (Jack Quaid), bajo la dirección de Vought, para deshacerse de los superhumanos que representan una amenza para la corporación.

    

    

    Stan Edgar (Giancarlo Esposito) who directs Vought, decides to give his group of superheroes The 7 a radical change, giving Starlight (Erin Moriarty) the position of co-captain alongside Homelander to help him make decisions about new members. Following Liberty's death, Homelander completely loses his mind and gradually becomes a difficult villain to deal with, taking the lives of innocent people and threatening members of the group to bow down to him.

    Stan Edgar (Giancarlo Esposito) quien dirige Vought, decide darle un cambio radical a su grupo de superhéroes The 7, dándole a Starlight (Erin Moriarty) el cargo de cocapitana junto a Homelander para ayudarlo en la toma de decisiones de nuevos miembros. Tras la muerte de Liberty, Homelander pierde completamente la cabeza y se va convirtiendo poco a poco en un villano difícil de afrontar, arrebatándole la vida a personas inocentes y amenanzando a miembros del grupo para que se dobleguen ante él.

    

    In a new audition for the addition of a new member to the team, Miles Gaston Villanueva plays Supersonic, a singer with powers and also Annie's ex.

    En una nueva audición para la incorporación de un nuevo miembro al equipo, Miles Gaston Villanueva interpreta a Supersonic, un cantante con poderes y también ex de Annie.

    

    After an attempt to fight and defeat Homelander, Butcher begins to take drugs to acquire superhuman abilities, trying to locate the whereabouts of one of the first metahumans in history, known as Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) who had been killed with a special bomb 30 years earlier, when he was still a member of the Payback group.

    Tras un intento de combatir y derrotar a Homelander, Butcher comienza a ingerir drogas para adquirir habilidades sobrehumanas, tratando de localizar el paradero de unos de los primeros metahumanos de la historia, conocido como Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) quien había sido asesinado con una bomba especial 30 años antes, cuando aún pertenecía al grupo Payback.

    

    

    We see a story from the past of Colonel Grace (Laila Robins) and a Black Noir and Stan with other actors playing the young versions of their characters, who are said to reprise their role in a new spin-off based on these events.

    Vemos una historia del pasado de la Coronel Grace (Laila Robins) y a un Black Noir y Stan con otros actores interpretando a las versiones jóvenes de sus personajes, quienes se comenta que retomarán su papel en un nuevo spin-off basado en estos acontecimientos.

    

    

    The performance of both the protagonists and antagonists is superior to that of the previous two seasons, showing a larger cast, with better action scenes, better graphics, extreme violence and blood as much as possible that even splashes on the screen.

    La actuación tanto de los protagonistas como antagonistas es superior a la de las dos temporadas anteriores, mostrando un mayor elenco, con mejores escenas de acción, mejores gráficos, violencia extrema y sangre a más no poder que hasta te salpica a la pantalla.

    

    

    

    The story also tells about the lives of the superheroes behind the scenes, such as their obstacles, their ups and downs, and the mistakes they make that affect the lives of people without abilities like them.

    La historia también cuenta la vida de los superhéroes por detrás del telón, como sus trabas, sus altas y bajas, y errores que cometen que afectan la vida de las personas sin habilidades como ellos.

    

    The main antagonist of this season is Victoria "Nadia" Neuman, daughter of Stan, who has special abilities and runs one of the departments of a government center, but infiltrated, at the request of her father, is responsible for the death of several officials of the parliament.

    La antagonista principal de esta temporada es Victoria "Nadia" Neuman, hija de Stan, quien posee habilidades especiales y dirige uno de los departamentos de un centro gubernamental, pero infiltrada, a petición de su padre, es la responsable de la muerte de varios funcionarios del parlamento.

    

    We appreciate a preview of the fictional movie Dawn of The Seven, where the heroes themselves play their own characters in a movie against Stormfront (Charlize Theron), showing scenes from it at the beginning of the series.

    Apreciamos un adelanto de la película ficticia Dawn of The Seven, quienes los propios héroes interpretan a sus personajes en una película contra Stormfront (Charlize Theron), mostrando escenas de la misma al principio de la serie.

    

    

    The show has already started with its first three episodes available, but if you haven't seen the previous seasons yet, I encourage you to watch them, because despite having science and fiction content, it's a series more geared towards adults.

    El show ya ha arrancado con sus primeros tres capítulos disponibles, pero si no has visto todavía las temporadas anteriores te incito a que las veas, ya que a pesar de tener un contenido de ciencia y ficción, es una serie más bien orientada a adultos.

    

    

    What did you think of this review? If you liked it please tell me in the comment box which has been your favorite scene so far; I read you ⤵️

    ¿Qué te pareció el review? Si te gustó por favor coméntame en la caja de comentarios cuál ha sido tu escena favorita hasta el momento; te leo ⤵️

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38. ›[ENG-ESP] The Boys (Review)@theinfiltred1483d

    

    With the launch of the long-awaited third season of the television show The Boys through the platform Amazon Prime, the hype of the fans of the series rises with great expectations.

    Con el lanzamiento de la tan esperada tercera temporada del show televisivo The Boys a través de la plataforma Amazon Prime, el hype de los fanáticos de la serie sube con grandes expectativas.

    

    The series follows the events seen earlier in the previous season, where we see Homelander (Antony Starr) affected by Libertys' (Aya Cash) accident a year later. The group The Boys, led by William Butcher (Karl Urban) along with Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), Marvin (Jaz-Alonso) and Frenchie (Tomer Kapon) still focused on capturing supers, are overseen by Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) and Huguie Campbell (Jack Quaid), under Vought's direction, to get rid of superhumans who pose a threat to the corporation.

    La serie, sigue los acontecimientos vistos anteriormente en la temporada anterior, donde vemos a Homelander (Antony Starr) afectado por el accidente de Liberty (Aya Cash) un año después. El grupo The Boys, liderado por William Butcher (Karl Urban) junto a Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), Marvin (Jaz-Alonso) y Frenchie (Tomer Kapon) aún enfocado en la captura de súpers, son supervisados por Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) y Huguie Campbell (Jack Quaid), bajo la dirección de Vought, para deshacerse de los superhumanos que representan una amenza para la corporación.

    

    

    Stan Edgar (Giancarlo Esposito) who directs Vought, decides to give his group of superheroes The 7 a radical change, giving Starlight (Erin Moriarty) the position of co-captain alongside Homelander to help him make decisions about new members. Following Liberty's death, Homelander completely loses his mind and gradually becomes a difficult villain to deal with, taking the lives of innocent people and threatening members of the group to bow down to him.

    Stan Edgar (Giancarlo Esposito) quien dirige Vought, decide darle un cambio radical a su grupo de superhéroes The 7, dándole a Starlight (Erin Moriarty) el cargo de cocapitana junto a Homelander para ayudarlo en la toma de decisiones de nuevos miembros. Tras la muerte de Liberty, Homelander pierde completamente la cabeza y se va convirtiendo poco a poco en un villano difícil de afrontar, arrebatándole la vida a personas inocentes y amenanzando a miembros del grupo para que se dobleguen ante él.

    

    In a new audition for the addition of a new member to the team, Miles Gaston Villanueva plays Supersonic, a singer with powers and also Annie's ex.

    En una nueva audición para la incorporación de un nuevo miembro al equipo, Miles Gaston Villanueva interpreta a Supersonic, un cantante con poderes y también ex de Annie.

    

    After an attempt to fight and defeat Homelander, Butcher begins to take drugs to acquire superhuman abilities, trying to locate the whereabouts of one of the first metahumans in history, known as Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) who had been killed with a special bomb 30 years earlier, when he was still a member of the Payback group.

    Tras un intento de combatir y derrotar a Homelander, Butcher comienza a ingerir drogas para adquirir habilidades sobrehumanas, tratando de localizar el paradero de unos de los primeros metahumanos de la historia, conocido como Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) quien había sido asesinado con una bomba especial 30 años antes, cuando aún pertenecía al grupo Payback.

    

    

    We see a story from the past of Colonel Grace (Laila Robins) and a Black Noir and Stan with other actors playing the young versions of their characters, who are said to reprise their role in a new spin-off based on these events.

    Vemos una historia del pasado de la Coronel Grace (Laila Robins) y a un Black Noir y Stan con otros actores interpretando a las versiones jóvenes de sus personajes, quienes se comenta que retomarán su papel en un nuevo spin-off basado en estos acontecimientos.

    

    

    The performance of both the protagonists and antagonists is superior to that of the previous two seasons, showing a larger cast, with better action scenes, better graphics, extreme violence and blood as much as possible that even splashes on the screen.

    La actuación tanto de los protagonistas como antagonistas es superior a la de las dos temporadas anteriores, mostrando un mayor elenco, con mejores escenas de acción, mejores gráficos, violencia extrema y sangre a más no poder que hasta te salpica a la pantalla.

    

    

    

    The story also tells about the lives of the superheroes behind the scenes, such as their obstacles, their ups and downs, and the mistakes they make that affect the lives of people without abilities like them.

    La historia también cuenta la vida de los superhéroes por detrás del telón, como sus trabas, sus altas y bajas, y errores que cometen que afectan la vida de las personas sin habilidades como ellos.

    

    The main antagonist of this season is Victoria "Nadia" Neuman, daughter of Stan, who has special abilities and runs one of the departments of a government center, but infiltrated, at the request of her father, is responsible for the death of several officials of the parliament.

    La antagonista principal de esta temporada es Victoria "Nadia" Neuman, hija de Stan, quien posee habilidades especiales y dirige uno de los departamentos de un centro gubernamental, pero infiltrada, a petición de su padre, es la responsable de la muerte de varios funcionarios del parlamento.

    

    We appreciate a preview of the fictional movie Dawn of The Seven, where the heroes themselves play their own characters in a movie against Stormfront (Charlize Theron), showing scenes from it at the beginning of the series.

    Apreciamos un adelanto de la película ficticia Dawn of The Seven, quienes los propios héroes interpretan a sus personajes en una película contra Stormfront (Charlize Theron), mostrando escenas de la misma al principio de la serie.

    

    

    The show has already started with its first three episodes available, but if you haven't seen the previous seasons yet, I encourage you to watch them, because despite having science and fiction content, it's a series more geared towards adults.

    El show ya ha arrancado con sus primeros tres capítulos disponibles, pero si no has visto todavía las temporadas anteriores te incito a que las veas, ya que a pesar de tener un contenido de ciencia y ficción, es una serie más bien orientada a adultos.

    

    

    What did you think of this review? If you liked it please tell me in the comment box which has been your favorite scene so far; I read you ⤵️

    ¿Qué te pareció el review? Si te gustó por favor coméntame en la caja de comentarios cuál ha sido tu escena favorita hasta el momento; te leo ⤵️

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39. ›Mis primeras impresiones de The Boys (1x01)@richardalexis1914d

    

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    Tengo una suscripción de amazon prime activa desde hace un par de meses, y la verdad, no le he sacado el provecho que me gustaría, aparte de un par de comedias, películas domingueras, the grand tour y fleabag, no he visto gran cosa, honestamente me parece que su catálogo palidece un poco frente a gigantes como HBO Max, o Netflix.

    Por esto mismo, The Boys me parece una opción genial, y que mejor momento para verla que un par de semanas después de finalizar la segunda temporada, considerando el revuelo que causó en redes sociales debe ser por lo menos interesante, ¿No?

    Y así es, el concepto de The Boys es brillante, no tanto por innovador sino por bien presentado, y eso se nota luego de un par de minutos viendo la serie. No es la primera vez que se habla de un “qué tal si los superhéroes fuesen reales”, pero si es la primera vez que se retrata con tanta crudeza, sin dejar a un lado lo divertido.

    No obstante, al menos en su primer capítulo, la irreverencia no es suficiente para cubrir un par de cosas que de momento no me terminan de convencer: un color grading a lo Twilight, con todo muy verde y azul, del que no soy fan, y algunos problemas con el ritmo que pueden echar para atrás a más de uno… No obstante, existe demasiado potencial a futuro, eso es innegable.

    ¿Lo mejor para mí? Muy buena música, muy buenas actuaciones, y varias ideas que enganchan demasiado fácil. Si bien de momento no es un drama “5 estrellas” de HBO ni nada por el estilo, pero veo demasiado sencillo que con el tiempo se solidifique.

    Cabe destacar el performance de Antony Starr como Homelander y los efectos especiales, que para TV, aparte de Wandavision, no es que se vean todos los días a este nivel en una serie de superhéroes, ¿Es recomendable? Si, especialmente para los fanáticos del género que buscan un soplo de aire fresco, eso si, que nadie vaya esperando el Citizen Kane de las series de Superheroes, porque al menos en su piloto, está bien lejos de ser un 10/10.

    

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40. ›Los Chicos, Segunda Temporada/The Boys, Second Season (Reseña/Review)@joseda322047d

    

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    SINOPSIS

    Nuestro querido grupo es reunido de nuevo, aunque en esta ocasión se esconden bajo tierra por ser criminales buscados por todo el país. Hughie, Leche Materna, Frenchie y Kimiko se encuentran aburridos ayudando a una banda haitiana que les da asilo, con Butcher desaparecido dejan de intentar algo con los Super. Mientras que en la Torre, Starlight intenta sentirse segura en el equipo de los Siete, Homelander intenta hacerse cargo de todo pero llega una nueva integrante que le hace la vida difícil, Stormfront ¿Cual será el rumbo de estas nuevas historias?

    

    SYNOPSIS

    Our beloved group is reunited again, although this time they are hiding underground as criminals wanted throughout the country. Hughie, Mother's Milk, Frenchie and Kimiko find themselves bored helping a Haitian gang that gives them asylum, with Butcher missing they stop trying something with the Super. While in the Tower, Starlight tries to feel safe in the team of the Seven, Homelander tries to take charge of everything but a new member arrives who makes her life difficult, Stormfront. What will be the direction of these new stories?

    

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    PERSONAJES

    Hughie: Antiguo vendedor de artículos electrónicos que se convierte en criminal nacional.

    Butcher: Busca acabar con todos los Super que consiga.

    Frenchie: Francés amante de las armas y las drogas.

    Mother's Milk: Ex medico militar que espera acabar con la compañía que mato a su padre.

    Kimiko: Japonesa secuestrada por un grupo extremista y rescatada por los Muchachos.

    Starlight: Superheroina integrate de los Siete, temerosa del lider del grupo.

    Homelander: Lider de los Sietes, superheroe de renombre.

    Stormfront: Superheroina con la habilidad de lanzar rayos y de tener el odio de todos.

    

    CHARACTERS

    Hughie: Former electronics salesman turned national criminal.

    Butcher: He seeks to kill all the Super he gets.

    Frenchie: Frances lover of guns and drugs.

    Mother's Milk: Former military medic who hopes to end the company that killed his father.

    Kimiko: Japanese kidnapped by an extremist group and rescued by the Boys.

    Starlight: Superheroine part of the Seven, fearful of the leader of the group.

    Homelander: Leader of the Seven, renowned superhero.

    Stormfront: Superheroine with the ability to throw lightning and have the hatred of all.

    

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    OPINIÓN

    El año pasado cuando me vi la primera temporada, sentía que algo le faltaba a la serie, que Hughie debía mejorar, que le faltaba algo que aun no podía ver a simple vista y que tal vez, debía detallar todo para conseguirlo. Pero ya no hace falta que lo haga, en esta segunda temporada todo parece estar donde debe estar, todo esta en armonía con una canción de heavy metal, sangre, tripas, desesperación y odio, es lo que hay en esta nueva temporada de The Boys.

    
    

    La serie empieza con un rápido resumen de la primera temporada, necesaria para recordar que fue lo que sucedió, prosigue mostrando la vida de cada uno de los personajes y teniendo las dudas intactas de la primera temporada, poco a poco se desenvuelve todo y hasta termina mostrando más de lo esperado, teniendo algunas respuesta que podríamos haber olvidado tener por el curso de la historia. Homelander esta más sangriento en esta temporada, es imparable, es débil mentalmente, es una pesadilla andante.

    
    

    En esta temporada los Super no tienen bando alguno, poco a poco cada uno se va por su propia cuenta, historias independientes que se unen por momentos necesarios. Sigo sin saber que era lo que le faltaba a la primera temporada, pero desde el comienzo de la segunda siento la mejoría completa de la serie, no tengo algo de que quejarme, solo seguirme impresionando por lo que puede pasar en cada capitulo. Esta temporada tiene ocho capítulos en total, la primera temporada fue un abreboca para la violencia, el gore y la destrucción de la segunda.

    

    OPINION

    Last year when I saw the first season, I felt that something was missing from the series, that Hughie had to improve, that something was missing that I still could not see with the naked eye and that perhaps, I should detail everything to achieve it. But I don't have to do it anymore, in this second season everything seems to be where it should be, everything is in harmony with a heavy metal song, blood, guts, despair and hatred, it is what is in this new season of The Boys.

    
    

    The series begins with a quick summary of the first season, necessary to remember what happened, continues showing the lives of each of the characters and having the doubts intact from the first season, little by little everything unfolds and even ends showing more than expected, having some answers that we might have forgotten to have for the course of history. Homelander is bloodier this season, he's unstoppable, he's weak-minded, he's a walking nightmare.

    
    

    In this season the Super do not have any side, little by little each one goes on their own, independent stories that come together at necessary times. I still don't know what the first season was missing, but from the beginning of the second I feel the complete improvement of the series, I don't have something to complain about, just keep being impressed by what can happen in each episode. This season has eight chapters in total, the first season was an appetizer for the violence, gore and destruction of the second.

    
    

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    Me encantó ver esta temporada y no puedo esperar a que la vean también, aunque fue lanzada hace ya unas semanas y acabo hace no mucho tampoco, pero por mi aun vigente problema del internet pude hablar sobre la serie hasta ahora, espero les haya gustado el post y le den una oportunidad de ver si no la han visto a una serie de humor negro sobre superheroes corruptos. Sin más que agregar, nos leemos luego.

    I loved watching this season and I can't wait for you to see it too, although it was released a few weeks ago and it ended not long ago either, but because of my still current internet problem I was able to talk about the series until now, I hope you liked the post and give it a chance to see if you haven't seen a black comedy series about corrupt superheroes. Without more to add, we read later.

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41. ›The Boys: o la ami o la odi! - part 2@serialfiller2075d

    A queste attente e stratificate riflessioni sul mondo, The Boys ha agganciato una volontà chiara e ben affermata di voler coccolare e approfondire il percorso di ogni suo personaggio.

    Fatta eccezione per la storyline dedicata a Deep (molto poco importante ai fini della storyline principale), tutti hanno beneficiato di una minima ma importante caratterizzazione senza, per fortuna, perdere l'ironia, la disfunzionalità che bene o male identifica ogni personaggio.

    Starlight riesce a distaccarsi definitivamente dalla tossicità dei 7.

    Queen Maeve vive il suo momento di svolta.

    A Train tocca con mani quanto torbido sia il mondo che lui stesso ha contribuito a creare.

    Hughie resta nel suo limbo ma emerge chiaramente in lui la voglia di costruire con le proprie mani la sua stessa esistenza.

    Mother Milk potrebbe abbandonare il gruppo ma non lo fa.

    Kimiko e Frenchie intraprendono una strada che li porta a diventare intimamente amici.

    E poi ovviamente ci sono Butcher e Homelander, ancora una volta grandissimi mattatori della stagione.

    Su Butcher scopriamo molte più cose appartenenti al suo passato, con un episodio interamente dedicato a lui e una serie di sequenze che lo vedono coinvolto con il padre (saluti a John Noble, è sempre un piacere rivederla!), con Becca e con personaggi noti o meno noti che aggiungono informazioni e profondità al personaggio interpretato da Karl Urban. Oltre all'approfondimento assistiamo anche ad una serie di momenti nei quali Butcher si trova costretto o sceglie di decidere. Saranno momenti cruciali per l'evoluzione del personaggio ed il fatto che Eric Kripke e compagni vogliano stratificare il personaggio e metterlo di fronte allo specchio è un segno di forza (scongiurata la Daryl Dixon sindrome...).

    Homelander, pur non ricevendo lo stesso approfonimento in termini di background, viene forse ancor di più messo sotto la luce dei riflettori.

    L'arrivo di Stormfront sposta le attenzioni sulla nuova eroina del popolo, gettando, di riflesso, un'ombra lunghissima sul Patriota. L'offuscamento della sua fama ci permette di sentenziare definitivamente che Homelander è un uomo pericolosissimo con poteri enormi ma è anche un uomo che sbaglia, uccide, mortifica perchè mosso dal proprio ego e dall'incommensurabile voglia di essere amato (la scena finale della masturbazione sul tetto del mondo è epica in tal senso).

    In un'accezione più universale, Homelander non risulta un vero pericolo pubblico. Non c'è una missione salvifica e contorta che lo spinga ad agire come agisce, non vi è un diabolico piano, non c'è un odio verso razze, religioni, individui ma solo la perseveranza della celebrità e dell'affetto pubblico.

    Stormfront fa da contraltare, permettendoci di immaginare i risvolti di un potere cosi devastante nelle mani di una furiosa e maniacale odiatrice, strategicamente 1000 passi avanti al Patriota e attaccata a malsani principi che attingono a piene mani dal nazionalsocialismo.

    L'arrivo di Stormfornt gela Homelander ma riscalda il rapporto del pubblico (quello reale) nei confronti del personaggio di Anthony Starr, più solo che mai e con un barlume di empatia e paternalismo nei confronti di Ryan.

    The Boys 2 si è dimostrato essere un prodotto tutt'altro che banale, consapevole dei propri mezzi e orgoglioso delle proprie origini.

    Kripke e gli altri autori sono riusciti, senza grosse sbavature, a ritornare alla carica più forti di prima, lasciando inalterate le dinamiche della prima stagione, le sequenze trash, le scene cult, il carisma e la follia dei propri personaggi, sostituendo l'effetto sorpresa con una più lenta e profonda analisi della società americana.

    In questa seconda stagione, volendo essere più seri del dovuto, cogliamo un clamoroso grido di aiuto che noi stessi rivolgiamo, indovinate a chi?

    A noi stessi.

    Sembra quasi che The Boys 2 ci spinga a svegliarci, in uno strano e contorto modo (Fargo docet), svegliarci dal torpore a cui gli smartphone ci hanno relegato, alla riscoperta di uno spiriti critico e di un senso civico oramai sopiti.

    Il finale è abbastanza anticlimatico anche per questo motivo, perchè proietta lo spettatore verso un orizzonte che non ci aspettavamo di vedere riflesso in The Boys ma che ci accorgiamo poter essere possibile proprio passando dalla consapevolezza che quegli splendidi e potentissimi imbecilli sono lo specchio delle nostre idolatrazioni, dalla nostra rassegnazione a demandare ad altri il controllo delle nostre sensazioni ed emozioni, delle nostre vite.

    Forse Kripke ed Amazon volevano solo intrattenerci, chissà, ma nel farlo sono riusciti a scavare molto molto a fondo nella superficie delle cose.

    La terza stagione è già in cantiere e sarà sicuramente un altro pugno nello stomaco tirato a suon di parolacce e ironici riferimenti alla contemporaneità.

    Trama: 8 Sviluppo Personaggi: 7 Complessità: 9 Originalità: 10 Cast: 7 Impatto sulla serialità contemporanea: 9 Componenete Drama: 6 Componente Comedy: 6 Comparto tecnico: 7 Regia: 7++ Intrattenimento: 10 Coinvolgimento emotivo: 6,5 Soundtrack: 8++

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42. ›The Boys: o la ami o la odi!@serialfiller2076d

    All'alba della stagione 2 avevo mostrato qualche timida perplessità sul trittico di episodi iniziali.

    Non c'è bisogno di dilungarsi su quali fossero le piccolissime remore nei confronti della serie tv amazon perchè potete trovare l'intero articolo qui.

    L'attesa era enorme e, come spesso accade quando si attende con ansia una nuova stagione di un prodotto importante come questo, l'inizio aveva lasciato quel sapore di gradito ritorno a quelle atmosfere tamarre, violente, poco ortodosse ma al tempo stesso non aveva rappresentato quella ben accetta mazzata sui denti come lo era stata la prima stagione.

    Nulla di trascendale insomma, un prodotto che tornava bello come prima e più di prima ma che sorprendeva meno, proprio perchè fedele al sè stesso di 12 mesi fa.

    Col passare degli episodi, quel sentimento di leggerissima delusione, è stato via via offuscato, non tanto da un cambio di passo della serie ma, da un cambio di prospettiva di noi spettatori. Abbiamo imparato a vedere oltre gli eroi disfunzionali, i cattivoni con il pene allungabile, i patrioti col complesso di Edipo, teste esplose, schizzi di sangue, blasfemia e unpolitcally correct.

    Abbiamo messo da parte, o almeno lo abbiamo assimilato e dato per scontato, lo spirito fumettosamente irriverente che ci ha fatto amare la prima stagione e ad esso abbiamo affiancanto uno spirito più critico, una vista a raggi laser ben diversa da quella di Homelander e molto più chirurgica. La seconda stagione è stata molto più diagnostica, ha lavorato più come un ecografo che come un bisturi.

    Vista con questi occhi, forse, scopriremo che The Boys 2 è stata addirittura meglio della prima stagione.

    L'impatto su di noi è stato probabilmente meno forte ma quello sulla serialità tutta decisamente roboante.

    Siamo passati dallo smantellamento della figura dell'eroe alla distruzione del mito del sogno americano e ancor di più all'annichilimento della società contemporanea.

    Il pericolo Homelander è stato sostituito dal pericolo Stormfront.

    Il "rincoglionimento" del pubblico verso i propri idoli è stato soppiantato da un "rincoglionimento" tout court.

    La parodia sul genere dei "super" si è allargata a macchia d'olio a tutta la società americana, e probabilmente a tutto l'emisfero occidentale, giungendo sino alle alte sfere del Congresso per ramificarsi sino al cittadino/consumatore più inerme e idiota.

    Capite bene che l'operazione The Boys, con questa seconda stagione, ha assunto dei connotati molto più importanti. Quella che era stata una dirompente critica e parodia del genere, della società, del mercato e dei social media è divenuta una altrettanto dirompente critica nei confronti di qualsiasi cosa ci circondi.

    Il rischio di diventare talmente indifferenti alle tematiche politiche da essere assimilabili a dei tifosi da aizzare, accontentare, veicolare si è palesato ad esempio proprio con questa seconda stagione, una stagione che ha raccontato anche come il mondo sia sempre più polarizzato.

    Nel nostro piccolo lo siamo stati anche noi, divisi fra quelli che avrebbero ammazzato per un binge watching e quelli che hanno amato il ritorno alla lenta e classica fruizione della serie in un rilascio settimanale del singolo episodio. Come se non bastasse ci siamo arroccati sulle nostre posizioni, fra quelli che rimpiangevano la prima annata e quelli che hanno amato la seconda.

    E' quello che avviene oramai ovunque e comunque in America e nel mondo.

    Sei tifoso di Trump o sei contro di lui?

    Lebron James o Michael Jordan?

    Roger Federer o Nadal?

    Europeista o Sovranista?

    Contro le armi o a favore?

    Difensore dei diritti LGBTQ o omofobo patentato?

    Il mondo è diventato una tela bianca e nera, incapace di rappresentarsi attraverso delle scale di grigio.

    L'ingresso di Stormfront raccoglie questa sfida e prova a gettare la bomba atomica su quel campo bianconero, attingendo dalla storia, sfiorando la distopia ma lanciando un allarme terribilmente reale.

    In una società cosi divisa e superficiale potrebbe bastare un singolo uomo/donna disturbato ma mediaticamente potente per regalare alla storia un nuovo olocausto, una nuova atroce dittatura, una guerra senza confine e senza quartiere contro il prossimo nemico.

    E' emblematica, in questo senso, la scena meravigliosamente disturbante che apre l'ultimo episodio.

    Homelander presta il suo volto (a proposito: che perfomance è stata quella di Anthony Starr?!) ad una campagna di informazione e sensibilizzazione nelle scuole. Una campagna volta a guidare i ragazzi verso il rispetto della L.A.W., non intesa come legge ma intesa come Lock, Attack , Wait.

    Lo potremmo definire il sovranismo/populismo al potere, quello dei Trump e dei Bolsonaro, quello dei Lukashenko e delle multinazionali tossiche pronte a sparare letteralmente contro tutto e tutti per interessi commerciali.

    In questa capacità di analisi cosi spietata The Boys assomiglia sempre di più ad un colorato Black Mirror ad altissimo budget più che ad un The Umbrella Academy qualsiasi.

    Regalare The Boys a puro intrattenimento è oramai impresa sciocca e impossibile. https://www.serialfiller.org/post/the-boys-la-seconda-stagione-meno-folle-ma-pi%C3%B9-potente Follow me

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43. ›The Boys Season 2: Better than Marvel and DC Live Action@freddbrito2076d

    

    It's been a few months since the last time I made a post about a movie or series and since I saw the Snowpiercer series, it was such a bad, horrible, pathetic and even "cringe" series that I lost the desire to see any other series (seriously, the Snowpiercer series is garbage and I'm surprised it's going to have a second season). Anyway, after having seen the trash series I mentioned before, I started watching Brooklyn Nine Nine, since I felt like watching some comedy series, however, I left B99 on pause (later I will resume it), since I wanted to watch the second season of The Boys, which is the best series and/or Live Action product about superheroes to date.

    

    After an excellent first season, with good reviews by most people, it was logical that The Boys was going to have a second season, and luckily the first 3 chapters were released a few days before its world premiere, those 3 chapters would be an introduction to what was going to show us this second season, which despite having only 8 chapters, could close some plots that had been open since the first season.

    

    The Boys season two does not lose any of its twisted humor and gore scenes, it maintains much of what was seen in the first season and gives us a broader vision of the entire universe of superheroes that exist in The Boys, a universe where superheroes have been marketed to the point that there are even products on them, from perfumes, shaving creams, food, ie everything is marketed with the image of the main superheroes.

    

    This series knows how to show a "more realistic" world of superheroes where the heroes are not always that kind, honest and idealistic figure, since a certain part of this group of superheroes are nothing more than narcissistic, selfish and even racist, traits that we can see in real life. However, in The Boys, he captures a lot of these aspects in the form of quite dark comedy and even, at times, absurd.

    

    Logically, The Boys is not a perfect series, there are certain errors that I could notice after watching the second season for the second time and even certain conveniences of the plot, which despite not ruining the history of the series, are quite remarkable and perhaps for some people it may be a little annoying.

    The second season ends with some loose ends, with certain characters that we only saw a few of, but due to the way they were presented in this season, it is logical that they will have a much more important role in the 3rd, or even the 4th season. Other characters even, right at the end of the last chapter, make a plot twist, quite unexpected, which is an indication that the 3rd season things will get much worse for The Boys.

    

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44. ›Tra il ritorno di The Boys, un tributo a Kobe e altre recensioni@serialfiller2083d

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45. ›The Boys season 2 (8.5/10) - “Your gill is showing. Cover it up. It’s disgusting.”@dedicatedguy2086d

    

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    I just finished watching the second season of my favorite superhero series and it was exactly as I was expecting it to be. With excellent writing, acting, dialogues, and proper violence. I discovered this series by chance last year. Usually, I don't watch superhero series but this turned out to be very different than the norm and super entertaining.

    In this series, the supes aren't exemplary human beings like the superheroes from Marvel or DC. They are portrayed in a much more realistic way, they take advantage of their special powers, and just like politicians, they are double-faced, hypocrites, liars, and manipulative people who are only looking to profit themselves. The thing that fascinates me the most about this show is the perverted way in which the supes are portrayed. This has never been done on this scale and it is simply awesome.

    The main superheroes work with a massive corporation called Vought, and they have teams of people who are marketing and PR experts working for them to improve their public image and exploit their popularity to earn as much money as possible.

    They do help people sometimes though, but not because they care about them but simply because they know it will be profitable for them to do so. Being super powerful, these supes also have a dark side and they take a lot of measures to keep this properly hidden.

    

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    In this season we can see how the group of humans that decided to go against the superheroes corruption and abuses are managing to stay alive. They are in big troubles after the events of season 1 so suffering from a lot of complications was totally expected.

    Even though the superheroes are all corrupt and hypocrites, that doesn't mean they get along with each other. There are serious issues between them but they try to appear united to the public so as to not destroy their good image. In this season there are going to be a lot of problems between the main superheroes. The way they treat each other is similar to the way I believe politicians treat each other as well, there is blackmail, lies, intimidation, and all sort of bad behavior.

    The show is extremely entertaining, it is funny at times with tons of good black humor, it has a lot of violence which is completely expected since this is a superhero show, there are a few twists too but it is not a kids show because the dialogues are for adults and there are several sex scenes as well.

    The evens of this season are mainly about the inner struggles in the superhero corporation and how the issues between them and the actions of the group of humans trying to bring them down are starting to debilitate the supes structural integrity. I believe next season should be the most chaotic one.

    My expectations were high and the series delivered nicely I wasn't as amazed compared to when I watched season 1 but this is certainly one of the most enjoyable shows out there. If you enjoy black humor, cool action, and the idea of perverted superheroes sound attractive to you make sure to watch this unique show.

    

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    The best

    • Extremely entertaining and original. This is certainly one of my favorite series out there.
    • New superheroes with cool powers were introduced.
    • The story remains interesting. I am looking forward to season 3.
    • The use of black humor is splendid.

    The worst

    • The beginning wasn't as awesome as the beginning of season 1. Last year I couldn't stop watching the series, this year it wasn't as intense but maybe this happened because I already knew the type of show this was so I was less surprised.
    • In the final episodes there is a superhero who cannot fly and somehow this person managed to appear at the right time on 2 different occasions.

    More information: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190634/ Review: AAA In numbers: 8.5/10

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46. ›The Boys season 1 - "See, people love that cozy feeling Supes give them... but if you knew half the sh*t they get up to... F*ckin' diabolical..."@dedicatedguy2111d

    

    The Boys was one of my favorite series of last year, I absolutely loved when it came out and I remember binge-watching the entire series in like 2 or 3 days. It was that good. Season 2 was already released but since this show is from Amazon Prime Video and not from Netflix, the episodes are released 1 per week instead of all the season at the same time.

    I hate waiting 1 entire week for 1 new episode so in these cases what I do is to wait for the last episode to be released and then I begin watching the show. I usually don't watch series a second time but I have a few family members that didn't watch The Boys season 1 last year, and since they began to watch it now I decided to watch it again and have a fresh memory of all the event so I can be ready for season 2 in a few weeks.

    This is not a regular superhero show, these people aren't perfect and honorable like superheroes from Marvel or DC and they aren't stupid or incompetent like those in Doom Patrol or Umbrella Academy. They are actually very organized people working with a huge corporation in order to exploit their image through all sorts of merchandise and make everyone involved earn a ton of money. They are celebrities with superpowers.

    

    However, not everything shiny is gold. These "supes" are actually as hypocritical as your regular politician, if not even more. They can be downright cruel when no camera is pointing at them, and some of them are total sadists.

    The key moment that triggers everything in season 1 is a little accident involving A-Train, who is the equivalent of Flash in this world. This happens at the beginning of the show and will cause a crazy series of events that gets more and more intense and twisted as the season advances.

    There are basically 3 main groups of people in the show, 1 group is the Supes of course, another group is the company they work with called Vought, and together they are looking to expand their influence in the world. The third group is just a bunch of normal humans who have resentment towards the Supes for several reasons and are looking to expose them for what they really are.

    

    Some of the superpowers I saw in the first season are the following ones: there is the equivalent of Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Aquaman, there is also an invisible guy with unbreakable skin, a woman who is like Wolverine but without the metal claws, another one can manipulate electricity... and tons more.

    There is a lot of black humor, insults, blood, gore, and even some sexual scenes. This is a show for adults only, especially because there are some extremely violent scenes and the cruelty exhibited by some of the Supes can be shocking but also understandable given the contexts.

    If you are looking for a unique action show with a lot of black humor, high and spontaneous performances from the cast, entertaining writing with nice twists, and a extremely high-quality production, then you should definitely check this show out.

    PS: Homelander's smile (the equivalent of Superman) in this picture is fake. The guy is probably annoyed and thinking about melting the bodies of those 2 guys with his laser eyes.

    

    The best

    • The way they portray the superheroes is much more realistic.
    • There is a lot of black humor in the series.
    • Unexpected events happen all the time.
    • The series isn't dumbed down.

    The worst

    • Seasons are just 8 episodes and not 10.

    More information: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190634/ Review: AAA In numbers: 9/10

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47. ›The Boys 2: stanno tornando@serialfiller2127d

    A conti fatti il 2019 è stato un anno eccezionale per la serialità (se non ci credete date un'occhiata alla classifica completa qui ). Uno dei titoli più esplosivi dell'anno è stato senz'altro The Boys. La serie tv originale di Amazon Prime Video tornerà con la seconda stagione il 4 settembre. Di seguito il trailer ufficiale rilasciato da Amazon.

    L'attesa è spasmodica. Da settimane i social pullulano di post di giubilo per il ritorno del gruppo di supereroi più violenti, narcisisti e corporativi della storia della tv. Ed è proprio la storia della tv ad essere "toccata" da questo miracolo seriale. The Boys ha saputo regalare una nuova variazione sul tema supereroistico. Da oramai una decade abbiamo assistito al passaggio da "eroi buoni e buonisti in calzamaglia" a universi più complessi (Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), action series di livello (Arrowverse), operazioni stile MCU (Daredevil, Marvel/Netflix), eroi schizofrenici (Legion), eroi disfunzionali (The Umbrella Academy). The Boys aggiunge un altro tassello.

    Antieroi puri e duri, travestiti da eroi. Un ribaltamento totale dei topoi classici del genere. La seconda stagione promette una prosecuzione di quanto di buono abbiamo apprezzato nella prima annata e, almeno a giudicare dalle immagini del trailer, a rilanciare su tutta la linea. Il cliffanger finale del season finale ha scosso dalle fondamenta i protagonisti e i loro destini. Cast confermato in blocco, con l'aggiunta di alcune gustose new entry tra le quali spiccano i personaggi che saranno interpretati da 2 vecchie conoscenze del piccolo schermo come Aya Cash (You're the Worst) e Patton Oswalt (Justified, Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). L'attesa è (quasi) finita.

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48. ›The Boys: blood and laugh (ENG - ITA)@serialfiller2270d

    

    

    There's no point in going around it. If we had to decide which genre in cinema and TV has attracted the most revenue and produced more films and TV series, this would certainly be the superhero genre. It's been 10 years since Kevin Feige and Marvel launched the huge Marvel Cinematic Universe project. From the first Iron Man until today we've seen it all. 23 Marvel movies, the more or less expanded universe of DC Comics, a Disney channel coming with many Marvel series on the launch pad, the Marvel/Netflix collaboration, the Deadpool phenomenon, the arrowverse on CW, the X-Men saga and many other more or less isolated products, until the next highly anticipated HBO Watchmen. Amazon first video had tried to characterize itself with a very special offer from the beginning with The Tick, where the genre was overturned proposing an unlikely and very dysfunctional hero. The 90's load arrived however a few weeks ago when Bezos' platform launched "The Boys", a transposition of the homonymous comic book and already become a cult for serial fans. The series tells of a world where superheroes are customs cleared and are in the hands of multinationals. Thanks to them, targeted marketing campaigns are launched, stories to tell, the lives of superheroes at the mercy of the public and companies are artfully created. Superheroes are nothing more than new stars, equal or superior to Hollywood actors, sports champions or star models. There are no secret identities and on the contrary they are hosted in the shows and are available to shoot selfie and sign autographs. Everything we have always seen and known about superheroes so far is therefore completely overturned and going on with the minutes we discover that heroes are not only puppets in the hands of multinationals but even real bastards, fallacious men, greedy but at the same time very fragile and indoctrinated. An event will upset the life of Hughie, a very ordinary and decent boy who will see his beloved die before his eyes by one of the 7 most famous superheroes on the planet. Butcher will contact Hughie, instilling in him the doubt that what happened to his beloved was not a collateral damage resulting from the heroic act of A-Train but a recurring "mistake" of superheroes as heroic as ruthless and above the law. From there unravel events, investigations, insights and struggles between good and evil with constant surprises and an innumerable series of perfectly written characters. The tone of the series is ironic, sarcastic, a bit like Deadpool but with less reference to the comic world from which it derives and more reference to the internal universe it aims to tell. An intelligent way to exalt one's own strength by knocking it down at the same time, disintegrating the topoi of the genre. The Boys is a small masterpiece that destroying everything we love and know about superheroes ends up giving it further strength, further power, widening the horizon and feeding the desire for films and series on the theme.

    

    Inutile girarci intorno. Se dovessimo decretare quale è il genere che al cinema ed in tv ha attirato più introiti ed ha prodotto più film e serie tv questo sarebbe sicuramente il genere supereroistico. Sono passati oramai 10 anni da quando Kevin Feige e la Marvel hanno lanciato il mastodontico progetto del Marvel Cinematic Universe. Dal primo Iron Man ad oggi abbiamo visto di tutto. 23 film Marvel, l'universo più o meno espanso della DC Comics, un canale Disney in arrivo con molte serie Marvel in rampa di lancio, la collaborazione Marvel/Netflix, il fenomeno Deadpool, l'arrowverse su CW, la saga X-Men e tanti altri prodotti più o meno isolati, fino ad arrivare al prossimo attesissimo Watchmen targato HBO. Amazon prime video aveva provato a caratterizzarsi con un'offerta molto particolare sin dall'inizio con The Tick, dove il genere veniva ribaltato proponendo un'eroe improbabile e molto disfunzionale. Il carico da 90 è arrivato però qualche settimana fa quando la piattaforma di Bezos ha lanciato "The Boys", trasposizione dell'omonimo fumetto e già diventato un cult per gli appassionati seriali. La serie racconta di un mondo dove i supereroi sono sdoganati e sono in mano alle multinazionali. Grazie ad essi vengono lanciate campagne di marketing mirate, costruite storie da raccontare, vengono create ad arte le vite dei supereroi alla mercè di pubblico ed aziende. I supereroi non sono altro che dei nuovi divi, pari o superiori ad attori hollywoodiani, campioni sportivi o modelle di grido. Non ci sono identità segrete ed anzi essi vengono ospitati negli show e sono disponibili a scattare selfie e firmare autografi. Tutto quello che abbiamo sempre visto e saputo sui supereroi finora è dunque completamente ribaltato ed andando avanti coi minuti scopriamo che gli eroi non sono solo dei pupazzi in mano alle multinazionali ma addirittura dei veri bastardi, uomini fallaci, avidi ma al tempo stesso fragilissimi ed indottrinati. Un evento sconvolgerà la vita di Hughie, ragazzo comunissimo e per bene che vedrà morire sotto i suoi occhi la propria amata ad opera di uno dei 7 supereroi più famosi del pianeta. Butcher contatterà Hughie, instillandogli il dubbio che quello che capitato alla sua amata non è stato un danno collaterale conseguente all'atto eroico di A-Train ma un "errore" ricorrente di supereroi tanto eroici quanto spietati e al di sopra della legge. Da li si dipaneranno vicende, investigazioni, approfondimenti e lotte fra il bene e il male con sorprese continue e una serie innumerevole di personaggi scritti perfettamente. Il tono della serie è ironico, sarcastico, un pò alla Deadpool ma con meno riferimenti al mondo fumettistico dal quale deriva e più riferimento all'universo interno che si propone di raccontare. Un modo intelligente per esaltare la propria forza abbattendola contestualmente, disintegrando i topoi del genere. The Boys è un piccolo capolavoro che distruggendo tutto quello che amiamo e conosciamo sui supereroi finisce per dargli ulteriore forza, ulteriore potere, allargando l'orizzonte e alimentando la voglia di film e serie sul tema.

    

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49. ›I'm surprised that the new show "The Boys" is fun@dedicatedguy2493d

    

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    Although I enjoy watching good movies and series, I consider myself quite selective about the shows that I decide to watch in order to avoid wasting time with productions that are not worth it. I have enjoyed Marvel movies and Endgame is so far my favorite movie of the year, but superhero series like Supergirl, or The Flash have never caught my attention.

    These days I had seen several people comment that this new Amazon series called The Boys was good, but I was not very convinced so I decided to ignore it. I did know it was about superheroes but in a more realistic version.

    The fact is that yesterday I read a comment about the series and decided to watch the first episode ... and well, the truth is that this series is fun and I see why many people recommended it. I was even about to decide not to continue watching the series until [mini spoiler] one of the superheroes ends up taking his pants off in a context that can make anyone laugh.

    This series shows how the world with superheroes would be in a realistic and sometimes even in a cruel way. It is not a horror production like Brightburn, and it even has good funny moments, but it also has scenes that are only for adults because of how bloody they are and the cruelty of some "superheroes".

    I had never spent time watching a series of superheroes but this one is definitely worth it. And in the coming months with the productions that Disney has prepared for its new streaming service Disney + it is more than likely that other series of superheroes worth seeing will come out.

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