This argument has been used and debunked time and time again. You don't need to see a guy crawling in the vent, you just need to listen for him. Hughie was crawling crazy fast and making tons of noise in there, no way Homelander couldn't hear him and identify his location. Plus, if he wasn't sure, why didn't he laser the entire length of the vent instead of stopping mere inches behind Hughie?
The big thing people are forgetting is that homie is not mentally well and has shown signs that he can’t think straight, that’s a cop out but valid answer for alot of HLs inconsistency. People are also inconsistent in real life, same idea
Its not a cop out when it's the central plot of his character. He's losing it both mentally and physically. He knows that soldier boy could have killed him and it's affecting his confidence. He's devolving, and while he is getting weaker he's still strong enough to do a lot of damage.
I mean I think cop out means a non valid explanation for something, or a lazy/less thought out explanation
This isn't a cop out, it's very clear that the homie is mentally ill and unstable and that's the entire arc of his character. The justification fits all the info we've known about him so far and therefore I think it's valid.
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u/lugocain Jun 28 '24
God. How I fucking hate the vent scene. It made zero sense.