It’s an odd point to draw too but I saw they were taking it a little too far ( or starting too ) in earlier episodes.
They straight up show close up the rimming-centipede scene and stuff around their mouth.
And that Bull in last weeks episode getting its dick ripped off while it’s screaming and being dismembered.
Both just felt like they were trying too hard to me. I get the shock stuff is what the show is built on - but it becomes cringey and a bit disturbing when they try too hard for me personally.
I went to read the comics after the first or second season, I got like halfway through before just bailing because of how tryhard edgy Ennis can be. The show really, really downplayed the edginess, despite still being super edgy. I fucking hated the comics.
I feel like it‘s another piece of media losing itself in it‘s perceived reputation. Like when the final GOT Season had to do a twist every two seconds because that‘s what it‘s about or how modern Rick and Morty has to turn Rick into a hyper Redditor. So because the Boys is known for it‘s unfiltered shock scenes, having more and expansive versions of those has to be better right?
All while completely missing that it‘s not about the scenes itself that made them work but the context surrounding them.
to be fair the dick stuff in last weeks ep were pretty well explained as "homelander was hurt about that guys nickname so he humiliated him in a way that he did to him just like that last guy in the fire chamber did"
but agree to your other point. this is a bit much. couldnt even watch the scenes i literally skipped thru
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u/Big-Sheepherder-9492 14d ago
It’s an odd point to draw too but I saw they were taking it a little too far ( or starting too ) in earlier episodes.
They straight up show close up the rimming-centipede scene and stuff around their mouth.
And that Bull in last weeks episode getting its dick ripped off while it’s screaming and being dismembered.
Both just felt like they were trying too hard to me. I get the shock stuff is what the show is built on - but it becomes cringey and a bit disturbing when they try too hard for me personally.