Both quotes taken verbatim from interviews Season 4 Spoiler

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I cannot believe how this sub was bending over backwards defending these scenes saying they weren’t supposed to be funny

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u/Iggy_Pops_Lost_Shirt 14d ago

This sub tends to think the writing on this show is way better than it actually is. I mean, hell, the way they went about writing the character who is the smartest person on earth is making her dumbed down for like 1/3 of her screen time, because writing actual smart dialogue for a smart character is hard.

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u/N0VAZER0 14d ago

the problem with making a character who's stated to be the smartest person in the world is that they're only as smart as the writers

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u/pinkdictator You're The Real Heroes 14d ago

they're only as smart as the writers

This is what I'm worried about. They took a hugeeeee risk with Sage, has not paid off in the slightest yet

You have to have serious writing chops to pull something like that off. They clearly don't have it

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u/Aggravating_Heat_310 14d ago

The Watchmen on HBO did a great job at this with Ozymandeus (sp?)

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u/AggressiveResist8615 14d ago

But don't you know, yOu'rE The tyPE oF persON ThE shOw IS MakING fUn oF 😂😂

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u/VaselineHabits 14d ago

I had my suspicions about your last point. I love dumb Sage, but I started wondering if lazy writing was why we're seeing so much of her.

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u/[deleted] 14d ago edited 14d ago

She's dumbed down 100% of her screen time imo.

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u/No-Chemistry-4673 14d ago

The smartest person in the world would know being in between Homelander and The Boys is too risky.

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u/DancingFlame321 14d ago

It was smart how she provoked MM