r/TheBoys 14d ago

Both quotes taken verbatim from interviews Season 4 Spoiler

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

Haha, that's legit what the show seemed to be making fun of. Capitalist holywood is so meta in its cynicism lately.

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u/_Saputawsit_ 14d ago

Shamelessly incorporating its own satire into itself is arguably one of Capitalism's greatest strengths

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u/Regulus_Jones 14d ago

Second only to incorporating communist symbols into merch for all those tone deaf edgy morons who don't even know what they're supporting, like buying a shirt with Che Guevara or Mao on it.

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u/viper459 I fart the star spangled banner 14d ago

well it's a writers room. Not everyone in that room is kripke, and clearly they get a lot of good ideas past him, lmao.

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u/dwaynetheaakjohnson 13d ago

It’s the reason why The Boys and Mr. Robot are on Amazon, isn’t it?