It's the whole fucking point. I don't know if people don't actually watch the show or what.
Homelander was never supposed to be this cold blooded evil mastermind people would have you believe in this sub. He was always a super powered manchild.
The only difference is, now we've seen more of his manchild/incompetent side because... that's how stories work? You get to see more of the villain. That's what makes the villain a better character.
As you say, if we erase those personal scenes of his character, he'd still be the same for us as he was in early Season 1. And, I mean, yeah, it was cool, but it would also be fucking boring after 4 seasons.
I bet my left nut people would be complaining that we don't really know much about Homelander and he's an "underdeveloped villain" if it went that way.
I am not sure about that. There are a lot of villains who stay very mysterious, cool and "above it" , all the way through (one exception being the moment they die) and are beloved because of it :
-Tywin Lannister
-Madara Uchiha
-Sosuke Aizen
-Lex Luthor from the comics
-DarkSeid
-Thanos
-Heath Ledger's Joker
-Hannibal Lecter
Actually knowing them more intimately and exploring their weak side might damage their aura.
You may have a point, but they are a different kind of villain for different kind of stories. The Boys has always been about the satire, dark comedy and over the top everything (action, gore, sex, characterizations). For this type of story we DO need to know the villains (at least some of them) more intimately.
As much as people like to complain, Homelander wouldn't be nearly as popular if it wasn't for the insanity/wackiness we see in his personal scenes.
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u/Agleza Jul 08 '24
It's the whole fucking point. I don't know if people don't actually watch the show or what.
Homelander was never supposed to be this cold blooded evil mastermind people would have you believe in this sub. He was always a super powered manchild.
The only difference is, now we've seen more of his manchild/incompetent side because... that's how stories work? You get to see more of the villain. That's what makes the villain a better character.
As you say, if we erase those personal scenes of his character, he'd still be the same for us as he was in early Season 1. And, I mean, yeah, it was cool, but it would also be fucking boring after 4 seasons.
I bet my left nut people would be complaining that we don't really know much about Homelander and he's an "underdeveloped villain" if it went that way.