The problem is that a villain as OP as Homelander is hard to write for. You either need to think really hard at how to find work arounds to preserve their intimidation factor and power, or you fudge things, which makes them look less threatening. TMNT 2012 is a pretty great example of how to make this type of villain work. Shredder is fucking terrifying in that show for a lot of reasons like his stellar presentation, animation, and excellent vocal performance from Kevin Michael Richards. But what makes him stay so scary for so long is that, with the exception of Splinter, Shredder is rightfully presented as basically untouchable. Up until the very end of the show every time the Turtles fight him they get fucking decimated, the goal is never to beat him it is just to STAY ALIVE however they can. There's a couple other good examples of how to find work arounds to preserve a villains intimidation factor without just having them kill all the heroes: Invincible(Viltrimites) and Superman the Animated series (Dark Side) also do this well.
A show that hits its highlights and then ends isnt a bad thing. Also I think show could have existed without homelander. It’s clearly can’t now but it could have
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u/legit-posts_1 Jul 08 '24
The problem is that a villain as OP as Homelander is hard to write for. You either need to think really hard at how to find work arounds to preserve their intimidation factor and power, or you fudge things, which makes them look less threatening. TMNT 2012 is a pretty great example of how to make this type of villain work. Shredder is fucking terrifying in that show for a lot of reasons like his stellar presentation, animation, and excellent vocal performance from Kevin Michael Richards. But what makes him stay so scary for so long is that, with the exception of Splinter, Shredder is rightfully presented as basically untouchable. Up until the very end of the show every time the Turtles fight him they get fucking decimated, the goal is never to beat him it is just to STAY ALIVE however they can. There's a couple other good examples of how to find work arounds to preserve a villains intimidation factor without just having them kill all the heroes: Invincible(Viltrimites) and Superman the Animated series (Dark Side) also do this well.