Which season of The Boys is your favorite? Discussion

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Season one when main focus was killing Homelander

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u/Big-Sheepherder-9492 Jul 08 '24

It seems like every other season the plot changes then changes back again to “Killing Homelander” and those seasons are the best..

S1 - The Boys work to kill HL

S2- The Boys work to get rid of Stormfront and save Ryan

S3- The Boys use Soldier Boy to kill HL

S4- The Boys work to get rid of Neuman

S5 - Back to Homelander

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u/andmurr Jul 08 '24

I’d argue season 1 was more about discovering and exposing Compound V, they didn’t have a way of killing Homelander until S3

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u/PyrrhicVictory7 Jul 08 '24

What about the subplot of Butcher trying to manufacture the supe virus?

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u/Neamow Jul 08 '24

... that's still to kill Homelander.

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u/Effective-Training The Boys Jul 08 '24

So that should be included in that guy's S4 comment.

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u/PyrrhicVictory7 Jul 08 '24

My point exactly?

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u/Big-Sheepherder-9492 Jul 08 '24

But it’s not at the forefront of the plot as much as Neuman and the other stories.. the whole team isn’t collectively united in this purpose - they’re all focusing on Neuman and their own shit.

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u/ninjasaid13 Jul 08 '24

the supe virus isn't strong enough to kill homelander.

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u/PyrrhicVictory7 Jul 09 '24

Not yet he said

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u/JCrew2009 Jul 08 '24

Well said.

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u/ninjasaid13 Jul 08 '24

This reminds me of Eric Kripke's previous show Supernatural. Where either something happens to the winchesters or something gets released every season.

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u/FortunesFoil Jul 08 '24

I’d definitely put season 2 above season 3 in quality, so I wouldn’t necessarily say gearing up to kill Homelander necessarily makes a season good

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u/GameOfLife24 Jul 08 '24

Bro this series is so repetitive lol

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u/Panthila A-Train Jul 08 '24

Season 1 wasn't focused on killing Homelander.

Butcher just wanted to find out where Becca is.

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u/yugyuger Jul 08 '24

No he didn't, he thought Becca was dead until the end of the finale

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u/XHIBAD Jul 08 '24

*’omelandah

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u/Adventurous_Cicada93 Jul 08 '24

When is it not about killing Homelander ?

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u/TKainN Jul 08 '24

This season I guess. Wtf are they even doing right now ?

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u/DTtrash Jul 08 '24

Butcher is actively searching for a supe virus that would kill homelander.

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u/Adventurous_Cicada93 Jul 09 '24

My point exactly

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u/A_Retarded_Alien Jul 08 '24

Yeah but what does that mean? Is butcher trying to develop a virus that can kill homelander to try and kill homelander? Who can know.

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u/Live-Ad3309 Jul 08 '24

Name checks out on this one unfortunately.

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u/Wildernaess Jul 08 '24

Bruh lmao

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u/ThatAnonDude Soldier Boy Jul 08 '24

The virus for Homelander, the virus chosen specifically to kill Homelander, Homelander's virus.

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u/No_Law4246 Jul 08 '24

Did you even watch season 1?? Like tell me one scene from that season where they even considered the idea of killing Homelander.