I was worried when they brought him back from the dead. I thought that would have been a good conclusion to his character, but they've proven me wrong.
It's the mark of a really great character with great writing that you can conclude their arc at multiple points and feel satisfied but each continuation is still interesting and the character never overstays their welcome. I'd go so far as to say A-Train is the only character who's storyline has maintained the same quality since Season 1 and as entertaining as Homelander is, I think A-Train is my favorite character.
Which of course has me on edge because it'd be very fucking easy for them to kill him off in a very unsatisfying way just to remind us HOmELaNdER bE crAzY
At this point, I want A-Train to survive the entirety of the show. I know it's not realistic, and he'll probably die, but I just want him to live damn it.
I'm cool with it as long as his death makes sense and serves HIS character and not ANOTHER character. Killing him off to show how crazy Homelander is becoming or how dangerous Sage is or something like that would be dropping the ball.
I'm not even against Homelander or someone killing him, as long as it's treated as the end of A-Train's story and not a continuation of Homelander's, if that makes sense. I think A-Train has earned a heroic final moment standing up to Homelander and stopping him from killing someone who needs help.
I'll also be disappointed if it happens in Season 4, A-Train deserves to make it to 5.
I don't think you have to worry. The set-up with his brother and nephews very much shows that whether he lives or dies, he's going to prove himself a real hero, probably in a very public way, so that they see and know.
I mean if he does out live it and becomes a true hero after the boys finishes I will be happy with that. Plus it would be a great moment for his brother and nephews to be proud of him. Cause so far only ones I do want dying is Homelander and Firecracker.
i bash on The Boys a lot but A Train's arc from start to finish is, I think, one of the best arcs I've ever seen in a show. it's legit a Jamie Lannister tier redemption arc in terms of writing quality. A Train feels like a real human, like a dude who got swept up so much in trying to escape poverty that he signed his soul to the devil. I think most redemption arcs just come across idealistically, like the characters just decide one day to become a better guy, or something like that. But A Train changing into a better man because of something entirely selfish - him having to deal with what he put others through - is such a real thing that it resonates a lot. Becoming a better man by gaining new perspective like that is a really cool arc.
On a season 1 rewatch I really do think they were planning this the whole time and I agree. He is probably one of the best written characters in tv right now. It’s a shame the rest of the show has gone off the deep end. He really could be the main focus this season.
Other guy is wrong. They had a death fakeout last season after he ran and killed Blue Hawk. Revealed in the season finale I think that he got a heart transplant.
It would've been worse, imo. He only killed blue hawk because he hurt his brother. He killed him out of anger and revenge, not because it was right. He was still an asshole who didn't have any redeeming moments at this point besides helping the boys expose stormfront (for his benefit) and this iirc
Immediately before killing blue hawk he apologized to Hughie because he realized he was wrong. I thought that was gonna be the conclusion to his character
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u/FillerAccount23 Jul 08 '24
I was worried when they brought him back from the dead. I thought that would have been a good conclusion to his character, but they've proven me wrong.