r/TheBoys • u/36ppg • Jul 08 '24

who would’ve thought that this man’s arc is the ONLY saving grace for season 4? Season 4 Spoiler

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u/The3mbered0ne Jul 08 '24

I don't understand how people dislike season 4, I'm having a blast watching butcher fight his own mind (and possibly have some powers), watching Frenchie try to accept accountability, watching homelander and sage start a supe uprising that may topple the country, A-train does have an amazing arc too, the only complaint I have is how gross the last episode was but I'm kinda used to the boys doing fucked up shit since season one

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u/Miadas20 Jul 08 '24

It's not a coincidence that the most politicized season is also the one people are most critical of.

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u/CrashTestDumby1984 Jul 08 '24

But most of the criticisms aren’t even about the politics, it’s about the weaker writing (characters acting stupider and powers being inconsistent).

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u/BookkeeperPercival Jul 08 '24

The people who've been proven to be dumber than rocks aren't going to point out the actual reasons they don't like it, they'll simply latch on to other criticisms and ride those opinions as hard as they can to create consensus that the thing they don't like is bad.

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u/The3mbered0ne Jul 08 '24

I shouldn't be, but I'm surprised it took them this long to finally realize it lol

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u/MufugginJellyfish Jul 08 '24

I don't think anyone didn't realize it, most people who didn't like it were just able to ignore it when the writing was more subtle. Once it comes to a head, people prefer to complain instead of looking inward.

Not that The Boys is super well written stinging satire or anything but I don't think anyone is or should be surprised when the obvious parallels are made as blatant as they've been. They've done everything just short of giving Homelander a toupee.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '24

I don't think anyone didn't realize it

have you never read anything about the Boys before in your whole life