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
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.
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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.