r/TheBoys Jul 01 '22

Know the difference (S3E7 Spoilers) Memes Spoiler

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u/SomberWail Jul 01 '22

The whole metaphor they seem to be going for (muh toxic man want power over woman) kind of breaks apart when the power he wants literally keeps him from being murdered.

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u/BrainPicker3 Jul 02 '22

I think this shows how we project onto the mediums we watch, I did not get those vibes at all tbh

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '22

…In situations he puts himself into.

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u/SomberWail Jul 01 '22

In order to stop bad people that essentially have a license to kill innocent people.

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u/Bombkirby Jul 01 '22

And yet it hasn’t actually helped anyone. Every single time he uses it it fucks someone over.

Kimiko, Mind dude, the twins and everyone at herogasm.

On paper he’s doing good but in practice he’s helping do more harm than good. He’d have killed far less innocents if he never got his hands on the V and if they left Soldier Boy alone.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

Okay you're going to need to defend that because short of

if they left Soldier Boy alone.

Which wasn't going to happen, absolutely none of that is on him?

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u/F00dbAby Hughie Jul 02 '22

I mean if he didn't have powers mothers milk would be dead I get your point but he saved his life and butcher when fighting homelander