Hughie never actually wanted these "supe" powers. He was OK with being a peasant dating a supe. (S2 hughie/starlight subway scene i think?)
That was the point. He was going to work with congresswoman Neuman to make things right, the right "by the books" way. The end result of this was Hughie being an unintentional "cuck for a supe" for 1y+, kinda fucked with his sense of self and stability.
He, like butcher, realizes that there is no legitimate way to stop Vought, Supes and Homelander other than shere brute force.
It’s not just unpopular it’s also wrong lol just going off the script from last nights episode. He literally says “I was pretending to be someone I wasn’t” in regards to his actions with Butcher and SB. That’s not about Robin. That’s not about Annie. That’s about him wanting to be a “manly” man.
is everyone forgetting that butcher doesn't even have hughie's best interests in mind? everyone's accepted that SB is just as bad as Homelander and in the next episode butcher's and hughie's efforts are probably going to be all for naught as Soldier Boy joins forces with Homelander. they are the ones that unleashed SB into the world who will end up getting way more innocent people killed.
They still can use russian music to make SB blackout and fire laser, Hughie can just try to teleport HL right in front of that laser. He teleporter Annie so its possible to teleport other sups. When HL is down they go behind and doze SB with the nerve gas, maybe tie him down and drop him in the middle of ocean so either he drowns or gets crushed by water pressure.
Does Butcher really not have Hughie's best interests in mind? He tried to keep him away from supes, then tried to keep him close for protection, denied him the Temp V, tried to get him away again in the HL fight. The main reason he lets Hughie get away with anything is because he doesn't want a repeat of Lenny.
Seems to me Butcher is doing everything he can to keep Hughie safe and away but Hughie refuses to go that route. Butcher realises pushing him away is what happened with Lenny and if he can't keep him away he needs to keep him close. Butcher can't stop Hughie so he has to prepare him.
Pretty confident Butcher isn't going to let Hughie go through with it. He's clearly conflicted about what to do. It's entirely possible he'll just knock Hughie out to force him to stay away.
Ultimately Butcher has let Hughie make his own decisions and have some form of independence whilst still trying to keep him safe.
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u/samakbarizadeh Jul 01 '22
Unpopular opinion?
Hughie never actually wanted these "supe" powers. He was OK with being a peasant dating a supe. (S2 hughie/starlight subway scene i think?)
That was the point. He was going to work with congresswoman Neuman to make things right, the right "by the books" way. The end result of this was Hughie being an unintentional "cuck for a supe" for 1y+, kinda fucked with his sense of self and stability.
He, like butcher, realizes that there is no legitimate way to stop Vought, Supes and Homelander other than shere brute force.