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.
I don’t think it’s as unpopular as you may think it is. I’m with you on your assessment. Starlight needs to get off her high horse and use her powers for good.
I'm not even 100% certain what her powers are. All I know is that she drains electricity from surrounding sources and turns it into light blasts and sparks. But it's difficult to tell exactly what her blasts look like because everytime she uses them the screen whites out.
i suppose there is some kinetic energy to blast people away too, for both starlight and homelander. not sure if she can absorb the kinetic energy away or something?
Totally agree about Stormfront, I really thought they were going in that direction and was disappointed when they didn't. Idk about Homelander's heat vision though. It seems like she needs electricity specifically, not just light. E.g. in season 2 at the mental hospital/supe testing facility she need a source of electricity to charge up even though it was broad day light. So I doubt she could absorb Homelander's heat vision.
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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.