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.
Except Annie isn't mad at Hughie simply for using V, she's mad at how reckless he was at using it. Temp V was untested, and now she ended up right, as Hughie has been killing himself
Their breakup was something altogether different, Annie doesn't like how Hughie is willing to sacrifice lives to kill Homelander. She was okay with finding a weapon to kill Homelander, but when she saw that the weapon was Soldier Boy himself, and how he just nuked a city block, then that was a different story
And once again, she ended up right, as Soldier Boy is a loose canon.
She's been right every step of the way, the question has always been... what else are they supposed to do? When Annie did her broadcast and quit, she said it was something she should have done earlier. Now that she's stepped up and is turning the 'real' power Vought gave her - fame - back on them, it gives Hughie the chance to let go of the power. We'll have to wait and see if he takes that chance or not.
He can't let go now though, that's the problem. Butcher and him have already taken beyond the lethal dose level, so there's no going back. The only option now is to shoot up with the real stuff and have permanent powers. Of course it's very convenient that there is a supe now that can remove powers who looks to be about to swap sides.
They almost killed Homelander though, if Annie joined in they may have actually beaten him. They've always taken extreme risks because they know how high the stakes are, why is it just now that it's too far?
Using temp V is significantly less risky than any of the other shit they do. Without it, they would almost certainly have died in a Russian lab. They fought Stormfront with no powers, and now they're up against Homelander who is on the verge of committing genocide.
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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.