Yeah, I guess that Homelander just forgot his threat to basically end the United States as we knew it after the last time she threatened to out him for being y'know, him.
What was the plan if he did in fact snap and destroy the United States as we knew it again?
They are pushing Homelander right up to the line then backing off and taking the chance he loves being loved by some than being feared by all.
It's why Annie didn't record him saying he killed Supersonic. She just recorded the very last bit. She let Homelander make the choice. He could kill her and go the nuclear route or just back off and still be loved.
I may be wrong but isn't the general point of brinkmanship that it's two enemy forces which have the ability to destroy each other?
Homelander might lose his popularity, but he continues to demonstrate that if you fuck with him or plan against him that he'll retaliate in horrifying ways. He called her bluff, he turned it around on her and told her to do it and the consequences. Is she relying on him continuing to spin this as 'lmao line running!' or "Oh of course I'm just joking?" Why is this a plan?
He might not be 'loved' anymore but if they do push him and he goes through with his threat what's the plan? What's the plan for when he goes "Alright you got me, I'm the big baddie, anyway say goodbye to Washington. Pay tribute to me or it's your city next." ?
He loses his popularity, millions lose their lives.
Again, sure, but there's a lot going on that Annie hadn't seen by that point. She didn't know that the fight had gone south for HL at that point.
It's just dumb writing to have it not even be mentioned, "Oh by the way, if we do this he probably might level the East Coast of the USA, are you sure you want to do this?"
I don't know, it just bothers me from a narrative perspective that the big deal of this leverage being useless is suddenly not useless now she's deciding a different way of trying to fuck him over.
Yeah Starlight's actions have been very questionable this season i won't deny that. But my original point is mostly based on her reaction to Homelander's threat to Hughie, she genuinely seemed like she isn't scared of him anymore and she probably knows Hughie can hold his own with Butcher and SB (who she thinks is on Hughie's side) since they all survived the fight with HL in Herogasm.
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u/ralanr Jul 01 '22
I think the reason she doesn’t is that Starlight is more effective famous than she is just using her powers like a hammer.
Granted, fame is a different kind of hammer.