The Boys, Season 3: Overview and Analysis – Phil and Chuck are back in the studio with their analysis of the all-new season 3 of the increasingly disturbing series, The Boys. **SPOILERS!**
The Boys is an adaptation of Dynamite Entertainment’s 2006 comic series, which flips the script to answer an intriguing question: What happens when superheroes go rogue, stop using their powers to fight evil, and start doing evil deeds themselves? What’s more, is this a more realistic portrayal of how a superhero would actually be in real life?
Join us now as Phil and Chuck peer into the depths of The Boys and take a revealing look at Superman without a conscience. Just think “nasty DCU” and you’ve pretty much nailed it!
Video Timecodes:
0:00 – Welcome!
0:17 – Play or Punt? You Decide!
0:57 – Slow to Start, But Then…
1:24 – If Superman Was a Bastard…
3:08 – “They were shitbags!”
4:29 – Captain America + Winter Soldier + Superman
6:25 – Billy Butcher’s Ultimate Weapon
8:20 – Trials and Tribulations of “Temp V”
9:06 – The Torture of Kimiko
10:14 – “Gutless” Black Noir
11:01 – “Herogasm”
11:44 – Exploding the “Thanus Theory”
13:39 – Most Cringeworthy Moments
15:13 – Conclusion