We’ve watched The Boys pretty much every season that it has aired, and we are huge fans of it as a whole series. It is a great hyper-realistic world where superheroes are bound by the same flaws persistent in our own society, which does a great job reconveying the flaws and issues in our own world, but through a over-the-top fantastical presentation. With that in mind we are more than happy to talk about season 4 to let you know whether or not you should jump back into the world of The Boys.
As always, our reviews focus on the story, acting, and overall when breaking down the our review.
Story 8/10
The season wastes no time resolving issues that were left hanging over from the prior season. Robert Singer and Victoria Neuman have won the election and will become, in a short few months, the next president and vice president, putting a target on Singer’s head. Homelander’s trial for the murder of the man that threw the bottle at his son is resolved relatively quickly, and with it, the realization that the boys are once again out of their depths.
Neuman appears to be nearly invincible, Homelander has shifted from being easily predictable due to his vanity to being a lot more deceptively, manipulative, and playing the long game. The fact that butcher doesn’t have much time left before the tumor in his brain takes him out forces The Boys to find a viral solution.
Additional stories in the series have to deal with Starlight dealing with her personal information being used against her, and Huey’s mother returning into his life causing him to deal with his abandonments issues.
The only positive thing The Boys have going for them is that Butcher seems to be able to reconnect with Ryan and help pull him out of the grasp of Homelander to a degree, which is the last thing he wants to accomplish before he dies.
That being said, there’s nowhere to go but up for The Boys.
Acting 8/10
Mother’s Milk, played by Laz Alonso, and Butcher, played by Karl Urban, do a very good job showcasing the dynamic struggles between the two of them as Mother’s Milk is placed in charge of the boys. However, Butcher’s frustration at Mother’s Milk’s refusal to do what’s necessary to get the job done, even if it negatively impacts members of the team, forces Butcher to push boundaries which finally gets him kicked off the team. I say this in the acting section instead of the story section because while it’s very frustrating to see these two characters that we’ve watched work together throughout the prior seasons, this has been something that has been boiling up in the background and it’s it’s nice to see the show be consistent. It’s realistic to see the actors convey this frustration caused not only by anger, but Mother’s Milk’s general disappointment at Butchers inability to get his shit together.
Overall 8/10
The show has a solid season, but at the end of it you are left with one of the biggest cliff hangers of the series. The question is raised, what can The Boys do with so much failure before them, will they have to use their secret weapon, and who can The Boys turn to when the whole world is against them.
Conner’s Final Thoughts
With next season being the final one, it makes sense that the stakes would be so high when you leave the penultimate season conclusion, but it is a little frustrating feeling left with so much hanging in the wings.
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