The Boys season 3 review
The Boys season 3. Image courtesy of Prime Video.
Picking up after the events of the last season, The Boys are attempting to play things straight and toe the line, now working for the Bureau of Superhuman Affairs under Congresswoman Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit). But when Hughie discovers that Neuman is actually a supe, the Boys get back together. Compounded with Homelander now unraveling, the Boys set out to take him and Vought down once and for all, with the key to possibly defeating him lying with one of Vought’s original superheroes, Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles).
This might be the greatest superhero property ever. Bitingly satirical and harshly critical of our accursed reality (rightfully so) while also being one of the most creatively violent stories ever. Consistently surprising, every character is morally gray to the core, with fantastic performances all around anchored once again by Karl Urban as Billy Butcher & Antony Starr as Homelander. It truly is the show that keeps people guessing and on their feet at all times. Eric Kripke also brings in his longtime Supernatural star Jensen Ackles this season as Soldier Boy, and Ackles truly brings it as a character that is somehow able to be more despicable than Homelander with his vastly outdated beliefs and toxic masculine traits, yet somehow still makes one empathize and understand his struggle. The biggest thing this show has going for it is that every-time you think it's going one way, it flips the script and goes in the complete opposite direction, in the best way possible. The people who say that the show is too violent you can tell do not actually watch it, because if they did, they would understand that the show is not just violent, it's gorasmic. It’s yet another amazing show that 2022 gifted us that will leave one thirsting for more.
Review written by Dominic Rizzi
The Boys season 3 is now streaming on Prime. Image courtesy of Prime Video.