The series has truly been a rollercoaster, with thrilling highs, dramatic lows, projectile vomit, and a painfully slow and dizzying little bit before the ride eventually stops, and one can get off the ride mostly satisfied, with a memorable experience. The finale is an apt encapsulation of that experience.
Read MoreMany have remarked that as ‘The Boys’ has gone on, it has become the very thing it once parodied, an overly self-important superhero series with repetitive plot beats, tangential spin-offs, and an excess of ‘shocking’ and gory moments that make each progressing instance feel less important. Simply put, the opening to the series’ fifth and final season does little to dispel these criticisms so far.
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