/tv/ - The Boys Season 4 Discussion Thread

The Boys Season 4 Discussion Thread Anonymous 2024-07-20 04:39:09 No.13

The Boys Season 4 just ended a few days ago. It had a slow start, and with the boys dealing with their own businesses, it just doesn't appeal to me much. Honestly the parts stand fairly well on their own, but when put together, it seems like they're not minding the real business, and the main tasks failed without exception. Besides, The Boys is not just a shows that's "fairly well", but it should be exceptional.

After that, the plot takes a turn for the better. I especially appreciate Butcher's hallucination, and the twist is so shocking. I'm glad the Deep got stronger too, because he has mainly been a joke in the previous seasons. The ending, yet another sharp twist, is pretty well-done, laying a foundation for season 5.

All in all this is a satisfactory season. It's still presents shocking scenes over and over, which is part of the reason I love this show.

Please post your opinions on the season in this thread.

anonymous 2024-07-21 06:13:41 No.16 >>17 >>18 >>19

As the producer emphasized during an interview that the finale was to open a "new world" for the characters, I think it's pretty much a very good start, or rather preview of S5, with most of the boys captured and Gen V combined and assembled. But tbh, in my perspective, the finale itself as the end of S4 is a bit too thin and lack fighting and conflicts, with which the episode would be much better. It did so many "descriptions" instead of "expressions". And I'd thought soldier boy would have some more scenes, but in fact he only appeared in the cabin.
Would give the show a 6/10 for the finale.

Anonymous 2024-07-21 06:20:24 No.17 >>19

>>16
If by finale you mean S04E08, I think Butcher killing Vickie is a great fight (and gore too). But of course, Soldier Boy does not have enough appearance, which is disappointing.

Anonymous 2024-07-21 06:35:19 No.18

>>16
I think the "description" feeling has something to do with how they shot the final scenes. Note that the background music, Nirvana's Heart-Shaped Box, is playing all through the ending. It kind of watered down the intensity of the scenes, like a long montage that compressed time. It's interesting why they chose to shoot the ending like this, with such drastic changes happening in such short period of time. Btw it reminds me of the final scene of Rick and Morty S04E06 "Never Ricking Morty" where Evil Morty reveals his true identity and joins the rest of the Morty's, with "For the Dameged Soda" playing in the background. It was STUNNING, and I think The Boys maybe is trying to do the same thing but the twist is just that shocking, which is why I think the ending feels too "descriptive".

Anonymous 2024-07-21 06:36:55 No.19 >>20

>>17 >>16
Shit, I mean the twist is "just not that shocking"

Anonymous 2024-07-21 10:48:48 No.20 >>21

>>19
Ok, it wasn't shocking, but it was brilliant and very well done.

Anonymous 2024-07-21 11:23:58 No.21

>>20
Don't get me wrong, I personally love how it ended. I was just trying to explore where the feeling of "too much description" comes from. It's not necessarily a bad thing, just one way of doing things. Instead of being stunned by the fighting or gore, we are observing the process of the Boys being destroyed on command of Homelander and witnessing Homelander's rise to his power and his command on supes. Observing the plot advancing is essentially a different experience from being immersed in fighting scenes, and it evokes different emotions. I, for one, like how it played out.

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