Prime Video’sThe Boyswas once lauded as one of the best superhero properties in entertainment.
Oh, how the mighty fall.
The Boyslies in stark contrast to something like, say, theMarvelCinematic Universe.
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It’s dark, satirical, and a million miles away from being family entertainment.
It’s for this reason that it garnered such praise, but that praise is waning.
The Boysis in the midst of airing its fourth (and penultimate) season and fair to say, it hasn’t exactly gone down well with viewers.
There’s the feeling that it may have overstayed its welcome.
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Serious topics that once were treated with respect and delved into because the show had something important to say, are now simply played off for laughs.
With showrunner Eric Kripkelanding himself in hot waterwith fans,a member of The Seven departing, and season four featuring themost devastating deathof the series so far, it’s certainly been an eventful season.
If you’re a fan of The Boys comic books though, you’ll perhaps be used to the polarising power this particular IP appears to hold.
ICYMI: Take a look at the season four trailer forThe Boysbelow.
Prime Video’sThe Boysmay feature some pretty brash storylines, but I’d argue that it’s nothing compared to the comic book series.
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The topic of today’s conversation won’t leave you screaming, ‘Oh god, my eyes,’ though.
It’s all to do with the true identity of Black Noir.
You may be interested to learn though that in the comics, Black Noir is revealed to be a clone of Homelander.
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It’s always been a twist that’s split fans, with many deeming it to be lazy writing.
“Removes agency from Homelander as a character and doesn’t have satisfying payoff afterwards,”wroteone Reddit user.
“It definitely felt lazy and was only there to allow Butcher to win the fight and get revenge,”addedanother.
As for why the show didn’t adapt this storyline?
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Kripketoldvariety that he was “never really into the clone idea,” instead wanting to create something more satisfying, so there you have it.
We were at least spared from that one.
Topics:The Boys,TV And Film,Comics
