Amazon Prime’s The Boys is known for many things.
It’s the darkly irreverent sibling of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, filled with societal critique, an occasionally uncomfortable amount of gore, and, of course, superheros.
Based off of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comics of the same name, the show follows a group of vigilantes as they fight to stop Vought International, a mega corporation that serves as a sort of superhero agency, among other, villainous things.
In this world, superheroes, or supes, are marketed as heroes and saviors, but most of them are egotistical and self-serving at best and psychopathic at worst.
The Boys has no shortage of absurd moments – the show’s premise begins when protagonist Hughie Campbell’s (Jack Quaid) girlfriend is killed by speedster A-Train (Jessie T.
Usher), who accidentally runs right through her while on drugs.
Other highlights include mysteriously exploding heads, a baby with laser vision, and…
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