The character who represents American empire is marginally less fascistic than the character who represents modern neo-fascism.
Therefore he’s based softboi protagonist
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Even Soldier Boy is self-aware enough that he knows he’s a hypocrite and a weak little bitch deep down (when he calls Homelander a fucking disappointment because he’s just like him).
Like, someone recently made fun of the show for being so incredibly on the nose (especially since Lady Stormfront is literally named... that) but I think the subjects of the imperial core at this point have had their sense for media atrophied so harshly that anything other than a guy wearing a swastika is just too subtle for a lot of them.
It's astounding because the show is the opposite of subtle. It beats you over the head with its comparisons to real life, right down to superheroes literally just recreating things like the cringe Imagine cover or that stupid coke ad. There is no subtle satire that might go over someone's head. I tremble in fear at the mind too small to understand The Boys.
I see this especially in the finale, criticized because "Butcher should have accepted the drastic solution and killed Homelender and Ryan" ... Uh, right? Like, the whole story arc for Butcher and Hughie was figuring out that becoming like your enemy in order to defeat him only makes you worse?
Is it definitely true that would have happened? Homelander and by extension Ryan, have the largest super powersets and could have easily survived the blast. depowering him would actually save him from the myriad of problems being a superhero has.
I feel like its a little bit by design. Every show that's premise is "the main characters are supposed to be bad people" like South Park, Its always sunny, The Boys, etc kinda has their cake and eats it too.
Audiences that realize the characters are bad, side against them, and get to laugh at how stupid and wrong they are. While people who don't realize that, will just laugh along side the characters. And I have NO doubt that the creators of these shows understand that part of their audience is in the second camp.
Soldier Boy is such a Chad, he beat the shit out of Black Noir for trying a land a role in a tv show, then proceeded to burn half of his face off and bash his head in when he and rest of his teammates got tired of his abuse and turned on him.
Do you ever just see the reaction to anyone who attempts to gently point out sexism within any fucking fandom anywhere on Reddit and become even more depressed
The same people that think soldier boy is a good guy are the same people that made fun of Trump fans for not realising the show is making fun of its politics
Sort of. It's a photoshoped image, part of an art project by a rusian-lithuanian model and photographer about the male body. The name she gave the character is Khalimov, which a muslim last name (he also seems to be based on her boyfriend, who is muslim)
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This is why this show fuckin stinks for all of its “satire” almost none of gets through to these dicks. Show almost exclusively relies on gore and sex to keep people interested. The characters who are purposely portrayed as cowardly, ineffective and stupid are seen as cool by people who think they’re better than MCU fans. This dude says the same bullshit HS football coaches say. Fuck the boys show looks like shit too
The amount of simping for soldier boy is insane
So many people on that were writing small essays about how Soldier Boy wasn’t that bad.
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“He only committed *a few* war crimes!”
“He sprayed civil rights protestors with hoses. But he’s just misunderstood.”
B-but he's hot though... 🥺👉👈 Reminds me of these girls who were simping for a rapist or murderer or whatever he was cuz he was cute
My moral compass going out the window as soon as the villain is hot
Would definitely be less people liking him if the actor was ugly.
House of the Dragon (2022)
Matt Smith is ridiculously hot and therefore he is in the right, always. In the words of Morbius, Have Sex.
Literally Me watching Basic Instinct
Crimson peak Tom Hiddleston😳
He’s hot
Yeah, but if these guys want to simp for Jensen Ackles that bad it would honestly be less cringe if they just obsessed over Dean Winchester instead
Joke's on you, I *do* obsess over Dean Winchester (or at least did, I haven't kept up with the show for like a decade now).
I'm pretty much in the same boat, he was definitely my biggest *literally me* character in my teens
counterpoint: he's hot
It doesn't help that they cast Jensen Ackles. Man's hot.
Well duh, he's a true patriot! He's *my* Captain America o7!
Even Soldier Boy is self-aware enough that he knows he’s a hypocrite and a weak little bitch deep down (when he calls Homelander a fucking disappointment because he’s just like him).
He did write Crank That though.
Throwing cars through the homes of random people is true chad sigma male behavior. 😎
*random black people
That entire sub is filled to the brim with fucking morons loool
DAE homelander is SO relatable??
r/TheBoys is a such a shit show. Do not even try to bring up Starlight there
Do people actually hate Starlight lmao She’s not even unlikeable she’s just not completely insane
She gets the Skyler White treatment, people hate her for having a moral compass
It's honestly insane how ppl are acting as if Skyler's moral compass points north.
She has a worse moral compass than Hughie and I doubt those people hate Hughie.
They are toxic as hell about Starlight.
Can’t believe the main sub keeps outfresca’in r/okbuddyfresca so consistently
The amount of fans of that show who missed the fucking point astonishes me
Like, someone recently made fun of the show for being so incredibly on the nose (especially since Lady Stormfront is literally named... that) but I think the subjects of the imperial core at this point have had their sense for media atrophied so harshly that anything other than a guy wearing a swastika is just too subtle for a lot of them.
It's astounding because the show is the opposite of subtle. It beats you over the head with its comparisons to real life, right down to superheroes literally just recreating things like the cringe Imagine cover or that stupid coke ad. There is no subtle satire that might go over someone's head. I tremble in fear at the mind too small to understand The Boys.
Like homelanders rant at a political rally literally has the same decorations as Republican rallies
I see this especially in the finale, criticized because "Butcher should have accepted the drastic solution and killed Homelender and Ryan" ... Uh, right? Like, the whole story arc for Butcher and Hughie was figuring out that becoming like your enemy in order to defeat him only makes you worse?
Just stand there and let a child (your wife's at that) get blown up.
Is it definitely true that would have happened? Homelander and by extension Ryan, have the largest super powersets and could have easily survived the blast. depowering him would actually save him from the myriad of problems being a superhero has.
I feel like its a little bit by design. Every show that's premise is "the main characters are supposed to be bad people" like South Park, Its always sunny, The Boys, etc kinda has their cake and eats it too. Audiences that realize the characters are bad, side against them, and get to laugh at how stupid and wrong they are. While people who don't realize that, will just laugh along side the characters. And I have NO doubt that the creators of these shows understand that part of their audience is in the second camp.
I simp for untreated mental health issues
i always thought the themes in this show were so obvious to the point where it’s kinda corny lol
Buddy, you think you are Chad?
Soldier Boy is such a Chad, he beat the shit out of Black Noir for trying a land a role in a tv show, then proceeded to burn half of his face off and bash his head in when he and rest of his teammates got tired of his abuse and turned on him.
They look almost identical, except for soldier boy's raggedy ass haircut
yee yee ass
Huh, I didn't know Gigachads were supposed to be verbally abusive, hated by the friends who abandoned his sorry ass and has severe daddy issues
Real chads brutalize civil rights protesters apparently
Does being chad mean being a murderous, unruly, highly misogynistic son of a bitch?
Hot too.
that post was the last straw for me with that sub
Do you ever just see the reaction to anyone who attempts to gently point out sexism within any fucking fandom anywhere on Reddit and become even more depressed
The same people that think soldier boy is a good guy are the same people that made fun of Trump fans for not realising the show is making fun of its politics
Flash is fast, flash is cool
Well, one is muslim, the other isn't... I guess that is why for the person that did this.
Say word gigachad is muslim
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Fab Five Freddy told me everybody's fly
Jensen Ackles tho
That was actually a satirical post
Too comments of the original posts are based ngl
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This is why this show fuckin stinks for all of its “satire” almost none of gets through to these dicks. Show almost exclusively relies on gore and sex to keep people interested. The characters who are purposely portrayed as cowardly, ineffective and stupid are seen as cool by people who think they’re better than MCU fans. This dude says the same bullshit HS football coaches say. Fuck the boys show looks like shit too
From the hair I thought it would be Richard Linklater. Real missed opportunity
Butcher was a real asshole this season.
This is what happens when you try to make an edgy, “mature” superhero product but have to market it to and satiate superhero fans.
To be fair, since all of the characters in the show act like pieces of shit he comes out as "not that bad"