:reddit-logo: /r/theboys is melting down as the show continues to satirize their politics.
my personal theory is that they’re
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building Homelander up like Geoffrey Lannister or Ramsay Bolton in GoT - make him as despicable as possible to kill him off in a graphic, humiliating and highly rewarding way later in the season, then use Soldier Boy as the new Homelander to a) retain a supe antagonist at the top of Vought and b) make a point that change within the system is pointless and will always only lead to more of the same.
what i’m not expecting is full Russiagate brainworms. the show’s depiction of Russia and Russians in this season is problematic, but it’s mostly the usual “eastern europe = super dangerous mafia thugs” cliché, which is still a chauvinist and prejudiced take, but probably as “harmless” as a portrayal of Russia can be in a show on Amazon Prime made in 2022.