When The Boys first premiered in 2019, it seemed like the perfect in-your-face antidote to superhero fatigue. Not only did Eric Kripke’s Prime Video series send up the pop cultural oversaturation of caped crusaders, it also took satirical swings at corporations, politicians, and the corrupt interplay between the two.
As the U.S. political landscape grew worse and worse in the years since, The Boys worked overtime to match real life’s outrageousness. The series also faced the challenge of topping its own levels of gore and sexual chaos. These constant escalations are how we get The Boys‘ unfortunate fourth season, a dour eight episodes that suck most of the fun out of the show and replace it with lackluster satire and shock value.
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Erin Moriarty in “The Boys.”
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