The new season of The Boys finally debuts, ending the anxiety of the fans. Among the novelties of the season is the great expectation for the appearance of Jensen Ackles how soldier boy, a character that proves to be very important for the history of the new year.
Dealing with the aftermath of the events of the previous year, the new plot begins calmly, with homelander (Antony Starr) under control and starlight (Erin Moriarty) protected by Vought for being influential. Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) is working for the government with the help of frenchie (Tomer Kapon) and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) and Hughie (Jack Quaid) is happy in his job and relationship with Starlight. Just exploring the aftermath of all the previous events, the season takes a few episodes with each one living their life as Homelander becomes more and more menacing. Eventually, everything becomes big and events quickly come to a head, increasing intrigue and betrayals, which become more dangerous added to Homelander's total psychological decline and force new alliances, rescues of old partnerships and the search for the cause of death of Homelander. Soldier Boy, the only hope of defeating Homelander.
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The Boys debuted with a premise focused on machismo and sensualization of women, which, due to the proposal of the series, reinforces the blatant criticism of the work by showing this absurd world where all this is totally acceptable. However, since the previous season, with the critical fund already very well built and stable, there is an interesting opening to stop using these elements and invest in female protagonism. The second year of the series did this very well, highlighting the women and their personalities. In this third season, this rises even higher, and not only do they leave aside the female sensuality, but abuse the exposure and male sensualization, always investing in the ridiculous. In non-sexual situations, almost the entire male cast has a nude scene in this plot, while the women show themselves in increasingly demure and respected ways.
While the previous season explored the characters' pasts in flashbacks and dialogue, this season everyone's past resurfaces and joins the present, beautifully weaving the previous narrative into a web of events and again showing the script's power to reward audiences with everything that was planted, leaving nothing loose. Frenchie, who has already had her past explained, needs to confront him now in the present. Kimiko, who has already had her upbringing explained, deals with her human side and transforms into a different woman, while her relationship with Frenchie becomes more intimate and caring.
While the members of the former group The Boys make their way separately, there is much to explore in each one's lives and, in contrast to the other characters, Mother's Milk (Laz Alonso), who during the first season had his personal life much explored, now delves into his upbringing and the reason for his traumas, explaining how his obsessions started and becoming an important part of the central plot.
Meanwhile, members of the the 7 become more overshadowed, having their personal issues appearing but very little screen time compared to the other core. Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell) is the only one that stands out, having his past intertwined with another character and thus explaining his creation.
Butcher has had a lot of growth from the previous season that only continues on this one, reaping the consequences of his ex-wife's death and maintaining a relationship with Ryan (Cameron Crovetti), while much of what made him this violent, ham-handed guy is featured in memoirs. He also stars in the most important event of the new plot, which is sure to please comic book fans who have been waiting to see when he would first take Compound V. Temporary substance use and its consequences are finally tackling on screen.
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It is Butcher who also links the main and most awaited incident of this plot, being responsible for planning the search for the weapon that killed Soldier Boy, believing it to be the only one capable of killing Homelander. This starts an in-depth investigation that shows the hero in the past, his team and past plots. Of course, always maintaining the criticism of the character's machismo and prejudice.
The third season of The Boys heightens the tension as they maintain their famous critique and stitch together events, again explaining all that was left open. With the exception of some poetic liberties that can be troublesome in logic, usually in relation to powers that seem to work only at the right moment, again pleases and leaves the hook for promising moments in the future.
The third season of The Boys premieres June 3 on Amazon Prime Video.
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