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Youth is apt to go to extremes. Super youth, by logical extension, will go to super extremes. And an eight-part series about super youth may very well be a riot of extremes. Such is the case with very violent, excessively bloody, hyper-sexualized “Gen V,” which is quite ridiculous, but can’t really be dismissed. Why? Because it is enough of a social critique, however fuzzy and smart-alecky, to hint at intelligence behind the sensationalism.
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There’s a lot to like about Gen V, with one standout action sequence as inspired and inventive as it is undeniably hilarious for reasons we won’t spoil here, but it nonetheless constantly feels as though that special intangible something that made The Boys what it is has been found sorely wanting.
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Gen V won't entice new sign-ups, but it's still strong enough to entertain fans who are desperately waiting for a new season of The Boys to crash into their lives.
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If shows about teens made for adults is your thing, Gen V will definitely scratch an itch. But as an extension of the universe that built its brand on social satire, it doesn't add much to the conversation.
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All this would work better if “Gen V” was a straight superhero drama. But forcing in a wild sense of humor and over-the-top shenanigans creates problems that “The Boys” doesn’t have.
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Gen V constantly resorts to icky humor for fear of losing our attention. Despite its flash, its swaggers of confidence, this is a curiously self-conscious, uncomfortable show, forever offsetting its earnestness as if needing to prove its coolness.
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