The Boys

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Season 1
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 347 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 283 out of 347
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 347
  3. Negative: 44 out of 347
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  1. clifffranklin
    Sep 20, 2020
    0
    Rather than accept blame and show grace, Eric Kripke chooses to insult fans with ‘NEON LIGHTS’ put-down. DON’T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS KRIPKE, Do you need that in neon lights?
  2. myrabrandish
    Sep 20, 2020
    0
    I’ve peered on numerous sites and was going to remain silent until I heard the series creator’s response to the backlash. What an arrogant little troll. Anyone blasting 1 star displeasure as ‘immature’ --- SHAME ON YOU! Since we weren’t surveyed, this provides an effective medium to express our disdain towards the decision makers at amazon thereby improving the likelihood they won’t repeatI’ve peered on numerous sites and was going to remain silent until I heard the series creator’s response to the backlash. What an arrogant little troll. Anyone blasting 1 star displeasure as ‘immature’ --- SHAME ON YOU! Since we weren’t surveyed, this provides an effective medium to express our disdain towards the decision makers at amazon thereby improving the likelihood they won’t repeat these mistakes during season 3 (which has already been renewed). Although I disapprove of the release schedule, what irks me the most is the lack of transparency. I am not the only person duped into believing that this season would be released congruently. Streaming services are becoming aware that middle America patterns their subscription habits around the service release schedules. Couple months on this one, then a couple on that. I can’t afford all of them simultaneously. If amazon was clear that a weekly release schedule was there plan, I would have postponed my membership for another month and enjoyed bingeing the season entirely within ONE Billing Cycle. I’m not the world’s richest man. I’m a single mother struggling with reduced hours during a pandemic. That’s why I’m pissed. You baited me into TWO Billing cycles instead of ONE. Decision wasn’t for ‘”weekly conversations” it was a Ca$h Grab.… Expand
  3. courtneyhaine
    Sep 20, 2020
    0
    Not true to the comics AT ALL. Why does Hollywood need to push its leftist agenda constantly and dump all over the source material!!! Next...
  4. johnhomelander
    Sep 22, 2020
    0
    The SeVen. When the Justice League is too busy, they’ll have to do…...............
  5. hehasrisen
    Sep 22, 2020
    0
    What’s with Seth Rogan’s crusade against Christianity? What if a show was made to denigrate his faith to this extent? OFFENSIVE!
  6. ComandanteCobra
    Aug 9, 2019
    3
    It didn't amuse me sadly.
    If you have some years on your shoulders or have already enjoyed some super-heroes fictions for adult viewer (tv show, comics, videogames, movies...) you will find most of the show weak, predicable ( plot, dialogues, jokes, protagonists developing...) and with slow plot developments.
    Mature thematic are there....but it didn't really add something to the show    It didn't amuse me sadly.
    If you have some years on your shoulders or have already enjoyed some super-heroes fictions for adult viewer (tv show, comics, videogames, movies...) you will find most of the show weak, predicable ( plot, dialogues, jokes, protagonists developing...) and with slow plot developments.
    Mature thematic are there....but it didn't really add something to the show (unlike the original comics) and seems there just to justify age rating..just to look "cool" and "mean".
    It's a big disappointment for those of you that have read the comics because It's very different from the original works..and not in a good way unfortunately.
    I understand the necessity to change something from a graphic novel to a tv show ..but there are too many modification and off-target changes.
    Factions are different, plot is different, protagonists have very different behavior (Hughie, Frenchie, Homelander) or different look (Butcher, A-train, The Deep), violence and sexuality and dramatic gesture and rawness are toned down ...a lot.... humour here is more slapstick than dark..again very different from the original.
    There is lots of screen time filled with new supporting characters that didn't have importance or didn't appear in the comics (Hughie father, Madelyn, Ashley)...while many supporting characters that are present in the original work are absent.
    If you are looking for a different approach to super hero genre there is better out there ...just search for "Misfits" tv series or movie like "Watchmen" or "Super"...or just read the comic book    … Expand
  7. chuckyc45
    Sep 21, 2020
    0
    What everyone else said already in the comment section below. thanks for reading.
  8. petewh1te
    Sep 21, 2020
    0
    Not shocked. The company who can’t even get two-day shipping done anymore, fumbles their golden goose show. Stick to warehouse and inventory, leave the streaming to the professionals – like Netflix.
  9. Marz725
    Sep 18, 2019
    3
    i don't understand why they bothered slapping the name on here if they weren't even going to bother trying to adapt anything beyond the thinnest veneer of the comic's presence. The best way to think of this is like the difference between Starship Troopers the novel and Verhoeven's film, but where as Verhoeven had a point to make, Amazon just wanted the name recognition to squeeze a littlei don't understand why they bothered slapping the name on here if they weren't even going to bother trying to adapt anything beyond the thinnest veneer of the comic's presence. The best way to think of this is like the difference between Starship Troopers the novel and Verhoeven's film, but where as Verhoeven had a point to make, Amazon just wanted the name recognition to squeeze a little more money out of a remarkably bland series.
    I don't blame you for liking it if you haven't read the comic, but if you are a fan of Ennis's insightful original story, do yourself a favor and just skip it.    … Expand
  10. Vechernyaya
    Jul 26, 2019
    1
    Prudish and unfaithfull adaptation. Once more, USA's puritanism and adaptations to please the mass waste the show.
  11. Eman0221
    Aug 26, 2019
    2
    All of the positive reviews are coming from the MCU/DCU/superhero stuff in general, fans/fanboys who'll watch and love anything involving supers, and who have never read the original comic series. Those who have read the original comic series will be extremely disappointed, if not angry. Aside from SOME of the people, places, and things, absolutely NOTHING of the original comics made it toAll of the positive reviews are coming from the MCU/DCU/superhero stuff in general, fans/fanboys who'll watch and love anything involving supers, and who have never read the original comic series. Those who have read the original comic series will be extremely disappointed, if not angry. Aside from SOME of the people, places, and things, absolutely NOTHING of the original comics made it to the show and that the very intelligent and well written socio-political, gender, sexual, societal, racial commentary and issues were either completely taken out, or watered down for cheap lulz, stupid shock value, disposable entertainment, and wokeness, such as Starlight becoming some kind of crusading feminist, or changing Mallory and Stillwell into women. The Boys belongs on a network HBO which wouldn't be afraid to display its original source material in its full, graphic, edgy, glory, not on Amazon which is obviously using this to get into the superhero game to make money.

    If you like or want to like this show, fine, just don't read the original comics or be prepared for a massive disappointment. Those who read the comics first and want to watch this, spare yourself such disappointment and just don't waste your time. It's also very disappointing that Garth Ennis allowed them to water down and neuter his classic, but I guess piles of money from the world's biggest retailer will do that.    … Expand
  12. lutherlavay
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    If you like this, then you’ll love Eric Kripke’s other Smash HiT --- How to Lose Audience in One Season. Directed by Bill Em’ Two-Cycles and Starring Insult Them.
  13. empoweredsista
    Sep 24, 2020
    0
    I find it absolutely repulsing that this series depicts the forceable workplace rape of an innocent womyn. Stop me if you heard this one before --- Beautiful Womyn is lured by an evil sick sexually depraved man in a position of authority AND in order to keep this career that she worked sooooo hard for she is compelled to betray her every instinct and live with shame and regret. Right outI find it absolutely repulsing that this series depicts the forceable workplace rape of an innocent womyn. Stop me if you heard this one before --- Beautiful Womyn is lured by an evil sick sexually depraved man in a position of authority AND in order to keep this career that she worked sooooo hard for she is compelled to betray her every instinct and live with shame and regret. Right out of the Weinstein playbook. The Boys writers must be Harvey disciples. #MeToo… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#65 Best TV Season of 2019
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#6 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019
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#87 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jan 3, 2020
    80
    The gore factor is significantly reduced for the screen. Nonetheless it is still frequently over the top. Heads explode, eye-balls fry, a beloved sea-going mammal smashes through a windscreen. You may feel queasy at least once per episode. ... Beyond the yuck factor, The Boys offers an astute commentary on popular culture’s obsession with superheroes.
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  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Graeme Virtue
    Dec 4, 2019
    80
    It is gleeful, violent and blackly comic, a raucous rocket full of Kryptonite.
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  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Matthew Dessem
    Aug 16, 2019
    80
    The premise is pretty familiar “who watches the watchmen” stuff—a ragtag team of normal humans, each with their own reasons, take on the superhero-industrial complex—but the execution is unusually strong.
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