The Boys

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Season 1
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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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. Rudyger
    Nov 3, 2019
    5
    Despite some annoying characters (Hughie, Frenchie), the first 4 episodes are truly amazing. One of the best shows of the last few years, and a really interesting take on superheroes.

    However, after episode 5, the series strangely plummets into average content. Bad and redundant dialogue. Boring plot points...etc. I guess most of the 10 ratings were given right after the first few    Despite some annoying characters (Hughie, Frenchie), the first 4 episodes are truly amazing. One of the best shows of the last few years, and a really interesting take on superheroes.

    However, after episode 5, the series strangely plummets into average content. Bad and redundant dialogue. Boring plot points...etc.

    I guess most of the 10 ratings were given right after the first few episodes. It's impossible not to notice the hard change between the first and second half. And the season finale cliffhanger left me quite... indifferent.

    10/10 for episodes 1 to 4.
    3/10 for episodes 5 to 8    … Expand
  2. SilverCenturion
    Jul 28, 2019
    5
    Drops any premise of faithfulness to the source material after the first episode. Completely disregards the point of the original. Very mediocre story. Typical Hollywood misrepresentations of Christians abound. The "twist" at the end sucked and could be seen coming from a mile away.

    I gave it a five because I love the characters. I'd probably give it a six if it didn't take so long to    Drops any premise of faithfulness to the source material after the first episode. Completely disregards the point of the original. Very mediocre story. Typical Hollywood misrepresentations of Christians abound. The "twist" at the end sucked and could be seen coming from a mile away.

    I gave it a five because I love the characters. I'd probably give it a six if it didn't take so long to bring The Female into the fold. Watch it if you're bored, but don't drop something else in favor of The Boys.    … Expand
  3. MariusL
    Aug 12, 2019
    4
    As a fan of the comics, this show feel severely neutered sprinkled with a lot of sjw propoganda.
  4. JonsGone
    Aug 9, 2019
    4
    Yet another series in the "edgy" subgenre, but what sets it apart from contenders such as Happy, American Gods or Utopia is that The Boys fails at being anything but painfully, dreadfully average.
    The bargain bin knockoffs that this show parades as "superheroes" are nothing else than pathetic, childish attempts at subverting popular superheroic figures that amount to nothing but petty    Yet another series in the "edgy" subgenre, but what sets it apart from contenders such as Happy, American Gods or Utopia is that The Boys fails at being anything but painfully, dreadfully average.
    The bargain bin knockoffs that this show parades as "superheroes" are nothing else than pathetic, childish attempts at subverting popular superheroic figures that amount to nothing but petty potshots and a glaring lack of any real criticism.
    In all fairness, The Boys is watchable, it isnt frustratingly dumb, nor is it bad, you could be done with it in a weekend given its length and if you truly enjoy this subgenre of edgy serials, this is not a deviation from any of its defining qualities. However it lacks any kind of a conclusion to its first season, it just feels as if they truncated a single storyline into however many seasons they plan to do, as such, this first installment of The Boys feels just like an incomplete cashgrab starring vague, reminescent heroic figures, riding on the superhero trend while trying to draw people in by being overly edgy.
    It does not work.
    In time it will flush away like all the other bland pieces of media who do not try to change the game or be the best at it.
    And its produced by Amazon.
    Watch it if you want to, I cant stop you, but just know there are plenty of other, better shows in the same style you could watch.

    5/10 → -1 Amazon = 4/10    … Expand
  5. wevertonaguiiar
    Aug 9, 2019
    6
    Série muito repetitiva e muito vaga; a série tem dificuldades em transitar entre tensão e humor.
  6. Mauro_Lanari
    Jul 30, 2022
    5
    (Mauro Lanari)
    The first feature film about mutants was "X-Men" directed in 2000 by Bryan Singer: each character had a complex and deep personality and, from the scene of Wolverine in the Statue of Liberty onwards, the memory of the movie still excites me. What happened in these 2 decades? Superheroes have been desecrated, vulgarized, bastardized, drowned in the bad taste of the    (Mauro Lanari)
    The first feature film about mutants was "X-Men" directed in 2000 by Bryan Singer: each character had a complex and deep personality and, from the scene of Wolverine in the Statue of Liberty onwards, the memory of the movie still excites me. What happened in these 2 decades? Superheroes have been desecrated, vulgarized, bastardized, drowned in the bad taste of the extremization of their own problems, lìmits or defects. "Deadpool", "The Suicide Squad" and now this TV series. The trend has been decided and there is no going back: too bad, since the comic book is excellent both in the narrative plot and in the graphic rendering and the audiovisual transposition preserves these qualities, but also the derisive and scurrilous contamination with a "Breaking Bad" 2.0.
    Ps: or the Nirvana T-shirt or that of AC/DC, the incompatibility is absolute.    … Expand
  7. moviewatcherclb
    Aug 13, 2019
    6
    I honestly really loved the show. Full of different characters that really bring some interesting dynamics to the show. There is a lot going and season 1 does not answer nearly enough... ready for season 2 please! Check out my full review here - https://youtu.be/4V--AyiUN4Y
  8. icotzabb
    Jun 4, 2022
    4
    Although not as terrible this is basically The Batwoman from the CW. Insulting to everyones intelligence if theyre over the age of 10. Juvenile and hedonistic in all the wrong ways with zero nuance or complexity. I weep and bleed openly for Elizabeth Shue.
  9. Onlyclassicvg1
    Jul 17, 2022
    6
    er two good seasons The X-Files really kicked things up a notch in terms of consistency in its third year. The episodes focusing on the shows mythology were a lot more generally a lot more cohesive and episodes such as "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" and "Jose Chungs from Outer Space" are great pieces of television and rank amongst the best the show ever produced.

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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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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