The Boys

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Season 2
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 289 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 190 out of 289
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 289
  3. Negative: 64 out of 289
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  1. AgentLvi
    Jul 21, 2023
    8
    Great movie. The story is decent. The scoring is great, visual is really amazing, the voice & sound is also amazing
  2. chong
    Mar 21, 2023
    8
    And here I thought that nazis wouldn’t make the show any more crazy(also if I here one more person say this season was “woke” I will kill you)
  3. KJ_20
    Nov 12, 2022
    7
    Season 2 is slightly out of line, compared to the original season. However, with amazing satire, VFX and great acting, The Boys remains one of the best shows on Amazon Prime.
  4. CoolBR
    Jul 27, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Much like S1 I liked this season.

    This season is focused on developing the mystery about Becca (Butcher's wife) being alive and her son that is also Homelander's son. Also, the show has a new character that is pretty relevant, Stormfront, a nazi.

    The show has the same elements as S1: The boys trying to reveal Vought conspiracy, Homelander being a dick, and some cool scenes that are pure entertainment (heads exploding and everyone panicking; Maeve, Kimiko and Starlight kicking the ass of Stormfront and calling her nazi **** with a nice song and French saying "girls really get it done" or Homelander pissed seeing memes mocking him). The characters have some development too.

    One thing that I really disliked is that in pretty much every episode there is a blackmail scene and sometimes it really appears to be over for the protagonists but magically he/she says: "if you kill me I'll reveal your secret" and the enemy simple let him/her go and that occurs since season 1. It is really tiresome at this point, especially because some of these scenes don't even make sense. Also, in the finale Butcher could talk with enemies (Vought doctor that created Homelander) and Vought's CEO like was nothing. And Stormfront and Homelander let the Boys live, they could have killed them but they have plot armor.    … Expand
  5. 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.
  6. Beto1960
    Jul 1, 2022
    10
    Una temporada mucho más cruda, más sangrienta, con más revelaciones y momentos sumamente épicos
  7. Jdd2102
    Jul 1, 2022
    10
    Mucho mejor que la primera temporada en casi todos los aspectos, recomendada
  8. Bruterake
    Jun 17, 2022
    7
    Achei boa mas desceu o nível legal comparado a primeira. Aquela cena cortando na facada do olho da tempesta e a cena cortando pesado na cena da criança soltando raio laser, ta sem dinheiro pra fazer direito então nem faz nem inventa.
    Além disso achei bem zoadinho a atuação do butcher naquelas cenas finais parece o damon la da série dos vampiros, fica fazendo careta toda hora ta maluco    Achei boa mas desceu o nível legal comparado a primeira. Aquela cena cortando na facada do olho da tempesta e a cena cortando pesado na cena da criança soltando raio laser, ta sem dinheiro pra fazer direito então nem faz nem inventa.
    Além disso achei bem zoadinho a atuação do butcher naquelas cenas finais parece o damon la da série dos vampiros, fica fazendo careta toda hora ta maluco tira da imersão fica engraçado.
    Tem umas cenas legais aqui e ali mas é notável também como uns personagens não evoluem os cara não tem desenvolvimento na temporada é triste.
    Mesmo assim to aqui por diversão e a série continua boa então vou de 7.    … Expand
  9. icotzabb
    Jun 7, 2022
    4
    This was clearly written at least in part by bots. Its a cynical meandering repetitive pseudopornographic pile of cliches and melodramatic contrivances. All made even more disappointing by the fact that there is something vaguely likeable woven into the thing. Just an update here, i just had to sit through episode 8. Only a handful of times have i seen something so utterly rediculous andThis was clearly written at least in part by bots. Its a cynical meandering repetitive pseudopornographic pile of cliches and melodramatic contrivances. All made even more disappointing by the fact that there is something vaguely likeable woven into the thing. Just an update here, i just had to sit through episode 8. Only a handful of times have i seen something so utterly rediculous and juvenile.… Expand
  10. All_ButTrU4
    Jun 2, 2022
    7
    Excellent season! The Boys is becoming more complex and daring to get into real world politics, talking about securitization, social media, nazis, racism, extremism, radicalization and other things. It feels fresh and it has more substance than ever.
  11. brockcheese
    Jun 8, 2021
    8
    Season 2 improves on season 1 by having richer character moments and a more interesting character in the form of Stormfront. Everything builds up to a fantastic conclusion.
  12. iCampoRamil
    Jun 5, 2021
    8
    Sigue campando a sus anchas, pero noto como que hay muchas veces que le falta algo de control o de planificación al asunto.
    Los personajes nuevos bastante bien, aportan mucho.
    No noté demasiado la diferencia respecto a la primera temporada, quizás que tiene mejores momentos, hay algunos que te quedan en la retina, pero por el resto, es prácticamente igual. Cosas buenas: Lo loca y violenta    Sigue campando a sus anchas, pero noto como que hay muchas veces que le falta algo de control o de planificación al asunto.
    Los personajes nuevos bastante bien, aportan mucho.
    No noté demasiado la diferencia respecto a la primera temporada, quizás que tiene mejores momentos, hay algunos que te quedan en la retina, pero por el resto, es prácticamente igual.
    Cosas buenas: Lo loca y violenta que es, Homelander y el factor de que puede pasar de todo.
    Cosas malas: Fotografía, muy oscura, algunos arcos argumentales mal aprovechados, y que en general, se siente peor que la primera, pero no lo es.    … Expand
  13. sunsnowrain69
    May 24, 2021
    10
    Easily the best written show in the last several years. It's very refreshing when groups of unemployed basement dwelling neckbeards, band together to review bomb such an awesome show.
  14. Grestal
    Apr 29, 2021
    4
    Still a good show ,but you gonna need to turn off your brain to ignored the bad written and repeat the same "super heroes shows formula" , it becoming exactly what it used to criticize.
  15. pur__0_0__
    Apr 25, 2021
    10
    Season 2 introduced Stormfront, and I really like how they showed her to be the forward thinking member of the The Seven and ultimately her true personality was slowly revealed. Finally she also got what she deserved and everything went back to normal. I am really hoping that season 3 also turns out to be as good as the other two and the series doesn't drag on for no reason other than cashSeason 2 introduced Stormfront, and I really like how they showed her to be the forward thinking member of the The Seven and ultimately her true personality was slowly revealed. Finally she also got what she deserved and everything went back to normal. I am really hoping that season 3 also turns out to be as good as the other two and the series doesn't drag on for no reason other than cash grabbing, because in that case they would just become what they are fighting against.… Expand
  16. geewah
    Mar 5, 2021
    8
    A more than solid second season for one of Amazon's best shows.
    Just like the first season it takes on a number of issues in it's now extreme, no holds barred way while remaining both entertaining and at times though provoking.
  17. manningn15
    Feb 6, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even better than season 1. Antony Starr's performance is just astounding, one of if not the best villain portrayal ever and one of the best performances I have ever seen. Aya Cash, Erin Moriarty, Karen Fukuhara, Karl Urban, Tomer Capon, Jack Quaid, Chace Crawford, Cameron Crovetti, Dominique McElligott, Laila Robins, Shawn Ashmore, Shantel VanSanten, Colby Minifie, and Laz Alonso gave outstanding performances. The writing is so hilariously dark but also can be very deep and emotionally powerful. The character development was exceptional especially with John/Homelander, Annie/Starlight, Kimiko/The Female, Klara/Stormfront, Maggie/Maeve, Kevin/Deep, Billy, Serge/Frenchie, Ryan, Becca, Hughie, and Grace. The visual effects were exceptional especially Klara/Stormfront, John/Homelander, Cindy, Love Sausage, Ryan, and Victoria's powers. The fight choreography is awesome and so well done especially the battle between Klara/Stormfront, Annie/Starlight, Kimiko/The Female, and Maggie/Maeve. The costumes are spectacular especially ones wore by Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Antony Starr, Karl Urban, Karen Fukuhara, Aya Cash, Nathan Mitchell, Tomer Capon, and Chace Crawford. The makeup and hairstyling was stupendous especially on Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Aya Cash, Karl Urban, Dominque McElligott, Laila Robins, Karen Fukuhara, Ess Hodlmoser, Shantel VanSanten, and Colby Minifie. Also the music is terrific. A A+ season 2.… Expand
  18. mikesgold2K
    Jan 20, 2021
    8
    Porządna kontynuacja 1 sezonu, cały czas trzyma ten sam bardzo dobry poziom, nie boi się zmieniać statusu quo, w wielu miejscach bawi oraz stara się poruszyć jakieś ważne kwestie. Jeśli podobał wam się pierwszy sezon poczujecie się tutaj jak w domu.
  19. drlowdon
    Jan 17, 2021
    8
    Following the murder of Stillwell, for which Butcher is implicated, The Boys are forced to keep a low profiles as wanted fugitives. When they learn that a new super-powered terrorist with telekinetic abilities is on the loose however, they know they have to take action and get back in the game.

    Into it’s second seasons this television adaptation continues to diverge from the plot of the    Following the murder of Stillwell, for which Butcher is implicated, The Boys are forced to keep a low profiles as wanted fugitives. When they learn that a new super-powered terrorist with telekinetic abilities is on the loose however, they know they have to take action and get back in the game.

    Into it’s second seasons this television adaptation continues to diverge from the plot of the popular comic book series. This may of course disappoint some fans, but personally I think it helps give the show a relevance in today's world that it may not have had otherwise, and there is the added bonus that people like myself that have read the comics can be surprised by the unexpected twists and turns. Whether you’ve read the comics or not The Boys makes for an entertaining, if rather violent, watch,    … Expand
  20. heretikeen
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    A glowing 10 for making all those sad righties cry over politics. Well done.
  21. TheJaym
    Dec 12, 2020
    9
    Love this show . Amazing acting and full of suprises . Cannot wait for s3 and Jensen Ackles to join the show .
  22. Hua
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    First of all, Antony Starr is a treasure; his Homelander is endlessly fascinating and enthralling. Secondly, this was an amazing follow-up season and beautifully furthered the story... Love this world, all the characters, the story/character arcs, the **** attitude, the unpredictability, intrigue, twists and turns. Absolutely one of the best television shows in recent memory! Bring onFirst of all, Antony Starr is a treasure; his Homelander is endlessly fascinating and enthralling. Secondly, this was an amazing follow-up season and beautifully furthered the story... Love this world, all the characters, the story/character arcs, the **** attitude, the unpredictability, intrigue, twists and turns. Absolutely one of the best television shows in recent memory! Bring on season 3, 4, 5 and beyond!… Expand
  23. Bro2
    Nov 4, 2020
    5
    Not as good as season 1. Several plot holes or dumb side stories that make it feel awkward. Allot of issues. Won’t watch season 3 unless it’s all out and people say it’s watchable unlike this season
  24. TudorPopescu
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    If you loved the first season, you'll love this season, too. Unless you're a nazi, because this season makes fun of nazis, and judging from these 0/10 review-bombs, nazis be mad, lol. If you're offended and triggered by the message "nazis are bad", maybe you should reconsider your political views.

    I liked the new character Stormfront, I thought she had great chemistry with Homelander, I    If you loved the first season, you'll love this season, too. Unless you're a nazi, because this season makes fun of nazis, and judging from these 0/10 review-bombs, nazis be mad, lol. If you're offended and triggered by the message "nazis are bad", maybe you should reconsider your political views.

    I liked the new character Stormfront, I thought she had great chemistry with Homelander, I liked seeing them interact with each other. I'm also glad Queen Maeve got a bit more screen time. I feel like she was underused in season 1. Hopefully we get to see even more of her in season 3. Speaking of season 3, I'm really looking forward to see what happens next. I love this show, it's very edgy (in a good way).

    And I also hate the weekly release model. Binge-watching is the superior form of media consumption,
    so I waited and I binge-watched it in two days.    … Expand
  25. cosmic85
    Oct 26, 2020
    10
    Excellent season! The Boys is becoming more complex and daring to get into real world politics, talking about securitization, social media, nazis, racism, extremism, radicalization and other things. It feels fresh and it has more substance than ever.
  26. TheQuietGamer
    Oct 25, 2020
    4
    Capitalizes on none of the momentum that was established in the shocking conclusion to season 1. Instead we follow around of a bunch of now mopey characters as they half-heartedly try to take down the Vaught corporation and the corrupt superhumans they harbor, while occasionally experiencing cutaways to villains like The Deep and A-Train as the show I guess tries (and fails) to redeem themCapitalizes on none of the momentum that was established in the shocking conclusion to season 1. Instead we follow around of a bunch of now mopey characters as they half-heartedly try to take down the Vaught corporation and the corrupt superhumans they harbor, while occasionally experiencing cutaways to villains like The Deep and A-Train as the show I guess tries (and fails) to redeem them or something in segments that are both stupid and unnecessary. None of the manic energy or fun of the first season manifests itself outside of the sixth episode.

    As for the backlash it is receiving for its political ideals, well for once the criticism is actually earned. Rather than offering a thoughtful critique of its opposition's viewpoints, this is just a simple hit piece. One that's especially hard to take seriously too due to how immature all the surrounding material is.

    Well, at least they got to include that scene of Homelander jerking off over the city Amazon wouldn't let them use last time. It's one of the few instances this actually feels like "The Boys" should. I still have hope season 3 will be good. All of this is totally fixable. It will just take an abandonment of the whinier tone found this time around and a return to the unhinged, zany action of its predecessor.    … Expand
  27. Coolusername0
    Oct 24, 2020
    7
    "Keep politics out of muh movies!!11!!, but only when it doesn't match my own worldview!" anywho let's get to the actual review instead of making fun of manlets leaving a 0.
    Supposedly "Anti-Capitalist" tv show that is on Amazon Prime Video (TM) funnily enough, world's largest corporation.
    It can be entartaining sometimes but it's usually really edgy and that's all I have to say.
    It's a 7/10.
  28. Eibon
    Oct 24, 2020
    1
    First season was awesome! 10/10! Fresh! Story/action packed! The second one is a disaster. Like all writers from first were brutally killed and replaced by some brainwashed NPCs.

    Let's face it, there is nothing in there to back up it's naming. It's not about "Boys" anymore. It's about some pathetic group of male losers who run from one powerful woman to another... Second season gone full    First season was awesome! 10/10! Fresh! Story/action packed! The second one is a disaster. Like all writers from first were brutally killed and replaced by some brainwashed NPCs.

    Let's face it, there is nothing in there to back up it's naming. It's not about "Boys" anymore. It's about some pathetic group of male losers who run from one powerful woman to another...

    Second season gone full feminist/sjw sh&t. And on top of that, all it's NPCs decided to suddenly tell their "childhood" stories no one actually cares about. Really. Everyone of them. It's so cringe and pathetic words can't express. This boring mess could be cut to only 2 episodes, nothing of value would be lost. What a shame...    … Expand
  29. CarlosNeto
    Oct 20, 2020
    9
    It's 4AM. I'm tired and therefore this will be a quick review. Although evil superheroes is not a surprising revolutionary story to be told since it has been done many times in the medium of films, games, comics and etc The Boys still excels at it. This Season was a great expansion to the universe established in Season 1 and dare I say it in my onion it was a lot better in every way. TheIt's 4AM. I'm tired and therefore this will be a quick review. Although evil superheroes is not a surprising revolutionary story to be told since it has been done many times in the medium of films, games, comics and etc The Boys still excels at it. This Season was a great expansion to the universe established in Season 1 and dare I say it in my onion it was a lot better in every way. The characters and their relationships have been fleshed out and expanded really well. Homelander is one of the scariest characters I've ever had the pleasure to watch and is by far the best character in the show. The show has a clear direction/vision which is very well executed. The CGI is very well done when present. You can feel the love and dedication poured into the making of this show and it made me very excited to see what the rest of this story unfolds into.… Expand
  30. SimboTheKing
    Oct 20, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I still quite like the boys but I do think it is a downgrade from the previous season. Whilst I still like many aspects of the show such as the cinematography and the gore (seriously the prcatical effects for gore are so good) I felt that this season was a bit too melodramatic. The key theme of the story felt a bit too on-the-nose. Whilst I 100% agree with shows addressing the plague that is racism in society making it such a caricature risks alienating the exact audience its attempting to reach. Some of Stormfront's dialogue is so cringy it takes me out of the story. With that said, I do like the general direction and I particularly enjoyed the twist at the end so I'll still watch the next season.… Expand
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Andrew Crump
    Oct 5, 2020
    75
    Amazing that “The Boys” juggles each of its storylines without fumbling most of them. Conceptually, the season’s a jumble. Practically, it works remarkably well, juvenile in the way everything producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg touch should be but smart enough to know when not to be dumb as rocks (or, at least, to know when to take itself seriously and when to burst heads like grapes).
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  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: Matthew Dessem
    Sep 8, 2020
    90
    The Boys is just flip and nihilistic enough to capture the full range of the suck, from the parasocial relationships we use to replace human connections to the active shooter drills with which we traumatize our children. As a result, it’s the first thing I’ve watched since the pandemic began that provided any meaningful catharsis. The Boys strikes a tone that Chaplin missed but the Stooges understood: If you want to satirize a sick culture, speeches about the brotherhood of man won’t cut it. Sometimes you’ve gotta unleash the lions.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Sep 4, 2020
    83
    “The Boys” is still an imperfect beast, but it gets so many parts right — I haven’t even talked about the skilled stunt work or expertly staged action scenes — that you’re likely to get caught up in its gorging satire. Performances, moments, and specific lines will sneak up and level you. And most of the time, it’s when you’re in need of a good leveling.
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