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. mrmonster
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    The Boys continues to be the best superhero show, by being the perfect anti-superhero show.
  2. Fred12
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    Just great! Characters feel more realistic and superheroes with real problems
  3. samusmaster64
    Sep 12, 2020
    10
    Imagine being such a whiny **** that you review bomb a fantastic, well-crafted show just because you can't watch it all in one sitting. Staggering the release gives people something else to look forward to every weekend with one half of the country on fire, and the other half in lockdown.
  4. nikh
    Oct 10, 2020
    10
    Like butcher said **** these **** the show was amazing
  5. heretikeen
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    A glowing 10 for making all those sad righties cry over politics. Well done.
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. TexasDemon
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its starting slowly, it reminds you where it stops at season 1. Cant wait to see more. Homelander is the most realistic Super"hero" ever created… Expand
  9. Jdd2102
    Jul 1, 2022
    10
    Mucho mejor que la primera temporada en casi todos los aspectos, recomendada
  10. DarkMatter77
    Sep 20, 2020
    10
    La migliore serie da 15 anni, irriverente, tragica e comica allo stesso tempo
  11. 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.
  12. Jortigo
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    The first three episodes of the second season demonstrate its potential and greatness.
    This series, along with Daredevil and The Umbrella Academy, are superior to all other television series that have been released.
  13. gonzalo94
    Sep 10, 2020
    10
    Great as ever, they really hooked me on the first season. I hope more season and great stories.
  14. Shrik3
    Sep 16, 2020
    10
    I thought I'd have to drop a review here because of the overprivileged children who are putting low ratings not because of the quality of the the show, which is amazing, but because it's weekly.

    This is a brilliant, gory, hilarious and intelligent show, and all the writers and actors involved should be proud of themselves. I cam looking forward to the next show, I mean I do I have some    I thought I'd have to drop a review here because of the overprivileged children who are putting low ratings not because of the quality of the the show, which is amazing, but because it's weekly.

    This is a brilliant, gory, hilarious and intelligent show, and all the writers and actors involved should be proud of themselves. I cam looking forward to the next show, I mean I do I have some semblance of a life, I can wait a few days.    … Expand
  15. Beto1960
    Jul 1, 2022
    10
    Una temporada mucho más cruda, más sangrienta, con más revelaciones y momentos sumamente épicos
  16. 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
  17. MarcoTulio
    Sep 25, 2020
    10
    Tem que ser um perdedor fracassado para fazer review bombing porque os eps saem semanalmente. A segunda temporada é de excelente qualidade e ta no topo das melhores séries atualmente
  18. 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
  19. Joshuagwills
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    The best film I have ever seen even better then season 1 can't wait for season 3
  20. skinnyhasselhof
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    To everyone reviewing this epic show based on how the episodes are being released; cry me a river. The most entitled cry babies on the internet are all around me. The future of Amazon's streaming app rides on this show, so they can build hype anyway they like. It's a cheap subscription, yet we get top tier FX. The episodes are long, and hardly contain any filler. We are witnessingTo everyone reviewing this epic show based on how the episodes are being released; cry me a river. The most entitled cry babies on the internet are all around me. The future of Amazon's streaming app rides on this show, so they can build hype anyway they like. It's a cheap subscription, yet we get top tier FX. The episodes are long, and hardly contain any filler. We are witnessing Homelander earn an Emmy each week. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.… Expand
  21. ricguz09
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    One of the best series of the moment with its raw and harsh satire towards the reality we live in, which makes me not wish that superheroes exist.
  22. johaxa2435
    Sep 12, 2020
    10
    Cool, the boys it's not standart show because in show we don's see many gays, Anita Sarkisian, Trans , Helicopters and any words . Many blood, many real see on live
  23. 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.
  24. Uncletuggy
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    To everyone zeroing this season because it's "leftist," here's you: WAAAAAAAAH! Boohoo, you don't like the politics. Maybe it's because it's showing you just how easy it is for demagogues like Trump to trick simple-minded people with fearmongering and memes, and it's hitting a little too close to home. The show is awesome. Deal with it.
  25. joaopaulolagee
    Oct 9, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Literally exploded heads. Everything is well tied (except the eyes of the senator who should have changed in court too). I haven't been looking forward to a new season in a long time. Exceptional.… Expand
  26. pablobosa
    Oct 13, 2020
    9
    Absolutely brilliant! Diabolically funny and witty. Does have its down moments but nothing to downgrade it at all if you turn the analitical part of your brain down. Obviously childs would whine about the political msg but its brilliant.
  27. TheDevilCorrect
    Sep 12, 2020
    9
    I keep comparing this to Game of Thrones in my head. Not because they are the same. Rather, that "feeling" I (we) got falling in love with that world, the characters, and their realities.
    It's also shocking like GoT, and in the most over-the-top manner. Violence, but so extreme...you eventually accept it in the same manner you accept it in a comic.
    I gave it a 9/10 simply because I'm not    I keep comparing this to Game of Thrones in my head. Not because they are the same. Rather, that "feeling" I (we) got falling in love with that world, the characters, and their realities.
    It's also shocking like GoT, and in the most over-the-top manner. Violence, but so extreme...you eventually accept it in the same manner you accept it in a comic.
    I gave it a 9/10 simply because I'm not crazy about a character names "Frenchie." I find him uninteresting in comparison to the other interesting and complex characters-but that's a small complaint.
    You should DEFINITELY watch it. "The Boys' came out of now where and kicked my ass, and I love it.
    Butcher-absolutely rocks! I really believe this show is the "next" big thing.    … Expand
  28. Reviewsformedia
    Oct 11, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow. The Boys Season 2 managed to surpass my expectations honestly. Going into this, all I expected was more of the first season. But after waiting week after week for each individual episode to release, it only helped me appreciate the individual aspects of each part of the story and it only got me more and more excited for the next episode. I'll start off by saying I actually enjoyed the slower pace, it helped to build things up and have a story that's clearly going to just go straight into season 3 in a bigger overarching plot. And a slower, more character driven plot really helped me to actually give more of a **** about the people inhabiting this world. In season 1, as great as it was, the only person who's death I would've cared about was Butcher's. But In season 2, the writers make a tremendous effort to expand on these characters and make them less expendable. Frenchie is a prime example of this. His development alongside Kimiko and Lamplighter this season was fantastic and it helped turn these characters more into real people rather than just likeable stereotypes made to subvert a certain type of character. The performances have been even better this time around too, the development and expansion of characters helped give the actors an opportunity to really show off the talents they have, particularly Antony Starr and Karl Urban. The finale of these season was by far my favourite episode, it'd been exactly what the entire season had been building up to and it made the slow pace and constant build up worth it. That scene with Butcher and Homelander's confrontation was just phenomenal and genuinely award worthy. Stormfront's death was haunting and watching her mumble out her memories in German somehow made me feel bad for a character that was practically the spawn of Satan. Watching Butcher completely see red after Becca's death was terrifying and it really helped me realise Urban's true talent as an actor. And Antony Starr's performance as Homelander was by far the best in the show, each minuscule facial expression on the man says a thousand words and you can see the inner torment in his eyes even if he's not saying or doing anything particularly maniacal. The entire season has built him up to lose his **** as some point as as it looks like he's about to finally let go, his big moment was taken away from him and I thought it was brilliant and it's going to make the point where he finally loses his **** all the more perfect. His anger when he realised his son was gone was so **** spine chilling and when Butcher stands up and tells him no, my God that laugh felt incredibly real and it made Homelander seem all the more like an actual person with godly powers who's on the brink of losing his **** completely. I think without the finale, I may not be looking at season 2 in such a positive light as I am now. It does have its problems, there's clear points where they're just trying to drag us along and I really wish they'd stop with these 30 second fights that are put in trailers to hype us up but only end up being anticlimactic. There's one good fight in the season and it;s in the finale, which is by far the best episode, followed by episode 6. I think that it's probably a perfect season finale, filled with phenomenal character moments that pay off on what's been built up for a whole season, it subverted expectations incredibly well having things that we didn't expect but absolutely make sense, especially the twist of the head popper in the end like Jesus it mad perfect sense but not one person saw it coming. The finale also set up for next season well too, making us want more and still having us crave something but not leaving us too unsatisfied that we were disappointed, I think it found a perfect blend. The season also improved on both its colour grading and editing which I thought was a much needed improvement and was one of my only big problems with the first season. Each episode brought something new to the table and while the weekly release schedule made it so that some individual episodes felt slightly underwhelming, (particularly episodes 4 and 5) it also made the constant guessing and hype for the future episodes was felt and it made it all the more enjoyable when something huge happened. The last 3 episodes were the best of the season by far and really paid off on what the previous stuff had built up upon. Overall, The Boys Season 2 was a phenomenal second installment that improved on a lot but also did a lot of stuff that I didn't expect and took the series in an unexpected direction that I am beyond excited to see come to light. Everything, from the acting, to the character writing, to the shocking moments, to the twists and turns, to the soundtrack was turned up a notch and made a second season for sure worth watching. Also, it's clearly making fun of certain political agendas and Stormfront was shown to be despicable so how does that warrant a low rating?
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    Overall - 9/10    … Expand
  29. Ethoirs
    Sep 10, 2020
    9
    A lot of the reviews I have seen for this are about how the episodes are being released 1 a week rather than all at once, I would have prefered them all at once too but grow up the episodes are good don't review them badly because of that. I loved season 1 and the start of season 2 look really good too, it feels slightly slow, to begin with, but that is just as it is setting up events forA lot of the reviews I have seen for this are about how the episodes are being released 1 a week rather than all at once, I would have prefered them all at once too but grow up the episodes are good don't review them badly because of that. I loved season 1 and the start of season 2 look really good too, it feels slightly slow, to begin with, but that is just as it is setting up events for the next episodes.… Expand
  30. Ajeaquino
    Oct 10, 2020
    9
    Improved from season 1. Still fun, surprising and fresh take on the superhero genre
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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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