so! i finished the boys and i’m pretty surprised at just how quickly it went STRAIGHT to my favorites. this show is an expert at outsmarting cliches and turning them into something extremely original — it’s complex, socially critical, fun and hilariously satirical. with it’s innovative writing and insane performances… it just truly deserves the hype.

though i have to say, while i have no major criticisms with season 1 and 2 (i lowkey binged them lol)… i do have some thoughts about the season 3 finale, despite finding it to still be a very solid installment overall. 

first off, i thought noir’s death was pretty gratuitous… especially since we had just begun to understand his origin story. i was hoping he’d at least be able to face soldier boy before dying as that was literally the whole point of him coming back… the way it happened left his character arc feeling incomplete to me — which sucks, since he’s gone now.

i don’t really mind maeve not dying in the explosion… though, i do understand why some people think it’s forced. i think her sacrifice was meaningful all the same and if she does really stay away, it’ll have the same effect: her arc has ended. i might be biased since she’s one of my favorite characters and i wanted her to have a somewhat happy ending (which she did). but honestly, just as long as she doesn’t randomly show up in the future for the sake of ‘shock value’… i’m pleased with how it ended for her!

also, i’m getting tired of homelander receiving zero consequences for the psycho shit he does…. i know that’s literally the point, lol. but i do think it’s getting a little repetitive by now…. i get that soldier boy was dangerous/toxic himself but i genuinely don’t know how they’ll stop homelander without him (and seemingly that’s what they’ll have to do????). and HL does desperately need to get his ass beat so…..

although butcher gets on my nerves sometimes, he’s still such a well written chatacter… his character arc is definitely a little sporadic at times, just like his moments of grownth are rare and unexpected — but i still hope they’ll flesh out his character-plot fully in the next season. 

victoria neuman is a veryyy interesting character and i’m sensing her screentime will peak in season 4 so… excited to see that and understand her motives better! 

finally, i do agree that the ending fight scene was a little underwhelming. but homelander’s ending scene with people applauding him even in the face of his cruelty, ryan looking somewhat pleased and his distorted theme playing……. fucking terrifying.

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