The Boys (Amazon Prime)

PlacidCasual · 27 Jul 2019 at 17:45

So enjoyed the first 2 episodes, plot is really quite different from the comics an Hughie and Homelander seem to be the most faithfully adapted characters so far. Urban’s Butcher is going to be different. But I’m not knocking it, it’s been good but it’s fifferent to comics which is what I always thought it would have to be. Looking forward to future episodes.

Kyo · 27 Jul 2019 at 20:50

Wow just amazing. For me one the few tv series that captured the source material.

2013 · 27 Jul 2019 at 23:46

Just watched the first episode I thought it was great, realistic and dark I don't some parts were needed but it a nice change to all the normal hero shows.
Acting seams a little bland, non of the characters other then Karl urban has any personality
The have simon pegg but hes not getting used which is disappointing

I want to see at some point a good hero that was that did not agree with them and was made into a villain at some point.

ChroniC · 28 Jul 2019 at 12:28

Watched most of it, never heard of the GN, but I liked none the less. Thought it was good.
I'm now have a huge crush on Annie.

Raymond Lin · 28 Jul 2019 at 13:03

ChroniC said:
Watched most of it, never heard of the GN, but I liked none the less. Thought it was good.
I'm now have a huge crush on Annie.

She looks really familiar to another actress, Kate Mara? or someone else. i can't quite place her.

hudson86 · 28 Jul 2019 at 13:45

Rodneypooleg said:
Search “boys 4K” and I found it.

Yes ta , tried that Friday and not there, but was there when i searched for it yesterday using The Boys UHD. Oddly the 4k Version doesn't show anywhere else, nor does it show in my Watch Next thingy.

Have noticed this a few times on Amazon with 4k recently, Bosch etc, but its normally there after day 1. Dont know if its a DNS or replication issue on the 4k stuff, it cant be they dont have the bandwith etc.

Tried on Xbox as well, same.

Anyways finished it, its really great. Despite Karl Urbans slightly iffy accent, he's got great comic timing.

8 episodes not enough.

The Baby

SixTwoSix · 28 Jul 2019 at 13:56

Raymond Lin said:
She looks really familiar to another actress, Kate Mara? or someone else. i can't quite place her.

Just watched first episode and all the way through my missus was saying "that's the girl off house of cards" so you're not the only one who sees the similarity.

AhhBisto · 28 Jul 2019 at 13:56

I'm really enjoying this. As someone that always questions how zombies could even last with tanks and destroyers... Its refreshing to see a superhero show that demonstrates some form of reality.

The dolphin scene had me in stitches

aardvark · 28 Jul 2019 at 20:43

on episode 6 and boy is it great!

ubersonic · 28 Jul 2019 at 23:27

Binge watched this on release, absolutely amazing series and quite reminiscent of The Watchmen.

A great watch, only thing I can fault with it is that there is some fairly dubious casting and they never adjusted any of the dialogue to account for it. But it's easily good enough to ignore that.

EvilGrin · 28 Jul 2019 at 23:37

Episode 5, I am totally hooked. I was watching Doom Patrol which is great, but I've ditched it for this in the meantime. Best show of the year for me so far!

Oh Ed not again. · 29 Jul 2019 at 00:15

We hit episode 5 tonight, the Mrs and I are hooked too.

The scene in the hospital with the laser eyed baby was superb

hyperseven · 29 Jul 2019 at 00:20

Loving all these more adult-orientated 'hero' shows that are being produced (Doom Patrol, Umbrella Academy, Swamp Thing to name a few)

Dolphin scene had me in stitches

MissChief · 29 Jul 2019 at 00:28

Watched Ep 1 and will def watch more!

AndyCr15 · 29 Jul 2019 at 07:33

SlyReaper said:
Butcher's accent sounds part English, part South African. It's really odd.

neil473 said:
At one point he definitely went back to a New Zealand accent in E1 , wasnt exactly sure what he's supposed to be, haven't read the comics. But hes full blown Ray Winstone most of the time, so presumably Cockney.

Raymond Lin said:
Urban's accent is all over the place, not sure it is necessary but it is bad in a way of funny.

I think I'm 5 eps in and really enjoying this, knowing nothing of the comics, but Urban's accent is terrible and for me, really off putting. It's like when you're drunk mate says they can do an accent down the pub and they totally butcher a sentence... but they've got Urban doing it all the way through the show.

Raymond Lin · 29 Jul 2019 at 08:12

AndyCr15 said:
I think I'm 5 eps in and really enjoying this, knowing nothing of the comics, but Urban's accent is terrible and for me, really off putting. It's like when you're drunk mate says they can do an accent down the pub and they totally butcher a sentence... but they've got Urban doing it all the way through the show.

There's a scene where Homelander compliments on his accents, I am not sure if that was meant to be funny!

aardvark · 29 Jul 2019 at 10:28

finished it - i really enjoyed it. Lots of funny bits, good action.
I didn't mind the accents, i just went along with it - i've heard english people with worse accents! It wasn't dick van dyke territory.

StriderX · 29 Jul 2019 at 10:45

One of the best shows i've seen honestly, the "fly" was some nice foreshadowing tbh.

Do sort of have a logical problem with how this works though... i mean Homelander clearly has a superiority complex (one that is entirely valid) and yet doesn't just destroy everything, why is he still playing up this facade (so much so as to basically invent "villains") when he clearly knows everything about what's going on (especially now)?

Unless of course he also knows they have a way to subdue V? I can definitely suspend belief enough to ignore this, but seems kinda silly.

aardvark · 29 Jul 2019 at 10:53

i wondered about the fly - haven't read the comic but every time i saw the fly i was thinking 'ok, thats going to mean something at some point!'

SlyReaper · 29 Jul 2019 at 19:13

Urban's accent was weird, but I can live with it. It stopped being distracting after a couple of episodes. It wasn't as bad as Pegg's attempt at an American accent!

StriderX said:
Do sort of have a logical problem with how this works though... i mean Homelander clearly has a superiority complex (one that is entirely valid) and yet doesn't just destroy everything, why is he still playing up this facade (so much so as to basically invent "villains") when he clearly knows everything about what's going on (especially now)

Because he was raised by the Vought corporation. It's literally all he knows. He absolutely could do a cheeky genocide or two, it just hasn't occurred to him yet. That's the whole point of the premise - what happens when these demigods decide they have better things to do than maintain their popularity?