EPISODE
SEASON
The Boys - Season 1
In this action series, a world of superheroes are emerging, who are engaged in their reckless behavior in order to destroy the world. As the days pass, the world will be in real danger, but a group of volunteers are emerging who are trying to restore the safety of the world again and eliminate the evil superheroes who misuse their own powers to destroy the world.
3 September 1978, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
18 March 1998, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
24 June 1994, New York City, New York, USA
9 January 1994, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
7 December 1979, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
25 March 1974, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
July 25, 2019
It's an entertaining series without perhaps the abundance of dry wit of "Preacher," and a subplot involving a mysterious substance called Compound V never really warms up. But for summer fun, sure, why not?
July 25, 2019
The Boys is by no means perfect - the jokes often fall flat and the show is already guilty of an uneven tone that juggles heart-wrenching drama one minute and Tarantino-esque scraps the next - but it's undeniably refreshing.
July 26, 2019
[Almost "fresh" because it's fearless] The character development from the comics isn't here and without that you really don't understand who The Boys are, so you can't really side with them-and in their twisted universe they need someone on their side.
July 25, 2019
Amongst all that, it's nice to have a palate-cleanser like The Boys to present a darker, more screwed-up version of superheroes. If nothing else, you'll never look at Clark Kent the same way again.
July 25, 2019
The Boys can be called a lot of things. It's vulgar, crass, violent, and bloody. It's absurd, but earnest. But The Boys has something to say about hero worship and absolute power, and it blends well even with the often indelicate delivery.
July 25, 2019
The Boys fails to be truly subversive in ways that count more than just wagging a middle finger at Marvel CEO Kevin Feige.
July 25, 2019
It's shocking and crude, but it's profane for a reason and outrageous because it actually has something to say about those in power and the heroes we worship. It's crazy, but it's also a hell of a lot of fun.
June 06, 2019
"The Boys" might not feel essential to our culture's ongoing superhero conversation, but it does cross a few lines other franchises might not.
July 25, 2019
A lot of wild things happen in The Boys. But underneath all that superpowered ass-murder is genuinely one of the most timely TV series I've seen in a long time.
July 25, 2019
The cast is fine, particularly Shue, who is icily effective; Quaid, whose neurotic but brave fumblings are endearing; and Urban, who is Hughie's gonzo guide.
