The Boys Season 4 keeps viewers on the edge of their seats through its entirity, pushing the envelope to the point of breaking, as it loves to do.
The Boys is one of the few franchises that continues to perform, season after season. The Boys season 4 is no different, as it is sure have fans thrilled and on the edge of their seats as more pieces to this outrageous, and often too close to home, story are revealed.
This season, Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office. Homelander has her in his sights, and under his control. Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Ryan and his job as The Boys’ leader because the rest of the team are fed up with his lies. The stakes higher than ever before. The Boys must find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins the cast and works closely alongside Butcher. Karl Urban and Jeffrey Dean Morgan have some of the best scenes in The Boys season 4, although if we are being honest, this entire season is packed with unforgettable moments.
Weaving In Real Life References
Somtehing that The Boys has always done extremely well is weaving in references to real life events, as well as political and social issues. While Homelander isn’t exactly Donald Trump, he certainly has some of his qualities, including a brainwashed cult of followers.
There is a lot happening in The Boys season 4, but Homelander versus Starlight is a big part of it. We see their followers go at it with each other time and time again, which often leads to undesirable outcomes.
Unapologetically Pushing Boundaries
The Boys works so well because it is unafraid to fully embrace itself in this world. The creatives do not care what viewers think about references to words like woke, and lock her up. They are going to use this show to express political failures on all sides, and it is often funny, but sad, as we know it to be true. Exaggerated at times yes, but still true.
This series pushes boundaries over and over again. Not only on the political side either. The Boys season 4 delivers on the gore – perhaps more than we have ever seen before. It doesn’t shy away from adding sex in when it fits the story either. This is the Supes bersus the Boys and things get ugly, understandably so.
Overall Thoughts
A slight criticism of the previous season is that the story did not seem to evolve enough. The Boys season 4 propels the story forward, often in unexpected ways. Somehow we, as the audience, find ourselves feeling bad for characters we never thought we would (cough, The Deep, cough) and having mixed feelings on those we loved before.
It is hard to dive in and discuss this season without spoilers, because there is so much happening and it is best to be surprised when it does. Just know that this season hits the ground running and never slows down. Not ever.
Just as Gen V did before it, The Boys ties these two series together perfectly. The very end of The Boys season 4 makes it clear Gen V season 2 is going to pick right up where this ended — and we cannot wait to see what comes next.
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About The Boys Season 4
The world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the muscly thumb of Homelander, who is consolidating his power. Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son as well as his job as The Boys’ leader. The rest of the team are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they have to find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late.
The Boys is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes—who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians, and as revered as gods—abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. Intent on stopping the corrupt superheroes, The Boys, a group of vigilantes, continue their heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven and Vought—the multibillion-dollar conglomerate that manages the superheroes and covers up their dirty secrets. It’s the seemingly powerless against the super powerful.
The Boys is based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, who also serve as executive producers, and developed by executive producer and showrunner Eric Kripke. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Phil Sgriccia, Michaela Starr, Paul Grellong, David Reed, Meredith Glynn, Judalina Neira, Ken F. Levin, and Jason Netter also serve as executive producers.
The Boys is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television, with Kripke Enterprises, Original Film, and Point Grey Pictures.
The Boys season 4 premieres on Prime Video with three episodes on June 13th.
The Boys delivers another perfect season that is unafraid to tackle what is wrong with this world, and the politics we deal with on a daily basis.
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Tessa Smith is a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-approved Film and TV Critic. She is also a Freelance Writer. Tessa has been in the Entertainment writing business for ten years and is a member of several Critics Associations including the Critics Choice Association and the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association.