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A TV show criticized for having hamfisted metaphors, patronizing political commentary, and an audience that congratulates itself for understanding obvious villain characterization.

Mentions (8)
"This is a TV show with the most hamfisted metaphors, the most plot contrivances and the most patronizing political commentary imaginable. And the audience celebrates all of that because they are totally 'owning the chuds who idolize Homelander'. These people are genuinely patting themselves in the b"
The Boys has the most midwit audience of any TV show. · u/Atimo3 · ↑779 · 2025-01-17
"Reddit/twitter love to mock right wingers "missing the point," of American Psycho, Starship Troopers, Rage against the machine, the boys, etc. But male groups thrive on roasting each other."
Satire that attempts to mock masculinity reinforces it · u/Interesting_Pitch713 · ↑636 · 2025-10-25
"And at best it was mad men, sopranos, the wire etc. the best now is what? The boys? It sucks now"
It's insane how bad television is now · u/Level_Long_926 · ↑278 · 2024-08-11
"I don't have particularly high brow tastes, but what the fuck is this show? I finally watched the pilot (after being forced by a friend) and every moment was so much more tedious and over-serious than any Marvel or Star Wars slop."
The Boys is terrible · u/whitedipsetfan · ↑254 · 2024-08-26
"The first one that really shocked me was Anthony Starr from The Boys since it's still running and is fairly successful for a show."
"you think the boys is bad written and doesn't criticise politics well? you are a right wing racist who missed the point of the TV show"
"Never seen it but isnt the whole point of it that there's a superhero who wants to turn the US into a white ethnostate with the help of rural hicks?"
What's hilarious about The Boys is it's written by a zionist · u/TheSPHaddict · ↑39 · 2025-08-04
"the best now is what? The boys?"
It's insane how bad television is now · u/Level_Long_926 · ↑278 · 2024-08-11
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