Synopsis
VoughtStudios is pleased to announce that filming has begun on #DawnOfTheSeven. 12 years of VCU movies have led to this. If you like movies about One Hero, you’ll love a movie about Seven Heroes. Introducing newest member @RealStormfront! See how the legend began! In theaters Summer 2021!
Review
Just when you thought The Boys couldn’t get any more graphic along comes “We Gotta Go Now” and the immortal words “laser my t*ts!”
This week The Boys seemed a little pre-occupied at taking pot shots at Warner Bros. and specifically the troubled production of Justice League with its representation of The Seven movie.
I am absolutely in love with the heavily serialised nature of season 2. It really feels like we’re deep in a complex and far-reaching narrative which could take years to resolve. The story surrounding Homelander’s fall from grace is happening in slow motion and I’m loving every second of it.
Antony Starr is an exemplary piece of casting. He’s simultaneously charismatic and deplorable. As he imagines murdering a crowd of gathered protestors in this episode it just feels like we’re revelling in his out of control ego and both actor and the writing are perfectly in tune with each other.
Given we’re past the halfway mark in the season it seems this isn’t a plot thread which is going to fully unravel by the finale. I can see his spiral continuing through next season unless there’s either a death or a redemption on the horizon.
Given how deplorable he is it still shocks me to my very core when Stormfront shows up on screen and does something worse. Learning more about the depths of her racism feels incredibly hard hitting and timely. The storyline is no doubt going to be a controversial one. I can tell we’ll be talking about this for some time to come.
The closing scene of the episode was a real eye opener. The fact these two characters absolutely hate each other to their core makes it equal parts expected and shocking. It reminded me of seeing Buffy and Spike hook up for the first time, bringing down a dilapidated house around them. There was an air of car crash about it but I was unable to look away.
It’s so unusual for a show to explore this side of its characters that it just can’t get any more unique than it already is.
Elsewhere, The Boys once again proves that art can imitate real life. The production of The Seven movie really does feel like a glimpse into reshoots on Justice League. Albeit awkwardly, especially during a scene where A-Train speaks to the director about his dismay at his portrayal. The director turns him away without even thinking twice and suddenly it seems the show has inadvertently recreated part of the Ray Fisher saga.
I do feel like the titular Boys have taken a backseat again this week. Though their story continues and is moving along at a similar pace it feels less important to the writers.
At this point in time it seems there’s more story to tell in humanising (or dehumanising depending on the character) The Seven. At this point I can’t quite put my finger on where the narrative is heading which is both exciting and a little confusing.
Verdict
“We Gotta Go Now” is, once again, these characters at their absolute worst. Who knew it could get this dark!
8/10
The even more intense, more insane season two finds The Boys on the run from the law, hunted by the Supes, and desperately trying to regroup and fight back against Vought. In hiding, Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon) and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) try to adjust to a new normal, with Butcher (Karl Urban) nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) must navigate her place in The Seven as Homelander (Antony Starr) sets his sights on taking complete control. His power is threatened with the addition of Stormfront (Aya Cash), a social media-savvy new Supe, who has an agenda of her own. On top of that, the Supervillain threat takes centre stage and makes waves as Vought seeks to capitalize on the nation’s paranoia.
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