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Spoilers follow for the third season ofThe Boys.
The entire third season ofThe Boyshas been defined by similar moments of masks-off political satire.
The Boys were essentially the feckless Democrats, too scared to go low to effectively fight their enemies.
And what could this mean for future seasons?
Lets attempt to untangle some of this.
.Is Homelander just Trump now?
CouldThe Boysget extra-literal and have Homelander run for president?
.Does Soldier Boy get shuffled off the board because hes COVID?
The more I think about howThe Boysused Soldier Boy this season, the more Im confused by it.
But again:What else?
.Are the Boys so ineffective because theyre We go high Democrats?
What if this whole season ofThe Boyswere really the series subtweeting the Democrats for being so ineffective?
That is a hot take, but I am standing by it!
But their inability to sacrifice in service of the bigger picture also means the Boys keep losing.
The people theyre fighting dont!
When Hughie says of saving Butcher, We save everyone, even if they dont deserve it.
Especially if they dont deserve it, that explains why their success ratio is so low!
Vought and Homelander dont concern themselves with this kind of thing, and it has helped them maintain power.
.Is Victoria Neuman still supposed to be AOC?
What is the purpose of Victoria Neuman, truly?
1 enemy Homelander takes a special level of cynical.
(From a narrative perspective, how did no journalist ever realize that Neuman was Edgars adopted daughter?
Both of them are major public figures; someone absolutely would have figured it out.)
If so, making your AOC character the face of that Establishment is certainly a choice.
.Where doesThe Boysgo from here?
Only time will tell whether Ryan is more of an Eric or a Donald Jr.
