“The Boys Season Two”
Genre: Action-drama, Dark Comedy & Crime Fiction
Released: September 4, 2020
Runtime: 55-70 mins
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Amazon Freevee 

Rating: 9.5/10 Stars

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Season 1 of “The Boys” is an American satirical superhero television series developed by Eric Kripke, based on the comic book of the same name. We see how the boys try to take down the corporation Vought since they are covering up the problems of some of the seven members. However, Season 2 takes a different approach.

Of the many high points of season 2, the most known point is the introduction of a new supe called Stormfront. Stormfront, played by Aya Cash, is a supe with the powers of Electrokinesis, allowing her to generate and manipulate electricity. Stormfront is a devious new social media-literate member of The Seven. Stealing the spotlight from Homelander played by Anothy Starr.

In the first episode of Season 2, we see Stan Edgar, played by Giancarlo Esposito, the head leader of Vought International, talking with President Robert Singer, the former president of the United States played by Jim Beaver. They are talking about Compound V, a pill that gives the supes their powers. However, this is a secret kept from citizens to allow the legend that supes are born with powers. While this is happening we get introduced to another member of the seven known as Black Noir being played by Nathan Mitchell. Noir is a supe with the enhanced powers of an assassin. He is sent on a secret mission when this is happening the camera keeps changing between the talk with Edgar and Singer about Compound V succinct with Noir eliminating people in ruthless ways. 

Afterward,  Homelander gives a heartfelt speech about Translucent played by Alex Hassell, one of the members of the Seven who has died. This scene shows how the Vought and the Seven try to cover up one of The Sevens’ deaths by giving fake information about what happened; this allows them to deceive their fans into thinking they are superheroes.

The Deep, played by Chace Crawford, is in a bar in an unknown location watching the TV of the funeral of Translucent. The Deep is a supe that can talk with sea animals and swim underwater like a real fish. He is a mess after being kicked out of the Seven and now being treated as a nobody still trying to make a name for himself, we then see Campbell watching the funeral on his phone in an unknown location.

Campbell is now being hunted down by The Seven based on his actions of eliminating one of them making it hard for him to go out in public. He is still working with the group to take down Vought and the corrupt supes. January, played by Erin Moriarty, starts to understand that Vought and The Seven do not care about keeping people but care about being the most powerful and famous, always trying to be on top of everyone. January starts to help out the group by giving them information that they can use to stop Vought and them down once and for all.

Hugie was recruited by Butcher, played by Karl Urban, to help the group. Starts to develop feelings for January because they are sharing information about Vought while also asking about how their lives are going with the public being fans of Starlight and people looking at Hugie as a wanted man making it hard for them to have feelings for one another. We also get introduced to the other members of the group, Frenchie played by Tomer Capone who is the weapon specialist, and with his rebellious nature while putting the conflict he has with another member of the group Mother Milk. Mother Milk played by Laz Alonso. 

Milk, also known as MM, is one of the key members of the group. He is dedicated to fighting against Vought, being known as the original member and interim leader of the group. But his actions when working with the group come with a cost that will affect how his family will see him. The last and final member of the group is Kimiko, played by Karen Fukuhara is one of the newest members of the group. Kimiko is a supe who has a complex and expansive backstory of her origins but involves loss, trauma, and resilience allowing her to regain her body every time she may die, making Kimiko’s character more of an outsider because she doesn’t speak because of the trauma she has been and is still going thought while working with the group.

Overall, The Boys Season 2 not only entertains its audience with its intense action and dark humor but also challenges viewers to reflect on how superheroes can become corrupted by money, power, and fame. By exploring these themes through a razor-sharp narrative, The Boys Season 2 cements itself as a must-watch in today’s television landscape.