GEN V SEASON 2 Episode 5 REACTION!! The Boys Spinoff Breakdown & Review
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generous V. I am excited for this episode. We’ve had cliffhers between everyone. We’re going to
be diving into episode five. But before we do, how are you, John? I’m good. I’m good. Coy sat in
on a neat interview. Now I’m excited to see you again. It’s been a week or more. And uh I’m happy
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My first vacation in probably 5 years that I actually feel refreshed by. So I know it worked.
It was real real good. Greg and I just watched an awesome Batman movie. How are you, Greg? Feeling
really good right now. I’m excited to watch this. I love the cliffhanger of last week. So I’m ready
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to watch this show. Let’s go in three, two, one. Marie, please recap makes it feel like it end there, but that’s
not worded. I love the comeback of piano though. That’s nice. Uno month ago. Not everything neatly
organized. Yeah, this man’s all about structure. Let’s go. Rub some applesauce on that
charred boy. Wade Wilson looks rough, you guys. You look like an avocado’s nut sack. I was just thinking the apple
juice applesauce looked good, but I wonder if he actually cared about it. Yes.
Leave it to this show. Oh, yes. Let us see it. They must have conversations about that.
Like, do we show it or are we just doing this to show it? Nice little broken body taint
shot is what everyone needs on Amazon. But what else would we do? People expect this from us.
A makeup artist had to scarify that and had to look at research photos of what they look
like. The most cliche taste. Oh my god. My favorite. This is one of Einstein’s favorite
pieces. He considered a revelation. Einstein was a racist. He was under surveillance by
the FBI for his civil rights activities. Hated Chinese people. Just cuz he fought for
my team doesn’t make him not a racist. That’s fair. Two things can be true at once. I don’t
see color, but I have cliche taste in music. Is that the gnome that would eventually be
taken advantage of? I think you’re right. Are they lovers? Yes. I hope so. Oh, murder. Yes. murder. New favorite
character from each show. Going at it. Oh, he’s just right there. Dang,
dog. Oh, she wants to hammer his link later. Get it. The guy is just
right there. I think she is into it. He’s into it. Ew. Everyone’s into it. Oh
god. Oh no. Unsafe spaces. Good cut. Marie, how does it feel to be God’s new
number one? Jordy clearly had a biological advantage until he switched
to female. Do you agree trans athletes should be banned from competition? Oh
my god. Oh, interesting use of that. Jordan, it’s okay. Marie, he had me. No, but it
it wasn’t you. It was me. That was so violating. It was like I was in the backseat of a car. I
could feel everything. I could see everything. But Cipher was driving. I thought I was going to kill
you, Marie. It’s over now. Woof. Wow. Over. Marie, I thought you were going to rip me apart. What
you did to me? Cypher was right about you. About your powers. Oh, no. He’s not right. Uh,
I beg to differ. Your powers heightened, stronger than they’ve ever been. Terrifying,
I’m sure, but also exhilarating, exciting, stimulating, thrilling. Just throw together a few
synonyms and A thank you would be nice. Dove show in front of all these people. And for what? Isn’t
it obvious the pressure pushed you farther than you could have ever gone on your You pressure
creates diamonds. Tomorrow you and me back to your training. I’m not doing anything with you.
No, I get it. Adrenaline’s running high. You almost gave your boyfriend girlfriend a full
body flippctomy on national television. Oh, the defensiveness and Jordan’s. There isn’t aing
world where I train for anything with you. You’re going to change your mind cuz you’re curious
about what comes next. He use his powers to read her. Yeah. So you can read. She said no. You must
want my hand back up your poopra like the puppet that you are. Oh no. Wow. Just showed me and the
whole damn world how weak you really are. Okay, look. That’s not fair. To be number one hero and
you can’t defeat that. You and your friends to join Kate. You’re going to reconsider this
conversation. Join Kate. Join Kate. Here, Elmyra. What? Your little fishing expedition
trying to record me. Oh, I’m so human. No better than that. Marie, someone has to be punished.
Otherwise, I start looking real weak. I can’t let that happen. Such a good villain. Besides,
it’s got to feel kind of good. Little payback, right? He has so much control over every
situation. He is so good at reading and manipulating rehabilitation. Oh man, Kate has a
massive downfall here. Spend here. Shane’s off. This is her punishment atonement season. Strip
down. At least turn around. Shut the up. Strip down. Dehumanizing as soon as they get in the
prison. Late both of hands on the table. Don’t move. Oh no. Oh, hate this. Oh god, no. This is a
little much. Oh no. Dude, bring her over. Get on your knees, man. She was just almost completely
murdered and now she’s doing it with this. Let me go then kill all these [ __ ] Damn. Use your powers again.
Get fried. Get the up. Jeez, man. They are putting her through
the goddamn ringer. Yeah. Oh my god. Nightcrawler or Mystique. One of the
two there. The Sinister 6 all comes from these doors. It’s definitely
like their bell reef. Yeah, 100%. The cutaways to this beautiful
landscape are so jarring effective. My god, here you got future Homelander vibes
running all over you. Well cast is a unique piercing. And there’s like something disconcerting
about his neutralness. Fresh and hot. I’m calling 911. Wait. Father. Mother. Sam. Hey, Dad. Hi,
Mom. Have you ever tried not being a mutant? So, no one was home when I got
here. I just let myself in. Sorry about the door. I let myself
in. Maybe I should have called. Hey, Sammy. Do you still give the best
hugs? Oh, you have no idea. He freaky. It’s the first positive interaction he’s had in a long time. And it didn’t immediately go
absurdly insanely violently wrong. To help get through times like these. And that
tradition, my friends, is to get my nom. Keep them coming. Okay, I’ll tell you what I
know. You don’t want to at least pour one up for Miss Kate. No, guys. This is so [ __ ]
Karma is a [ __ ] Should have known better. We can’t leave her there. She might even be there.
Cipher could be lying. I saw the Elmyra van. Okay. Okay. case the reason we got locked up in the
first place. And we know better than anyone what a nightmare it is. We don’t know how
bad it is. Yeah. Have a sense. But I guess we’ll now experience it through. Emma, you
didn’t leave yourself. Even when they let you because you were so scared, Jordan, you’re
the strongest person I’ve ever met. And you cried yourself to sleep. Every night I heard
you. Psychologically break you. We have to get her out because it’s the right thing to
do. There’s a reason you didn’t rescue us, Marie. It was a suicide mission and I regret it
every day that I left you guys behind. You got to make up for it now. Cipher believes I’m
this powerful weapon. Let’s at least use it to do something good. Use the training he gives
you to go do that. If you don’t want to do this because I’m so weak. I didn’t say that. Cipher
did. I don’t think she was going to say that. I can’t even begin to understand what he did
to you. But it’s okay if you need I don’t need [ __ ] Let’s get her. Hey, why in the would we
go back to that hell hole? If we get word that Kate died in there and we did nothing, are you
going to be able to live with that? Yes. No. She’s the most relatable one. My was here
corner block. That guard that always smelled like chocolate was taking me to solitary. How
ironic. They all they almost murdered her and now they’re trying to save her from being killed
not long ago. He must have nicked himself shaving. RIP. Clearly Hershey didn’t have nuts. I found an
air duct pointing up and just booked it. Even if we find a way in, find Kate, there’s no way we can
get out the same way. The guards will be all over us. What a fascinating like placement of memories
they use for this setting. Like, we haven’t really spent time. We see it through flashbacks and
through Kate being there. Is interesting. Through conversation build up in your head. This plan is
crazy and I hate it, but I love you guys more. A we’re going to need help from
someone really strong and crazy. As a little minnow puffs, I
wouldn’t even go in the back. Hey, Mom. This is where it gets funny. You
want to come watch this? Oh, fake smile. Hey, he was in my frag. You know the real guy, not the
puppet. Oh, they’re communicating with their eyes. What was he like? He was really really into
frat rituals. Oh. Uhoh. Uh, hello. Hi. Uh, I kind of need a big favor. We not the sexual
kind. Okay. It’s not Myra. So, me, Jordan, and Marie going to go rescue her? There’s a big
ass metal security door that we don’t know if we can get past. We need your help. I can hear you
breathing. The reflection in the poster. Wait, can you not hear me? Hello? No, no. Yeah, I’m just uh
thinking. Well, this is kind of an urgy yes or no situation, Sam. No, really. Oh, he seems relieved
to say. Yeah. Shoulder drop. I don’t really give a about Kate. You were right about her, am I?
She’s a bad person, and now she’s where she deserves to be. Oh, this switching. Definitely not
wrong. In fact, I was right there with you. If we don’t do something, then we’re just as [ __ ] up
as she is. You know, I’m already as [ __ ] up as she is anyway. You get a a pass. I’m sorry. Good
luck. Be careful. I like that we’ve barely seen him this season. I totally understand where he’s
coming from. Got to be someone else super strong. What? Number one, you earned it. I never got my
license. Okay, never mind. Sam isn’t coming. As much as I wanted to deny it Cipher’s right, when
he was attacking me, I felt like I could have destroyed the whole arena. Do you mean him?
She’s just going to blow everyone up in the prison. We have to at least try. There’s something
about his presence that amplifies you. Emma. Oh, he’s fine. He’s Greg. He’s He’s fine. Greg. I
know that name. Nice fit. Reputation error. I like it. Where you going? I still don’t quite
trust him. We’re rescuing Kate from Ommyra. Oh [ __ ] Let me come with it. I can help.
If you don’t hear from me in a day or two, go to Polarity. He’s a friend. So,
is this goodbye? I don’t think you should have told this guy. She just
ratted out Polarity and revealed. Well, um, okay. Bye. Nothing. Well, well, well.
Shut up. Let’s go rescue this [ __ ] I will say when they’re in their masculine form, I don’t
believe they have like romantic chemistry with Marie. When they’re in their feminine form, I
feel like they have romantic chemistry. Right. Thank you for agreeing to see me on such short
notice. What’s on your mind? Like everybody else, I saw the fight last night. Wasn’t that
something? Oh, boy. What’s your background? Like, how did you come to whatever method that
you’re using? Hey, why don’t you tell me? Uh, you’ve been asking around about me, people at VA
down in the archives. What have you found out? That was so good. Years and years of research, mostly observing
soups, accepting their powers as they are, not reaching through to what might be.
Disappointing really. So much wasted potential. And what about Marie Maro? Seems you’ve
pushed her to her potential. Do you really want to know? Yes. Yes. Yes. She’s going to change the
world. How so? We’ll just have to tune in next week to find out. Why don’t you just ask what
you really want to ask? What really happened to my son? There you go. That’s freeing, isn’t
it? So freaking patronizing. I tried to push him to his full potential and unfortunately
his little body wouldn’t allow it. Oh my god. Wow. It’s a shame really, isn’t it? Whoa. Come
on. Do it. You got nothing left to lose. Do it. You really have no idea what you’re dealing
with. Oh my god. So, he’s got like more than one power. He’s got that Jack Quaid [ __ ] from Nova
Cave. If you’ll excuse me. I’ve got a zoom with Dana White. Of course you do. After the fight.
You can finish your food. It won’t bother me. Oh boy. Extra bloody steak. Oh, then the
tremble. Oh, the control he has. He’s nothing like his performance is completely different
than Anthony Star, but he brings that energy that from like because you can’t have Anthony
Star here, but he brings that certain type of evil mischievous that you love to watch. TZ is
like maniacal, but he’s kind of the opposite. Like Homelander has no control and he has all
the power. And we didn’t even know his power, but he has all the control. Yeah. Yeah. They’re
kind of inverse of each other with performance. Oh, buddy. I think this is everything. You were
really into garbage trucks. Not very good. I was a masterpiece back then. Yeah, cut yourself
some slack. Looks like Mave’s seen better days. I wouldn’t touch that. She became an exploratory
tool when I got a little bit older. Oh my. Hey, did you meet Queen Maid in real life? No, she was
dead by then. I saw that. Is this all you have? Just my little baby [ __ ] Is that all that’s in
there? We didn’t save the diaper. We thought you were dead. B convinced us we had a funeral. God
knows whose remains we buried. Your mom didn’t speak for a year. Hell and then we lost your
brother. The fact that we managed this level of mediocrity is a goddamn miracle. Oh, bud.
And then we saw you on the news and you were alive. We called, emailed, we drove all the way
to the campus. They said you didn’t want to see us. Any part of that truth? What they do? They
isolate you. I’m sorry. I’m sorry we lost so much time. I really am. Measure me on the wall.
Those measurements, they’re way out of date. Oh, the dad’s face. I didn’t know that you uh
tried to see me. I I just keep feeling like something some awful revelation is going
to come. Whenever they do anything sweet, tender, you know, kind of [ __ ] There
has to be another paranoid. I’m like, who have you been calling? Mom, who are you
talking to? Sam, give me the phone. Uh, no. Was that Vot? I was ordering pizza from Tony Cicero.
Whoa. Dude, you’re a [ __ ] puppet for them. You gave me an experimental drug. Maybe
his paranoia is what what we’re hatching on to. Yeah. We’re supposed to protect
me, Sammy. Whoa, dude. No, no, no, no, no. I’m I’m sorry. No. Stay away. Oh god. He’s
not going to have any pizza. He needs calories. He needs to fill up. Oh, maybe he’s now going to
go help Kate because he feels like he needs her. just needs to feel Yeah. like he’s helpful
some way. Like there’s some place he belongs. I thought he just wants her powers. Trip [ __ ]
told you. Oh no, they waited. They’ve readjusted. Oh no. Oh my god. No. Wow. And to put you in
that POV in a flash. Wow. In a flash. Oh no. Oh yeah, the back and forth is crazy. Wow. I
love how there was like no break between Oh, [ __ ] Emma. Oh my god. Oh my god. Jesus.
I barely even recognized you. You look like weird Barbie. They grabbed you, too. Actually,
this is your rescue. You came to get me? Yeah, that was stupid. Marie and Jordan got
caught, too. I hope. I can’t believe that after everything you would do that
for me. Well, believe it or not, doesn’t [ __ ] matter cuz we’re all going to die here.
What is this young adult music? Vocalizations, Emma. Thank you. It is the thought that
counts. Yeah, dude. Did he snitch that guy? Oh, he knew exactly what telling them was. To what
do we owe the pleasure? like you. I was pretty surprised when you accepted that position.
I’d never took it for the corporate type TBH. Ashley Barrett certainly can’t. Not in
her state. Yeah, clearly you got what you wanted. Yeah. Oh my god, did she help
plan this? On campus training sessions, but nothing compares with this environment
under intense pressure 24/7. But you can’t expect different results doing the same thing
again. Hey, insanity. So, brought you a present. You did? Mhm. Well, where the [ __ ] is it?
Arriving for your diamond money. You didn’t have to do that. I wanted to. It’ll speed up the
process because you’re running out of time. Oh, boy’s dying. I succeeded with Marie. Homelander
is going to have feelings about how powerful she really is. Do not worry about him. You should
always worry about him. We are going to get everything we want. Everything. I hope they don’t
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time. Goodbye. Oh, that’s my phone. The bottle, man. The Mckllen
12. Silence is deadly. Flashes is kind of like how you remember
someone, too. Yeah. And his power tying into it. Yeah. I was like, that glitch seemed
real sus. Oh, whoa. No, you having an attack. It’s not good to live with so much metal.
Maybe you just get plastic stuff. All wood utensils. Is dad okay? He’s fine. In his happy
place doing little projects around the house. Man cave. This is where you came that time you
ran away. So angry that Pocahontas wasn’t your mom. Boy loves a cartoon. Always have. Always
will. I thought that maybe I could go back to how it was when I was a kid. You can’t go back.
You can’t forget. I love you so much. Why’d you order that pizza? Why’d you give me compound, Sam?
The fee didn’t make you sick. When you say that, it [ __ ] broke me. You were actually hoping it
would protect you from what? Oh, he already had they put him back together. Do you remember Uncle
Rick? Kind of. He moved to Vermont, right? Uhoh. No, he didn’t. He walked into a grocery store and
pulled out a pistol. Why? Because he had delusions and hallucinations and and bouts of anger. Hell.
Thank god the cops got him before he could really do anything. Oh, he’s not in Vermont, is he?
Well, the institutions that farm upstate. So, I’m just like this. You were born with it. It’s
just the shitty luck of the genetic draw. Sam, I was always going to be a [ __ ] lunatic.
Was like schizophrenia. Nothing’s ever going to fix me. Look, if if you want someone to
blame, you can blame my garbage DNA. Oh, mom. Maybe that’s why she was looking away.
She feels shamed for why he is the way he is. It’s not your fault, Mom. It’s one of
our ancestors faults, but it’s not yours. I still don’t trust him. Where’s the squad
unit? Where’s the perimeter of dudes with guns? I saw my first here. Oh. Thanks for
that. You’re welcome. Yeah, he makes me so uncomfortable. I’m always afraid he’s Oh, he’s
going to kill his mom now. I’m always afraid. She sounds trying to activate her powers. What?
Why are you doing that? Try to have a moment to myself if that’s all right with you. Everyone’s
psychological problems that they probably had before the V is just only enhanced by the
V. Everybody kept saying I needed help, that I had a disorder, and I kept saying I was
fine. It’s just my power. Everyone has a disorder first and then power second. We’re going to get
out of here. No one is going to save us, Kate. Dig yourself a hole with that little staple.
I think she might be able to like use the top lock. Yeah, that little staple will be able to
It’s not [ __ ] that Spider-Man blood. I can’t control it. Marie, they’re watching us if they I’m
not going to do nothing. They gave me some kind of shot. What the [ __ ] was it? Hepin. It’s an
anti-coagulant, so I wouldn’t make that cut worse. Although, I do understand how self mutilation
gives you comfort in trying times. Such an ass. No. No. Eyes off my boo boo. Unless you want me
back in Jordan and then to watch them die. Oh, back in Jordan. What do you want? Work with me.
You want to get out of here? You do exactly what I say. No push back, no [ __ ] I’m not going
to be your weapon. My what? I don’t want you to be a weapon. What do you salvation? My life,
your life, all our lives will be better once you have ascended to your full potential. Can I
get an amen? Amen. I think he wants her to cure him or his dad. We all know that you were
there when Marie was born. Your Odessa [ __ ] project. Just tell her what the [ __ ] you
want. Where did this backbone come from? Hey, you want to know why I picked you to fight with
Marie? Because I knew I could just climb inside you so easily and you would give up. Like, god, so
weak. All his assault lines, man. They’re really disturbing. You did fit me like a glove, though.
It felt wonderful being in your body. You’re a liar. It didn’t feel great for you. You were in
pain. Yeah, I may be weak, but you’re in pain all the time. I felt it. Pain right now. Okay. Uh,
you come with me. I’ve got something to show you. Yes. Um, I just thought you’d want to pay
your respect to Andre. In what way are you going to do? Final moments were spent here.
Or he was trying to break through. Don’t ever think you’re not an inspiration to people, Marie.
Jesus, man. If she can control blood, can’t she like control it at a cellular level or something?
With enough practice, enough finetuning, probably. Whoa. Oh my god. Dang. What’s happening? Oh my
god. Why am I here? Please don’t kill her. Both of you can walk out of here right now today
if she can be reasonable. Can you, Marie? Oh, she’s she does care. Pleading
for her sister. Well, sleep on it. Oh, what a cruel son of a [ __ ] Marie. Marie,
Marie, what happened? A season and a half of her wanting her sister and that’s Yeah, you
know that she would she would comply. Marie, I he wants me to ascend to my full potential. Do
whatever he wants. Fine, cuz I’m going to [ __ ] kill him. No interesting new crit. Oh no. K. Kac,
the [ __ ] happened to her? She’s bleeding. Who [ __ ] knows? Why don’t you have a mask? Collar
off. Not on. Get up. Dang thing’s on the fritz. Did you do your collar? Unlock me and give
me the keys. Sure thing. We were properly. There you go. Oh boy. That is
a a really fun and icky twist on what’s going on with their power.
Oh, the eyeball came with it. Well, that sort of worked. Got it. All right,
Kate. That key looks like a damn knife. God, it’s like the skeleton key for
everything. Let’s go, go, go, go, go, go. Oh my god, there’s so much more episode
happening. Yeah, so much. Jesus, King. This doesn’t make any sense. What? But
you guys got out, ran here. No guards, no alarms. Oh my god, he allowed this. No,
they want us to try like Andre. We don’t have a choice. Let’s split up. You guys go.
I’ll get Annabeth. Sorry, Anna. [ __ ] what? Or you all just go get Annabeth together. And
then nobody left behind this time. Come on. Oh, next episode’s going to be insane. Oh,
they got a cliffhanger on a prison break. said he wanted a whole plan and I think she
helped orchestrate it to be this way part of the um Sister Sage like her freaking name. She’s
my favorite. Yeah, it’s like they’re they’re thinking so many steps ahead. They’re Yeah,
that’s what she does. Oh my god. Oh my god. Is this real? Fix her. Are you going to have
to use your power? Put it back. Put it back. Blood her back. We do. I mean, this is pure
[ __ ] evil. Oh, yeah. That’s why we wanted this to go blood back. Pressure. You can
heal. You can cure salvation. That’s Yeah. Uh, what are you drawing blood from
everyone else? What are you doing exactly? Go 11. Dude, what are you doing to everyone else
then? She literally resurrected. They’re coming. Aren’t your powers great? That’s the cut. You
got great powers. Yeah. Let’s go back find mom and dad. Fix them, too. Oh, all right. Well,
that concludes another episode of Genv. Uh, that was a lot. I I thought that was going to end
a few times and then it just kept picking up. Uh, I have a lot to say. I think this is my favorite
episode of the season so far. But first, Gregory, I would agree with you. That is my favorite
episode of the season. That was pulsating as [ __ ] So many reveals. Finally got Annabth,
Sister Sage in the equation. So, this has got my brain kind of like a little rattled right now.
But yeah, I thought that was very gripping. Um, really emotionally tense. I feel like it finally
found its true footing. I was taking me a while to like kind of adjust to the pacing of this
particular season, but I thought this one was paced really well. I was so impressed with the
transition into the pre into the prison. I like how they adopted it just from their perspective. I
had my first fainting experience not long ago and it and I was like how it does really feel like
a second went by, you know, and to see it on that that caliber in such a horrifying way and to
know that like hey, no matter what you’re doing, you’re you’re probably just some pawn and you’re
probably doing exactly what they want you to do. And yeah, it’s like you got a lot of reveals
at the same time. like but they also got so many more questions now which is the best kind
of mystery and coming back to this season they have to implement a new mystery so yeah I really
I really enjoyed this a lot and I thought this was their best episode season 2 John what you yeah
yeah this has been on like a steady incline kind of like Peacemaker season 2 has for me where it’s
like you know we started off and I’m like yeah like this this is interesting and the further
we’ve gotten the more like gripped I’ve become and here yeah this episode I would agree is uh the
strongest most like propulsive so far. And I mean, it’s relatively relatively focused on a couple
of things, but I think that’s good. And I mean, like, I like being at Gdulkin. I like the college
campus vibes that the show uses to make itself sort of unique from the boys. However, uh yeah,
the twists and turns of the plan and them just coming to the agreement to go save Kate at all and
the continuing unfolding of who Cipher is and what he’s all about is like deliciously squirmy and
fascinating and uh and yeah, it seems like the next episode is going to be like one of those like
midseason. We’re just going to do like a crazy intense bottle breakout episode or something and
uh I’m here for that. Uh, I really, really love Cipher. Um, I’m so impressed by how manipulation
can be a superpower to a level where I don’t know if his ability to read people comes from being
able to get inside their heads or if it just is him reading people. I really like that as kind of
an archetype that goes into the theme of you are the thing you are and then their power makes
you more than that. Like people often say um, you know, you’re the same person when you’re rich
as you are when you’re, you know, not. and it just augments p like certain parts of your personality.
Uh and as someone who uh has been real real poor and is you know finally somewhat comfortable.
I see money as a bit of a uh not a superpower but as an elevation of personality and that’s
the closest parallel I can think of. Um because like I know you know getting strong and getting
smart and those things they kind of change your personality whereas like I know people that have
come from poverty to extreme wealth and it’s just exaggerated their personality. So, kind of seeing
that the same way with these these character choices. So, I really love that the through line
of her throwing up and and that being how she self harms and how her personality copes with the
world is also the self-mutilation of, you know, her being removed from her family and and then
the the vulnerability of Jordan and how that kind of ties into I think Cipher like he was already a
master manipulator and then his powers manifested from that. So when I think about the real world
application, I think about how people change when they get more power. And in a capitalist society,
money is power. So I think of this beautiful parallel of this man trying to get more power. And
in this case, it’s self- serving, but how much of his power lies in his actual V and how much lies
in his personality. And I think that’s a really fun theme this season that I’m really enjoying. So
uh I think that ties in beautifully with what we got with Sam. I think that is a really interesting
look at what we’re getting with Polarity. So, uh, and I also think it makes it look at a teen drama,
right? Like as, uh, someone who enjoys, you know, a good drama and teen stuff is always heightened
because of hormones and because of the extreme nature of that time that is looking at who you’re
going to be as an adult. So, it all ties into this one really cool theme. So, I like that. Yeah,
I like the complication of all the characters. This easily could have just evolved into the show
where, yeah, the boys is the one where the humans are the main characters and the superheroes
are all bad and here’s our chance to let the superheroes be good. But no one here is like a
superman in their ide ideology. Everyone here is kind of complicated. Makes some dark choices once
in a while. A lot of them have a violent history. And this episode magnified how and they made it
like explicitly clear with Sam. But it was it’s been a throughine for most of these characters
for a long time that a lot of their mental struggles that they have, whether it be like the
the diversions of self harm, the par the paranoia, the delusions, schizophrenia. I’m not sure exactly
what Sam has that these are conditions that it seems like they would have developed perhap even
even without the V or some way like this it could have been some default or or perhaps it’s cyclical
like yes the V is it’s not because of the V and their powers why they do this this has just become
their resort so to do a teen drama which is a lot of these struggles that teens do go through and
young adults go through I think they weave it in in a very natural way but at the same time without
without it being like, “Hey, making yourself throw up’s a superpower,” you know? Yeah. Like doing one
of those Percy Jackson things where they’re like, “Yeah, you have this thing and it’s actually
a superpower.” No, like it still encourages to overcome and take responsibility and that
is the real way of strengthening their powers is to overcome these actual struggles that they
do have, you know. Um, yeah, the Sam stuff was it was really really back and forth. I guess the
mom’s not bad at all. I was I was zigzagging. We felt that same paranoia he did. I mean, I think
they wanted us to, right? Because Yeah. Oh, they framed some shots of looking out the window. That
one smile. Like they know what they were doing. Yeah. Yeah. I think they’re good at using the tone
of the show against you at this point in this show because I think we’ve all been conditioned by the
boys and season one of Genby B to expect like a kind of gleefully mean attitude from behind the
camera. And I feel like this uh especially this episode has kind of gone has subverted that
expectation a number of times. Not that Sam’s parents couldn’t still be up to something that’s
not good, but uh I too like the kind of expansion on in the boys. I remember when we first find
out like, oh, Compound B, they they made this, we signed up and we gave them our kids. And you
know there you and the boys I remember feeling the sort of greed of that like oh you know it’s like
Starlight’s mom is this you know helicopter parent who wants to live through her daughter. And here
I think they do a nice job of bringing up the idea that like yeah we thought this would like I don’t
know somehow improve you or compensate for what you were already experiencing or or could like she
said protect you in some way. And to your point, yeah, it just made you more of what you are, you
know, and if you’re a baby snake and you don’t have any control over your own impulses already,
you’re just going to be that much more destructive when those impulses fire. And I like that in, you
know, you could easily see someone being like, why would you give a kid who’s got the mental
issues he does more power? But they had an older kid that was perfect, this golden boy,
and they saw like clearly they’d do anything to save their kid. And that is reality. Like you
do anything to save your kid. So you would do the, you know, the the the craziest opportunity.
So I I think the writing has been really good about how these specific messed up people and
everyone’s messed up in their own way ended up in this situation all rooted around Cipher who’s
just fascinatingly maniacally like evil. I wonder if there’s any commentary at all. I I am the worst
person to talk to when it comes to any of that conversation about what do vaccines cause with
certain, you know, mental conditions. I’m sure that’s some But I I wonder if like part of that
is a conversation too with giving people like like a Sam and him blaming, oh, I have this because of
the V than because of what they injected me with, you know? Yeah. Yeah. When it’s really more
complicated than that. And the genetics, like to your point earlier, I think they do a nice
job at the genetic side of things because yeah, it’s not just, oh, this thing you have is a
superpower. like it they all can be or they’re just these weird naturally occurring maladies and
abilities, you know, that you can harness one way or the other. And so, yeah, it it the way I don’t
know they handled like the the biological mutation part and then the science of tampering with that
is interesting and even though it’s yeah, not like a onetoone like they’re definitely drawing the
parallel of like that vaccines cause autism or something like that. it it is in the soup you can
sort of wonder about and I bet somebody who has been sort of isolated and radicalized the way Sam
has would be prone to believing that that is the case or something like that despite the irony that
you know he’s radicalized in Vot’s favor I also want to give just the show itself like this is a
spin-off show but it’s not a spin-off that doesn’t affect the other show it’s like a it’s like a
spin tiein show and the world building is so cool because the cameos aren’t just to be a cameo.
This is what appearances should be. Like cameos have become such a swear word and appearances can
enhance a world. And I really love like we’ve had uh Sister Sage, Sister Sage, we’ve had Black Noir,
we’ve had a ton of The Deep. We had Starlight open the show giving us like that anchor. So, I mean,
those are four of the leads of The Boys and it doesn’t ever feel like it’s pandering. It It
enhances the world. Even the Mave stuff here that like is a fun way to tie everything in. So,
I love the sister stages power are why she’s an important part of the show. I love that the
deeps frat broness like they’ve done a really good job just like playing with the tapestry of
the boys. Well, I think with Sage in the fold, she helped Homelander become president. Like that
was a big moment for her at the final episode of the last season of The Boys. Yeah. And not he’s
not president, but you know what I mean. The top king of the world. King of the world. King
of America at least. And and and then with her helping um Cipher guy out. What’s the character’s
name? Cipher. Is it Cipher? With her. It must have a regular name, right? Yeah. With the Dr. Gold or
something. Yeah. Dean Gold. Well, with her helping him out and they keep There’s a lot of mysteries
about that. It seems like the obvious one would be about healing people with certain condition.
Like he’s been keeping this one person alive. He’s dying of something. So, the power to heal.
But there’s also that thing they keep bringing up about Homelander not gonna Homelanders going to
feel threatened by this individual and Sage being involved in this with helping to elevate in some
weird behindthe-scenes minations is inadvertently helping u Marie ascend to her ultimate power.
It’s like oh she’s actually is she working against Homelander now? You know, are they working against
Homelander? There’s a lot there are a lot of these mysteries that tie. It’s weird. Like I think you
can watch all of The Boys without watching any of Gen V. But I think there are some things in Gen
V where you do need the boys. But I think Gen V knows that and GenV does isn’t trying to be like
we want to make it a show where you for sure don’t need to watch the boys. Instead they embrace that.
Yeah. And because if they were trying to do both, it would actually hinder the writing. And because
they’re not concerned with like we need to reel in people who don’t know the boys, they’re able
to really do something that is actually strongly written. Yeah. They just feel like they’re
adjacent on the same map. Yeah. And they feel of the same world in a way that isn’t too reliant on
gimmickry. Yeah. So impressed. Favorite episode. Uh loving the season. Uh I definitely, you know,
have been in and out a bit more, but I always feel like The Boys and Ginve crescendos in a really
wonderful way. I feel like every season I’ve been like, you know, not quite where I was last season,
and then by the end I’m like, yeah. So, we are in that era for me anyway where it’s like mid-season
white knuckle in experience. What a show. We will be back next week with more GenV. Hit that
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press buttons. We’ll see you next week. Bye. gang. It is that time once again to shout out
some of our royalist, most dedicated rejects. And you know what? It’s the Halloween season.
It’s the best time of year. It’s time to start bobbing for apples and hanging decorations and
throwing parties with costumes galore. And oh, it looks like we got a whole lineup out
the door of some of our most uh you know, spookiest patrons. Double uh superlative. Anyway,
gang, thank you for coming to our party. And oh, look who’s here first. It’s Aaron and Aaron
dressed in the classic Dracula outfit, but with a cape made out of those really long CVS receipts.
And they’re all garlic related products. That is so inventive. But we got to mix up the genders
here because we got a Dia Chamberlain now showing up as a a porcelain doll with a with a cracked
face paint which later reveals like her her limbs are stitched together with with barb wire. So
spooky. Oh and and and hey, talk about unisex names. Now Adrien’s here. Adrien dressed not as
the character from Rocky but as Jason. Classic except get this, the mask. Adrian just glued it
right onto their face. So you live this way now. Alan Smithy in pure fashion. He showed up as the
invisible man. No one saw him, but he was there. It was creative. It was. Thank you. Thank you. And
hey. Oh, look. Alyssa Goodwin’s next through the door. Alyssa Goodwin is a fairy godmother coming
in to bless us. But uh the wings are not those like fairy butterfly wings. They’re bat wings
and they’re all bloody and gross. Oh [ __ ] Well, Annie is here as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, of
course. And she’s got a Toto, but it is made out of a real dog. It’s a taxi turmy dog. Oh, good.
Second life for for that. That’s what I’m talking about. Anthony Donato, love to see you. And
dressed as one of my favorite spooky creatures. A scarecrow stuffed with writhing uh writhing like
live worms. Thanks for explaining. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Writhing. That’s a big word. It is. Not as
big as Boing 84. He’s here as a bouncing pumpkin piñata with with blood and candy that spills out
with with every hop. Yes. He’s called a period pumpkin. Yeah. Fun for all the kids. Fun for all
the children. Bray, after you get your candy, uh, Bray, you can you can grab some of his mummy
bandages and wipe your mouth off because Bray’s a mummy. And get this, though. The wrappings,
they’re not, you know, they’re they’re not they’re braids of human hair. They’re not like toilet
paper or nothing. Oh, my kind of friend, Brian Perry. He showed up as the wolf man, but he’s he’s
mid transformation. Clever. So, it’s part hairy, part flesh, just literally spilling. and he got
really method about it. So, it’s his actual flesh. Absolutely love to see it. Chase Wagner next
through the door with a bit of an old west flare dressing up like a cowboy classic costume except
he’s got a noose dragon, a super spooky skeleton. Wow. Yeah. Wow. Crazy. That’s grim. What happened
there? That’s nuts. Well, Chris Wamoff showed up as Frankenstein’s monster, and he brought
his fiance, who’s there as the bride, but he decapitated her, and her head’s on backwards now.
Permanent costume, permanent love, permanent. Just sew her head right onto your shoulder. Christian
is here dressed as a vampire priestic, conflict of interest, giving out communion wafers made of
flesh and blood. Well, check this out. Christopher Lant. Everyone’s favorite Gothic character, Edward
Scissor Hands. Oh, except the hands are are made out of rusty garden shears that are oozing with
blood. Yeah, what if he wasn’t secretly a sweet boy? Cliff Rodriguez classic costume once again.
Ghost face from Scream. You’ll love to see it. Every party’s got one. But get this. The mel
you made the mask out of wax. So throughout the night just gets spookier as it melts. Oh my
god, that must hurt. Not as much as Cyrus Soal, is he? Because he’s a surgeon with bloody tools
still inside him. He’s a self surgeon. So his organs are are hanging out. We got sick fans. We
do. We do. But hey, we love him just the same. Dan Victoriao included among that. Dressed as the
Phantom of the Opera. And uh but get this though. It’s uh who who at the top the one whoever came in
with Jason’s mask glued to their face part that’s why because part of their face uh faking Dan took
and stapled to his face ruining the momentum here John Danny Rivera showed up here as the unused
Angelina Jolie bride of Frankenstein with divorce papers for Bradley Pit. Oh no. Oh no. And
speaking of Brad Pitt, David Gandandy is dressed as the sexy Brad Pitt vampire from Interview
with the vampire, but then later mid party he does a little quick costume change. Now he’s Nos
Feratu. Both ends of the costumes in once kind of like the duality of Dylan Jagger cuz he’s here as
the Joker, but he’s tattooing himself in real time writing please help me on his forehead. Definitely
love it. And speaking of foreheads, Druid’s got one. Yes, he does. But not today cuz he’s the
headless horseman. [ __ ] But get this. Druid’s walking around holding that head under under under
an arm there and feeding it pizza. So, it’s like a cool party trick that goes just nowhere. Doesn’t
digest. Elaine Delos is there as a witch with a a cauldron full of, you know, blended guest drinks
and and eyeballs. Jungle juice for the party and guts cuz that’s a theme we got to go. Definitely
is. Eric Horseman as well loves a little bit of blood and guts cuz he’s dressed as Michael Myers,
but only the mask. No coveralls, no shoes, no nothing. Just mask and nothing else. And he’s just
creeping every corner. That’s awesome, dude. Well, Fly Panam is here as a pilot zombie. Excellent.
Who is dragging an actual engine from the plane with him still on fire, gas leaking and all. And
it’s a real Panama engine, too. Flying Scotsman flew in on that flight. And Flying Scotsman
in true Scottish fashion is dressed as William Wallace from Braveheart, but he’s actually like
slightly disembalanced so you can make it spooky. So, he’s got like guts hanging out and stuff. The
alternate ending. Well, Gabriel is here and he showed up as an atheist. A pure atheist, so he’s
nothing cuz he doesn’t believe any of this spooky [ __ ] is possibly real. Really bringing the vibes
down around the party. Yeah. Really grounding things. But it’s okay cuz Heather Petrulo is here.
Petrio uh to bring up the mood, the spirit with some cheers, pompoms and all cuz he’s a zombie
cheerleader. the sexiest kind of zombie. Well, you know what’s also sexy? Jack’s on Ryan. He’s
there as Freddy Krueger, but his his glove claws are are syringes. Freddy part three, of course.
Yeah. Yeah. Dream Warriors. Good Freddy. Good one. It’s iconic. But you know what else is pretty
iconic? Yeah, that’s a good one. James Collins, who is dressed uh in a three-piece suit, but he’s
also a werewolf. So he’s like a fancy, you know, like Patrick Baitman werewolf and he’s going to
perform the toast for the party. Oh, excellent stuff. Well, Janice Bragg is there as Carrie from
the movie Carrie drenched in real pig’s blood. We love authenticity. We love authenticity. And
there’s also serving hot dogs, so it’s on theme. Excellent. And speaking of uh hot dogs, Jen Smith
has brought a ventriloquist dummy is feeding it hot dogs. And uh and also what? Oh, that’s not a
hot dog. Someone’s severed hand is in the dumy’s mouth. Whose is it? Find your severed hand. Well,
Joe is here and he’s dressed as the grim reaper except he has two sights duct taped into an X.
Excellent. We love to hear that. It’s even scarier than a normal Reaper. And speaking of scary,
Hannibal Lectar just showed up. Oh, wait. No, it’s Julian Audino. And uh but then the muzzle
they had to level up and put the saw bear trap on Hannibal. It’s a crossover. Whoa. [ __ ] Julian uh
Adino is who you shouted out cuz I want to shout out Waln Goria cuz it’s alphabetical. Absolutely.
They showed up um with a zombie mariachi. Hey, dragging an accordion that screams when played.
That’s awesome. I want to try. So cool and Mexican. Absolutely. Derto is coming. And speaking
of uh people coming to the party, it’s Kayla the King. Oh [ __ ] Dressed in a king’s crown, but
it’s like impaled into her scalp. And she’s also dressed as the Burger King. Oh crap. Well,
Kevin Meek is here dressed as Norman Bates from Gus Vans. Nor the better version. Wow. Yeah, the
superior one making wedding crasher jokes. Who’s next? Hey, Kadiah Sims dressed as Valak the nun.
Uh, and the face paint just keeps melting off cuz you got to spend more money on your cosplays. All
right. You can’t be buying that cheap stuff. Well, damn. You know what’s cheap? Landon Miller.
He showed up as a clown. Oh, that’s classic. Just a clown. Just a clown. With a shotgun.
With a shotgun. And speaking of shotguns, uh, Lorenzo Baxter is shooting through the door in a
skeleton makeup, full body. Um, except the bones, uh, keep cracking and spewing, uh, you know,
blood and tar and little candies everywhere. Well, Lair Hawkins showed up as a fallen angel,
an actual fallen angel. Like they fell and they’re injured and their wings came off from
someone mugging the angel, ripping it off and now this angel’s out for revenge. Yeah, as all
good angels are. Back costume. It’s awful. Yeah, don’t worry. But Luke is here. Classic
dressed as Leatherface with the chainsaw, but it runs on beer instead of gas. So everybody
get ready to chainsaw bomb. Party boy. Texas Chainsaw Blaster Mace Blair is here as a zombie
football player carrying around his own severed head as of the ball. Now it’s a functioning
zombie. I don’t know, but it is. You know, we got to change the rules to keep it fresh somehow.
And speaking of uh keeping things fresh, Marjorie here to keep things fresh. No, wait. Hold on.
It’s It’s Marco Tun still’s here before Marjorie. Jack Skellington. Whoa, is that you?
That’s why I didn’t recognize you, Margo, cuz it is a photorealistic one. Better than the
Disneyland one. And you’ve got real skin scratched across your skull. To give us an idea of who Jack
looked like as a man. Well, Marjorie is dressed as a banshee who’s who’s shrieking so loud it’s
breaking the hot dogs at the party. Oh, they’re exploding. But it’s okay. Hot dogs cuz Matthew
Arms is getting in there. Matthew dressed as Chucky. but lifesized and and his knife uh keeps
growing larger every hour. So, he’ll be blocking chunks of hot dog left and right. Well, Melissa
Taylor’s there as a Chucky’s bride. Tiffany, but with a bouquet of severed hands. Why not?
Yeah, sure. Ads on. Take one. And hey, after that, we got Michael B. Omnimedia dressed as Candyman.
And everyone’s giving him weird looks because he didn’t just, you know, he didn’t race bend it. Oh
[ __ ] He made he made some questionable decisions and uh he’s covered in bees and honey. Holy crap.
Well, Male Lyndon is dressed as real depiction James Bond. He’s got syphilis, chlamyia. He’s got
all kinds of diseases. And he’s a wanted criminal who’s traumatized by the amount of death he has
inflicted upon the world. That’s right. Really good costume. That’s right. And oh, hey, look at
it. Look it. It’s Morgan Cobb. We got a duplicate costume. How embarrassing. There’s two invisible
men at the party, both butt naked, so that we don’t tell that they’re actually there. Well,
Naj Krishnan is here as zombie Gandhi because Greg is very racist. That’s it. Rhymes, you know,
Gandhi could be a zombie. In the Romero world, he probably still be fighting for peace. And
I know Naj will appreciate that with his dual pledge. Philip J. Smith Jr. is here and got to
follow Gandhi up with some Jack Torrance from The Shining cuz why not? And he’s actually brought the
door with him. So he’s just like looking through each couple minutes going, “Here’s Johnny.” Wow.
We’re like, “You could put that down.” Wow. You could grab a drink. Well, Ricardo Martinez is
here dressed as Zombie Chay. Zombie Chay. Yeah, Michael Chay or Cheay Gua. Tay Guivera. Zombie
Chay Gua. Of course, because Greg is racist. It’s a revolutionary Halloween party. And speaking
of uh uh Ray, Riley Peterson’s here. Thanks for showing up as Ash from the Evil Dead with your
chainsaw hand that you actually applied to your own severed hand. It’s a euphemism. It is. Robert
Pala is there as like a stitched up marionette dangling from real meat hooks. Oh, ew. Yep. That’s
creepy as heck. It’s a euphemism. That meat hook. But it’s okay because Ron Beak III is here dressed
as a pirate ghost [ __ ] just like in the film I haven’t seen. John Carpenters the fog and uh he’s
got a sword permanently stabbed through his rib cage. Oh my god. Well, Ronson SG is here. He’s
a he’s a ghoul and and and a tuxedo with maggots crawling out of his breast pocket. So it’s like
out of his heart. Mature. Yes, it is. And speaking of mature, uh, Raqu is here as a glitching, uh,
you know, like cyber demon, which is why your name comes out like that, cuz you know, in cyber
glitches, there’s no vowels and uh, your face pixelates every time you scream. It’s actually the
sickest effects at the party. Holy [ __ ] Well, Ryan McKenna is there as Pumpkin Head with rotting
and oozing worms and why not wax melting on their face and Lance Hendrickson. But it’s okay. Scott
Schlay is next through the door, dressed as the crow. Uh, but each feather on the crow’s body is
a hot dog. Is he the crow or a crow? He’s just a crow made of hot dogs. Okay. Shannon Darbone is
here. Uh, she’s a she’s a witch doctor. Oh, with uh candle wax fusing to their face because that’s
our goto today. Yeah. Yeah, that’s what happens. Yeah. And and she’s and she’s in a bikini. And uh
Oh, hey, look. We got Simply Faded coming in as a sheet ghost, but she ghost is soaked in gasoline
cuz it’s a Molotov sheet ghost. Okay. You throw it at your enemies to spook them and burn them.
SJ94 is there saying calling everyone gay like it’s the early 2000s. Okay. Yep. Just finding any
excuse to be like that’s gay and laughing at it. and he was kicked out of the party. Outdated
colloquialisms are the real nightmare. That’s what he’s here dressed as, an outdated colloquialism.
Thank you, SJ. And speaking of uh things that’ll never go out of date, Stardust and Madness is here
dressed as an alien xenomorph just throwing little face hugger candies at everybody. Oh my god, love
to see it. Disgusting. Tavia Shields is there as a sexy bloody nurse who’s carrying a defibrillator
that that she’s shocking people mid dance to get the electricity moving like a Silent Hill nurse.
Hey, and Tamach is here as a zombie samurai, which I really think would be pretty cool. Uh and uh you
know, you’ve got a a katana that is made of human bones and fingernails. Oh god. traps the souls
of the ones they kill. Tyra is here as Little Red Riding Hoodie. Um she’s she’s a gangster uh
from like she’s got a crew here of of the riding hoods. Yep. And she’s got a wolf pack with her.
It’s pretty badass motorcycle. Don’t underestimate them. And they’re all little folk. Oh, hey. And
Tyler Heg is here in one of my favorite uh kinds of costume. We just put a jacko’lantern on his
head. He’s just a pumpkin head man. Yeah. Like an over the garden wall or something like that. But
he’s got fire coming out of his eyes and a candle in his mouth. Well, Zen Science showed up with his
family. Oh, good. And they’re all dressed as the human centipede. Excellent. Just crawl right in.
A really comfortable family. Uh-huh. One of you can try the snacks. He’s in the middle. Bob for
apples. Well, I think that was a great party. I think it was a great party. Yeah. Can’t wait
to see how long it takes those apples to get through that centipede. What are you dressed as?
I am dressed as uh Michael Sheen from Underworld. The one costume available to me with this hair
and beard combination. That’s crazy because What are you dressed as? I’m dressed as Charlie Sheen
from the Netflix documentary. Excellent. Winning. Absolutely. With a with a severed tiger head on
your actual head. Parting of the hair. I look good. You do. You do. And you guys all look good
in your fancy spooky costumes. Thank you for being here for another month, celebrating the Reject
Nation, making the Reject Nation what it is. We appreciate all of you. Hope you have a good spooky
season and we will catch you for Thanksgiving in a month’s time. There we go. So, uh, work up that
appetite and we’ll see you soon. Love you guys.
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Halfway thru the new season, Greg, Coy, & John RETURN to give their Gen V Season 2 Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, Breakdown, Ending Explained, Theories, & Spoiler Review!
Greg Alba, Coy Jandreau & John Humphrey dive into Gen V Season 2 Episode 5 (“The Kids Are Not Alright”)—where trust is shattered, memories are weaponized, and one of the biggest betrayals of the season explodes into view. The Boys spin-off continues to push darker, more personal stakes as we see the fallout from the memory wipe revealed in Episode 4.
In this episode, Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair — Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) reunites with Jordan Li (London Thor / Derek Luh) and Emma Meyer (Lizze Broadway) only to find something in her own body—a hidden tracking device—that fuels her growing paranoia and distrust. Meanwhile, Cate Dunlap (Maddie Phillips — Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist) is revealed as the one behind the memory erasures, acting under the instructions of Dean Cipher (Hamish Linklater — The Gentlemen, A Discovery of Witches) in a twist that leaves her closest friends reeling. Andre (who passed away in offscreen circumstances this season) remains a presence, as his memory and betrayal continue to haunt the group’s dynamics.
Highly talked-about and meme-worthy moments in this episode include the shocking revelation that Cate was wiping memories herself (not Rufus, as everyone suspected), the dramatic mic drop confrontation with Andre about trust (“You’re a f—ing monster…”), and the visceral puppet fight sequence where hallucinations and real danger collide in Alexander’s surreal horror imagery. Episode 5 raises the question: when does protection become control?
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Funny you say this is your favorite episode of the season cause it's my LEAST favorite. At the beginning I was getting a little frustrated with the narrative because I started thinking, "What is the End Goal for this season?" This season seems like a collection of mini missions that go wrong and then start all over again. But there is no real goal for anyone, other than stay out of Elmira. And the ending could have been really powerful… but then they had to make Marie, Jesus Christ. Manipulating blood is one thing but now she can resurrect the dead?? I guess she can fix a dead brain that lost oxygen for too long as well. Also, in the preview for the next episode, it's highly suggested that Annabeth is a sup too. Like I said, I have no idea what any of the characters are ultimately trying to achieve this season, accept for Cypher. I just hope they can stick the landing for this season cause right now, it seems a bit sloppy.
Hamish Linklater is absolutely killing it in this role and now I need him to interact with Antony Starr
I honestly really do prefer Cipher as a villain to Homelander at this point. Even if they once again made him have an “icky yucky kink” like they do with every other villain for some reason except Neuman, Edgar, and Butcher. I guess for shock value or to make him look more “pathetic.” It’s always been awfully conservative thinking for shows as progressive as these. But anyway, Cipher has style, flair, and intelligence while Homelander’s sucking on Firecracker’s boobs and seems to have his IQ decreased by the season. It’s a shame Cipher’s likely not making it out of this season alive.
Sam’s storyline this episode of reconciling with his parents, learning what really happened to him, and struggling with his mental illness was very nice. Shame he hasn’t been given much focus this season. It’s also a shame they haven’t committed to Cate being a menacing villain and doubling down on depravity after last season finale. It feels like lately both shows have for some reason felt the need to “redeem” every villain who has layers to them (the only “layers” to Homelander, Deep, Firecracker, and Sage come from their shitty pasts. And don’t get me started on new, irritating, and cartoony Noir). And honestly, some of the superhero productions both shows thumb their noses at have been better at just letting villains stay villains, regardless of their layers.
Einstein and weird Barbie …. was that a sort of nod to Oppenheimer and Barbie
they have made emma so insufferable these past few eps imo
The audio mixing here is bad guys. The show is so loud and you guys are so soft.
Now it makes sense my Cypher was making that chicken smoothie at the beginning of the season 🤢
I really think Marie's true power might be biokinesis.
7:33 Jaby had me hollering when he said the Sinster Six comes from these doors. Since that's exactly how Amazing Spiderman 2 did that nonsense set up with the Six behind those Oscorp doors 😂
"You're in pain all the time" yep he's definitely being puppeted by the ball sack guy
The second that Sister Sage wanted the burned body to see them fucking instead of Cipher, it basically confirmed that the burned body is Godolkin using Cipher as a…cipher. It also makes sense considering she's extremely intelligent, Godolkin must be like a role model in her eyes considering he was intelligent enough to create Compund V and is responsible for everything she has accomplished to date.
I thought when marie was trying to bring back annabeth to life, emma, jordan, and cate's head would explode because of nosebleed
I still think crispy man is puppeting dean’s body. That’s why he doesn’t feel anything with stabbing his hand and Jordan said they just felt pain when he was in their body. Man is fucked up beyond anything and probably only feels pain. Why they just screwed in front of him with no thought about it cause otherwise that’s weird. Think he might want Marie to fix his original body since apparently she can bring people back from the dead but she’s using everyone else somehow to do it?
This season is exactly how expected the New Mutants movie and The Institute new TV series…SHOULD'VE BEEN
I remember not finishing watching both of em due to the boring acting and back stores. But I do love Ana Taylor Joy in New Mutants. I only watched her fighting on YouTube clips😂
The Boys/Gen V (VCU) knows how to make the most terrifying villains!
Lovin' that Deadpool 2 reference with the depower doggy collar on them😊
13:40 male Jordan is the invulnerable one. He safe guards his emotions more i guess and is not very good at telling the truth.
This is why he changed to female form when he told everyone the truth about Andre's death and the Cate attack. So i think female Jordan showcases her emotions a lot more. Th actors talked about how they approached the character.
sage's gift that was comming is annabeth i just realized
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How is it that nobody has realized that cipher is really just Thomas Godolkin who is in the hyperbaric chamber he's simply possessing a human body using a mind control, and walks around himself cipher to pass as a supe to do what his burned body is in no condition to. ( finish his experiment) .This is why he is always in pain and marie can see no compound V in his blood because it really is just a human body being used as a puppet. This stuff isn't hard to see through.
The Andre actor must have played a huge role in this season's original story because so much of this season has been referencing their time in Elmira without any flashbacks or thorough explanation. It's been the glaring hole in this show. It's clear a lot changed but why not take more time to rewrite the plot as opposed to what we have, which feels like they just filmed everything that didn't require the actor and used exposition to take care of any gaps.