The show is famous for its darkly comic parodies of the world’s most famous super characters and the sheer amount of exploding bodies their abilities cause.
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This inversion is particularly significant because it strengthens the subversiveness of the series as a whole. Though the two spend the first two seasons being ideologically juxtaposed as many hero-villain pairs do (Butcher wants to rid the world of supes and Homelander sees himself as a God among mortals), the third season propels the show’s subversiveness in new directions by adding a new twist in their dynamic by setting up Butcher as the uncanny double of Homelander. Homelander acts as the nemesis of the show’s non-powered protagonist, Billy Butcher ( Karl Urban). No character is more exemplary than the manipulative, sociopathic Superman send-up that leads the show’s super-squad, Homelander ( Antony Starr). The Boys most obviously subverts superhero conventions by making the majority of its superpowered characters decidedly non-heroic. The series’ remedy for super-malaise comes from the show’s outlandish and irreverent lampooning of today’s super-obsessed pop culture.
Since the show first premiered, The Boys has been the perfect antidote for anyone who feels like there is an oversaturation of superhero content. Editor's note: This article contains spoilers for Season 3 of The Boys.
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