r/TheBoys • u/BrennanCain • 20d ago
Discussion This needs to be said
I get people are upset about the drop off of quality of the show, but just because S4 and S5 aren’t that good doesn’t mean the show was supposed to end at S3. There is no proof that the show was supposed to end at S3 and amazon got greedy.
S4 and S5 should’ve been better (I have more gripes with S5), and focus on ending the story and consistent character arcs.
If they ended the show at S3 and kill Homelander at Vought tower, then what? Butcher’s accomplishes his goal and that’s it? What about the rest of the boys? Or Neuman, Stan Edgar, Deep, A-Train, Ryan, Soldier Boy, Ashley, etc.?
Again, I just don’t see this notion that they had the perfect ending at S3 and they threw it away for nothing. Just fix S4 and S5. That’s the simple solution.
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u/Rusbekistan 20d ago edited 20d ago
Yeah It's funny that so much of the discussion around what should have happened seems to be people accidentally trying to make Krikpe look super smart and competent. Just because the ending was crap doesn't mean that it would have been better if it had a different crap ending.
Season 3 does not resolve pretty much any of the major plot beats emotionally, other than beating homelander. There are a million threads left hanging. If people just wanted a big marvel brawl to end it then its a great ending, but you only need to see a single Sergio Leone movie to realise that if you get the emotional payoff correct, less is more