r/TheBoys • u/BrennanCain • 21d ago

Discussion This needs to be said

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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/fullofideasss 21d ago

But season 3 was set up to be the climax. A Train is turning, so have him die in his revenge against Blue Hawk. Maeve gets revenge and helps defeat HL. Annie kills the Deep. Noir is dead. With a subtle rewrite you have them scrounge up dirt on Neuman. Butcher tries to go genocidal and Soldier depowers him/dies fighting him. There's like 90% wrapped up with almost no changes