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- There’s never been a secret to the satire of The Boys. From the beginning, the bywords have been bigger, broader, and bloodier. Since it started airing in 2019, the series has sent up and torn down American cultural cornerstones—capitalism, the media, and, most obviously, superheroes—by dialing up their darkness to a ridiculous degree.
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Jun 25, 2024 · Since the show’s inception in 2019, The Boys has been a superhero allegory about Trump, dangerous authoritarianism, political fanaticism, Nazis, and America’s sway toward fascism. Its showrunner,...
- Alex Abad-Santos
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Jun 21, 2022 · The Boys isn’t subtle. Amazon’s hit superhero adaptation has been taking shots at the entire political spectrum since its debut, happy to poke fun at the cynical exploitation of rainbow capitalism, America’s toxic gun culture, and the rise of dangerous rhetoric in the current social landscape.
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Jun 13, 2024 · Most of all, though, the show’s political satire this season often falls flat because it isn’t satire—it’s imitation verging on transcription. “Yes, Homelander on ‘The Boys’ Is ...
- Ben Lindbergh
Jun 16, 2024 · The Boys Season 2 featured a subplot centered around The Seven’s new team-up superhero movie, which provided a satirical commentary on the creatively bankrupt nature of the MCU. Every member of...
Jun 13, 2024 · Some right-wing fans of The Boys were vocally unhappy online when Kripke made the already-obvious-to-most Trump connection explicit in a 2022 interview with this publication. As it turns out ...
- Brian Hiatt
Jun 26, 2024 · “The Boys” began as a middle finger to the M.C.U., but it evolved into an electrifying political satire in its second season, which aired just ahead of the 2020 election.
Jun 7, 2024 · TV Features. For Eric Kripke, ‘The Boys’ Was Always About Trumpism. As the showrunner grows his darkly comic satire into a franchise — and spoofs a certain trial and presidential election in...