The Boys: If Quentin Tarantino Made a Superhero Show

<p>Today we talk about The Boys, Amazon's anti-superhero story. </p><br><p>Season 1 used superheroes to represent police, military, sports stars and Hollywood celebrities and explore blind hero worship. Season 2 delves into the dirty underside of manufactured heroism with a character named Stormfront (Aya Cash) who uses memes to gain fame and try to steal the superhero group The Seven from its leader, Homelander (Anthony Starr), a kind of demented cross between Superman and Captain America.</p><br><p>There are Nazis, a BDSM relationship between Stormfront and Homelander that involves lasers, and so, so many exploding heads.</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>