The Boys is Amazon original tv show that follows the lives of six superheros and two “villains” who dedicate themselves to exposing the heroes for who they really are.
In this tv show, superheros are not who they seem to be. In everyday life, superheros are portrayed as inherently good; they are selfless and only want to help others. However, in The Boys, the superheros are selfish and corrupt. Two men, Hughie and Billy task themselves with revealing the corrupt secrets to the world.
The Boys begins with the protagonist, Hughie in a loving conversation with his girlfriend, Robin. As the two are talking, the superhero, A-train, speeds past them with such fast speeds, that he unintentionally kills Robin. After the death of Robin, Hughie is approached by Billy, who reveals the corrupt truths of the superheros. The two then begin their journey to try and stop the superheros from doing more damage throughout the city.
The Boys is not a regular tv show surrounded by superheros. In a normal show about superheros, the audience can expect violence, but never see much gore, or the consequences of the violence. The Boys excessively uses gore and violence to create a world in which no one person is inherently good. The superheros are corrupt, the “villains” have compassion, and the world that surround them is a shade of gray.
The genius of the show creates feelings of conflict within the viewer. The viewer, who has been conditioned their whole life to love superheros, is forced into the villains perspective, to learn why they do the things they do. It feels wrong to feel compassion for them but they are humans too, and sometimes the “good guys” wronged them.
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