The Boys is a bizarre mashup of true absurdity and uncanny real-world parallels. Sure, it’s silly that a Trumpian Superman is the main antagonist of the popular superhero parody series. But! It’s tough to say that the concept is any more or less moronic than what our actual former president is up to on any given day. Earlier this week, Trump warned a crowd in the Las Vegas desert about shark attacks after he was found guilty of more than thirty counts in a hush-money scheme with a porn actor. If that’s not The Boys coded, then I don’t know what is.So the fact that Homelander (Antony Starr) kicks off season 4 with his own Trump-esque trial is no less surprising. Mirroring Trump’s infamous quote that he could “shoot somebody and not lose voters,” Homelander ended season 3 by killing a man in broad daylight with his laser vision. Instead of fearing his power, his right-wing supporters absolutely loved it. Now Homelander finds himself more unencumbered than ever before. Meanwhile, Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and Hughie Cambell (Jack Quaid) continue their operations as “The Boys.” They’re working for the CIA to assassinate Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit), an anti-supe congresswoman running for higher office. In the spin-off series, Gen V, she revealed that she secretly has superpowers… Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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The Boys Season 4, Episode 1 Recap
