The Boys season 3

Throughout the eight episodes, the show continues the narrative that Homelander (Antony Starr)--and many superheroes in general--is corrupt with power, and The ...

It continues to grow and evolve the world it lives in without losing that identity either. Homelander is constantly dealing with this, and A-Train has a few moments where he's really trying to appeal to the public, to regain his popularity--in one of the funniest faux commercials to date, mocking an infamous beverage ad from a few years back. There is one bump in the road later on where some characters resemble certain real-life politicians a bit too closely. It's a limited series that works in a lot of government intrigue as well. This leads to one of the most disturbing moments in the entire season in a sequence where he's psychologically torturing someone else. Because the basics for this series are so simple and easy to understand, branching out to make new stories and new lore that fits within the already presented narrative feels simple and because of this is easy to digest by the viewer. In The Boys, that's what being a superhero is all about--and it's been about for a while. In the comics, it's a getaway where the supes have sex, do drugs, and let off some steam. She's on a path to becoming the change the world needs. In the broadest strokes, The Boys is all over the place, in the best way possible. Prime Video's original series The Boys arrives for Season 3 on June 3, and the upcoming slate of eight episodes takes the series in numerous directions. The worldbuilding is built into the stories, rather than the stories being squished into a box in order to fit what's already been presented the past two seasons.

The Boys Season 3 is finally here. The perfect remedy for your Marvel fatigue, this dystopian tale of 'Supes' and those seeking to stop them is back.

The Boys Season 3 is an Amazon Prime video exclusive. Here’s where and when you can stream The Boys Season 3 before a quick recap on what happened in season 2. The season ends with Hughie showing up to work for this double agent who’s on Vought’s payroll. There are eight Episodes to enjoy in this season of The Boys. Amazon is doing us a solid by dropping the first three on Friday June 3. After this, we’ll have a better idea of when the latter episodes will drop. Have you seen The Boys yet?

This review of The Boys season 3 contains no spoilers and is based on all eight episodes. Ever since satire was invented people have loved to claim that ...

In that respect, The Boys remains the rare streaming TV property that understands how to exploit both the advantages of streaming (accessibility, memeification) and traditional serialized storytelling (escalation, rhythm, and *ahem* consistent episode lengths). It’s in exploring that question that The Boys bumps into its first major character introduction of the year. Like we said, the show really does have a handle on the Western cultural landscape. Just as important as the shock the opening minutes of this season provides, however, is how economically it catches viewers up with each character in the show’s sprawling cast. Something has to give with Homelander in season 3 and wouldn’t you know it, it eventually does in breathtaking fashion. I’m just so tired of losing.” It’s a valid question, borne of frustration that is eerily reflected in much of our political discourse today. Characters like Annie January a.k.a. Starlight (Erin Moriarty), Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), and Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott) build upon the cheeky “Girls Get It Done” Vought campaign from last season to uh…really get shit done. When The Boys season 3 premieres its first three episodes this Friday, June 3 on Prime Video, even the most satire-agnostic among us will have to concede that the show is onto something. In speaking to Den of Geek at SXSW prior to season 3’s premiere, The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke revealed that the first 15 minutes of season 3 was “by far” the craziest thing the show had ever done. No pop culture entity in living memory has better understood the human inclination towards hero worship better than The Boys and this third season puts that understanding to use in profoundly insightful and entertaining ways. The impulse is understandable as sometimes the world is so intensely bizarre that there doesn’t appear to be much point in comedically exaggerating it further. The rubber meets the road quickly and loudly.

We live in a world over-saturated by superhero movies with obsessive fans clamoring for the next predictable energy battle finale and loudly campaigning for ...

Starr continues to give the most unsettling performance as Homelander—descending fully into a madness that we haven’t seen before, which is saying something because Homelander has been a narcissistic psychopath since day one, but Season 3 takes him to entirely new levels. By the end of the season, Soldier Boy’s introduction begins to feel a lot more like this is The Boys’ Captain America: Civil War, right down to a secret about parents that tears the Seven apart. While character development is a very important discussion, this review would be remiss not to dive headfirst into a character that fans have been anxiously awaiting the introduction of: Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles). Riffing on the ever-popular trope of a superhero being taken by enemy forces, brainwashed, and turned into a weapon, Soldier Boy is brought in Season 3 as Butcher’s last-ditch effort in destroying Homelander. While he’s not quite the same cartoonishly ridiculous character that was created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson in their comic book series by the same name, he is almost everything that fans were hoping for. While he has come close a number of times, and he has certainly put a dent in the population of supes, Season 3 brings him the closest to achieving his goals—but at a great cost. Since the start of the series, Butcher has been on a singular mission to get revenge against Homelander for what he did to Becca and, in the process, bring down Vought and put an end to superpowered individuals in general. We live in a world over-saturated by superhero movies with obsessive fans clamoring for the next predictable energy battle finale and loudly campaigning for studios to release some director’s cut of the last big team-up movie.

The Boys are back in town and are ready to cause carnage in season 3 of the Prime Video series.

The Boys season 3 will premiere with the first three episodes on Friday, June 3 on Amazon Prime Video. New episodes will be available each Friday, leading up to the season finale on July 8. Urban's Butcher is still bloodthirsty, yet he's still reeling from the death of his wife and has been slightly subdued following the events of season 2. Dominique McElligott’s Queen Maeve is one of the casualties, being very little more than a narrative plot device. Chace Crawford, who plays The Deep, has some hilarious moments, bringing most of the laughs in this sometimes somber show. Despite a long break, or perhaps because of it, there's a whole lot to gasp at during these episodes. And then there are The Boys themselves.

But even a subdued Homelander (Starr) is still dangerous. The answer to taking him down may lie with the original Supe, Soldier Boy (Ackles).

Indeed, Homelander’s unpredictable nature has always been The Boys’ trump card in relation to other contemporary superhero content. Queen Maeve ( Dominique McElligott) is a bit shortchanged by the material in early episodes, but other subplots are heartfelt. But any concerns that The Boys’ capacity to shock has dimmed in the context of its new counterparts are emphatically blown out of the water within the first ten minutes, thanks to an Ant-Man riff so completely outrageous that it really has to be seen to be believed.

The Boys Season 3 keeps the hits coming as it's back to work for Butcher's crack squad of superhero with all the bleakness and bloodiness you'd hope.

Part of me wishes Season 3 let Hughie's pleasant little cubicle bubble last a bit longer — the other half relishes a continuation of Season 3 that confirms to action-horror fans they ain't seen nothin' yet. The Boys keeps the pedal pressed as tremendous acts of violence, fury, and revenge leave a wake of bodies in a mere few hours thus far. Season 3 doesn't allow any of its characters a moment to breathe, which is the bread and butter of The Boys. Starlight's (Erin Moriarty) required to be Hughie's confidant once more, but luckily, there’s enough added to the mix that it doesn't feel like a cheap retread of similar storylines in previous seasons. Commentary continues to be aces, as Season 3 initially pays homage to the Snyder Cut with its own "Bourke Cut" of Season 2's project-at-large, Vought's latest film, Dawn of the Seven, which features an appearance that adds thunderous star power. Butcher's working for Hughie at the Federal Bureau of Superhuman Affairs, but all that fleeting do-gooder hope in government-regulated Vought activities goes out the window because this is The Boys, and you're here to witness the pinnacle of "supe" depravity. The Boys chases hope and activism with swift blows of narcissism, and Hughie's green light to Butcher is a massive moment.