Category "the-boys"

Who is Starlight supposed to be a reference to?

In the Amazon Prime show; The Boys, it's very obvious who a few of the super heroes are representative of. Homelander is representative of Superman, Queen Maev

Is Cherie (Frenchie's girlfriend?) in "The Boys" blind?

After they capture Translucent and Billy Butcher takes Hughie to Frenchie's place, season 1, early in episode 2, Frenchie's girlfriend Cherie feels Hughie's fa

Why was Starlight vomiting?

Why was Starlight throwing up at the party in the episode 8 of season 1?

Do they have Supervillain(s)?

The Boys is set in a universe where super-powered people are recognized as heroes by the general public. Usually, in superhero stories, the public sees heroes e

Why did they avoid parodying Martian Manhunter?

The Boys is based on the comic book of the same name. In comics, they have a team called The Seven which is a clear parody of Justice League: The Homelander (S

Do all the superheroes in "The Boys" have higher strength and thicker skin?

In the first two episodes of The Boys it is made clear that Translucent's skin in impenetrable because its made of carbon, but throughout the first season you c

How did the plot unfold from the point where it ended in Season 1 to the start of Season 2?

In the end of Season 1 we got Homelander, Billy and his wife on the lawn in front of the house. What happened next (talking specifically about 3 of them): why d

Vought and non-white races in The Boys

Why would Vought make other than white superheroes with it's racist background? This is obviously not addressing "terrorists" as there is clear reason for that.

Why would A-Train be reported as having won this race?

In The Boys Season one Episode three, A-Train is announced as having won the race - but he lost. According to the scoreboard, his opponent was faster than him.

In the season 2 finale, does this character live or die?

In the season finale of The Boys season 2, does Stormfront die after getting hit with Ryan's eyebeams?

What were the German words spoken by Stormfront?

In the last part of the episode 2x08 of The Boys, Stormfront begins to speak in German. What were her final words?

What is the relevance of Fresca in the show "The Boys"?

I am wondering what is the relevance of the Fresca drink in The Boys? Is it just for comic relief or does it have a more devious use? Is it for mind control?

Do this character's eyes have to turn white when she uses her super power?

In the final episode of The Boys, season 2, Victoria Neuman is revealed as the person who has the super power to blow up people's head left and right. And we se

How was Becca able to do this in The Boys season 2 finale?

In the season 2 finale of The Boys, Becca pierces a knife into Stormfront's eyes and the latter gets injured very easily. However, in previous episodes Stormfro

Why did this happen to Translucent?

In the second episode of The Boys, Translucent had a bomb implanted in his colon and later on, when it exploded, I expected that his body would not explode as t

Is any superhero in The Boys parodying a Marvel superhero?

Is there an official statement from Eric Kripke (showrunner) or The Boys comics creators (Garth Ennis or Darick Robertson) of at least one superhero parodying a