The Highs and Lows of The Boys Diabolical - An Serious Review

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    Patreon: / implicitlypretentious
    || CONTENTS ||
    0:00 - Initial thoughts
    0:52 - Episode 1: Laser Baby
    2:07 - Episode 2: the existential criss of unwanted children.
    3:11 - Episode 3: terminal velocity
    4:48 - Episode 4: Digitial Narcissism
    6:20 - Episode 5: the happy Awkwafina one
    7:48 - Episode 6: its called entrepreneurship
    9:00 - Episode 7: the beautiful one
    10:46 - Episode 8: The Homelander one
    13:18 - Credits and closing message
    || mystery song of the day ||
    How can you see looking through those tears
    Don't you know you're worth your weight in gold
    I can't believe that you're alone in here
    Let me warm your hands against the cold
    A close encounter with a hard hearted man
    Who never gave half of what he got
    Has made you wish that you'd never been born
    That's a shame 'cause you got the lot
    Hey, yeah you, with the sad face
    Come up to my place and live it up
    You, beside the dance floor
    What do you cry for, let's live it up
    If you smiled, the walls'd fall down
    On all the people in this pickup joint
    But if you laughed, you'd level this town
    Hey lonely girl, that's just the point
    Hey, yeah you, with the sad face
    Come up to my place and live it up
    You, beside the dance floor
    What do you cry for, let's live it up
    Just answer me the question why
    You stand alone, by the phone, in the corner, and cry
    Hey baby...
    How can you see looking through those tears
    Don't you know you're worth your weight in gold
    I can't believe that you're alone in here
    Let me warm your hands against the cold
    If you smiled. the walls fall down
    On all the people in this pickup joint
    But if you laughed, you'd level this town
    Hey lonely girl, that's just the point
    Hey, yeah you, with the sad face
    Come up to my place and live it up
    You, beside the dance floor
    What do you cry for, let's live it up
    Let's live it up
    Live it up
    Mmm live it up
    Hey yeah you
    With the sad face
    Come up to my place
    Come up to my place baby
    Hey, yeah you, with the sad face
    Come up to my place and live it up
    You, beside the dance floor
    What do you cry for, let's live it up
    You, with the sad face
    Come up to my place and live it up
    You beside the dance floor
    What do you cry for, let's live it up
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  • @alphaundpinsel2431
    @alphaundpinsel2431 ปีที่แล้ว +5558

    I have literally not met a single person that thought episode 5 was even remotely descent

    • @swagmaster2276
      @swagmaster2276 ปีที่แล้ว +1041

      legit skipped it

    • @alanbrad4564
      @alanbrad4564 ปีที่แล้ว +548

      I enjoyed listening to Awkwafina as the main character. Her voice doesn’t really fit at all, but that’s why I loved it.

    • @ornitorrincoc1borgue767
      @ornitorrincoc1borgue767 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      yeah but even then i think its still better than ep 6

    • @trapchurches555
      @trapchurches555 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I know right lmfaooo

    • @flashygreenx8828
      @flashygreenx8828 ปีที่แล้ว +396

      @@ornitorrincoc1borgue767 nah bro episode 6 is still better than episode 5

  • @HishamA.N_Comicbroe
    @HishamA.N_Comicbroe ปีที่แล้ว +2815

    Making an anthology in The Boys' universe was a great idea. I for one think 'The Homelander one' very much makes him a better character & I'm thankful it's canon.

    • @lilricebowl9731
      @lilricebowl9731 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s cannon?

    • @sossyrauce2490
      @sossyrauce2490 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@lilricebowl9731 they were all canon, i believe

    • @yuvalmaharshak5566
      @yuvalmaharshak5566 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      @@sossyrauce2490 i think only the divorce parents, old woman dies gain supe and homelander origin were cannon

    • @willsniff4644
      @willsniff4644 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@sossyrauce2490 the one where they look like the comics is not cannon but i dont know about the other ones

    • @LiilYogurt
      @LiilYogurt ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @@sossyrauce2490 no, only 3 were confirmed to be canon. The Nubian V Nubian one, the old woman one and Homelanders origins with black noir. The rest haven't been confirmed to be canon so we don't know if they are, except the one where that supe gets drugged and kills himself, that one isn't canon because it takes place in the comics universe instead of the show universe

  • @saml302
    @saml302 ปีที่แล้ว +2958

    I interpreted it as it was all in his head. there never was a relationship, no cat girl, no influencer status. he imaged it all just before the experimental v cream blew his head off

    • @christophercrafte
      @christophercrafte ปีที่แล้ว +634

      Not exactly just your interpretation that's straight up what happened. Lol

    • @saml302
      @saml302 ปีที่แล้ว +367

      @@christophercrafte considering the guy who made the video interpreted it differently I felt the need to comment thanks for validating my interpretation

    • @DEMO_GORG
      @DEMO_GORG ปีที่แล้ว +133

      @@christophercrafte really!!! so he just used it once in the lab and it killed him?? that makes sense now, that ending was confusing to me.

    • @pizzasoup
      @pizzasoup ปีที่แล้ว +162

      @@DEMO_GORG How was that confusing? It was extremely obvious

    • @TheWazzoGames
      @TheWazzoGames ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well that’s depressing

  • @user-ev9xm1qx9y
    @user-ev9xm1qx9y ปีที่แล้ว +3471

    I was shocked that episode 7 was written by Andy Samberg, I just wasn't expecting it and he did such a good job

    • @badreedinedjellali1328
      @badreedinedjellali1328 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      I honestly hoping the make an animated show

    • @TokenMCPE
      @TokenMCPE ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I don't believe it

    • @SwaggMessiah69
      @SwaggMessiah69 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I'm not surprised, only because I learnt what the loney island dudes have been doing, basically producing a bunch of stuff. They seem to be a part of projects with "feel good" or "just nice" moments that Andy could have learnt from, Brigsby Bear, Palm Springs, etc.

    • @adamstothers3536
      @adamstothers3536 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@SwaggMessiah69 Brooklyn 99 as well is full of nice moments

    • @davecullins1606
      @davecullins1606 ปีที่แล้ว

      Might just have been an intern who did it and then Andy Samberg just took the credit for it.

  • @Chessheromusic
    @Chessheromusic ปีที่แล้ว +2207

    Small detail in the face cream episode
    He Never leaves the chair; the cream doesn’t change him… it never worked
    That story is what played out moments before he died

    • @Vinegar101
      @Vinegar101 ปีที่แล้ว +425

      Yeah, I absolutely hated that twist, I thought it had a pretty good moral before it happened.
      I get how cynical the boys can get, but that was just an overdone and uninteresting twist that didn't bring anything to the episode, to the contrary, I think it kind of demeaned it

    • @ronaldomendoza7578
      @ronaldomendoza7578 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Never realized that actually, I now hate the episode

    • @6figure
      @6figure ปีที่แล้ว +123

      @@Vinegar101 it had a clear message, dont get addicted to drugs, it will never have a good ending

    • @Threezi04
      @Threezi04 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Then why would they add the detail of his eye twitching right before it cuts to that scene? It's pretty clear it all actually happened.

    • @allforone3427
      @allforone3427 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      @@Threezi04 I believe it was just a clever way to transition from the dream to reality, I mean why would he go back to Vought after everything that had happened, and even if he did go back why would Vought let him in

  • @DenderFriend
    @DenderFriend ปีที่แล้ว +1748

    Funnily, I just watched Just Stop's video on Diabolical and he went the opposite way of you, claiming the Awkwafina episode was the worst of the bunch. I'd honestly be interested to see you two discuss your different viewpoints since you're both pretty good online critics (albeit with different approaches)

    • @ConcernedAlien
      @ConcernedAlien ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Just Stop seems to be approaching everything he makes videos on from a generally cynical perspective, which I think a screenname like Just Stop would make pretty clear, essentially saying that to those who make entertainment that he finds frustrating. Implicitly Pretentious is more even-handed, not shying away from saying something negative if he feels something warrants it, but not centering his channel around cynicism or negativity. I definitely wish that the former type of critic was more willing to engage with the latter type, and maybe they can, but it often seems like the former kind would rather just stay in their bubble.

    • @Idhsbwbwhsusjsmksdbdbdnddndkdb
      @Idhsbwbwhsusjsmksdbdbdnddndkdb ปีที่แล้ว +158

      I didn't find the awk episode good

    • @Lelmao33
      @Lelmao33 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Lmao same here. It is funny to see how much of a different both of their views are or atlest the glimpse we got. Just stop only briefly discribe each episode

    • @AbelDuviant
      @AbelDuviant ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Honestly the awkwafina episode is the only one I didn't finish

    • @vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758
      @vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tbh just stop kinda just sounded salty that the story was so stupid and that it was mocking the anime style. Specially that last one. Like he got so nitpicky about it not being quite the same as modern anime, and instead representing cliches and other visual ellements that pusht the anime ridiculisation. And like, yeah, thats the whole point. It looks stupid and it is stupid. So what if you feel anime isn't as stupid as this nowadays. Its a parody. Fucking insecure nitpicky weaboos.

  • @StarrChild.
    @StarrChild. ปีที่แล้ว +151

    The Homelander one was so sad, because he was so innocent and actually seemed like he wanted to help. He was given Noir as a caretaker and he seemed okay with it but Stillwell twisted and groomed him to believe he was better and he had to care about being the most liked.
    I believe Noir could have been a fantastic mentor. He's still shady as the rest of the boys but he gets the job done first of all and shows true compassion. Imagine how differently it would have went had he waited for Noir, or spent more time with Noir to learn from him.

    • @The8merp
      @The8merp 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Noir shows compassion lol, did you miss the part where he kills a woman to leave no survivors. Noir's a puppet with the mind of a scared abused child, but he's not all that compassionate

    • @sashawolfson3602
      @sashawolfson3602 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      For one, I do agree with ya. It makes it more Sympathetic. (But still understand that Homelander is not a good person)

  • @teh_durgenburn4968
    @teh_durgenburn4968 ปีที่แล้ว +1313

    I liked the show but I couldn’t finish the awkwafina episode. Her voice is absolutely grating and pairing that with an episode about actual talking poop completely killed my motivation for the series. I’ll probably go back and finish the series eventually but not today.

    • @AA-cf4es
      @AA-cf4es ปีที่แล้ว +194

      Just don't watch her episode.
      And i agree, it's atrocious.

    • @joshc.9072
      @joshc.9072 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      The ones after are actually really good. Just don't watch the awkwafina one it is actually terrible

    • @flashszz
      @flashszz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      8 10 minute episodes

    • @boigmord
      @boigmord ปีที่แล้ว +40

      the episodes after are INSANELY better than that episode

    • @Primorion
      @Primorion ปีที่แล้ว +6

      skip it

  • @ssj4922
    @ssj4922 ปีที่แล้ว +604

    Diabolical is a very special spinoff that doesn't really feel like it shares the same vibe as its main series as it has its own unique charm but still managed to sell this pessimistic nature that pertains in the financially corrupt dehumanizing world of the Boys.
    Still, I hope if there is a 2nd season for this then they further build on these stories with a more cohesive tone across the episodes.

  • @gabisuciu6785
    @gabisuciu6785 ปีที่แล้ว +614

    My favourite is the one with the Numidians and the divorce where I think you missed the focus of the episode. I think the episode was focused on toxic relationships and how "the spark" isn't enough to make up for deeper underlying issues and lack of communication, compromise and one's willingness to deal with past traumas and personal troubles. The kid was trying to rekindle the spark between her parents. And she succeeded. However, contrary to what romantic movies make us believe, that isn't enough to give them a happy ending as they were simply incompatible.
    This also serves, in my opinion, as a small coming-of-age story for the girl, as she becomes disillusioned with the happyly ever after story. Where at the start she thought "love" was enough to keep to people together, in the end, she learns and accepts that a relationship requires work and maturity, two things her parents don't have. This way, instead of leaving the episode on a "oh no, what about the true victims of the divorce, the children?" note, it leaves us on a hopeful one as we're shown that the girl is smart and mature so we can rest assure that she won't repeat their mistakes and will have, when the time comes, a good marriage.

    • @ptolemeeselenion1542
      @ptolemeeselenion1542 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Indeed.

    • @suburbanshicken9939
      @suburbanshicken9939 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Even if you do understand, the episode is just unfunny and boring as hell

    • @mxchic05
      @mxchic05 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@suburbanshicken9939 it was better than Aquafina’s

    • @suzygirl1843
      @suzygirl1843 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@suburbanshicken9939 It seems like the more serious one of all of them. I like the animation.

    • @fireblizard8366
      @fireblizard8366 ปีที่แล้ว

      She still learned how to manipulate people and someone who gets by using manipulation is not a good person.

  • @neiljohnsemaning6227
    @neiljohnsemaning6227 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    I love episode 1 but I was on edge throughout the episode because I predicted that at the end the scientist would get lasered by the baby lmao.

    • @davigurgel2040
      @davigurgel2040 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yeah, I love how the Boys is so expectedly dark at times that they can break expectations by _not_ breaking expectations and having a happy ending for once

    • @kingslushie1018
      @kingslushie1018 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One of my favorite tbh

    • @noramartinez8520
      @noramartinez8520 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That would have been too on the comics side of how to handle that story, im glad we got a happy ending despite all expextations

    • @Smallfigures
      @Smallfigures 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same

  • @Tyler_W
    @Tyler_W ปีที่แล้ว +896

    The show The Boys is one of those few examples where the adaptation is arguably better than the source materual. Maybe that's just me, but I much prefer people being dicks and absolute bastards to each other for an actual purpose of attempting meaningful social commentary instead of people being terrible as a punchline in and of itself like in the comics. The world needs less cynicism and nihilism, not more of it, and if it does exist, it should at least be used for some other constructive purpose.

    • @quanicle101
      @quanicle101 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      arguably? nah the show is way fucking better and it’s not even close

    • @shiori00
      @shiori00 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@quanicle101 not really

    • @shiori00
      @shiori00 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I disagree a lot. The changes that they've done was stupid and while some aspects were better, others were far worse like making Soldier Boy the father of Homelander. I think the adaptation we should've gotten was similar to that of I'm Your Pusher.

    • @quanicle101
      @quanicle101 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      @@shiori00 literally everything about the show is better. the comic was a 12-year-old’s power fantasy, all edge and no substance.

    • @Vote4Vonster
      @Vote4Vonster ปีที่แล้ว +87

      @@shiori00 Imma be honest, the comics were horrible. Like honestly bottom of the barrel low effort garbage.

  • @DexterGrifFTW
    @DexterGrifFTW ปีที่แล้ว +144

    That black noir and homelander origin just became 10x more poignant now didn’t it😂

    • @camarao5590
      @camarao5590 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hope this is not cannon, bc I really like earving

    • @gizmod1208
      @gizmod1208 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@camarao5590 it is.

  • @seniorstudent9768
    @seniorstudent9768 ปีที่แล้ว +550

    I hated the awkwafina one. It was really annoying.

    • @RjGoombes
      @RjGoombes ปีที่แล้ว +97

      Yeah it fucking sucked lmao. It was just unfunny poop jokes for the entire episode.

    • @ryxnmichxel2
      @ryxnmichxel2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Yeah couldn’t stand it when he said that’s his favorite it’s hard to believe

    • @theboy1625
      @theboy1625 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      So true. Pointless and worthless. No idea how she even got involved with this project

    • @RjGoombes
      @RjGoombes ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @AP AP I don't hate her voice. The episode just lame jokes and a stupid plot. Don't understand the hatred for her voice though.

    • @viderevero1338
      @viderevero1338 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It seems everyone did except this guy. Honestly the episode must’ve been made just for him.

  • @arnoldj.samson5795
    @arnoldj.samson5795 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    Saying that the akward-fina episode was the funniest is a shit take (no pun intended) on so many levels.
    Edit: *funny*

    • @randomguy2402
      @randomguy2402 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s not the best, but it’s way better than episodes 6 and 7 in my opinion lol

    • @butters9354
      @butters9354 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      @@randomguy2402 how is better then 7

    • @randomguy2402
      @randomguy2402 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@butters9354 episode 7 just did not hit me, at all, not enough time to tell that story imo, it’s just too predictable and cliche, 5 at least was funny to me

    • @vijaz5559
      @vijaz5559 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@randomguy2402 a story about shit is never better than anything. that is just a shit take

    • @Partyhatmassacre
      @Partyhatmassacre ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @AP AP Shhh he just doesn’t have any comprehension- let him figure it out on his own

  • @rossman2397
    @rossman2397 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    My Episode rankings
    8: episode 5. just kinda exists
    7: episode 6. dont like the ending
    6: episode 4. liked the animation, but dont care about social media, also didnt like the ending
    5. episode 2. fun story, but just seemed a little weird and goofy
    4. Episode 1. Good first episode, that introduces what diabolical is about
    3. Episode 7. Extremely deep and heart warming. i cant believe Andy Samberg wrote it
    2. Episode 3. Felt like a proper animated superhero cartoon, that made you feel like the outcome was deserving
    1. Episode 8. felt like a great lore episode, that shows why Homelander is the way that he is, and why Edgar, Stillwell, and Noir are important to him

    • @cr2ngy
      @cr2ngy ปีที่แล้ว +7

      damn I really liked episode 6. but they did the villain guy dirty

  • @JordnD
    @JordnD ปีที่แล้ว +454

    I'm really surprised the Aquafina episode is your favorite, no offence but I think it's easily the worst episode.
    Personally I didn't like the humour that much, I don't care much for having 'learn to love yourself' as the main plotpoint because I think it's boring and perdictable once the premise is set-up, plus I find Aquafina kind of annoying.
    I think the homelander episode is the best, then probably episode 7 or something. Mostly because they have really well animated action sequences and they both feel like they use more interesting plot elements then the other episodes.

    • @flashygreenx8828
      @flashygreenx8828 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      One of his reasons was “because I’m a weeb I guess” something along those lines. So if it wasn’t in a anime art style. YOU WOULD YOU HAVE STILL LIKED IT??👀 that episode is really more for kids. The lazy kind of content

    • @rsdillbot3646
      @rsdillbot3646 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Damn people get so heated over that episode and someone liking it

    • @JordnD
      @JordnD ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@rsdillbot3646 heated? Lol I'm not mad or anything.
      I never called him names or tried to belittled him for liking the episode or anything, I'm actually just kind of shocked that it is his favorite, he didn't give much reason as to why its his favorite either.
      So I gave a few of my personal reasons why I didn't like the poop episode, then stated the episodes I do like the most and a couple reasons why I like those episodes.

    • @hinamatsuro1908
      @hinamatsuro1908 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rsdillbot3646 Dude it was actually so bad. It felt likes a cartoon network episode

    • @jimmilton8333
      @jimmilton8333 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@hinamatsuro1908 what does that even mean? Cartoon network birthed courage the cowardly dog, the gateway to horror for this generation when they were younger. Ed, Edd, and Eddy, Adventure Time, Flapjack. Most importantly Infinity Train, season 3 is like my favorite all ages cartoon since The Last Airbender, and had a better villain than most shows aimed at all ages and even better than some adult show villains. Not to mention Infinity Train is rather new.

  • @CptRexFilms987654321
    @CptRexFilms987654321 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    "Don't skip meals just because I'm not around." One of the most beautiful lines of dialogue I've heard this year.

  • @motmot_is_watching
    @motmot_is_watching ปีที่แล้ว +606

    Idk if this is a hot take or not but i think that the Aquafina episode was the worst one compared to the other ones. It felt very lazily written probably because it's written by Aquafina. Although I do have my bias cuz I don't like Aquafina in general,didn't like her in Rya and I don't like her music. Im my opinion she shouldn't go into voice acting because her vocal range is as far as a inchworm and I think she should go back to making music I will not listen to.

    • @jekkijekster
      @jekkijekster ปีที่แล้ว +167

      It's almost unanimously considered as the worst one. You're not alone here.

    • @communistcomputergod6449
      @communistcomputergod6449 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@jekkijekster as it should. I think awkwafina should apologize publicly!
      That’s how bad it is.

    • @harrylane4
      @harrylane4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I don’t mind awkwafina, but man I thought this was one of the worst things I’ve seen on Amazon in a while. It just felt lazy.

    • @redwing1766
      @redwing1766 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      It’s literally a story about shit.

    • @alessiominervini1175
      @alessiominervini1175 ปีที่แล้ว

      damn the butthurt is real

  • @MrAskmannen
    @MrAskmannen ปีที่แล้ว +240

    The living poop episode was really bad imo, other than that i liked all the eps, esp the one with the old lady with cancer and the one done in the same style as the comics
    The rick and morty one was kinda funny too i guess.

    • @suzygirl1843
      @suzygirl1843 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn't the poop episode as ridiculous a concept as Pickle Rick?

    • @blueferal8626
      @blueferal8626 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

    • @666FallenShadow
      @666FallenShadow ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@suzygirl1843 but pickle rick was just one of the jokes in that episode, in this the poop is the entire joke. also i think the dude was referring to the episode about the failed supes who go after their parents which had one of the rick and morty creators working on it

    • @duncanchillake8024
      @duncanchillake8024 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@suzygirl1843 pickle rick wasn't "haha poopyfarts please laugh"
      That's the difference

  •  ปีที่แล้ว +219

    The Awkwafina episode was the worst, i really didn't understand your point of view on that one

    • @flashygreenx8828
      @flashygreenx8828 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      That episode makes me want to vomit. Literally. I guess he’s that one person who finds all fart, poop and other stuff funny that’s made for kids

    • @chrislatam5423
      @chrislatam5423 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@flashygreenx8828 he says that "poop = funy". Guys is just a serie, calm your tits

    • @Euphoryaaa
      @Euphoryaaa ปีที่แล้ว +31

      That episode made me cringe and feel disgusted at the same time. Like, who was that for?

    • @viderevero1338
      @viderevero1338 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He liked it because of the shitty humor. Literally.

    • @LordSeth-hf8ew
      @LordSeth-hf8ew ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Because it's incredibly on the nose and silly, probably why, it's just fun

  • @surtech5
    @surtech5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    You enjoyed the poop episode... Alright then...

  • @DrewBuiscuit
    @DrewBuiscuit ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Not even trying to sound dramatic but the awkwafina episode almost made me tap out of the series entirely. Thankfully there is nothing that God awful for the rest of the series

    • @ethanh.7365
      @ethanh.7365 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm so happy I decided to skip it.

  • @annikaheydl7342
    @annikaheydl7342 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I would’ve sworn ep 7 was the one with the ATLA director, it just had that feel and just you retelling the story made me bawl all over again. 10000/10

  • @matthewboer8279
    @matthewboer8279 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I love these type of anthology shows. Great showcase of animation and I found most of the episodes have a tight closed narratives.

    • @bigvidboi4909
      @bigvidboi4909 ปีที่แล้ว

      you like love death robots?

    • @matthewboer8279
      @matthewboer8279 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigvidboi4909 I enjoyed all the seasons as a good animation showcase (technical) though the narrative on a lot of them is incomplete or ends just as it begins.

    • @bigvidboi4909
      @bigvidboi4909 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@matthewboer8279 i agree, they sadly didnt have as much time to work on the plot which is sad

    • @matthewboer8279
      @matthewboer8279 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigvidboi4909 Batman Gotham knight is also a good watch for anthology shows.

  • @Adrian-Sko
    @Adrian-Sko ปีที่แล้ว +196

    The Awkwafina episode was unbearable to watch, and I legit regret sitting through it. The whole joke in this episode is that a turd came to life... Listen, I appreciate some mindless toilet humor every once in a while, but this was an absolute overkill. The poop is alive, WE GET IT! Also, the anime style was making me cringe the entire time, but that's personal.

    • @francoisdemorcy5084
      @francoisdemorcy5084 ปีที่แล้ว

      It sucked. Zzzz

    • @comradesam3382
      @comradesam3382 ปีที่แล้ว

      @AP AP tbh, probbably both

    • @666FallenShadow
      @666FallenShadow ปีที่แล้ว +5

      dude, i like anime, this was a shallow western interpretation of what anime is like. i agree with everything you said tho, including the cringing part

    • @jojobizarrelivingstone594
      @jojobizarrelivingstone594 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hate how some western 'anime' has made out anime to be basically like...whatever episode 5 was and it honestly felt more like steven universe

    • @Memelord6999
      @Memelord6999 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree that poop episode sucked

  • @phelps6205
    @phelps6205 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    Imagine thinking the poop episode was anything but trash and a waste of a spot in the series.

    • @agabz9971
      @agabz9971 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Lmao let alone your favorite like what?

    • @flashygreenx8828
      @flashygreenx8828 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Seriously how can anyone like that episode? It can be in any other from of art style and it will still be bad

    • @Michael-ww9zt
      @Michael-ww9zt ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@flashygreenx8828 I am glad he likes something I don’t because in the end if someone can enjoy themselves I am hay for them

    • @rsdillbot3646
      @rsdillbot3646 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@flashygreenx8828 I liked it because of the character and art style, but didn't enjoy the power

    • @cosmicdoggo9296
      @cosmicdoggo9296 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That just shows your lak of imagination and deepnes

  • @laserbeamlightning
    @laserbeamlightning ปีที่แล้ว +55

    The commentary after that last finale regarding the Homelander and Noir short hits different

    • @oibruv3889
      @oibruv3889 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This might be what you mean anyway, but i really feel that (although i had my issues with the finale) the finale confirmed his investment in noir, that's why he felt *so* betrayed. Although it felt like a waste of noirs story, it made sense character wise.

  • @MrHappymanx
    @MrHappymanx ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Episode 7 was heartbroken. It was beautiful and the message behind it was amazing

  • @xxxirritation5816
    @xxxirritation5816 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    We're all entitled to our own opinions but the episode about living shit was literally shit 💀

    • @kingslushie1018
      @kingslushie1018 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Made me sick. I would hate to show anyone that episode and would legit skip it if I was showing people

  • @Courier_333
    @Courier_333 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I kinda hate the boys comic.... But that episode is a perfect encapsulation of what works in the comic...
    I definitely prefer the emotional, explicitly political show

    • @vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758
      @vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Hate is a strong word. I like them a lot. I understand if people prefer the show because their sensitivities or preferences aren't the same as other people in terms of morally cynical content, but hating it just because it challenges the mainstream appeal and takes a different approach to its values and storytelling that most media companies wouldn't dare to produce is kinda dumb.

    • @santi_super_stunts2573
      @santi_super_stunts2573 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758 nah it’s the fact that the comic at times was needlessly edgy

    • @maximilianopavon7704
      @maximilianopavon7704 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758 The comic may as well have been written over razors, because of how edgy it is.

    • @harrylane4
      @harrylane4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Ennis works best with somebody to hold him back. On the boys comic, he had little, if any, editorial oversight, and because of that, it ended up unnecessary and unpleasant. I’m sure there was some oversight from somebody at Amazon (or at least consideration for Amazon’s standards). This episode was the best thing to come out of the comic, probably ever.

    • @Courier_333
      @Courier_333 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758 I don't hate it cuz it challenges the mainstream appeal. It's cuz they are inferior to the show in every way.
      They entirely rely on shock value.
      But I have heard that the boys comic gets better as it goes on. I only read the first volume

  • @Mephiestopholes
    @Mephiestopholes ปีที่แล้ว +97

    You never fail to entertain. Thank you, Leo.

    • @Mephiestopholes
      @Mephiestopholes ปีที่แล้ว

      Always pulling out the water works.

  • @throwawayaccount4009
    @throwawayaccount4009 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I’d rather just watch an entire animated series of The Boys by Garth Ennis.
    Awkwafina needs to not be around any more creative projects in general, in person or otherwise. She is garbage.
    Why was she allowed to ruin The Boys Diabolical AND Shang Chi?

    • @seta2710
      @seta2710 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Garth Ennis doesn’t take this seriously enough to get a satisfying full series

    • @thegrimrhino9871
      @thegrimrhino9871 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Same reason Amy Schumer is still around making awful attempts at jokes.

    • @bennett4789
      @bennett4789 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      garth ennis is a good writer but the show is leagues better than the comic. the comic is full of needless edgniness while it all serves a purpose in the show with way better character development. also awkwafina is hardly that bad. what did she do to be considered garbage? make some stuff u dont like? i didnt like her episode here but she hardly ruined shang chi

    • @DarkLordToturials
      @DarkLordToturials ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bennett4789 wdym a single episode/writer can't ruin an entire show/movie

    • @bennett4789
      @bennett4789 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DarkLordToturials yeah when did i say that lmao

  • @dbrandeau
    @dbrandeau ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Honestly, I love the live action show but find the comics god awful, so I thank you for reviewing the animated shorts so I don’t have to watch it. I figured I wouldn’t like it, although the one about the elderly lady with cancer sounds like my cup of tea. I’ll give that a watch. Thanks again.

  • @SickVoid
    @SickVoid ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Episode 7 genuinely made me cry, which was one of the things I expected the least when going into this show.

  • @funnirobloxplayer1023
    @funnirobloxplayer1023 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this show is the nicest homelander has ever been in his life

  • @SOBEKCrocodileGod
    @SOBEKCrocodileGod ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I still can’t believe Andy Samberg wrote such a serious and emotional story. Dude has hidden depths.

  • @neech1311
    @neech1311 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I genuinely hated the akwafina episode. I cringed the whole way through, hoping for something cool to happen at the end or something. it didn't. 1/10 episode (I know it was supposed to be stupid but I dont care)

    • @LiilYogurt
      @LiilYogurt ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it was supposed to be stupid, but they somehow even screwed that up. You can't just make a cringy thing and then say "no we did it on purpose, you have to laugh", you still have to make it funny. Making something purposefully bad yet still enjoyable to watch is difficult, and ig Awkwafina didn't have the skills required to pull it off

  • @alext399
    @alext399 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “an serious”

  • @jackstanley8220
    @jackstanley8220 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see u doing well Leo

  • @Lawthefilmmaker
    @Lawthefilmmaker ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Master Film/TV/Video essayist does it again.

  • @retro2323
    @retro2323 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The Awkwafina episode was going fine until her power was a sentient shit. That’s when I had to skip the episode

    • @LiilYogurt
      @LiilYogurt ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it's possible to make that power funny, but not basing an entire episode around it. Like throw her in for like 2 minutes of an episode, make fun of the powers, maybe have her die in a horrible fashion to show that her powers are shit (hehe). But making us sit throught a full 20 minutes of those powers, with an unlikeable character attached to them, just a horrible idea I don't understand how anyone signed off on

  • @TheVansnoth
    @TheVansnoth ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing review. As someone who has never watched the comics and this show in digital form, this was amazing take on a very differnt way of looking at the boys and analyzing its meaning

  • @pengu3435
    @pengu3435 ปีที่แล้ว

    That for the first time in a while for me was a really good video. Thanks

  • @HK47_115
    @HK47_115 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember seeing a scene on TH-cam from one of the episodes and I honestly just thought it was a fan made animation. Then when I took the comments and found out it was a separate spin-off show, I did not hesitate to watch every episode.

  • @accidentalmadness1708
    @accidentalmadness1708 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    If there’s ever a season 2 I would love a sequel to episode 2.

  • @laserbeamlightning
    @laserbeamlightning ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Happy 100k!

  • @Ffishys
    @Ffishys ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the videos

  • @gravewalker9162
    @gravewalker9162 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Episode 4's ending really sucked because it's literally just "Haha nothing good ever happens we're all going to die lmao"

  • @symby9927
    @symby9927 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “An serious review”

  • @thebookofdaniel5837
    @thebookofdaniel5837 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congratulations on 100K subscribers!!🎉

  • @fforshort4483
    @fforshort4483 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible video

  • @xdmztryvsvedine2773
    @xdmztryvsvedine2773 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I loved the canon episodes they put in there. The animation on those ones looked better detailed than Invincible.

  • @samuelevans3229
    @samuelevans3229 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The one where the cream makes his head explodes, I took it as his head explodes the first time he used the cream and all that happened was a hallucination of some sorts

  • @cheezkid2689
    @cheezkid2689 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    From best to worst, in my opinion:
    -Episode 7, John and Sun Hee (9/10)
    -Episode 8, One Plus One Equals Two (8.5/10)
    -Episode 3, I'm Your Pusher (7.5/10)
    -Episode 6, Nubian vs Nubian (7/10)
    -Episode 4, Boyd in 3D (7/10)
    -Episode 1, Laser Baby's Day Out (6.5/10)
    -Episode 5, BFFs (3/10)
    -Episode 2, An Animated Short Where Pissed Off Supes Kill Their Parents (2/10)

    • @guywhosellsvapes4595
      @guywhosellsvapes4595 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Episode 2 over Episode 1 and 5

    • @Heatherini
      @Heatherini ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree on Ep 2 being the worst! I liked the beginning but ultimately couldn't even finish it. I'm usually on board with all the gore of The Boys-verse but that one... I have to admit was just a little too disturbing. 😣

  • @guilhermegabrielmelodafons8710
    @guilhermegabrielmelodafons8710 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I loved all the episodes, there's not one that I hate
    (Let's forget that episode 5 exists)

  • @doc420420king
    @doc420420king ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I grew up in a very harsh environment not to show my feelings you know a bunch of gangsters and stuff but the second to the last one that makes me cry every time I see it I don't know why damn yo :the beautiful one:

  • @bigsam0069
    @bigsam0069 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’d love more shorts exactly like episode 3

  • @retroforager
    @retroforager ปีที่แล้ว

    100K BABY LETS GOOO!

  • @RagaarAshnod
    @RagaarAshnod ปีที่แล้ว +18

    You just managed to help me enjoy this series. I tried watching it when it released and hated it, but your "an serious review" actually brought life into the show in a capacity that I couldn't have found on my own

    • @HishamA.N_Comicbroe
      @HishamA.N_Comicbroe ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Damn why'd you hate it?

    • @ramadansteve1743
      @ramadansteve1743 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@HishamA.N_Comicbroe they need people to tell them what to enjoy

  • @ashketcham3112
    @ashketcham3112 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the mistype in the title

  • @dyll_pyckle
    @dyll_pyckle ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really enjoyed this anthology. Great way to spend under 2 hours

  • @Somegoy
    @Somegoy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The beautiful one is one of my favorite pieces of animated anything ever. It hurts every time I watch it. I wished my dad had fought at all against his cancer and didn't just give up and die.

  • @nathanjones3792
    @nathanjones3792 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Episode 5 Is awful and you are the only person who has said it's good, I legit thought it was going to be a rugpull into the last second

    • @blueshorts8820
      @blueshorts8820 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      legit. i kept watching expecting something good to happen but the episode just ended. I felt so cheated after. Doesn't help that ep6 was mediocre as well.

    • @cosmicdoggo9296
      @cosmicdoggo9296 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like it to

    • @LiilYogurt
      @LiilYogurt ปีที่แล้ว

      The episode shoulda ended with her contracting some disease from the shit or something. It was so disappointing in the end to have litearlly noting happen other than "wow I have poop friends", like who is that episode for? Kids who are 4 and can be entertained by 20 minutes straight of shit? It just didn't fit with the boys

  • @jt_picks
    @jt_picks ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “A Serious Review” not “An”

  • @silashurd3597
    @silashurd3597 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I really like how the show has animation from Invincible and Rick and Morty and even animation that looks like you’d see from a kids show for this show.
    Shows that animation doesn’t always have to be for children

  • @spaghetto9836
    @spaghetto9836 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm planning on looking into the main show (never the comic though), its lore & message are interesting. You can really tell how in Diabolical each episode was envisioned by a different person. Even if not all of them are good (looking at *you,* Awkwafina), I just love the idea, as it gives artists a chance & breeds creativity. Now I know which of these I'll enjoy based on my tastes, thank you.

  • @CyberneticStreetrunner
    @CyberneticStreetrunner ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Personally,when I watched Diabolical I only ever really enjoyed I’m Your Pusher and One Plus One Equals Two,the other episodes are not really enjoyable to me also,maybe I am just stupid but that episode with living shit is unironically just unfun for me,i do also like the super cancer episode,pretty sad to be fair

  • @guywhosellsvapes4595
    @guywhosellsvapes4595 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Episode 3 should get it's own series.

  • @azrael4894
    @azrael4894 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such An serious review

  • @NotAGoodUsername360
    @NotAGoodUsername360 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Everyone complaining about the poop episode clearly just never watched Panty & Stocking or South Park, it was clearly an homage to the former.

    • @mayonnaise3959
      @mayonnaise3959 ปีที่แล้ว

      No it’s a homage to anime Cleary. And it’s not funny like those shows because they use black humor. Stuff that’s so fucked up you can’t help but giggle

    • @jojobizarrelivingstone594
      @jojobizarrelivingstone594 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mayonnaise3959 more like trash representation of what these guys think anime is like

  • @AlpaChinoDespacito
    @AlpaChinoDespacito ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The aquafina episode was actual torture

  • @noahlutzke9456
    @noahlutzke9456 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Watching Episode 5 is literally worse than death

  • @benc77
    @benc77 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Jason issacs as butcher is amazing

  • @grimshock6983
    @grimshock6983 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Plot twist to Episode 4. V gave him regeneration powers. He regrew his head. Asked out the girl and they got a cat named Freckles

  • @alchemistofsteel8099
    @alchemistofsteel8099 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Am I the only one who thinks it's ironic that the creators of the show hired a bunch of high-up celebrities to work on the show? It's like they missed the point of the whole series

  • @CisnePelado
    @CisnePelado ปีที่แล้ว +14

    If the guy didn't say that ironcast used to drink that blood to "Feel their despair", i would think of that as a good or at least decent act.
    I mean, i doubt that blood coming from terminal patients could be reused for transfusions (Unless there's any way to "purify" it) so it would be a waste of space to keep that much uselessly gathered in a blood bank.

    • @Chris-jw8vm
      @Chris-jw8vm ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol why do 6 people think drinking the blood of cancerous children would be a good act.
      Tf is wrong with you lot.

    • @CisnePelado
      @CisnePelado ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Chris-jw8vm I literally told why i could get to think that in my comment, tho

  • @troglodude980
    @troglodude980 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Episode 7 has never failed to make me tear up

  • @pikakirby1119
    @pikakirby1119 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I kind of feel like ghost has a pretty useful power to be honest. like it would suck to have but your the perfect spy.

  • @oliversvoice4383
    @oliversvoice4383 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'll be honest, when I watched Diabolical, I just saw it as what people *think* The Boys is about rather than what the show is *actually* about. However, your video has made me tempted to re-watch the show and has given me a new angle to look at the show - I haven't read the original comics, particularly after hearing the show was actually an improvement to it's source material, but I might pick one up (at some point) to see for myself, now. Surprising video but very interesting nonetheless and thank you for highlighting some themes/readings I didn't pick up upon, prior.

  • @thehale_
    @thehale_ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    An serious review

  • @alnu8355
    @alnu8355 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm actually glad The series took a different direction than the comics but all the same, it was enjoyable to see an unfiltered/unchanged version of the comics written by the creator. It even does some fun things like having Simon Pegg voice Hugie (almost as if it was always intended this way). And yes, I believe Jason Isaacs could have definitely played Butcher just as well as Karl Urban could have (both are brilliant actors). Though my favorite episode has to be Nubian Prince and Nubia's episode. That one is just really funny and cynical, backed up my masterful voice acting from John DiMaggio, Aiesha Keys, and Don Cheedle. There is charm to most episodes except the one by Awkafina. Not even hilarious D-Bag loser "The Deep" could save that one.

  • @jeffleake1960
    @jeffleake1960 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    rick n morty meets the boys was something i didnt know i needed in my life until i saw it and realised i most certainly did

  • @grimshock6983
    @grimshock6983 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    All were great. Except Episode 5

  • @buzzlightyearpfp7641
    @buzzlightyearpfp7641 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    This entire video was ruined by the unironic praising of episode 5. I love how you can see "most replayed" right as episode 6 starts

    • @thomasstewart1380
      @thomasstewart1380 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Entire video? Because of one differing opinion? Certified iFunny user spotted.

    • @djandjb1
      @djandjb1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thomasstewart1380 A single bad opinion can ruin a take, is that so hard to believe?

    • @LordSeth-hf8ew
      @LordSeth-hf8ew ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@djandjb1 yes

  • @ptolemeeselenion1542
    @ptolemeeselenion1542 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting essay.

  • @KaytheWooper
    @KaytheWooper ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved episode 2, it would make for a great spin-off. Episode 7 and 8 were amazing too.

  • @maikeru7549
    @maikeru7549 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The aquafina one was the worst episode and almost made me drop the whole show.

  • @shiori00
    @shiori00 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The only ones I really liked were I'm Your Pusher and One Plus One Equals Two. It was cool to see an episode based off of the comics (and is even canon to it!) and another showing how Homelander failed to be a hero. We should've gotten more like those two, but the one I disliked the most was Boyd In 3D and BFFs. Boyd In 3D was a cheesy and dumb love story that doesn't fit the story of the show or comic and BFFs was just poop jokes galore. The others were alright or boring to me, I liked how In Nubian Vs Nubian we got to see characters from the comics that haven't been in the show yet, AKA the G-Men members (Nubia and Groundhawk)

  • @andyscipser6317
    @andyscipser6317 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an serious review

  • @errorx_x1063
    @errorx_x1063 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is like a cross over for Love Death and Robots and The Boys

  • @SlashinatorZ
    @SlashinatorZ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Terminal Velocity looks like it had Invincible animation

  • @ytuser_3122
    @ytuser_3122 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I didn’t care for this, as I was waiting for Season 3 and only enjoyed the third episode and LOVED Jason Isaacs as Butcher as well as seeing Simon Pegg voice Hughie.

  • @jaryncovell2538
    @jaryncovell2538 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't take this video that seriously after you said "an serious review"

  • @dsproductions19
    @dsproductions19 ปีที่แล้ว

    I initially dropped this after episode 1 not appealing to me... But this made me go back and see the rest. I'm glad I did, especially for episode 7. Overall, much better than I expected.

  • @RepaidGold58
    @RepaidGold58 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The Awkwafina episode was literally the worst. I couldn’t get through the first ten minutes.

  • @darryljack6612
    @darryljack6612 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My favorite episodes from most to least are 8, 5&6 (tied), 7, 2, 1, 4, 3

    • @sanctitytoad3519
      @sanctitytoad3519 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No way you said 5 and 6 is better than 7 and 3 lmao. Wtf lmao

    • @darryljack6612
      @darryljack6612 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sanctitytoad3519 I didnt say that they were better, i said that i enjoyed them more. That's thing about anthologies, episode doesnt have to better worst for you to enjoy it more.
      Episode 7 is emmy worthy, but 5 and 6 are episodes that i would rewatch more in a heartbeat, due to things like their tone and comedy.

    • @sanctitytoad3519
      @sanctitytoad3519 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darryljack6612 do you I guess

  • @scottking8189
    @scottking8189 ปีที่แล้ว

    I actually really enjoy the anthology format, this, the recent star wars one, what if. All fun stories that show possible expansions to the worlds

  • @ChaoticUrges
    @ChaoticUrges ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I skipped to the homelander episode but after watching this I'm gonna start from the beginning after work

  • @AmIAPacifist
    @AmIAPacifist ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I agree that everyone has different opinions, and what I like certainly wouldn't be what everyone else would like, but I have to say that the Awkwafina one was my least favourite out of the bunch. I mean, yeah the living poop part was weird, but I had many more issues as well.
    1)The humour was sometimes good, sometimes bland, not quite to the same standard as the other episodes.
    2) Unlike the other episodes of Diabolical (and The Boys franchise in general) this one had almost NO violence at all. That in itself isn't too bad, but even the one single scene that had gore (the shark eating the man) felt needless and forced, as it it was added not because it served as a logical part of the story, but just so that the audience wouldn't complain about the lack of violence.
    3) The Deep's character in this episode was almost nothing at all like the character in the live action series. Here, the Deep was shown as a generic 'good guy superhero with minor issues' instead of the complicated personal mess that the Deep is in the series (Yes having a shark eat a man alive isn't normal by any means, but like I said earlier, that moment felt forced and in the rest of the episode it doesn't seem like the deep has any personal issues or coml. To me, it felt as if the two shared almost nothing with each other.
    I'll describe the Awkwafina episode as something that was written by a person who has never seen a single episode of The Boys and only seen a couple stills and heard about the characters from some random dude on the street.