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They abused my prophet by naming an actor prophet mohamed this is unacceptable

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An animated anthology spinoff of "The Boys" seems like a strange idea after watching that show: while there were a lot of characters, most had so many problems that they wouldn't even appear here, and the tone of that show was so bleak, that really the best they could do for a through-line was to have a world where Vought was the big Megacorp controlling most of it. You'd think they'd then have a bunch of stories about different characters and their efforts to take on the villainous Vought. Sure enough, this was even worse than I could have imagined. The first episode, directed by Seth Rogan and done in a Looney Tunes-style, is actually great, as it does the exact thing I mentioned might've worked for an anthology series. But it was clear as early as the second episode, which was a terrible, overly cynical, creatively starved, obnoxiously nihilistic, and aggressively mean-spirited episode directed by the creator of "Rick and Morty" (who is apparently one of those self-indulgent director types like Seth McFarlane who feels the need to gloat about creative control to an audience that naturally can't even interact with images on a screen, as evidenced by the beginning of his episode featuring a caption bragging about as much, amongst other problematic things), that things weren't going to go well. The vast majority of episodes just don't work, and focus on aspects of the world that just aren't nearly as interesting as what we got in the already-problematic main series. Honestly, some are so heavily based in spectacle (like the episode about a non-sensical cancer monster that is animated like an anime) that I don't think any really direction was given as to the setting. It feels like this show was just an excuse for some animation directors who may (or may not) even like the main show to add something to their portfolio. Even the episodes that actually use the characters from the show (like "Here's Your Pusher") were so shallow and steeply buried in the universe' cynical killing-for-the-sake-of-killing obsessed tone that they came off insulting wastes of time without much of a point.

Solid anthology show, a couple episodes were great but everything else just felt like different ideas with a "The Boys" coat of paint on top of them.

Bardzo fajna antologia, zabawa różnymi stylami oraz formatami, humor znany z The Boys oraz pokręcone pomysły twórców - to nie mogło się nie udać. Miły dodatek

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Mostly just a series of uninspired knockoff episodes, which doubles down on the original's excessive violence, but contains zero of its soul. None of the featured new characters are likable, and the stories serve no purpose other than to spill guts, gore and profanities onto the screen. Compared to recent excellent animated shows like Invincible this is just utter garbage. The only mildly entertaining episode is the one with the Homelander, and even that one is painfully derivative compared to both the original series/comics and to deconstructionist superhero subgenre in general.

This is a series of mostly good BOYS spinoffs. With the final episode being a great prequel to Homelander. While there are some misses this is overall a solid project.

Given the fact that Seth Rogen admittedly is high practically 24/7, it's astounding how much he has on his plate. Must be the sativa. Not only does he have the current excellent Pam and Tommy, but the next seasons of The Boys, Invincible, and about ten other upcoming projects. Diabolical is the melding of The Boys and Invincible, an animated hyper violent look at superheroes. The first episode is like an old Warner Brothers cartoon (even with scratches on the frame) with the plot of the'90s family comedy Baby's Day Out, with lasers and ultra gore. As in, at one point, viscera splatters the entire screen. But it's presented with such joyful abandon and glee, it defuses the violence. It is a cartoon after all. Much better than the Matrix or Star Wars animated shorts.