|
Vote to threadban Bioshuffle This poll is closed. |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (Goku) |
|
146 | 85.38% |
| No (also Goku) |
|
25 | 14.62% |
| Total: | 171 votes | ||
|
christmas boots posted:Nah, Hughie's loving up big time but I understand why he's made the choices he's made and tbh I don't think he really ever fully processed the trauma of watching his girlfriend get run over by an A-Train and not having the power to do anything to stop it or hold him accountable. He needs revenge!
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 21:36
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 29, 2024 17:19 |
|
|
One of the best lines in the season was Homelander’s joke about Stan’s blood pressure. He’s just a total alien, his entire life is just a series of completely inhuman interpersonal interactions that no one of Earth should ever have. He can tell when you’re gonna fart before you can, he can hear when you’re scared, he can smell when you’re lying. Poor Ryan, no wonder he’s so hosed up. Mallory probably has to coach him to stop eavesdropping on people’s guts and listening to them sleep
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 21:47
|
|
|
Terror Sweat posted:He needs revenge! Did Hughie teleport or just run so fast his clothes came off last episode? Because if the latter him running through A-Train might be poetic justice.
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 21:54
|
|
|
Just Chamber posted:Did Hughie teleport or just run so fast his clothes came off last episode? Because if the latter him running through A-Train might be poetic justice. Teleport
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 21:56
|
|
|
Avasculous posted:You're right. Ryan also said something to Butcher about his blood smelling wrong. The blood smelling wrong thing was definitely weird, but I think Neumann just saw through Hughies absolutely lovely poker face.
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 21:57
|
|
|
Chamale posted:Homelander and Ryan have both shown the ability to detect someone's pulse, so sensing a fake broken bone seems plausible. I just assumed it was part of the not-Superman powerset, not that all supes can potentially smell things in blood.
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 22:14
|
|
|
Yeah, this current tangent kind of reminds me of the idiotic "mutants are immune to ionizing radiation/gamma rays" logic from X-Men: First Class.
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 22:19
|
|
|
i miss when radiation and toxic waste just gave you sweet powers
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 22:21
|
|
|
gonna sneak into ukraine and go hug the elephant’s foot
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 22:28
|
|
|
Khanstant posted:i miss when radiation and toxic waste just gave you sweet powers It might still, just go to any lake in America and find out
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 22:29
|
|
|
seaborgium posted:The blood smelling wrong thing was definitely weird, but I think Neumann just saw through Hughies absolutely lovely poker face. I was being facetious about that. I definitely thought they were going to hold off on him discovering Neumann, so they could make more of his flirty relationship with her and his cringey call-out of Annie.
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 22:38
|
|
|
Saying someone would sniff/smell it out is a pretty common turn of phrase. Neuman doesn’t literally have bone-smelling powers. This thread gets silly. On actual content terms, MM mentioned at sone point his dad died “slumped over a desk” or something to that effect so I assumed they took the comic backstory of him being so obsessed with bringing down Vought he literally worked himself to death over it. Which ties into MM’s obsessive personality somewhat well.
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 22:46
|
|
|
Panfilo posted:[A-Train] straight up admits, "I'm Michael Jordan, not Malcolm X". He's very much a celebrity athlete that isn't about to rock the boat too hard, especially now with his heart problems. Yes. It's a major part of the show's critique of capitalism: nobody's efforts to change the system are genuine because everyone is compromised by capital, by their personal need for wealth or power or fame or influence. A-Train doesn't actually care about social justice or his African roots, certainly never did before, but he landed on it as a believable marketing pivot now that his career as a superhero is over. The completely empty virtue signaling in his energy drink ad makes that pretty clear. He's only as progressive as Vought will allow him to be, and has no qualms defending that very lovely status quo if it keeps him relevant. I don't think he's a literal sociopath, so I'm sure he does care that Blue Hawk is a racist who murders Black people. But he's also not going to risk anything over it. He'd tell Homelander about the plot on his life because, when it comes to it, he'll do anything to hold onto whatever tenuous power or influence remains to him. A-Train's brother pitched the idea that he give it all up, become a normal civilian again, and that premise was an absolute non-starter for him.
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 22:48
|
|
|
Xealot posted:Yes. It's a major part of the show's critique of capitalism: nobody's efforts to change the system are genuine because everyone is compromised by capital, by their personal need for wealth or power or fame or influence. This quote is very funny because as woke and now meta-woke this show is, it's in the same situation as A-train. it gets to mock corporate woke bullshit but Amazon does just as much trite pandering while doing all the bad things we all know they do.
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 23:04
|
|
|
tokin opposition posted:This quote is very funny because as woke and now meta-woke this show is, it's in the same situation as A-train. it gets to mock corporate woke bullshit but Amazon does just as much trite pandering while doing all the bad things we all know they do. Honestly, given how multi-faceted and widespread the Vought empire is, it shocked me that Amazon appears to exist in The Boys universe when its corporate cameo early in the season popped up.
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 23:25
|
|
|
Avasculous posted:You're right. Ryan also said something to Butcher about his blood smelling wrong. So, I know that Neumann is a mass murderer, but on the other hand, the bagel scenes were very cute and made me like her more than half of our protagonists
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 23:29
|
|
|
surf rock posted:So, I know that Neumann is a mass murderer, but on the other hand, the bagel scenes were very cute and made me like her more than half of our protagonists OTOH a food thief so brazen wouldn't hesitate for a second to steal co-worker's lunches right out of the fridge so in her own way she's worse than Homelander.
|
|
#
?
Jun 13, 2022 23:52
|
|
|
On the other hand,  Claudia Doumit.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:01
|
|
|
No one brought up Homelander not knowing about Black Noir's deep history with Stan Edgar, or Edgar's puppetmaster like control over Black Noir. I could see Noir getting wired up with cameras by Edgar and inadvertently livestreaming the next Vought superhero teamup to the internet. If that next meetup is Herogasm like it is in the comics version of The Boys, yeah that would be fun.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:09
|
|
|
christmas boots posted:OTOH a food thief so brazen wouldn't hesitate for a second to steal co-worker's lunches right out of the fridge so in her own way she's worse than Homelander. Some people just never learned how to to ask for people's food, or their bagel. usenet celeb 1992 fucked around with this message at 00:15 on Jun 14, 2022 |
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:10
|
|
|
Bust Rodd posted:I like to imagine that Starlight is making a late night PBJ after work and lazily screwing back on the cap with a 600 horsepower death grip which is why Hewie needs her help every morning I've been thinking about this post a lot today and I like it more and more
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:11
|
|
|
BIG HEADLINE posted:On the other hand, stealin ur foodz 
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:27
|
|
|
usenet celeb 1992 posted:Some people just never learned how to to ask for people's food, or their bagel. Lol
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:34
|
|
|
I think they call him Frenchie because his accent sounds like a French person speaking English.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:39
|
|
|
how can something be "your food" if it not in your mouth or belly?
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:49
|
|
|
uber_stoat posted:stealin ur foodz Very much prefer this'un: 
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:50
|
|
|
drunken officeparty posted:I think they call him Frenchie because his accent sounds like a French person speaking English. They call him Frenchie because he's French. Nina calls him Sergei because it's the Russian form of Serge.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:52
|
|
|
Brazilianpeanutwar posted:In MM’s closet full of old newspaper clippings it was implied that supes back in the day were “cleaning up the streets”* no doubt because of mallory flooding the poor areas with drugs One of the first clippings of Soldier Boy that MM pulls out has bold font that says 'Harlem family caught in crossfire' and I guessed that was his family/the case his dad was trying to fight Vought on.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:54
|
|
|
i thought he just really loved mustard
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 00:54
|
|
|
tokin opposition posted:This quote is very funny because as woke and now meta-woke this show is, it's in the same situation as A-train. it gets to mock corporate woke bullshit but Amazon does just as much trite pandering while doing all the bad things we all know they do. Yeah, I think about this aspect a lot. Because I do think the writers of the show are expressing a genuine critique, and also it's absurd this is an Amazon Original. Clearly, Amazon doesn't need to censor the message, because why bother? What are people going to do, not engage with corporate capitalism? Good luck.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 01:07
|
|
|
You guys seem oddly obsessed over people getting powers based on psychology. Remember, usually it's infants getting this stuff and the power set is random as hell. That's why they have the super orphanage. Some parents get Starlight, some parents get the kids from the animated show. I don't think the situation with Deep's wife is anything more than a power hungry Karen trying to get more and more power. Like any army base has a few dozen of these "DO YOU KNOW WHO MY HUSBAND IS" crazy ladies. The only diff is this crazy one has latched onto a guy with international fame and the iq of a wombat. Of course she's gonna scheme to get him in a better position. Hell, I won't be surprised if she doesn't throw herself at Homelander before the season is over.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 01:18
|
|
|
tokin opposition posted:This quote is very funny because as woke and now meta-woke this show is, it's in the same situation as A-train. it gets to mock corporate woke bullshit but Amazon does just as much trite pandering while doing all the bad things we all know they do. If this satire had teeth, A-train would have been kidnapped by the justice system and forced to work as Vought Logistics' fastest package picker seasons ago
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 01:26
|
|
|
Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:I don't think the situation with Deep's wife is anything more than a power hungry Karen trying to get more and more power... Hell, I won't be surprised if she doesn't throw herself at Homelander before the season is over. You're predicting she'll be 100% faithful to the Deep?
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 01:44
|
|
|
Soldier Boy had nothing to do in the tank but read theory so he's going to be a repentant ally.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 01:46
|
|
|
Xealot posted:Yeah, I think about this aspect a lot. Because I do think the writers of the show are expressing a genuine critique, and also it's absurd this is an Amazon Original. Clearly, Amazon doesn't need to censor the message, because why bother? What are people going to do, not engage with corporate capitalism? Good luck. Homelander seems to echo this with the way he taunts Victoria and Starlight. "You want to stop me? Go ahead, try to kill me, see what happens." Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:Soldier Boy had nothing to do in the tank but read theory so he's going to be a repentant ally. The Russians turned him into a tankie.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 01:46
|
|
|
Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:I don't think the situation with Deep's wife is anything more than a power hungry Karen trying to get more and more power. I thought it was funny that her first appearance this season was asking Deep "what was that?" with deep concern after Homelander stares him down. It seemed like she was shocked and sympathetic over the bullying. After seeing her watch the octopus scene with a downright sadistic expression, it's clearer what she actually meant. I am wondering if she has powers.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 01:52
|
|
|
Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:Soldier Boy had nothing to do in the tank but read theory so he's going to be a repentant ally. Posadist theory.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 02:01
|
|
|
Avasculous posted:I thought it was funny that her first appearance this season was asking Deep "what was that?" with deep concern after Homelander stares him down. It seemed like she was shocked and sympathetic over the bullying. Instead of popping heads she implodes balls
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 02:11
|
|
|
posadist comrade homelander
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 02:18
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 29, 2024 17:19 |
|
|
Avasculous posted:I thought it was funny that her first appearance this season was asking Deep "what was that?" with deep concern after Homelander stares him down. It seemed like she was shocked and sympathetic over the bullying. "don't embarrass me in front of Homelander" is how it read to me.
|
|
#
?
Jun 14, 2022 02:24
|
|
