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The boys mexico actually sounds kinda interesting to me, because I assume it would take place after the main show so we'd get to see how the world reacts to Homelanders takeover and death.

Plus we know there are Supes in every country now since A-train supercharged a bunch of random people around the world on Homelanders orders to create super "villains". So there are powered people in Mexico and every other country.

It could be interesting to see how a different country handles super powered people. I'm sure the good people who get powers would try to combat the corruption and cartel violence in the country - that could be great TV if written well.

But even if it's good it'll probably get cancelled after season 2 like Gen V so whatever.

I genuinely feel like the reintroduction and over focus on Solider Boy has hurt this final season the most. So many other characters and storylines are just not given the time in exchange for force feeding the audience Vaught Rising cameos that nobody understands or was asking for. And at this point it's so excessive that all my excitement for Vaught Rising is completely gone, because I don't give a f what Clara the Nazi wanted. Especially since they cancelled Gen V for it, I don't care about their corporate reasons - it feels like a franchise ending mistake. And I hope it fails honestly, because they sacrificed two shows for it.

I was really looking forward to seeing more of Ryan Butcher this last season, I felt like it was his season to shine after all the shit he'd been through. The whole shows been building up this character for something big and meaningful and I think although cliche the obvious arc of him eventually killing his father makes sense thematically and makes sense in world with him being stronger than his father.

But after his quick reintroduction in episode 3 he's quickly written off screen and that just seems like a really horrible writing decision given how much you've built his character up. Him returning in the finale to do something big won't feel as impactful because he's been who knows where this whole time. We didn't get to see his journey, his inner conflicts, his decisions or even what the fuck he's doing.

I'm so pissed about it actually because it's such a waste of a cool character concept and pretty good actor too, instead they think we'd rather watch superheroes sniff each other's assholes. It's insulting and upsetting.

I would glady exchange every bit of Solider Boy's screen time for more Ryan, glady. Yesterday actually. And the Deep too. A train should have just killed him in episode 1 on that beach, just run right through him and splatter him into the sea so he can be with his friends forever. He's really a waste of screentime, I'm over his existence.

Something that also upsets me about the Gen V cancelation is the fact that Ryan and Zoe and other children of Supes we've met could have joined the cast of that show. Allowing us to spend more time with these characters we like and see them grow into whatever types of heroes and villains they become. I think that would have been an interesting storyline for Gen V season 3 and beyond.

But instead we'll get nore Soilder Boy. So yeah for that🙄

I think it's really sad that Gen V was cancelled, I know all the corporate reasoning behind it yes the viewership wasn't the best and the second season had issues but I just feel it's such a waste of time and investment in these characters and storylines to just end it like that.

I really thought they started Gen V to take over for The Boys since it was coming to an end, it just seemed logical right? The Boys is focused on the old guard the past while Gen V is clearly the contrast, focused on the new generation, more hopeful and optimistic - looking forward towards the future.

From a business stand point that makes sense to me as well, you create Gen V for younger people to get into The Boys universe and that leads into future projects and spin offs naturally.

I just thought that made sense, and of course any the Boys characters that survive would naturally merge into the Gen V cast. Homelander is a great villain but saying no other actor is capable of giving a unique and powerfully evil villain portrayal other than Anthony Star is really insulting to a lot of amazing actors out there who would kill for at least the opportunity.

And would a third season of Gen V be shit? Yeah sure but at least it already has a fanbase after several seasons unlike Vaught Rising and a lot of the viewership from the Boys would have naturally went to Gen V after the Boys ends if it was promoted as the natural franchise continuation it was set up to be.

I personally was interested in a Vaught Rising show but after season 5 of the Boys I'm sick of Solider Boy as a concept so I can't watch any show he's gonna be in. Plus the cancellation of Gen V makes me reluctant to get invested in any future spin offs, since they'll probably be cancelled after a low rated season 2 or go to shit by season 5. But really the idea that there are NO stories to tell after Homlander is ridiculous, even if the virus is released it won't kill every single Supe on the planet. Unless all of humanity is sucked into a black hole presumably the Earth will keep spinning after Homlander is killed.

Meaning people will still need to feel safe, corporations will still need to grow, money will need to be made the machine will continue to be fed. Story comes form that, make heroes make villains - write a story without Homlander. Like Vaught Rising... A prequel 🙄 Or better yet Gen V season 3 l, a sequel. I prefer to see the future and hope not the past and a Nazi love triangle. Sue me.

They were pretty fun to watch, for the 2 seconds they were on screen.

if the show was more of an ensemble they could have been great non Targaryen POV characters. and the romance writes itself if they want gay representation but unfortunately they didn't clock the chemistry. just another depressing missed opportunity.

We know they are willing to change characters relationships from their book canon to fit the shows narrative like they did for Rhaenyra who's never said to be romantically involved with Mysaria but is in the show. While I'm okay with Rhaenyra being the gay Targaryen representation it does feel like an afterthought. They hinted at her and Allicent having feelings in season 1 but never really made it explicit. If they were planning to have Rhaenyra have future relationships with women they should have set that up then by making her and Allicent secretly lovers or something. Or maybe they share a kiss once.

Or the better option would have been to just make Rhaenyra's bisexual awakening be Laena like it's hinted at in the books. This would have given us more time with Laena and allowed us to see a kinda four way marriage between Laena, Rhaenyra, Daemon, and Leanor. That would have been fun to watch.

But I really would have liked if they decided to make Aegon and Aemond gay and bisexual. I don't know I wanted to see their close relationship as described in the book and taken even further for live action.

Could explain why Aegon didn't want to be King or marry Halaena. Why he refused and needs to get drunk to sleep with her. It would give his character a whole new dimension making him stand out and more sympathetic to the audience - since he'd feel like more of a victim of the system too.

As for Aemond, in the books he's described as a lot more loyal to his brother and it's not implied he tries to kill him. I think they should have kept at least that part of his character, it makes him more human. Aemond is about 2-3 years younger then Aegon, that's not really huge in this world where 40 year old men are marrying underage girls regularly. I think the least problematic thing about this pairing is the age gap. If you're arguing in good faith.

Why would they fall in love? I don't know, why not? - they're Targaryens. Because it's not impossible and I think it would have been really good representation that doesn't need to change the book canon. Characters still go the same places and do the same things but motivations would have more context behind them specifically for these two.

They look great on him - super cute, and it's a new style of clothing on a male Navi in the movies. I know Frontiers has some male Navi wearing them but we've only ever seen woman wear them in the movies like Neytiri and Ikyni so I always assumed it was a feminine piece of clothing but guess not.

What do you think giving him this piece of clothing says about his character? Navi clothing isn't just decorative it's deeply personal, they make their own clothing after all.

Maybe it's to connect him more to his mother and his Navi side, while at the same time the use of human weaponry connects him to his human side. That could be one interpretation.