Movies News Talk
Though The Boys has always been a dark show, as the series approaches its last season things seem to be getting even darker. Although the show has a history of killing off its superhero parodies, the deaths of Tek-knight and Web Weaver are especially forebous. Though they were killed off fast and mercilessly, implying that no one is safe in the world of The Boys, these characters were obviously meant to be satirical takes on well-known superhero archetypes.
The Boys has always been a show on the negative aspects of superhero culture, but as it draws to an end it seems as though it is veering even more into that gloom. With Homelander's plunge into lunacy and the mounting violence directed against the Boys, Season 4 has been especially dark. Tek-knight and Web Weaver's deaths are only the most recent instances of how the show is growing more ready to eliminate even its most beloved characters.
Based on a comic book series, The Boys grew progressively bleak and dark as it progressed. The Boys might be reflecting the path of the comic, and the show might be approaching a similarly terrible and dark ending. The deaths of Tek-Knight and Web Weaver seem to imply that the program is ready to forsow its humorous beginnings in favor of a more somber and depressing tone.
Season 5 of The Boys will probably follow the pattern of grimness and violence that season 4 set. The show seems like nobody is safe since it is more eager to eliminate its characters. The Boys' future looks dark as Homelander grows more unstable and the anti-Supe virus looms threatening.