“Gen V” is a hit-or-miss affair. It continues in the tradition of “The Boys” sometimes for better and to the point where it’s derivative of its predecessor.
, unfolds in that same anarchic loony-toons superhero universe. “The Boys” premiered in 2019 and has yet to waiver in delivering high satire, surrealism and ultra-violence wrapped in a spot-on commentary on American mores and politics in the 21st century .
It’s a tough act to follow and “Gen V” is a hit-or-miss affair early on. It continues in the tradition of “The Boys” sometimes for better and to the point where it’s derivative of its predecessor. And, saddled with trying to retain that oomph — while adding something new to the canon — it frequently falls into a sophomoric rut but, when all is said a done, manages to extricate itself before it collapses into the abyss of noisy mediocrity.
The goal is to graduate, hopefully without killing anyone, and to be drafted into Vaught Tower and The Seven in order to safeguard America. “Being a superhero is not what you think,” says one character. Beware.), who arrives at God U. as an 18-year-old “blood bender” with the ability to use her own blood as a weapon — which she discovered, to her horror, six years earlier when she accidentally killed her parents in front of her horrified little sister, who thinks she’s a murderous monster.
Marie’s classmates are, as expected, a colorful . There’s star pupil Lance — aka Golden Boy — whose spontaneous combustion puts him at the top of the God U. superhero class with a golden ticket to The Seven . Marie’s roommate, Little Cricket (
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