This "spinoff" really doesn't feel like one. When I hear people say the word spinoff, I expect some forgettable show barely anyone will watch or talk about that's highly unlikely to get a season two. So when I heard that a spinoff of one of my favorite superhero franchises was coming I shrugged and said "Cool". I had the same thoughts as I did when "The Boys Presents: Diabolical" was announced and released, I didn't even know, and when I found out I didn't bother watching it. So to my surprise when I gave this a shot, it genuinely impressed me with how good it is. Out of all the things I'm watching concurrently with this, including the shows that air on Thursday, I see this before anything.
It flows so simply from the end of season 3 of The Boys, that I'm surely going to be confusing GEN V as if it's season 3.5 of The Boys before the actual season 4 releases. These characters are excellent too, and I say this as a person who's not into characters as much as others. GEN V really does love its characters, and it's felt through almost every line of dialogue. I feel myself becoming so quickly invested in them, even the ones I expected not to care at all about.
On a side note, It's kind of weird how consistently The Boys' universe is up to date with current times and social trends. It gives me a very small amount of whiplash when I hear a conversation that clearly references Wanda vision or one of the side characters being a blatant but tasteful trans allegory, especially when that's the current "bad thing" as being gay was in whatever 2000's era of society.
While this didn't have the cleanest ending (kinda rushed and the writing wasn't as consistently strong in the final episodes) I'd still recommend it to people who like The Boys as something worth seeing while waiting for a new season or as a fun show for the whole family :)
Review by srahsBlockedParent2024-01-10T12:42:22Z
This "spinoff" really doesn't feel like one. When I hear people say the word spinoff, I expect some forgettable show barely anyone will watch or talk about that's highly unlikely to get a season two. So when I heard that a spinoff of one of my favorite superhero franchises was coming I shrugged and said "Cool". I had the same thoughts as I did when "The Boys Presents: Diabolical" was announced and released, I didn't even know, and when I found out I didn't bother watching it. So to my surprise when I gave this a shot, it genuinely impressed me with how good it is. Out of all the things I'm watching concurrently with this, including the shows that air on Thursday, I see this before anything.
It flows so simply from the end of season 3 of The Boys, that I'm surely going to be confusing GEN V as if it's season 3.5 of The Boys before the actual season 4 releases. These characters are excellent too, and I say this as a person who's not into characters as much as others. GEN V really does love its characters, and it's felt through almost every line of dialogue. I feel myself becoming so quickly invested in them, even the ones I expected not to care at all about.
On a side note, It's kind of weird how consistently The Boys' universe is up to date with current times and social trends. It gives me a very small amount of whiplash when I hear a conversation that clearly references Wanda vision or one of the side characters being a blatant but tasteful trans allegory, especially when that's the current "bad thing" as being gay was in whatever 2000's era of society.
While this didn't have the cleanest ending (kinda rushed and the writing wasn't as consistently strong in the final episodes) I'd still recommend it to people who like The Boys as something worth seeing while waiting for a new season or as a fun show for the whole family :)