• bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    This is basically the setup for The Boys (except instead of a car it’s a person)

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      5 months ago

      If it weren’t for that opening I would not watch the show. Had no idea what it was about, never read the comics. Just saw a video on why Homelander is a great villain and I went to check it out. After that scene it was just “oh wow. There are stakes!”

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      5 months ago

      And instead of actually trying to perform a public service, the superhero is

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      Looking for drugs