Review: The Boys, "The Insider" | Season 4, Episode 7
"How can we move on?"
What drives these people? This show is premised upon going over the top, and some episodes may get more ridiculous than others, but ultimately The Boys will always come back to its twinned core themes: How can we maintain our humanity in a world that seems hell-bent on beating it out of us (and what compromises do we have to accept just to get through the day), and how do you keep fighting the good fight when the odds appear insurmountable? These intertwined questions of morality drive the arc of nearly every character. They’re the same questions that powered Kripke’s last series, too. Supernatural was about brothers fighting monsters of the week, but it was fundamentally about what ideals people will sacrifice to win, and how even holding on to your better angels can sometimes seem pointless when the bad guys practically control our lives.
The Boys can get a bit too cute with its topical references and allusions to America’s current political situation (and be fairl…