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and including all of season 2.
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Fresca?
No thank you.
Awful stuff.
I'm back too, right?
Right?
I'm anti-Nazi.
I'm sorry, Deep, but they only had one slot.
He can't grow up like Homelander.
You have to think of all of the people that out there that he would--
You know, I can think of a way.
Oh?
You can give me a job.
Are you serious?
Vought's gonna want him back.
Let me handle Vought.
You think he'll turn into his father?
Hey Kraut!
I thought the Season 2 finale was highly entertaining.
The creators did an admirable job wrapping the story up for this season, and I think
they did an even better job setting the stage for Season 3.
In particular I enjoyed the ending reveal that Congresswoman Victoria Neuman was in
fact the head-popper.
Even better, this happened just as it was appearing that the Church of the Collective
was a rising force to be reckoned with.
And maybe they still are, as they obviously hold a strong deal of political influence.
But whatever influence they hold going forward will be without the expert guidance of Alastair
Adana.
Then you have characters like A-Train, Deep, and Homelander who basically all came full
circle.
A-Train started in The Seven, got the boot, and now he's back in.
The Deep began the Season seeking redemption where he wanted back into The Seven, and he's
still stuck in that same predicament.
With Homelander, he started the season desperate for family love.
He was not coping well with the loss of Stillwell, his search to fill that void was creepy and
misdirected, and he eventually found solace in the arms of a Nazi Supe.
But now he's back to square one.
In fact, he may be in even worse shape at the start of Season 3 than he was throughout
Season 2.
Then you have several characters who seemed to have achieved some level of fulfilment.
Double M finally left his crew of scumbags to return to his family.
Frenchie is eagerly learning the language, and he and Kimiko are gonna go dancing, perhaps
a prelude of their quasi-relationship evolving into the real McCoy.
Starlight's affections for Hughie seemed to have reached an all-time high, and she inexplicably
continues insisting that he's too good for her, despite the fact she was always good
to him.
He was the one who long treated her like shit.
But she, too, is back in The Seven after being used as a patsy.
And Hughie is also looking to move on, as his dumb ass unwittingly sought out employment
with that head-popping Congresswoman.
Queen Maeve was the big hero in the finale, and indeed, down the final stretch.
This began when she saved Starlight's sorry ass from Noir.
Then Starlight tried recruiting her, but Maeve didn't want any part of it.
I'm not positive, but I think that was the only time we saw Maeve smoking a cigarette
this season, where previously she was vaping.
Regardless, Maeve stepped up when it counted, she was instrumental in helping to defeat
Stormfront, and she finally stood up to that scumbag Homelander.
Maeve knew that Black Noir had a tree nut allergy, and she likewise was now able to
exploit Homelander's biggest weakness - his desire to be loved.
Her gamble to blackmail him at the end paid off.
Starlight ought to be kissing Maeve's ass, perhaps in a movie that Lamplighter himself
would approve of - but at the end of the day, Queen Maeve found redemption.
Amazingly, Butcher was another character who proved to have redeeming qualities.
This all started in the previous episode.
Between the encounter he had with his old man, and Vogelbaum's description that Homelander
was a sweet child, this struck a note with Butcher.
Because his old man was trying to toughen him up, not entirely unlike the way that Vogelbaum
was trying to transform Homelander into the world's strongest man.
Because of that, Butcher finally came around to understanding that Homelander's kid wasn't
inherently evil simply for being a Supe.
He saw firsthand the impact his beloved Becca had on the kid, and in the end, he saw the
kid use his considerable powers to do good.
Starlight also likely had an impact on Butcher's softened outlook, when he finally realized
she was a reliable ally when they bonded over that punk Hughie.
So it appears with Butcher's new more nuanced outlook, that he will try and abide by Becca's
dying wish.
Meanwhile, the bigger story this season was the rise and fall of Stormfront.
While Homelander's kid may have been the one to ultimately incapacitate her, it was A-Train
who did the real damage to her reputation.
Unlike The Deep, A-Train saw through the bullshit of the Church of the Collective, he stole
the files, handed them off to Starlight and Hughie, and before Stormfront could even attempt
to address any wouldbe damage control, she underestimated the mother-son bond between
Becca and Ryan, leaving herself vulnerable to his wrath.
One of the more interesting things here, is that despite receiving a brutal beatdown from
the trio of Maeve, Starlight, and Kimiko, she was basically unscathed from their attack.
With the power of flight, she was easily able to escape them.
But she was unable to escape the wrath of young Ryan, suggesting that his powers potentially
exceed that of the combined might of the Superbabe trio.
The only thing here I found mildly disappointing, is I thought there was a missed opportunity
with the yin-yang power dynamic between Starlight and Stormfront.
When Starlight lacked a powersource in captivity during the previous episode, it felt like
foreshadowing.
Starlight requires a power source, and Stormfront effectively is such a powersource.
I thought this may have suggested that Starlight would act as Stromfront's kryptonite, but
it didn't play out that way.
Instead, Starlight has an uncanny ability of getting her ass kicked in virtually every
fight she's ever had.
As I had suspected, Stromfront thought she was playing Mr Edgar, but he was the one in
fact playing her all along.
Indeed, he was exploiting her temperament in order to control the narrative following
the public reveal of Compound V.
We know Mr Edgar has a connection of convenience with the Church of the Collective, we know
he has his big toe stuck in the Sage Grove Center, and I suspect he may also be the one
pulling the strings on the head-popping Congresswoman.
I still maintain that Mr Edgar is the real Big Bad of the series, and I can't imagine
he will be particularly happy with Butcher's betrayal.
Nor will he be pleased by the fact that Grace Mallory aided Butcher in secluding the prized
commodity which is Homelander's kid.
So we have some clues where certain things might be headed in Season 3.
We now know for certain Ryan has considerable powers, and the ensuing battle to develop
and control his powers is inevitable.
At the end, poor Homelander was whacking off, trying to convince himself that he could do
anything he wants.
And who says he can't?
But he is completely demoralized.
He still never recovered from the loss of Stillwell.
Whether he was drinking the last remains of her pumped milk, looking for comfort through
Doppelganger, trying to form a bond with his son, or ultimately finding more superficial
measures to fill the void with Stormfront - Homelander ended off worse off than where
he was, which was already pretty bad.
Worse still, he was shaken down by Maeve, and she struck him down with a cold harsh
truth - that his need to be loved controls his every decision.
I suspect he might well mourn the loss of Becca, realizing his actions indirectly led
to his son lacking a mother just like himself.
Seems to me that the only way for Homelander to overcome his weakness is to stop caring
about what people think of him.
But the evidence thus far suggests that's a mighty tall order.
I also suspect we haven't seen the last of poor man's Eleven, and I hope we've not seen
the last of Love Sausage.
Fuck Fresca.
Fuck that punk Hughie!
And am I the only one hoping that Black Noir has a full and speedy recovery?
All the best Noir!
In conclusion I thought the 2nd Season was solid from start to finish, I thought it did
an excellent job expanding on the potential it established in its premiere season, and
I likewise feel they did a great job setting things up for the 3rd season.
So what did you think of theSeason 2 finale, and Season 2 on the whole?
And who's fired-up for Season 3?
Please share your thoughts in the comments section.
Thanks for watching everyone, I hope you enjoyed, and have a wonderful night.
The outpouring of love and gratitude is gonna be off the charts.
Oh this is bullshit!
You used to get my fucking coffee!
Yeah, A-Train is back baby!
Woo!
Yeah!
Alright.
Though at the time I believed that our encounter was consensual, I know realize, that, uhm--
I'm back too, right?
Right?
I'm anti-Nazi.
I'm sorry, Deep, but they only had one slot.
They thought it would be funny to stick a blowup dolphin in my bed.
With lipstick on its blowhole.
Deep please calm down.I signed over my bank account to you!
I filled out all those children's fucking workbooks!
I married some weirdo!
Cassandra?
The one with the hair and the creepy skeletons hugging each other story?
Yes, that's your wife.
Ohhh.
I married some weirdo who gives terrible blowjobs.
I did everything you asked.
Alright/ Did you get a good look at them, or?
Not really.
I was too busy worrying about Lucy.
Oh geez, right Lucy!
I did everything you asked, because you said you'd get me back in The Seven.
You fucking promised!
Fresca?
No thank you.
Awful stuff.