Earth's Mightiest Parodies might be making an appearance in the new season of "The Boys."
Will Hughie get some Payback? Will Homelander be creepy?
And is Tek Knight going to explode onto the scene this season?
One of the most exciting additions to "The Boys" Season 3 is Soldier Boy,
played by "Supernatural" star Jensen Ackles. But as tends to be the case with new Supes
on "The Boys," there's likely more to this character than first meets the eye.
As one can guess from his uniform and name, Soldier Boy is effectively a stand-in for
Captain America in this universe. His personal history even dates him back to World War II,
much like Cap from the world of Marvel. But the allusions seemingly go much deeper than that.
At one point in the trailer, we see a person sitting in front of papers on a wall,
one of which is a newspaper with a headline that refers to "Our Fallen Soldier Boy."
In the comics, the public is misled about Soldier Boy's origins. The original who fought in WWII
actually died in the line of duty, while the modern day incarnation is simply a replacement
masquerading as the original. Of course, the show's zagged comic fans in the past. Could
this version actually be the original? Or perhaps it's already known in the world of Amazon's "The
Boys" that Soldier Boy is a legacy title. It could make for a particularly timely development seeing
how the mantle of Captain America has recently switched bearers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy isn't the only new Supe coming to "The Boys" Season 3, as the trailer
gives fans a look at "The Walking Dead" alum Laurie Holden as the Crimson Countess, a parody
of Marvel's Scarlet Witch. In the trailer, we see this new hero throwing a red energy
blast at someone dressed as Homelander, which makes them explode into a million gory pieces.
In the comics, Crimson Countess is a member of Payback, the second most popular team in "The
Boys" universe after the Seven. If the Seven are clear stand-ins for the Justice League,
Payback is basically the Avengers. It's worth noting that Stormfront is also
on Payback in the source material, and Aya Cash played the fascist villain in Season 2.
So, it's possible we could see a whole team of Avenger parodies in season 3.
After watching "The Boys" Season 3 trailer, it's clear that the show is not
shying away from parodying major real-life political moments in its upcoming season.
Firstly, we see A-Train show up at a protest seemingly to help keep the peace ... only to
pull out and promote a soda called Turbo Rush. For those familiar with a certain
viral moment starring Kendall Jenner and a Pepsi can, the image looks familiar. In 2017,
Jenner starred in an ad for Pepsi, in which she hands a can of the soft drink to a police
officer staring down a group of protestors, which elicits applause from the crowd.
The ad was soon pulled for seeming to trivialize the Black Lives Matter movement,
as reported by the New York Times. As "The Boys" points out,
some public figures — or large soda companies — will bank on any kind
of well-known movement to advertise their products – whether it's appropriate or not.
Secondly, in one short clip, we see a crowd of Homelander fans holding signs
in support of the leader of the Seven. One of the members of the crowd is wearing a headdress
with horns — just like Jacob Chansley, aka the QAnon Shaman of the January 6 Capitol Riots.
Right at 27 seconds into this latest trailer for "The Boys" Season 3,
amidst a number of newspaper clippings about various superhero activities,
is a headline that reads: "Woman Paralyzed in Tek Knight Hostage Rescue."
Viewers with knowledge of "The Boys" comic series should remember Tek Knight as a sort
of exaggerated mashup of Batman and Iron Man. Just like the two heroes that serve as
the basis for his character, Tek Knight has no superpowers of his own,
which also sets him apart from most of the Supes in the universe of "The Boys."
Instead, he relies on a mechanical suit to accomplish super-heroic feats.
This isn't the first time "The Boys" has teased the introduction of Tek Knight.
Previously, perhaps alluding to the same incident,
a woman at a support group revealed that Tek Knight damaged her spine.
"I know it's wrong to be angry. After all, Tek Knight saved me.
I just wish he'd been a little more gentle with my spine."
Despite the hints, Tek Knight has yet to appear in the live-action adaptation of "The Boys." Could
his appearance finally come in Season 3? A bigger question for those who've read the comics may be
whether the Tek Knight of the show has the same "issues" that his comics counterpart suffers from.
It seems that the 3rd season of "The Boys" will be venturing further into the pages of the comic book
the show is based on. Besides the appearance of Soldier Boy and mentions of Tek Knight,
a significant takeaway from this preview may be that Butcher and his team are finally going to
get powered up. If that's the case, it will no doubt change the playing field forever.
Among the blink or you'll miss them moments, there is some evidence that our favorite
gang of Supe-killers may be taking their own version of the Supe-creating serum Compound V.
Besides showing Butcher testing out heat vision that could match even a staredown with Homelander,
we also see him throwing up all over Hughie, whose track record
of being covered in some form of unspeakable fluid looks to be untarnished this season.
Interestingly, the teaser also shows The Boys' newest recruit
enduring his arm being brutally snapped and Butcher not batting an eye.
Could the reaction be down to the fact that Hughie also takes some V? Perhaps,
or maybe he's just getting some very unfortunate preparation done for an undercover assignment.
Either way, looks like Hughie's in for some pain when the new season drops on June 3, 2022.
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