‘Even More Depraved’: Early Reviews Of ‘The Boys S3’ Suggest It’s Unhinged And Diabolical
Your yearly dose of Billy The Butcher is finally here
It is that time of the year again. The Boys are back again for their most diabolical season yet. With the highly-anticipated third season of the show starring Karl Urban, Antony Starr and Jack Quaid dropping today on Amazon Prime Video, reviews are already flooding in and it is exactly what we want to hear.
Currently, the new season stands on a healthy 97 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 35 reviews. Out of which, 34 have been positive with almost all of them agreeing on how the new season has yet again successfully pushed the shock factor even further. As Billy would put it it’s “diabolical.”
Where the opinions differ though is if the shock and awe factor helps in moving the narrative further. Some critics have also taken issue with the debut of Soldier Boy, played by Jensen Ackles, who shows up rather late in the season and is a a parody of Marvel’s Captain America.. On the bright side though, his performance has been unanimously praised across the board.
For the uninitiated, The Boys is based on a comic series of the same name created by Garth Ennis with artist Darick Robertson. The best way to describe it would be “What if the Justice League existed in real life?” The series follows Billy The Butcher and his band of posies who set out on a journey to get rid of superheroes in their world.
The Eric Kripke show stars Karl Urban in the lead as Billy and also includes Laz Alonso, Jessie T. Usher, Antony Starr and Chase Crawford.
Meagan Navarro, a certified top critic on Rotten Tomatoes described this season as, “Kripke successfully maintains the series’ high calibre consistency with season three. The Boys continues its streak of anarchic energy, sardonic humour, and self-indulgence made all the more entertaining by its bursts of extreme gonzo violence.”
While Amon Warmann from the Empire Magazine wrote, “Through it, all, the moral murkiness and messy consequences are never less than compelling in a season that blurs the line between the good guys and the bad guys more than ever before.”
Here’s what others are saying about it:
Just finished watching season 3 of The Boys. There aren't many shows (or films, for that matter) that can make me gasp these days, but this one regularly gets that reaction. Jensen Ackles is about to become everyone's favourite superhero… #TheBoys pic.twitter.com/vm4Nimu3lb
— 100% Cassam Looch (@cassamlooch) June 2, 2022
Now that embargo is up, Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy is the MVP of Season 3. He's outstanding in this, the best I have ever seen him act. Even more unhinged and crass than this shows you. Wait till you all see him in action. #TheBoys https://t.co/mbRDHtm78p
— Shaurya Chawla (@_ShauryaChawla) June 2, 2022
#TheBoys season 3 pulls no satirical punches while delivering a satisfyingly complete superhero sagahttps://t.co/UX2h9vFNGw pic.twitter.com/kvau9rhd5f
— Den of Geek News! (@DenofGeekUS) June 2, 2022
Consider this one of my last “we warned you” PSAs, to the people who are jumping into season 3 of #TheBoys because of Jensen.
— Brittany Ann 🤍☀️ (@bhorton314) June 1, 2022
This show is not cute. It is not cuddly. It is violent and gory and has every trigger Kripke could put in it. Just sayin. #TheBoysTV #SPNFamily https://t.co/gD7TJkOqb4
The wait is almost over. #TheBoys returns tomorrow and having seen the entirety of season 3, I can confidently say that NO ONE is ready for the bonkers, off-the-wall stuff included this time around. Truly no other show is doing it like "The Boys." 🔥
— Olivia Singh (@livsingh95) June 2, 2022
#TheBoys Season 3 is even more depraved than previous seasons. And I mean that as the BIGGEST compliment. It goes to places no other series ever has. And Homelander is for sure one of the scariest super villains of all time. Prepare yourself.#TheBoysTV @PrimeVideo @TheBoysTV pic.twitter.com/gCYisarHRr
— Joshua Ryan (@MrMovieGuy86) June 2, 2022