Culture news The Boys puts on a show on Amazon Prime: season 4 delivers, but will never surpass season 3 and its “orgasm” episode
The Boys is back for a fourth season on Prime Video, and the first feedback is already excellent.
The hit series “The Boys” on Amazon Prime Video is coming to an end, Eric Kripke, the showrunner, having revealed on social networks that the fifth season would be the last. A decision which above all reflects Kripke’s initial vision, the story having been designed to unfold in this way, so as to allow a coherent and well-structured narration, and above all to avoid extended seasons which spoil the pleasure. As a reminder, The Boys was launched in 2019 for the first time, before quickly establishing itself as one of Prime Video’s flagship series. It is adapted from the comics of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and has distinguished itself by its unique approach and its very dark representation of superheroes. The public completely embraced this subversive tone to the point of forming a very engaged fanbase. A success which allowed The Boys to create a spin-off, Gen V, also very well received by the public.
The world is on the brink of collapse. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the muscular thumb of the Protector, who consolidates her power. Butcher, who has only months to live, has lost Becca’s son and his position as leader of the Boys. The rest of the team has had enough of his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they must find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late – Season 4 Synopsis
From June 13, fans were able to enjoy the first three episodes of season 4. The rest is broadcast at the rate of one episode per week, with a finale scheduled for July 18, 2024. It’s time to collect the first opinions on the season.
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Already a critical success
The series The Boys won the hearts of critics in its first season, with a score of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. Subsequent seasons impressed even more, achieving scores of 97% and 98% for seasons 2 and 3 respectively, even surpassing popular series like Fallout and House of the Dragon. What happens next? The verdict is as follows: The fourth season of The Boys already has a score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 75 reviews. A slightly lower score than for the old seasons therefore, but still very good. The press agrees on the following consensus:
Boxing in the political arena with a bloody smile, the fourth season of The Boys is dark and even a little morose, while holding up a cracked mirror to modern society.
Richard Lawson of Vanity Fait writes that he “There are pleasures, if anything in this series can be called pleasant, to be found in the fourth season, even if it struggles to find real meaning in its annihilating riot” when CNN’s Brian Lowry observes that the series may have lost some of its freshness, but not its ability to “surprise and provoke“, dropping his mask a little further to “warn of the danger of fascism in bright colors“. For our part, our journalist jinxeb also tried the experiment and gives us his review right here.
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