The Boys remains one of the streaming era's top-notch productions because it's satire doesn't pull its punches or criticism of modern (pop-)culture, it is brutally honest about the 'absolute power corrupts absolutely' philosophy, and its mixing-and-matching criticism of Marvel and DC's Avengers and Justice League archetypes alike make this show a real treat for longtime superhero fans, as well as less genre-centric tv audiences too.

The world-building is some of the most seamless, the characters are like inverts on the Good Guys vs Bad Guys' Thugs routine: except The Boys themselves are like more like self-commanding thugs than flunkies for the likes of The Joker and some such; The Seven are like the completely corrupted versions of Justice League in the Injustice video game, and their opposition are totally powerless in stopping Homelander unless they themselves play dirty like the people (Supes) they hate so damn much.

The Boys is still great stuff; three seasons on and it's still got a lot of bite and critiques to make about the world today. It's also Amazon Prime's flagship series for sure. That last note MAY be a controversial one in light of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, but I haven't seen it to compare the two programs fairly (yet).

The Boys is like an antidote to all the superhero cliches we're getting accustomed to, and it's still a 'refreshingly cynical' antithesis to Marvel Studios' and DC Entertainment's stuff. It's like the third one of an unofficial 'Big Three' of superhero entertainment: Disney, Warners and Sony/Amazon (thanks to this and Invincible).

The Boys is still going strong; the characters are as deep and morally-grey as ever, the stories get more intricately detailed and delightfully contrived, and the world it's making feels just as fleshed out as any other shared universes on-screen.

This show has become a hit for a good reason: it's a 'full-spectrum' kind of experience that hits all the right chords for the viewers wanting something truly special in today's expanding streaming world.