First off: If you're expecting a show you can watch with the kids, unless those kids are over 18 this ain't it.

That said, this was a pretty good show. The acting was incredible; these were well-developed characters that when combined with the acting were nicely believable, even with all of the weirdness. These are definitely also pretty examples for what would happen if supers existed in the real world, from the noblesse oblige and pure arrogance of the characters to those that were just amazed that they had powers.

Just because: Homelander was way too much fun. That guy was just pure evil. Maeve was also pretty good, as she could from jaded to sensitive; she was arguably be the best-developed character of the show. The Deep was also pretty good, especially when he was out of his depth (pun intended).

The plot twists were deserved; not only were they hard to predict but they were built up prior to their showing. Sure, there were some predictable points, but that's fine as those were based off character development; they were a natural evolution of the character in question. The real plot twists worked pretty well, up to the dreaded final reveal, although I dislike the end.

The special effects were exactly what were needed. While I would have liked to have seen more use of powers, especially in non-combat roles, overall the effects were pretty good. There's a lot of blood, digital and otherwise, but it works within the context of the show. You just don't expect to see a lot of niceness and that is definitely the case here.

There was some really nice world-building, especially as you were able to see what would happen if supers were real. You had challenges between supers, drugs for supers, and what would happen if supers got into religion. Again, while I would have liked to have seen more non-combat use (such as in construction and medicine) this was done pretty deftly.

The only other major flaw was that The 7 were an obvious pastiche of the Justice League (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Dr. Light). While this allows it to make some interesting points, none of them haven't been done to death elsewhere. Even Translucent only works to show how dark the world is, and is quickly killed when the point is made.

Nonetheless, this is a pretty good show and definitely recommended. I wish it would have ended differently, but it definitely the way it should have. Definitely worth the watch.