This is the kind of show that if you go in knowing what to expect it's a great show, but can also be seen as sort of a problem child. While the season finale sort of disappoints, the show itself is actually fun to watch: The performances are top-notch, they have a lot of fun exploring the concepts presented, and even the special effects are generally pretty good.

The set-up is pretty simple: Marie gets enrolled in Godolkin University, finds out the hard way that she's going to find problems due to her power (a form of blood bending), but still manages to party with the Big Heroes on Campus. Something happens, but due to their political armor and her icky power, she takes the blame and is kicked out.

Before the paperwork can be processed, Golden Boy attacks the professor in question then commits suicide. The aftershocks catapult her into stratospheric popularity while kicking off the mystery of Golden Boy's death, eventually exploring the true origins of "God U."

The only major problems are pretty much all in spoiler territory: The last ten minutes of the season finale. The series chugs along at a fairly decent clip, the twists are generally pretty well deserved, and there is plenty of the sex and violence you would expect in a spin-off of The Boys set in college.

Strangely, I actually think the horror elements could have been turned up a notch; the scenes in The Woods feel sort of tame.

The series explores the issues of internet popularity and how it can affect personal lives and corporate policies when that sort of fame is pursued. While it does make some good points, it sometimes doesn't go far enough or seems handicapped by going to the most cynical applications of that sort of fame. Ironically, we've seen the territory covered and done better; this show just seems to be geared toward the mean-spirited rather than earnestly exploring the topic.

However, this is still a pretty good show. I just wish it had stuck the landing better.