The series "Boys" is a phenomenon. A peculiar, but a phenomenon. The project interested in its unusual plot: the life of superheroes in modern society without embellishment. And this is an intrigue.

We're all used to comic book heroes. In recent decades, projects with diverse characters have been released one after another, recently almost every month. But all these projects are united by a common narrative concept, in which there are good or bad characters, or something in between. These characters are shown as fighters against evil, adjacent to it or hesitating. But not the heroes they could have been at their worst. "Boys" is a narrative without notes, without censorship, with all possible range of emotions and diversity of characters, among which the basest instincts, vices and a lot of negative things prevail. This is what hooked the series. At first. Well, then everything began to rest on the most interesting plots from season to season, where a lot of memorable characters are revealed to us, each of which is an amazing hero in its own way.

The series is sobering. It allows you to look at who people with superpowers could really become in our real world. They are beautiful in public, they are constantly working on creating a beautiful image in the media and social networks, but at the same time each of them is playing their own game, the underside of which ordinary people should not see. After all, then this action is shocking, and popular heroes will open up to their idols from a new side, not at all from the one you want to see them from. But this is what catches the series: the unprecedented intensity of realism, wild situations that occur during the development of the plot and, of course, behind the scenes of superhero confrontations, where each of the supers can be the enemy of the other. And with each season, the picture only improves, the plots become more saturated and interesting, revealing the characters from new sides. It would seem that the usual heroes of the work have already formed an opinion about themselves, but, believe me, they are ready to show something that will excite and make the viewer reconsider their opinion about them.

The production is good. The project is replete with atmospheric scenes, sometimes too violent, but this is one of the chips of the "Boys". There is a good black humor, excellent scenario moves, a lot of blood and not only. Special effects are performed at the proper level of a multi-part blockbuster, which is confirmed by the full canvas of the picture and its perception.

Acting is on top. Each character is terribly realistic: from episodic characters to the most important actors. I discovered the masterful play of actor Anthony Starr, who presents to the audience a kind of analogue of the famous Superman named Homelander (Stronghold, Patriot, Fatherland, Homeland - depending on the translation). Possessing almost all the same superpowers, this character is strikingly different from the usual kind Clark Kent. This is a really iconic character that makes you watch yourself with special interest. Starr makes it unforgettable and at the same time so disgustingly interesting. The Homelander is a controversial character. Throughout the series, he shows himself in a way that no one would want to see the true leader of a superhero team. However, this is the whole interest of watching "Boys". This is a project that tears up all superhero cliches, it is ready to show a completely different world in which I absolutely would not like to be.

The plot of the series is based on the confrontation of supers (people with superpowers) with a small detachment of their opponents, who believe that supers cross all boundaries and should not exist. But this is not a typical confrontation, where some are good and others are bad. You can't see the familiar world here. This is a fight in which all means are good, where each team has its own semi-groupings, and each hero must keep an eye out so as not to be thrown overboard by his team.

The project raises all the most pressing problems of modern Western society, not disdaining an abundance of violent scenes, arguments on racial, gender, sex topics. It seems that the project skillfully ridicules the stereotypes that have been established in recent years and at the same time carefully bypasses the sharpest corners. But as a spectator, it's damn interesting for me to watch what's happening.

Another important topic that is constantly on the screen is the representation of superheroes in the mass media. The "boys" draw a completely realistic picture when they openly show viewers (but not ordinary residents of the presented world) how the images of supers are formed for society, what tools are used for this, how they try to keep supers "on a short leash", and what happens if the situation gets out of control. It is a pleasure to watch what is happening.

I would especially like to mention the translation with which I managed to watch this series. This is a Cube-in-a-Cube for the first two seasons and a translation of RedHeadSound for the third. Translation with a mat, it should be noted, but for a project such a presentation of the material is perfectly similar, the vocabulary successfully falls on the original dialogues, everything is always harmonious and to the point.

The "boys" are good. A true masterpiece of its kind. This is an opportunity to see an unusual story, to come off to the fullest, to enjoy all the human vices, of which there are many here.

9 out of 10.