Some sad, cynical man read the Superman story "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way?" and thought to himself "Um actually, several things 🤓"

It's an effective action thriller series with goofy exploitation-style gore. Karl Urban is great as Billy Butcher, their variation on the pseudo-hero Manchester Black, and Anthony Starr is fantastic as Homelander, their twist on Superman.

Meg Ryan's son is the heart of the story. He is very charming and charismatic, but sadly cannot act to save his life.

The show gets bogged down by it's simplistic commentary that is presented with an annoying self-importance.

In addition, I think the "evil Superman" schtick was kinda cool in 2011, but now can feel tiresome. This is not entirely the show's fault, but the oversaturation of this kind of story in the last decade definitely takes away from the enjoyment.

I wish we had more sincere, heartfelt takes on the Superman archetype, I guess it's not gonna come from the Lex Luthor streaming service. (although The Boys' version of Luthor is still a bad guy, played brilliantly by a sleepwalking Giancarlo Esposito).

In conclusion: Fun and cool, but not nearly as profound as some people make it out to be. The 2nd season is considerably less polished than the 1st, both in the storyline and almost all aspects of the execution.