Furiously paced, unapologetically vulgar, outrageously violent, delightfully quick-witted, and surprisingly clever. I started The Boys expecting another tongue-in-cheek satire about Marvel/DC; and though The Boys is without a doubt exactly that, it's also a mature exploration of celebrity culture, Eisenhower's military industrial complex, and many other complex themes. It's genuinely surprising in places, and deeply empathic in others. The story is unpredictable when it needs to be, the acting is on-point, and the dialogue is quotable as bad. Don't look this over as just another satire; this show is so, so much more.