The Boys is a deeply, profoundly fresh take on the superhero genre... because the superheroes may be the real bad guys. That sounds simple enough, but the execution of the series gives us a story worth experiencing, because everything is turned upside down into the absurd.

Alongside that other show that casts doubt on superheroism - The Umbrella Academy - The Boys operates in a unique space in today's cinematic world: taking a real big and seasons-long piss on all the super-nonsense out there. And as if it means nothing, it waves it's magic hands on societal issues just as easily, being painfully dismissive at all those stupid people swept away by today's politics.

Yet even if I offended you just now, forget about me, this show is worth the watch. It's visceral, funny, endearing and right on the money. It's also, fair warning, extremely bloody. Yet the gore serves a purpose: making us laugh at loud. The blood is so absurd at times, it just becomes too funny.

Man, did we need this show. And the actors and actresses know it: they play with utter glee, enjoying the fact they are messing with the audiences' heads. Heads that in the show, play quite the prominent and explosive role. In its vileness, it's the breath of fresh air we did not know we wanted.

If you can stomach the gore, you're In for a treat.