The boys is a diabolical series with its own class in terms of shock value. The directing, script, acting, costumes, lighting, colorization, special effects are all terrific, and would put a lot of films today to shame.

The characters have depth and with many flaws, their goals and motives are clear which makes it easy to root for them or not. The psychologically disturbed leader of The Seven - Homelander played by the wonderful Anthony Starr is both terrifying and fun to watch, anytime he walks into a room with other characters, you can't help but wonder if they will walk out alive. He always grins, always puts on a friendly face, but is also sinister and has such an unstable mind. Anthony Starr deserves some recognition for his performance. The cunning leader of The Boys - Billy Butcher played by Karl Urban, is also another interesting character, he is fueled by personal vengeance against supes most especially Homelander. Throughout the course of the series, we see him, along with the rest of the Boys, achieves his goals of eliminating supes for good. He is vengeful, foul-mouthed, yet charming and has a quirky, off-beat sense of humor but that's all what makes him such a compelling character.

It's a whole different take on the superhero genre. it's dark and twisted, as it is shocking and hilarious. The dialogue works, humor works, drama works, the script's witty and the plot's intriguing and always manage to entertain. If you're tired of recycled storyline of most superhero movies these days, like I am, I highly recommend The Boys!