[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Well, I backtracked and decided to watch the first five episodes of this season.

I never read the comics nor did I know anything about the story arc but I have to say, I've found this season to be fairly boring and unnecessary. Maybe the final three episodes will change the overall direction but I'm not counting on it. I actually liked Season 2 of "The Umbrella Academy" way better than Season 2 of "The Boys", at least so far.

Spoiler!

Huey and Starlighter exposed Compound V early on, Butcher's wife wants to remain with her child while Kimiko is seeking revenge.

IMO, this could have been an epilogue to Season 1 and I wouldn't have spent 5 hours watching this onscreen. Unless something super unexpected and cool happens by the season finale, I have no reason to watch a Season 3, as everyone's motivation for exposing the Supes has been satisfied.

Spoiler!

w/r/t Butcher - eh...maybe. But now Homelander will always be the guy that ruined his life. Maybe if he could've somehow gotten clear of all that and taken his wife/son and lived happily ever after, he could've been content.

But once the boy was a 'supe' in his own right, Butcher's only hope was that his wife would abandon the boy and come with him. They could go on their merry way. When that didn't happen (and clearly won't), his only remaining path forward is to destroy Homelander. It's the only thing that could approximate 'satisfaction' in his world.

Huey's motivations are now obviously centered on Starlight. His splattered girlfriend ended up in his rearview some time ago.

And the whole gang writ large obviously is looking to be somehow absolved of any legal entanglements so that's what MM and Frenchie (and obviously Huey) will continue to be working towards along various paths

If you view the supe exposure as more of a catalyst to the story going forward than a finish line, I think you're closer to where they're trying to take the story.

But like you, I haven't read the source material.

I think ultimately it's a "It's not the destination, but the journey" sort of thing. There's been plenty of pure entertainment value in the episodes thus far even if there hasn't been an overwhelming amount of plot advancement.