If you like your superheroes bloody and dirty, you can now rejoice: The Boys Season 4 finally starts on Amazon Prime Video. In addition to the usual toughness and frankness, however, it is said that it often exchanges its notorious humor for soberingly dark scenes. According to some viewers, this also eliminates an annoying deficiency of the last seasons.
“Darkest season yet”: Amazon’s The Boys changes a lot in season 4
The Boys is set in a world in which artificially bred superhumans are supposed to protect the world, but instead endanger it with their cruelty and arrogance. Butcher (Karl Urban) has had enough of this and gathers a group around him to declare war on the caped men.
Watch the latest trailer for The Boys Season 4:
The Boys S04 – Trailer (German) HD
This is how it continues in season 4: At the beginning of season 4, things are not going well for his resistance fighters. Butcher is terminally ill. And although superhuman leader Homelander (Antony Starr) is on trial for the murder of a protester, his popularity hardly seems to suffer. The Boys heroes are running out of time.
Variety describes season 4 as “the darkest season yet“, Vanity Fair calls the series “as desolate as never before“. The main reason is the parallels to current US politics, such as the trial against Donald Trump and his continued popularity.
The Boys Season 4 corrects a mistake: Others see the new episodes as a great new development. The renowned review site Rogerebert.com writes:
After the writers in seasons 2 and 3 apparently wanted to outdo themselves again and again in their references and the shock effect of their scenes, Season 4 washes away the violence. And puts the characters in the foreground again.
Overall, the reviews of The Boys Season 4 are above average positive, but also criticize various weak points. Whether this is a step backwards or the best episodes since the series began is something every fan has to decide for themselves.
The fourth season of The Boys is Available on Amazon Prime Video since June 13, 2024 *.
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