Martin Carr reviews the season 1 finale of The Boys… This is why Amazon greenlit a second season before one minute had been broadcast. Between the breakdowns, heart attacks and callous disregard for each other this moral vacuum of a finale demands your attention. From the blackmailing of high ranging government officials to revelations with […]

Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of The Boys season 1… In the words of Winston Wolf ‘if self-preservation is an instinct you possess, you better do what I say and do it fast’. Motivations, suspicions and blame should be metered out with care as recognising the enemy is getting more difficult. Hughie has gone […]

Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of The Boys season 1… In amongst the revelations which continue coming there are a few emotional sledgehammers that stand out in episode six. These are not the meta moments, choreographed television specials or victim support groups, but occur with much more subtlety. They perfectly counterpoint the #MeToo movement […]

Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of The Boys season 1… Things were never going to improve for anyone. Whether enhanced or otherwise this situation is messed up and groundwork is being laid for things to get considerably worse. Whether we are talking evangelical crowdfunded retreats, bible bashing brow beatings or messianic figureheads losing perspective […]

Martin Carr reviews the third episode of The Boys season 1… If Superman started ripping out body parts rather than locking up criminals people might notice. On the other hand if landlords had their heads burst like a melon, whilst accepting sexual bribes from money strapped female tenants chances are nothing happens. Those and other […]

Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The Boys season 1… And so we begin to dig a little deeper as those superhero gloves come off and The Boys cranks things up a notch. Body morphing blackmail, lactating corporate heads and C4 enemas count among the more diverting elements unveiled in episode two. Yet there […]

Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Boys… If this fails to light a fire under the arse of every executive in every writers room across Los Angeles sack them now. Ever since someone leaked a Deadpool test which then turned into an R rated cinematic freight train people have been trying to replicate […]