The Boys
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Summary
For all his many fault , Homelander ’s attempts at Father-God have n’t been a full disaster , butThe Boysseason 4 , instalment 7 , " The Insider , " show he will never be a good parent to Ryan . Antony Starr ’s Homelander is one of the most despicable , diabolical , destructive villains across the entire superhero genre . A liquidator , raper , would - be dictator , abuser , bully , and sociopath , Homelander has long pass the point of salvation , and will undoubtedly serve as the last baddie whenThe Boysseason 5rolls around . Despite all of the above , The Boyshas made numerous attempts to humanize the Seven ’s sadistic leader .
InThe Boysseason 4 ’s " wiseness of the Ages , " for example , Homelander ’s past as a Vought trial subjectwas described in painfully bit point . As the supe recall being burned alive and kept in a cellular telephone , The Boysseemed to deliberately ask in the slight sliver of sympathy for him - not with the aim of free Homelander ’s behavior , but perhaps of explaining his journeying toward becoming a monster . well Homelander ’s most redeeming feature , however , has been his relationship with Ryan inThe Boys , which occasionally comes close to resemble a genuine father - Word bond .
The Boys time of year 4 raises the tensions between non - Supes and Supes , and it stick in several of the latter in its new sequence . Who are they ?
How The Boys Created The Illusion Of Homelander As A Good Parent
Homelander Has Appeared As The Doting Father At Times
Describing the period inThe Boysseason 2 when Homelander was first get to lie with Ryan as a " rocky showtime " would n’t quite do jurist to the tumult . Those early days did , however , hold back bright spots . When Ryan became overwhelmed by crowds and noise , Homelander was quick to step in , and even showed a rarely - seen soft side by understand with his Word ’s fear . Homelander even act questioning when Stormfront start trying to sway Ryan into believing her far - right ideology . Homelander has continued to display fleck of proper parenting intoThe Boysseason 4 too .
Homelander learn from his mistakes after a rimy costume meeting , hear to his son earnestly when discussing the fearful " Super School " auction pitch and assuring Ryan that he was under no obligation to partake . During a core - to - heart afterward , Homelander revealed an true and innocent pursuit in his son ’s time to come . Things took a dark turn when Homelander interpreted Ryan ’s desire to " help hoi polloi " as the chagrin and strong-arm beating of Vought manager Adam Bourke , but it could be reason that this incident was Homelander trying to fulfil Ryan ’s wishes in his own twisted manner .
The Boys Season 4, Episode 7 Proves Homelander Was Never A Good Parent
All of that advance is show to be a lie inThe Boysseason 4 , episode 7 . think back his father ’s kind and apprehension attitude several episodes prior , Ryan calls Homelander with concerns about the Avenue V Christmas Special creature show he ’s work on on for Vought . Once he eventually gets around to replying , Homelander ’s answer is only , " Just suck it up and do it . " Homelander is evidently too busy with his own plans and schemes to do some parenting , but the bigger issue lies in how the scene exposes Homelander ’s true intention .
Ryan ’s emotions and desire will be stomach and listened to - until they set about interfering with Homelander and Sister Sage ’s design .
Homelander ’s master precedence is still very much himself , and any confident acts of paternity he shows toward Ryan are just in service of that overarching destination . set aside Ryan to refuse " Super School " was little more than a crystalline overture to gain ground back his son ’s affections from the ever - circling Billy Butcher . The button or otherwise of " Super School " has no impact whatsoever on Homelander ’s plot of land for world domination , but the Avenue V Christmas Special is a propaganda composition design to promote Homelander ’s agenda with a script he in person approved . When Ryan show objection toward the former , Homelander shows grace ; when it ’s the latter , Ryan gets a " take up it up and do it . "
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The turnaround in how Homelander responded to Ryan ’s Super School reservations versus how he react in " The Insider " demonstrates howthe Seven loss leader see his Word as a tool first and a child second . Ryan ’s emotions and desire will be support and listened to - until the point where they begin interfere withHomelander and Sister Sage ’s plan . Such selfishness firmly chase away any tarry notion that Homelander is a good parent inThe Boys .
Does Homelander Love Ryan In The Boys?
The question of whether Homelander bang Ryan inThe Boysis not straightforward . From one perspective , Homelander is intelligibly manipulating his son for his own gain . From another , Homelander does n’t have overtly malicious purpose toward Ryan , and displays a real desire for his Word ’s favourable reception . Homelander did n’t wrestle Ryan away from Butcher just because he thought Ryan would be a utilitarian asset- there was a echt dearest there . Homelander ’s quest to take over the earth is at least partly motivated by the motivation to leave an conglomerate behind for his son to predominate , after all .
In that sense , Homelander does love Ryan , but miss the necessary experience to know what real maternal love look like . From being raised by scientists to drinking the milk of whichever Vought employee happens to be lactating in any given time of year , Homelander has no clue of what a healthy parent - tyke relationship should look like . Any parental bond he has experienced was , one way or another , exploitive in nature , which helps to excuse how Homelander can know Ryan inThe Boysseason 4 , but still be a terrible dad .
Episode
The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
Release Date
Episodes 1 - 3
June 13
Episode 4
June 20
Episode 5
June 27
installment 6
July 4
installment 7
July 11
installment 8
July 18
The Boys is a gritty and seditious take on the superhero writing style , focusing on a radical of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities , explore themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a creation where heroes are not always what they seem .
