The Boys: Season 4 (2024) Cre: Eric Kripke
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The fourth season of Eric Kripke's hit alternative superhero series had a lot to live up to, thanks to the three very popular seasons preceding it. With the stakes seemingly increasing with every episode, I was very excited to see which direction Kripke would take his band of messed up characters next.
The show had the same edgy, borderline extreme humour, which has made audiences wince, cringe and laugh in abundance the last few years. It felt impossible that the show would be able to push the boat out further than it already had, but lo and behold, they did.
The visual and physical effects for this season were pretty strong all around. I think it's good to see that a lot of time, money and effort goes into making the show look good. Those physical effects are key to the impact of the more shocking scenes.
The story felt a little directionless in the first half of the season, if I'm being totally honest. However, once it found its feet, it came together quite nicely. There was a lot of fun and absurd developments, which made for some enthralling television.
I was enjoying where everything was going, reasonably enough at least, but the finale left me somewhat divided. On the one hand, there were some really shocking and entertaining twists and developments, which I enjoyed a lot. On the other hand though, it felt a little bit rushed, and pretty unsatisfying.
Anthony Starr continued to be the magnificent and terrifying face of the franchise, providing more brilliant performances of a character that seems built for him. He is so good at being an intimidating, unpredictable sociopath with malignant narcissism.
Jack Quaid, Karl Urban and Erin Moriarty all excelled in their roles again, particularly Urban, who took his dastardly debauchery to a whole new level. All three impressed me greatly with their acting this season, and I can't wait to see how they do next season as well.
Karen Fukuhara, Laz Alonso and Tomer Capone also continued to provide their consistently positive performances, with Fukuhara being the best of the three, especially in the finale. Others who are worthy of mentions are the talented likes of Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chace Crawford, Claudia Doumit, Jessie T. Usher and Colby Minifie.
Overall, although this season may have been a bit weaker than those before it, particularly in the first half, I still found a lot of enjoyment in it. I know some people think the show is starting to decline, and while that was true enough for this season, the fifth will now prove definitive in proving this notion right or wrong.
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