Why did they end it like that? I was legit confused for a full minute then I realized they did the Black Mirror's Playtest thing and I really didn't care for the it.
I don't want happy endings and I know this is The Boys and it's all about exploding bodies and heads and gore, but the ending was really unnecessary and felt like they just did for the sake of subverting expectations and being unpredictable and gritty, because that's somehow "smart writing". They could've just let them get back to their old lives or just sit depressed in their apartments or commit suicide or something, but this ending was meh and made the episode less fun.
It kinda made it predictable now and I expect every other episodes end like this with some gory twist.
I wanted to give it a 7 because the episode was decent and interesting, albeit a very familiar plot that's been done multiple times before, but I didn't appreciate the ending and I'm giving it a very generous 6.
I don't want happy endings and I know this is The Boys and it's all about exploding bodies and heads and gore, but the ending was really unnecessary and felt like they just did for the sake of subverting expectations and being unpredictable and gritty, because that's somehow "smart writing". They could've just let them get back to their old lives or just sit depressed in their apartments or commit suicide or something, but this ending was meh and made the episode less fun.
It kinda made it predictable now and I expect every other episodes end like this with some gory twist.
I wanted to give it a 7 because the episode was decent and interesting, albeit a very familiar plot that's been done multiple times before, but I didn't appreciate the ending and I'm giving it a very generous 6.