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The Boys Recap: First Pebble Down a Mountain


Has The Boys gotten too bleak? Where is the joy in satirizing politics and violence?

Together, they confront Firecracker during her break with the dirt they dug up: As a counselor at the Capes for Christ Bible camp, she had sex with a 15-year-old boy, copping a statutory-rape charge that Vought’s lawyers got dropped. Yes, we’re in a time where reproductive rights are extremely precarious in this country, and it’s certainly believable that an Establishment Democrat like Dakota Bob would prioritize “compromise” instead of risking further alienation from conservative voters, especially with his supe control bill up in the air. • “I kind of murdered a bunch of them.” Kimiko’s continued comedy journey is a highlight, but the “reveal” of her past with the scarred Shining Light girl — she lured her with ice cream and dragged her to the fighting pit, where she slashed her face — is nothing we couldn’t have put together ourselves.

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