The Boys is a comedy and Jupiter is a relationship and family drama.
As I've said in another post, it's trying to be "realistic" but turns out not realistic due to ignoring the superhero world.
For instance, the main hero has a daughter and she feels smothered having to be part of a hero family. That's because they have a code of honor and she has no code of honor and is whorish. So she has "daddy issues" and is like fuck all of this!
That would be fine if they were the only superbeings and there were no real threats except average ones in the world. So, having to be better than human would be a burden to some people. However, they live in a world where there are serious MONSTERS to fight and crazy murderous superbeings, so her dad is right.
Meanwhile, this daughter is like "Oh, dad just wants me to save New York again, well fuck him and his pressure" while she does coke and modeling as people get death rayed into oblivion. My point is that her teenage attitude doesn't make much sense because the pressures her family put on her are about massive life and death issues. She would have to be retarded not to get it.
So, it's forced illogical drama about family issues in the face of being a superhero.
I watched it yesterday. I actually enjoyed it.
I think the father-daughter drama was a bit forced, probably due to the actress not being really great at properly conveying the angst and trauma that was supposed to have been compounding over decades. Maybe she's in the apathy phase now, but it didn't feel genuine. That and Duhamel isn't a particularly good actor, so his character feels rather flat and one-dimensional, due to his inability to convey a wider range of emotions.
However, I do find the struggle between the code and the justice they must dole out to be compelling. Unlike other superheroes, these ones do take some damage. Blackstar was handing them their asses due to the fact that Utopia, Paragon, and Lady Liberty weren't going all out on him. Heroes seem to die in every major skirmish, which can't be encouraging to the ranks that they keep needing to refill. We see that with some prominent members of the union declaring their intentions to leave. We also see it with cops, citizens, and other heroes lending support to the idea that the code is antiquated, and unsuited for the times they live in.
I think both sides end up being right. You can't have heroes lording over the population by force of strength, which is what would happen if they could kill with impunity. They would be the arbiters of justice. OTOH, you can't sustain a hero society where you fight at half strength, while the villains can just go balls-out trying to kill you, because there will come a hero as strong as Blackstar, who basically massacres a bunch of you. That's not a good recruitment strategy.
It's interesting to me. It touches on the ridiculousness of Superman and Batman's no killing policies, which is why the end of Man of Steel was so profound. When put up against the wall, Superman had to kill to save lives. Batman's weapons are so crazy in BvS, that you can't realistically expect people to walk away from those engagements.
I hope there's not a 1 year delay to part 2. It would be disappointing.
