The Boys Just Repeated A Controversial Stranger Things Death Trend
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Boys season 3 and Stranger Things season 4!
The Boys and Stranger Things are two of the most popular shows streaming at the moment, and they both fall into a similar trap when it comes to how they handle character deaths. In The Boys season 3, Hughie and Billy Butcher team up with the rogue supe Soldier Boy, and it is this character who presents the final episode of the season with its biggest issue. Meanwhile, the same problem is echoed by the character of Max Mayfield in the finale of Stranger Things season 4, volume 2.
Soldier Boy ends season 3 of The Boys in explosive fashion. After he reluctantly teams up with Homelander to protect Ryan, he is thrown from a window by Queen Maeve. She seemingly sacrifices herself to stop the nuclear hero from killing the Boys and members of the Seven. However, The Boys season 3's epilogue reveals that not only is Queen Maeve still alive, but so is Soldier Boy. Similarly, Stranger Things season 4 ends with Vecna brutally killing Max Mayfield as she dies in Lucas Sinclair's arms. However, she is brought back to life via Eleven's psychic powers, albeit in a coma.
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Both The Boys andStranger Things have become increasingly guilty of giving their main characters «plot armor.» This means that while minor and side characters such as Stranger Things' Eddie Munson and The Boys' Black Noir can be killed, the core cast of characters remains alive despite how unlikely their survival seems. Max, Soldier Boy, and Maeve are all saved by plot armor, undercutting their respective series' dramatic tension. If the audience believes no main characters are at risk, it becomes difficult to stay invested when they
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