The Boys Season 3's Homelander Twist Is Horrifying (& Genius)

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TheBoys' terrifying new Homelander twist takes his season 3 story in the most exciting direction imaginable. In both Garth Ennis' original comic book and Amazon's live-action adaptation, the concept behind Homelander is devilishly effective — a Superman-esque all-American hero who's morally unimpeachable in the public eye, but an absolute monster behind closed doors. The Boys season 2 ended with Homelander publicly disgraced after his association with Stormfront, then blackmailed into compliance by Queen Maeve's video footage of the plane incident from season 1. With Homelander at his lowest ebb, viewers wondered how The Seven's milk-loving leader would retaliate in The Boys season 3...

Thanks to Amazon's second The Boys season 3 trailer, we now know exactly how Homelander reacts — and it's dark. Homey initially appears miserable and broken, desperately trying to fix his PR disaster with scripted TV interviews and apologies made through gritted teeth. At some point in The Boys season 3, however, Homelander reveals his true nature to the public — the awful, depraved murderer without a shred of morality. The revelation of Homelander's true nature goes down far better than Vought ever anticipated. In the words of Homelander himself, "I showed people the real me… They f**king love me."

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The Boys taking Homelander's evil-ness public is a genius twist, completely revolutionizing Antony Starr's villain. Until now, Homelander's characterization has been rooted in duality and deception. Every action he took was to shield dirty secrets out of view, or haphazardly cover up misdeeds with paper-thin excuses. So desperate was Homelander to maintain his