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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
I know he's an absolute psychopath now, but after finding out some of Homelander's origin story, are we not at least a little more sympathetic to him with the abuse he went through? Still a massive overreaction, but I am maybe even more intrigued by how he ended up this way. A nice nature/nurture debate to consider on pathological evil.
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I wish they would have explored this angle more. Sympathy and reason for Homelander's actions is something I would like to learn more about. Instead they are repeating the previous stories in a loop, right down to him regressing back into breast feeding. It just feels rather unnecessary, as like Locke said we already knew about his plan for a Fascist cabal. The last episode didn't break any new ground, other than the Tek Knight dungeon.
The writing can still be clever. I liked how Kimiko used book titles to win over A-Train into helping MM. You would have to think A-Train's time is nearly up as he'll be found out. Maybe he'll take Sage down with him? Also the Homelander lab episode was one of the better episodes (and performances). I'm also curious where they go with Deep and Black Noir. I hope it doesn't end up with Deep backstabbing Noir. I prefer it when they make alliances rather than constantly undermine and plot against each other (ala Hitler's circle of evil). The show is better off with our characters are three dimesionsional, and don't lean as heavily into sterotypes.
I would think they'll up their game for season five. I also wonder if any of the rumors involving Anthony Starr and Emma Mackey are true? That she left the show because he was bullying her on the set. I'm sure that's only gossip, but I hope she returns to the show at some point.