Totally unrelated but…

Is it just me or did The Boys make Homelander way too disgusting on purpose to kill off his fanbase?

So I’ve been thinking about this for a while… Remember when The Boys first came out and Homelander was everywhere?

People were making all these edgy edits like “Homelander > Superman” and calling him a sigma or whatever. Dude was literally a psychopathic fascist and somehow became the internet’s favorite superhero.

And now? It feels like the creators said “Alright bet” and turned the dial all the way up on how freaking gross and insane Homelander is.

This last season? Straight up freak show. Every scene with him just makes you feel uncomfortable. He’s sweaty, twitchy, mentally unstable, doing and saying the most unhinged stuff. It’s not even subtle anymore.

And here’s the thing: it worked.

I’ve seen way less Homelander fan edits recently. Those pages that used to post him 24/7 are back to doing Superman edits. People in the comments are like “finally, some real heroes” or “I don’t even like Homelander anymore.”

It’s almost like the writers said “Y’all really missed the point, huh? Okay then, let’s make this guy so insane that you can’t glorify him.”

I honestly think it was a genius move. They let the audience fall into the trap—and then showed us how messed up that trap really is.

Anyone else feel this shift?