Capitalizes on none of the momentum that was established in the shocking conclusion to season 1. Instead we follow around of a bunch of now mopey characters as they half-heartedly try to take down the Vaught corporation and the corrupt superhumans they harbor, while occasionally experiencing cutaways to villains like The Deep and A-Train as the show I guess tries (and fails) to redeem them or something in segments that are both stupid and unnecessary. None of the manic energy or fun of the first season manifests itself outside of the sixth episode. As for the backlash it is receiving for its political ideals, well for once the criticism is actually earned. Rather than offering a thoughtful critique of its opposition's viewpoints, this is just a simple hit piece. One that's especially hard to take seriously too due to how immature all the surrounding material is. Well, at least they got to include that scene of Homelander jerking off over the city Amazon wouldn't let them use last time. It's one of the few instances this actually feels like "The Boys" should. I still have hope season 3 will be good. All of this is totally fixable. It will just take an abandonment of the whinier tone found this time around and a return to the unhinged, zany action of its predecessor.

4/10