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Still, hes basically an even more stubborn, self-centered version of the same old Butcher.
Hes also preoccupied by a custody battle where the kids soul is at stake.
Thats right: Dakota Bob, president-elect, is working with Grace Mallory and the Boys!
She must be stopped before Congress certifies the election on January 6.
(I wonder how the writers chose that date.)
The botched operation does lead to a much-needed conversation between Hughie and Neuman.
Much of the rest of the episode is spent introducing the various individual subplots for the season.
Elsewhere, some of the individual story lines feel a bit … notrandombut disconnected from the bigger picture.
The same goes for Hughie this season, whose father is comatose in the hospital after having a stroke.
Still, theres plenty of potential here, especially when it comes to Homelanders midlife crisis.
Her solution for his gnawing unhappiness is to sow discord and then save the masses rather than crushing them.
The perfect opportunity presents itself: The announcement of the verdict in Homelanders trial.
And it works flawlessly, dooming Marvins daughter, Janine, to a very sad conversation in the morning.
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Come on.
I do not want to miss Smash Mouth.
We also briefly meet Firecracker (Valorie Curry), host of a far-rightInfoWars-esque show calledThe Truth Bomb.
So where exactlydoesNeuman stand with Homelander?
She says their arrangement is ancient history, but shes still in bed with Vought, and HomelanderisVought.
Waiting to see what exactly Starlight House does before weighing in on that story.
Yo, what the fuck?
That wassooofucked up, you guys.
