Why superhero satire The Boys turned off its rightwing fanbase
"The de facto leader of the superheroes is
Homelander, a Superman analogue dressed in a Stars and Stripes cape.
Homelander presents a smiling, all-American front to the public, but in
private uses his powers to intimidate and murder his rivals. He is,
without exaggeration, one of the most terrifying TV villains for years.
The problem is, some of Homelander’s behaviour this season has seemed a little familiar. He’s given an open platform on a rightwing news network. His popularity soars after he starts saying the worst things possible. He becomes the head of an over-reaching corporation and immediately finds himself out of his depth. He’s a self-destructive mixture of professional ambition and personal insecurity. In other words, as if it needed to be spelled out, Homelander is Donald Trump."
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