Laura Tee

Make America Vought Again: Why ‘The Boys’ Isn’t Just Satire

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This week, our Dumpster Fire corner is the perfect lead-in for our main topic. The headlines are somehow both horrifying and absurd: another Trump assassination attempt, a sudden call for “unity” that had the media doing emotional gymnastics, and yes, plans to slap his face into your passport. Meanwhile, global tensions simmer, but priorities remain… questionable.

Then Laura and Eric dive into The Boys Season 5 and why it’s hitting way too close to home. What started as a hyper-violent superhero satire now feels less like escapism and more like a slightly exaggerated documentary. From corporate control and influencer politics to nationalism wrapped in religion and monetized outrage, we break down how the show mirrors real-world power structures (and why that’s getting harder to laugh off.) We also get into the cultural whiplash of audiences realizing Homelander isn’t the hero (shocking, apparently), the rise of media manipulation that feels ripped straight from Vought’s playbook, and why this kind of storytelling resonates so deeply right now. When reality starts sounding like satire, what does that say about where we’re at?

If you love ‘The Boys,’ we’ve got recommended shows you should watch next! ‘Generation V’ (‘The Boys’ spinoff series on Amazon Prime) (Laura) and ‘Alphas’ on the Roku Channel (Eric).

And in this week’s installment of After Dark… you thought you weren’t getting any Pam this week, but SURPRISE! She joins us for an impromptu installment of our post-show banter where we compare notes on plant life (a category that goes verrrrrry broad with content that can only live behind the paywall. 👀