I just wanted to hear the thoughts of some comrades. I feel like the whole show is a dagger pointed right at the heart of amerikkkan culture and capitalism.

I’m not the most savvy on catching all the themes or lib brain worms that find there way into media, but it speaks to my disdain for the culture. The cynical narcissism of the supes (and holy shit their sexual pathologies), the capitalizing on things from every angle, the military jingoism, the soulless use of humans for capital, the commentary on the rot at the heart of the beast, and the religious cults preying on people. It hits for me, and I hate it all at the same time.

Anyway, hope ya’ll have a great Christmas or holiday, at least a break from the meat grinder.

Edit: Oh, and the fucking rainbow capitalism, it’s pretty spot on.

  • DickFuckarelli [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The first three seasons were well crafted while still being obviously Left sympathetic (how anyone missed this is sort of sad). The show ran out of steam artistically and pivoted to just shitting on the Right - which I’m all for messaging-wise but the show was better to watch earlier on.

    I still think The Boys and Andor are the most revolutionary shows of the current era. And they still miss a lot of marks because the writers obviously don’t have much political critique except to say, we dislike fascists because they can be too mean. But it’s better than nothing.