Before The Boys Season 5 wraps up, the review embargo on the final season has been lifted, and critics are free to share their honest opinions on the hugely popular superhero.
However, before reading the reviews, it is worth noting that critics have only been given 7 out of 8 episodes to review.
Therefore, they, like the audience, are oblivious to the full ending. But if we take the early reviews as an indication, the final season of The Boys is set to give fans a blast.
Critics’ verdicts ranged from praising the shocking twist to raving about the cruel satire, earning the final season a score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. There were also previous seasons of The Boys.
However, some critics were not amused by the absurdity that The Boys offered.
For example, a Mashable review read, “The darkest, bleakest season of The Boys yet – one that comments on our fractured America but offers only shock value as opposed to actual content.”
However this review can safely stand alone in the roundup of praise reviews of season five.
For example, Variety writes, “Every geyser of blood and scream of spilled guts is a little bit of the catharsis that is sorely needed, even if the prospects of good triumphing over evil have never looked brighter for long, on or off the screen.”
The Wrap, similarly, notes, “This season was certainly formulaic, but it had enough talent to confirm the show’s outstanding place in television history.”
Reiterating the warmth of previous reviews of The Boys, Awards Buzz says, “There’s nothing quite like The Boys, and fans will want to stay tuned for whatever’s to come based on this very strong debut until the last hurray.”
For IGN, the site concludes, “The Boys season 5 may suffer from a dull narrative, but the show’s dark sense of humor, its strong character moments, and its willingness to speak truth to power are its greatest assets.”
The Boys season 5 debuts on April 8.
