The Boys 5x07: Is This Becoming Game of Thrones Season 8? | Tae & Josh Podcast

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Tae and Josh discuss the latest episode of The Boys, addressing fan backlash and the show's writing quality as it approaches its series finale.

We are officially ONE episode away from the series finale of The Boys, but Episode 7 ("The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother's Milk") just dropped, and it has officially become the lowest-rated episode in the show's history. In this episode, Tae and Josh sit down to discuss whether the massive fan backlash is actually justified. The final season is running out of time, and the writing is starting to show some serious red flags. We debate the tragic—and highly frustrating—off-screen death of Frenchie, Kimiko’s brutal uranium treatment, and Homelander's terrifying transition into a literal Messiah. Plus, we get into the executive decisions that completely derailed the momentum of the universe: Why did the writers downplay the Gen V crew after building them up in all the marketing? And how do you put a powerhouse like Soldier Boy straight back on ice after less than 15 minutes of screen time?! We weigh it all out, give our official scores, and drop our big predictions for the upcoming series finale. Are we getting a massive White House showdown, or are the writers about to fumble the ending? Turn on notifications and subscribe so you don't miss our upcoming final…

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Hosts: Tae, Josh

Topics covered

• The Boys
• fan backlash
• writing quality
• character deaths
• predictions
• series finale

Keywords

• The Boys
• episode 7
• fan backlash
• writing issues
• character analysis
• predictions
• series finale

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Books & works: The Boys, Game of Thrones

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