Ep 68 | 'The Boys' Is Wrong: 'Strong Men' Actually Tend to Die with Dignity

About this episode

John Doyle discusses the portrayal of strong men in media, specifically analyzing the character Homelander from 'The Boys' and the dignity with which strong men face death.

In this episode of "The John Doyle Show," John breaks down the death of Homelander, the antagonist of Amazon Prime Video's series "The Boys." This show has long depicted its primary villain as a sort of mockery of Donald Trump, and the show's creator, Eric Kripke, specifically wanted to use Homelander's death as a way of demonstrating how "strong men" are actually reduced to helpless cowards when "stripped of their power." This, of course, is merely a projection. John outlines the true history of how strong men typically face their demise, which is more often than not with considerable dignity. Later on in the episode, John delivers the A's to your Q's in this week's Q&A. Today’s Sponsors: ► Flying Ace Spirits Use promo code "BLAZE" for free shipping at flyingacespirits.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: John Doyle

Topics covered

• death of Homelander
• strong men
• dignity in death
• Q&A
• The Boys
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Homelander
• The Boys
• strong men
• dignity
• death
• John Doyle
• Eric Kripke
• Donald Trump
• Q&A

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Books & works: The Boys

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