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Idiot ‘The Boys’ Fans Seriously Didn’t Know Homelander Is the Bad Guy Until Just Now

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | June 19, 2022 |

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | June 19, 2022 |


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Because our world is dark and full of dumbness, Homelander has been trending on Twitter all weekend thanks to a clearly moronic subset of The Boys fans who didn’t realize until five episodes into the third season that he’s the bad guy. Christ, in the first season, the dude lets a plane full of people die and raped Butcher’s wife. This is not a subtle show, folks, and that’s without even getting into the second season where Homelander falls in love with a literal Nazi. Anyway, if you want a terrifying look into how media literacy is basically non-exist, enjoy. (Ryan Broderick)

For a bonus treat, here’s another brainiac who tried to argue that Star Wars is a “Christian story” because Anakin Skywalker is “Space Jesus.” And, obviously, the correct response here is, “Sweet sassy molassy, Mike, this makes your ‘Darth Vader is a school shooter’ take seem like a doctoral thesis.” Your words, not mine! (The Wrap)

Netflix’s D.B. Cooper series is our guilt-free true crime for the summer. (Lainey Gossip)

Lea Michele is reportedly replacing Beanie Feldstein in Funny Girl, and judging by my Twitter timeline, this is apparently a huge deal. (Dlisted)

Elon Musk is being sued over his Dogecoin pyramid scheme. (Celebitchy)

From Andrew: Even game shows are getting in on Pride month:

From Roxana:

From Dustin: He knows how to play the game.

From Petr:

From Kayleigh: Art.

No, Jennifer Lopez didn’t shade Shakira in Halftime. (Vulture)

After getting a crack at Aladdin, Guy Ritchie is making a live-action version of Disney’s Hercules now. (Gizmodo)

Severance designers explain hidden details of the Innie and Outie worlds. (IndieWire)

Al Pacino wants Timothée Chalamet to take over his character in Heat 2. (AV Club)

Vince McMahon appears to be in some sh*t. (Mediaite)

Happy Juneteenth! Vel veeter recommends Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature if you are looking for a book to deepen your understanding of African American literature. "[Farah Jasmine] Griffin takes significant literary themes like liberation, death, love, home, and other big topics and explores them through the writing of Black writers from many different eras of American literature. (Cannonball Read 14)

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