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Everyone in unison now: Happy birthday, Homelander!
How old are you?
Are ya one, are ya two, are ya three, are ya f sorry, what?
You dont actually have a birthday because you were created in a test tube?
Well, happy birthday anyway.
hey do not wipe me from the face of the Earth.
But its always satisfying to see Homelander up against a wall.
The worlds most powerful man isnt totally invincible.
He doesnt massacre the audience, thankfully, like he fantasized in season two.
But he does deliver an all-timer of a monologue, refusing to apologize any longer.
He tells the world thathesthe real hero.
I am done being persecuted for my strength, he says.
You people should be thanking Christ that I am who and what I am because you need me.
Much of the language carries the same reactionary, borderline-eugenicist bent as Stormfronts speeches did last season.
She was eventually taken in by, of all people, Stan Edgar!
Edgar may not have officially adopted Neuman, but how has their relationship escaped scrutiny for so long?
Its devastating for Hughie to realize how much of the last year has been a waste.
Hughie even calls Butcher to tell him he was right.
Ironically, the phone call comes at the one moment Butcher was actually coming to the opposite conclusion.
Except that Marvin hasnt truly stayed out of the game.
His mind has been stuck on the Seven and on Soldier Boy this whole time.
Frenchie and Kimiko track down Crimson Countess, Soldier Boys old flame when they were in Payback together.
Now she performs their story at Voughtland, a sort of fake-woke Disney World based around supes.
The cycle of violence continues.
Butcher has more success at the Vought gun expo where he finds Gunpowder, Soldier Boys aged right-wing sidekick.
(Gunpowders skill at tracing the path of a bullet through all its likely ricochets is admittedly badass.)
(Oh, and Soldier Boydidslap him around a little, but it never went further than that.)
The intel isnt enough to save Gunpowders life, of course.
It should be interesting to see how Butcher reacts to these new powers, even if theyaretemporary.
Could he actually develop some empathy for the supes hes always thought of as inherently wrong?
It co-stars Billy Zane, the second big cameo of the season.
Since A-Train cant race, hes trying to rebrand by reconnecting with his African roots.
Its a very funny scene, and Im curious to see where this story line goes.
The shame etched on his face as he reluctantly pitches Ashley is hilarious.
Food stands in Voughtland include BLM BLTs, Woke Wok, and LGBTurkey Legs.
Very relevant with the rainbow capitalism that comes out every Pride Month.
The firearm convention banner reads, Admission: $8.
Speaking of which: The teleporting kid is Teddy Stillwell, Madelyns orphan son!
Another excellent acting moment: Antony Starrs plastered-on smile seeming toglitchwhen Homelander first hears the heckler.
