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Gen V Season 2 Synopsis:

After the fourth season of The Boys, Marie Moreau and the rest of her friends return to Godolkin after months of suffering where a new dean trains Supes to be soldiers. On the brink of war between humans and Supes, the team discovers a program that could change everything.

Gen V Season 2 Review:

I watched Gen V season 1 on a whim. I was having a bad week, and the extreme gore and black-comedy really improved my mood. Plus, I really loved that season, which made me feel very excited for Season 2.

Season 2 had a difficult task before it: work around actor Chance Perdomo’s untimely passing. Despite its brutal tone, the show managed to provide a respectful send off to the character that was tasteful, but which also infected the whole season’s emotional arc with a taint of grief.

Gen V Season 2 starts a few months after the end of Season 1. Jordan (London Thor & Derek Luh as the female and male form respectively) and Emma (Lizzie Broadway) are released from their captivity in Elmira Centre, returning to Godolkin University as “Guardians”. Cate Dunlap (Maddie Phillips) cut a deal with Vought for their release, which requires them to support Vought’s version of events that clears them and God U of any misconduct with regards to The Woods.

Meanwhile, Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) is on the run, having escaped from Elmira between seasons. As if things weren’t complicated enough, God U has the mysterious Cipher (Hamish Linklater) as the new dean. His techniques are successful in bringing out the best in his students, but their brutality comes at steep costs. As tensions build between humans and Supes, our group learns about the mysterious Odessa project, which threatens to change everything.

The Brutality Continues

As if Season 1 didn’t do enough of a number on our leading group, Season 2 doubles down on that brutality. Marie’s arc did feel wonky in the start. She’s escaped between seasons, but then welcomed back as a guardian, then becomes a popular influencer in her school… all this felt narratively weak. But the growth she goes through both with her powers, as well as her emotional vulnerabilities really impressed me. Her confrontations with her family, including her sister Annabeth (Keeya King), who herself turns out to be a Supe, was especially compelling. And her finally discovering what Odessa is… *chef’s kiss*

As expected from the Boys’ universe, the blood, gore, sex, and other gratuitous tasteless elements lead to quite the entertaining watch. However, there’s not much to talk about other than we get exactly what we want. However, there is one extra layer of emotional cruelty that Cipher brings to all of these. At first, it seems like just an evil dean wanting to push his students to their limits. That’s until you learn his true motivations…

Gen V Season 2, despite some flaws, really raises the stakes. And I mean, not just for the students, but also the world as a whole. It’s almost as if you cannot watch Season 2 if you haven’t yet finished The Boys Season 4. Because things tie in beautifully, building up towards the epically tragic, chaotic, and devastating final season of The Boys.

And it’s not just the plot, but even the characters who seem to be taking positions for that season. The implications of these characters’ actions and their effect on the world as a whole made Season 2 a mad fun journey to watch.

Not as Emotionally moving as Season 1

Yes, for all the good this season had, it didn’t click with me like the first. The time jump between the two seasons, resulted in a bit of dissonance. Season 1 ended on a stressful cliffhanger, with our group locked up in Elmira. However, Season 2 starts with Marie having escaped off-screen. That off-screen event robbed us of an ingenious escape plan. While the show navigated the passing of Chance Perdomo tastefully, it left a bit of a void in the group dynamics. Plus, not having seen the event of Andre’s passing made it hard to care for the group’s behaviour.

Building off that, none of the emotional arcs—except Marie’s coming confrontation with her sister—really did it for me. The Marie-Jordan love angle especially felt like fan service. I get why they did it, but it felt very out of place to me. Also, it felt like the writers really didn’t know what to do with Emma. Her entire arc was… boring. And the same is true for Sam. All of these characters had a compelling conflicts & motivations in Season 1, but Season 2 felt like it could at-best offer emotional fillers for them.

Which is sad, given how epic the actual plot of Season 2 is. I loved how everything tied up in the end. All the seemingly directionless plots converged into a carnage-filled finale. Maybe a little less attention to easter eggs, and a little more on character would’ve served to make this season better than it is at the moment. Despite all its critique of capitalism, media franchises and corporate control, The Boys ‘franchise’ isn’t too far from indulging in the very thing they poke fun at. Ironic, no?

Gen V Season 2 Finale | Ending Explained

In the Season Finale Godolkin (Ethan Slater) organises a ‘seminar’ where he gathers weak students in an attempt to practice and evolve his own skills. However, his true intention is to lure Marie; if he can control one Odessa Supe, he can control the other (Homelander). Sister Sage (Susan Heyward) believes Godolkin’s plan is too farfetched and requires unnecessary killing. She releases Polarity (Sean Patrick Thomas) in an attempt to thwart Godolkin.

Back in the university, Marie and gang infiltrate the seminar. Working together in a beautifully synchronised strategy, they overpower Godolkin, releasing their classmates. Unfortunately, the plan backfires as Godolkin has now evolved enough to be able to control Marie. He almost kills everyone puppetting Marie, but Polarity rushes in breaking his spell. Marie, herself evolved now, kills Godolkin ‘for Andre’.

Knowing that Vought is on its way, the group is forced to go into hiding. Polarity declares he’s going to keep fighting. Emma shares a kiss with Greg, who says he has to stay back because of his sister. The group (Marie, Emma, Jordan, Cate, Sam and Annabeth) drive away together. They’re found by Annie (Erin Moriarty) & A-Train (Jessie T. Usher), who ask them to ‘join the resistance’.

With Godolkin gone, and the resistance having a member (Marie) who can rival Homelander, with even a Suped up, crazy Bill the Butcher adding chaos to the mix, The Boys Final Season is no doubt going to a chaotic maelstrom of brutality and carnage.

Gen V Season 2 Worth Watching?

Yes. While I did have issues with some of the secondary plots, and didn’t feel as emotionally invested in most of the storylines, I really enjoyed the season overall. I still think Season 1 was much better in terms of writing and spectacle. However, season 2 delivered a satisfying experience that ties in with—and set up—The Boys’ final season beautifully.

Will There Be A Gen V Season 3?

Maybe. Eric Kripke, the show’s creator, stated that they already had plans for Season 3, which will likely take place after The Boys Season 5. However, whether or not the studio green-lights the third season will depend on season 2’s viewership. As of writing this post, there hasn’t been any official announcement yet.

In Conclusion:

Gen V Season 2 was a rollercoaster ride of grief & brutality that, despite some weaker subplots, presents quite the chaotic spectacle that teases an epic final season for The Boys.

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