May 29, 2026 · 2 hr 48 min · 10 segments
This week on the Major Issues Podcast, the hosts break down The Boys Season 5, the explosive final chapter in the saga of corrupt superheroes, unchecked power, and total societal collapse. With…
George SerranoHostAlex GarciaHostAsaHost
Gregory ThomasHost
The only complaint I might have is it becomes one of those things where it's like, man, it gets so hard to stretch out reasons for these normal people to escape these superbeings.
don't think I can do it again.
No, I enjoyed it for what it was.
I thought it was a good way to end a series, though it's kind of getting old how terrible our world is.
So I think that's my biggest complaint is the reflection that was supposed to be parody.
I don't think
was.
I'm coming at this with different energy because I think I was a little bit long in the tooth with this show last season.
think last season i was like how are they gonna you know how are they gonna continue for a full season of this i almost wondered if like a big ass blockbuster movie could have could have done what they wanted to do with this because it becomes in my opinion this season a game of cat and mouse and then it kind of just stops because the cat wins or whatever and then we have to figure out how to kill the cat so um i i thought that it i think i think the acting is great especially in this season from like firecracker i thought that she had a tremendous arc in this um My biggest problem, and again, it stems from last season, is that I am not really rooting for anyone in particular.
I start rooting for Butcher, and then he says or does something kind of left field.
I don't want anything bad to happen to Huey, but he doesn't need to be in this.
He doesn't have to put himself in harm's way, thus me be worrying about him in the first place.
And he is powerful, but for whatever reason, I feel like starting last season, they've like just had her not use her powers.
The only complaint I might have is it becomes one of those things where it's like, man, it gets so hard to stretch out reasons for these normal people to escape these superbeings.
don't think I can do it again.
No, I enjoyed it for what it was.
I thought it was a good way to end a series, though it's kind of getting old how terrible our world is.
So I think that's my biggest complaint is the reflection that was supposed to be parody.
I don't think
was.
I'm coming at this with different energy because I think I was a little bit long in the tooth with this show last season.
think last season i was like how are they gonna you know how are they gonna continue for a full season of this i almost wondered if like a big ass blockbuster movie could have could have done what they wanted to do with this because it becomes in my opinion this season a game of cat and mouse and then it kind of just stops because the cat wins or whatever and then we have to figure out how to kill the cat so um i i thought that it i think i think the acting is great especially in this season from like firecracker i thought that she had a tremendous arc in this um My biggest problem, and again, it stems from last season, is that I am not really rooting for anyone in particular.
I start rooting for Butcher, and then he says or does something kind of left field.
I don't want anything bad to happen to Huey, but he doesn't need to be in this.
He doesn't have to put himself in harm's way, thus me be worrying about him in the first place.
And he is powerful, but for whatever reason, I feel like starting last season, they've like just had her not use her powers.
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