The Boys: 10 Goriest Moments So Far
Exploding heads, torn faces, impaled whales - The Boys sure is diabolical at times!
Blood, guts and gore on television isn't the taboo subject that it used to be. Whether it's because modern viewers have grown accustomed to violence or a result of creators gaining far more freedom, it's safe to say that the contemporary TV landscape is no stranger to painting the town red.
Viewers have been treated to tonnes of bloodshed on shows such as Game of Thrones, Hannibal, The Walking Dead and more, but the prize for goriest has to go to The Boys. This series packs a massive punch as it tears apart the stylised world of superheroes and turns it into a violent, chaotic mess.
The antics of Billy Butcher, Hughie Campbell and the rest of the cast has reached some disgusting heights, and it only seems to be getting gorier.
There's no doubt that as the show continues, the scale will increase, and as will the budget for fake blood. Still, before that happens, let's look back at which moments from the first two seasons take the crown for the goriest scenes thus far.
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10. Stillwell Gets Lasered
The fact that this stands at the number ten spot is an absolute testament to the grotesque imagery that is about to be coming your way.
Seeing laser eyes in a superhero property is not something new. It's been a staple of comic-books since their inception, and viewers have witnessed it on screen multiple times. Still, they've never seen what the actual effects of a laser to the face would do until Homelander stepped in.
Stillwell's death came after Billy Butcher took her hostage and attempted to use her as leverage against Homelander. However, the situation drastically altered after the toxic and psychopathic hero had one final heartfelt moment with his breast-feeding boss and then fired his laser eyes directly into her face, melting it down and killing her instantly.
As if laser eyes weren't enough on their own, the scene is shot expertly, as they deliberately sought to keep everything as dark as they could so that when the bright piercing red of Homelander's lasers appeared, they would look drastically contrasting.
Madelyn may have been a manipulative, problematic person, but this punishment was a little too harsh.