Gen V: #ThinkBrink (2023)
Season 1, Episode 3
3/10
Now Boring AND Derivative!
8 October 2023
I don't like teen dramas and somehow I'm still watching, I think because Prime Video doesn't have a lot of strong offerings in original content. I'm definitely not invested in any of the characters. If the government nuked the school right now I'd think "Hm, maybe we'll get a more interesting story and some characters with depth." I can't put my finger on why the political messaging feels more heavy-handed and divisive than The Boys. The Boys made fun of both sides, but this show seems a bit more spiteful, hovering dangerously close to Velma territory.

The more I'm watching this the more I want a nuclear device detonated on top these characters. I can't tell if I hate the "good" characters more, or the "bad" characters more. This episode features a lot of people processing their feelings, and frankly, X-Men probably did it better. Also every other superhero thing ever made.

I have a lot of questions about how the weapons they use on superheroes work.
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