Fun, Dramatic and Ridiculously Good So I decided I wanted to wait to write my review until after Season 1 was fully finished, unlike most others who apparently wrote their reviews already based off of only the first 3 episodes that were out? Whatever I guess. Gen V is equally as fun, violent, gory and dramatic like The Boys.
Gen V takes place at a College University, called Goldkin, for Super-humans. We have Marie, who is our main character, that adapts to her blood powers, but has to live on with the regret of accidentally killing her own family. She meets others at the University and slowly builds certain friendships. She struggles to find her own purpose in the world, but realizes she is much special and unique than what she actually thinks of herself. Sam, Golden Boy's brother, was trapped under a facility with other Super-humans under the University. Marie and her team later uncover secrets and meet people they would have never imagined.
Golden Boy and Professor Brink seemed to be two major characters that I thought we would be seeing and would grow with for the rest of the Season. The like Father like Son relationship we could tell was there. Unfortunately, they both die in only the first episode. We do see Golden Boy make some appearances in a couple of episodes, including Brink, but killing them off in the first is something I wish the writers didn't go with. Other than that, I'm glad we did at least see them again as hallucinations and we understood their goals with the University.
Emma aka Little Cricket, was the comedic and fun character of this show. I loved seeing how she had to deal with her powers in ways that she personally didn't enjoy, but went along with herself, knowing that they are of some use. It was obvious that her and Sam were going to get together.
Andre, was someone we cared about, along with the complicated relationship with his own Father. It was predictable he would be Cates boyfriend after Golden Boy killed himself. It made it even more suspenseful when dead Golden Boy was finding out what Andre was doing with Cate all along. He did admit that he loved Cate, even when she was with Golden Boy.
Jordan, was somewhat interesting, but I think could've had different powers. The relationship between "them" and Marie is strange at first, but it starts to grow on you a bit and in the end you realize they really do have each other.
Cate was a well written character. Little did we know she would end up being the superior and evil one in control. Although, most people could tell that was ultimately up to something and it turned out that she was. Her past relationship with Golden Boy kinda makes you wonder if she was hiding secrets or things behind his back. Things that Golden Boy probably never knew about. I know for a fact that this has yet to be confirmed....
Soldier boy, Homelander and Butcher make their appearances in this show. Which was incredibly awesome to see! I'm not going to tell you which episode. You will just have to find out yourself and be surprised.
I don't understand some of the hate on Gen V. If anything, the show itself definitely doesn't deserve a 5 or below. It has a new take, with new characters, in a new setting, and is in the same world of The Boys with underlying, inner connections. So it baffles me that some couldn't give this a chance. I mean, if you think about it, it could've been a lot worse and could've had absolutely nothing to do with The Boys. If you're someone that really enjoyed The Boys, then you're going to really enjoy Gen V. If you're someone that hated The Boys, then you're not going to like Gen V. Now is Gen V better than The Boys? Absolutely not, but it lives up to just about the same ride and vibe as how The Boys was. All in all, very good first Season and I'm glad to say that I'm looking forward to Season 2...