The era of the "perfect" superhero is officially over. If you are tired of the glossy, morally incorruptible heroes of the Marvel and DC cinematic universes, then Amazon Prime’s The Boys is the jagged pill you need to swallow.

The stakes rise as Hughie and Butcher try to blackmail a Supe. We get a deeper look at (Antony Starr), the leader of The Seven. He is essentially Superman if Superman was a sociopath with a god complex. Starr’s performance is terrifyingly calm. This episode also introduces the "Supe Terrorist" plotline, raising the geopolitical stakes.