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For Eric Kripke, ‘The Boys’ Was Always About Trumpism (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
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As the showrunner grows his darkly comic satire into a franchise — and spoofs a certain trial and presidential election in the new season — he says he’s fine losing the viewers who just figured out his social agenda: “Go watch something else.”

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[-] kernelle@lemmy.world 43 points 5 months ago

As a European, I thought that was obvious from the first episode. So many stabs at a specific worldview, it's obviously a criticism on modern politics.

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago

Oh yeah. Stormfront is not subtly named.

[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

StromThurmondFront

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago

It really hit the nail on the head once I watched the stormfront episode.

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