I Liked The Ending, Why Am I So Alone?
Just finished things.
As usual I have a lot of feelings on things, and so went onto Youtube and social media to see how other people felt about it all, and as is happening more and more lately - the thing I enjoyed turns out to be something that like EVERYBODY hates.
And I just want to be clear, I'm not against hating. I do have standards. I thought Rise of Skywalker was one of the worst big budget movies I've ever seen. I will also never get over how terrible S8 of Game of Thrones is.
But this? I'm seeing these constant complaints that make it seem like it's so insanely bad like my aforementioned examples, and I'm not getting it. I thought the ending was pretty good, satisfying and fitting. I get people having logical consistency issues, but good lord, this is still a fantasy show about superheroes. And one where there's like an endless amount of superhero powers. I can also agree with the fact that the show was dragged out. But I also enjoyed more 'The Boys' and dont feel like all the extra seasons were totally wasted and unenjoyable by any means.
I totally expect to be downvoted to oblivion within like 10 minutes for this post saying I liked the ending, but wanted to hopefully get some thoughtful responses anyways.
And just to be clear about why I liked the ending - there are real losses. The good guys dont just all magically survive. Butcher and his kid's destroyed relationship is understandable, and his own death felt really well handled and appropriate. But Butcher also still got what he wanted with killing Homelander in a very satisfying way. Vought will continue to be a problem, which fits the themes of the show that systems fuck things up more than individuals.
I had a smile on my face at the end. And then I go online and apparently the ending was one of the worst things ever. lol What's with the discrepancy? What am I missing?
Posted Jun 12, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC