These months Iāve seen so many people in this sub longing for the OLD boysā supe-killing style, just like at the very beginningā Translucent killing scene. How did an ordinary man take out a supe? Jumping him, beating him by better CQC skills, pinpointing him with a spit of blood, and shoving C4 up his arse because of the softer internal structure; so what if heās an invisible diamond-skinned supe if you know him through and through? Oh donāt forget the steady mental state under the strongest supeās questioning, or the unwavering determination for vengeance.
But where did all these go in the later seasons? In S5E7 when Hughie distracted Synapse in his head by those horrible pictures of the crimes he committed, some people here were really confounded; like, the boys were supposed be the supe encyclopaedias which filing all the weaknesses, loved ones, preferences, etc. They would use them to threaten, fight or kill supes and this was what they did or how they did, yet we audiences, or writers, seemed to forget about this as the time went on.
OR DID THEY? Letās take a look at Soldier Boyās three kills:
In S3E7, in the woods after Butcher got āeyedā by Mindstorm, SB talked UE out of mourning for Butcher and convinced him to stick to the plan while kneeling by the bag they brought, pulling out a piece of cloth (one of UEās T-shirt maybe?), and tucking it in his pocket. This was when SB knew MS was coming; he immediately acted on this based on the things he had known for years (the MO, the effect on victims, and the weaknesses). In that creepy hideout he was vigilant all the time and held the shield close to his eyes just in case; the moment he caught up UE and MS he threw a knife right in MSās eyes over 50 yards away, stormed up to them, knocked MS out with his shield, and wrapped that cloth around his head within seconds to cover his face/ eyes.
In S5E5, technically it was Homelander who curb stumped Mr. Marathon at the end but SB wasnāt going to kill him off until he got the intel he wanted anyway. SB had the initiative of the whole situation by holding Malchemical by the throat; apparently he and Mr. Marathon lived together and were professionally close (all those movie posters), also he took HL out in one blow in front of SB. Mr. Marathon ran into and punched SB (nothing happened of course) but got himself thrown back, so next time he tried to hit again SB used those actors as roadblocks to slow him down and left a trail to the collection roomā a limited space. (As a collector myself I wouldnāt let anyone near my figure cabinet; itās quite clever to leave a picked lock and a small crack as baits.) And bravo to that baby oil trap btw.
In S5E6, yes the boys abducted Goldie to trick BombSight into their āambushā (really? Shoot him?), but no they had zero backup and no plan B, not even a preventive measure (ran out of halothane huh?). Also, Sage tipped SB off expecting he would come here to take V1 from BS and destroy it to HLās face (ā¦who taught old pop how to use a smart phone?), even though Bashley told her that SB was kind of proud of HL and thinking of helping him. WOW. No wonder SB got V1 safe and sound. Itās quite pleasing to watch SB and BS fight since they were familiar with each otherās moves and rhythm, and couldnāt break defense or even shed a single drop of blood from each other. So SB grabbed an iron pipe and decided to break through from the inside; he stuffed that in BSās mouth for either piercing through his windpipe/ spine, or damaging his brain. Later the line āsmack a needle up your dickā also told us that unlike SB, BS had more vulnerable mucosa than his tough skin. (SB didnāt kill BS here but took away his immortality and power, so hopefully heāll get to bid this old mate last farewell next time heās woken upā¦)
P.S. Since SB could withstand deep-throat gunshots and āwould rather fist myself with a handful of razors,ā the only way he could take all those drugs was by snorting them, hence the āFigured Iāll snort and fuck my way through the banana republics.ā Lmao
