The Boys has never been subtle. The first episode drowns the audience in blood, gore, and subverted expectations. Its an excess-forward philosophy in which nothing is ever too much. While the main characters tend to feel three-dimensional, secondary and tertiary figures can be stand-ins for social ills. Season two gave the world a straightforward fascist in Stormfront. Season four introduces fans to a manic, unhinged, violent conspiracy theorist called Firecracker.