Homelander and Queen Maeve DON'T save people | THE BOYS (S1E4)

[@makoala8881]

the most realistic thing about homelander is the fact that he always uses Laser Eyes because he's too lazy to solve problems without collateral damage.

[@Motherfuc]

@@TheArsenalgunner28i think he doesn't have x ray vision

[@kidnameless]

@@Motherfuc he does have x-Ray vision. He used it to stare at Stillwell pumping milk through his framed painting/image. She even calls him out on it

[@Daniel-uq4vw]

I'm your 657th like

[@girmint930]

Homelander: I'm going to save you all from yourselves

[@juanantoniocruz2937]

He didnt even need to use his laser eyes. IN FACT, almost half the time he uses it, its just way too much and makes the problem worse than it already is

[@IAmDaldondo]

That look Homelander has when Queen Maeve asks what do we do is priceless. He's just looking around the cockpit like "Whelp! These people are screwed!"

[@Overlordien]

Lolololol right! Like.. time to get off the plane

[@rlaehrwk41]

@Meta Man Superman can because he possesses telekinesis

[@oldchannelmysticyau78]

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[@One-pz3zk]

Nothing I could’ve done

[@theladofwisdom919]

@Meta Man you're missing the point, the point is, he didn't try. He could've done Queen Maves idea and at least saved a couple people. I mean we don't know how fast he is, But he was able to get a baby and a man out of a exploding House, the second it exploded, so I'd say he's pretty fast.

[@pj8106]

Spiderman: With great power comes great responsibility Homelander: Lol

[@unstablerupture6983]

Homelander: I missed the part where that's my problem

[@pj8106]

@@unstablerupture6983 😁😁

[@That_Guy-]

Homelander: I can do whatever the fuck I want

[@pj8106]

@Vocho Flies Epic

[@pj8106]

@@That_Guy- 😄

[@bailzzzzzz]

"can you fly a plane?" - "Wouldn't matter if I did!" - 10/10 dialogue

[@jah2032]

Homelander is the living definition of "I missed the part where that's my problem" LMAO. Not even Bully Maguire misses the part where that's his problem like Homelander

[@BtlgWizardd]

Homelander is basically injustice superman with the symbiote.

[@BtlgWizardd]

I Mean Attitude Wise When I Say That Not Strength Wise.

[@Deathmare235]

I mean Bully Maguire did leave his best friend to die

[@Ego-Fiend]

Honestly it's really not his problem but wow that's savage...

[@jonathanathor117]

@@Deathmare235 I mean Harry was an asshole so it cancels out.

[@leaykzfucq9474]

Ironically, those passengers are much more 'safe' in the hand of terrorist than Homelander.

[@warghost3727]

They were prob heading towards a tower

[@joseph4500]

Wtf are these comments above

[@JR-ju3kj]

Depends on how you define ''safe''I guess. Either way the passengers were doomed.They were doomed with the terrorists and they were doomed with someone like Homelander-who couldn't even be bothered to even TRY to think of a way to save them besides trying to lift the plane.

[@Killerspieler0815]

@Fara Zahira - YES , even the terrorists become more hero than this anti-"hero" Homelander

[@gaunterodimmmastermirrors72]

I mean. Not really. But like, at least with the terrorists, you'd know what was to come. Your heroes? You expect being saved, but you know...Homelander is bad.

[@imnottheoldtownroadguy1014]

I think we can definitely say that Homelander is one of the best portrayed characters in the show. There's not a scene he's in thats not a wtf moment or a scene he's in that doesn't put you into suspense.

[@Blizzured]

Gabe Stein Changed for the better. Comic homelander was just a piece of shit. Show homelander is a well acted, interesting piece of shit.

[@akasunaS24]

The suspense he creates is on another level.

[@jerocadenazzi6245]

The moment that shocked me the most was when he almost killed all the protesters that where against him

[@jagossone]

True there is not a single moment when homelander is on screen where I dont immediately think he's going to violently kill someone

[@enowmessi2844]

Yeah the guy is so terrifying. I love homelander alot

[@lukedguy1253]

a really nice detail is that he literally has control over the strength of his laser too. the way he hit the first hijacker in the chest and it didnt go thru him, he couldve so easily done that with the one in the cockpit but was too reckless to think about it properly

[@lloydmartel]

not only is he an evil superman, but a lazy one too

[@MerlynMusicman]

Naa, it was a weak beam too, he was thrown off by the window being shot out so scorched the controls accidentally.

[@TeamTowers1]

@@lloydmartel Pretty much Homelander isn't just meant to be an evil Superman, he's meant to be inferior in every way to Superman. Since Supes is the only Super Hero Garth Ennis likes.

[@countseppuku1775]

True I think more than laziness he just wanted an excuse to push for supes in the special forces that was his goal after all. Plus I’m pretty sure he had it all planned out once he realized there was one more in the cockpit, he has the ability to see through walls.

[@selamdunyabenmassaka]

@@countseppuku1775 ???

[@justthefacts7414]

The fact Homelander doesn't just fly away and watches them fall shows how psychopathic he is.

[@evolalien]

Not really. He needs to watch to make absolutely sure none of them survive. If someone does, he'll have to finish them off to avoid the scandal.

[@PhoenixFires]

@@evolalien That is psychotic.

[@PauaP]

@@evolalien that is like... borderline a psychopath

[@evolalien]

@@PauaP Homelander or me? 🤣

[@evolalien]

@@PhoenixFires How so? He made his decision when he left them onboard. Now he has to deal with the possibility of someone jumping into the water and surviving. If he doesn't want to get caught, he has to stay and make sure that doesn't happen. It's the same as covering up a crime. At this point, what choice does he have?

[@oneangryboi408]

This scene really shows Homelander's character. People getting hurt, and soon to be left for dead, and he just laughs away at the idea of doing anything to stop it after causing it in the first place. Psychopath 101.

[@joeltaveras4553]

Homelanders so awesome

[@finnmacmanus5723]

@@joeltaveras4553 find help

[@69metersbelow25]

Actually he did try.But it was a lazy attempt

[@thatnytedaez9445]

Psychopaths are smarter then that. They are cunning, obsessed with whatever catches their interest and can play a role better then most professional actors if needed. For extended amounts of time. Homelander is none of the above, although you could argue his acting in front of the public isn't bad, but he only keeps it up for the cameras. He's too short-sighted and quick-tempered to be a psychopath.

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

Who u is

[@Tsukiraijin]

Maeve: "Lift the plane." Homelander: "Maeve, we don't have enough budget."

[@varunsrinidhi9061]

Superman or Omni Man would have done it for free lol

[@blahblahblah6898]

@@varunsrinidhi9061 don't want to be that person but carrying a plane like sups does is FACTUALLY impossible if that kind of strength carried the plane it would literally break in half if he tried to stop it from the front it would probably just destroy it completely...

[@captainshe5417]

@@blahblahblah6898 I loved the way home lander put it

[@loafofbread9400]

@@blahblahblah6898 yep that much force in such a little area

[@catanaandrei1]

@@blahblahblah6898 couldn't he bend the things that control the airplane's altittude to make the plane fly longer while he flies all the passangers out?

[@ljlittle5690]

The most realistic response was “ nah I’m just seeing something in the back” 😂

[@vl4d.d]

He wasnt dealing with that shit

[@OkarunxDX]

I'm not sure he was even capable of saving them tbf

[@User8677-g]

@@OkarunxDXyou’re right he isn’t strong enough to lift a plane

[@OkarunxDX]

@@User8677-g Yes, and hence why he was making every excuse under the sun on why he couldn't stop the plane😂😂😂

[@ricniks4619]

Crazy to think about how the passengers had a higher chance of surviving with the terrorists on the plane than the “worlds greatest hero”.

[@Jules279]

I'd take my chances with Hitler himself over Homelander.

[@kaneqost]

​@@Jules279Well both were inspired by America lmfao

[@KevinSmile]

How exactly? The terrorists that killed the co-pilot and had a gun to the head of the pilot weren't out to 9/11 some populated area? Honestly, I don't think this was HL'S fault. That terrorist should have never been let into the cockpit, and the fact that he was in there, there wasn't much else that could be done.

[@kaneqost]

@@KevinSmile or he could not laser everything all the time and just slight super flight rush towards him and grab and break his hand. But an actual hero with discipline would do that

[@bebus6884]

@@kaneqost Hitler inspired by America? Thats funny

[@PR-qp8iz]

The Joker: "Even to a guy like me that's cold".

[@owenmaleski2203]

I don't know what would happen if joker or stain joined the boys but it would be glorious

[@justwatch7091]

The Joker: I must say, I am a fan.

[@southgamer2154]

This is one of those shows where the joker would be a good guy

[@captainaryan26]

The joker : laughs in the plane among the people who are crying for their lives

[@kikizandov5833]

Nah the Joker would find this shit hilarious

[@Daedricbob]

Superman: being right is what makes me strong. Homelander: being strong is what makes me right

[@williammoutchia9292]

Perfect😂😂

[@Nemenis]

I don’t get why everyone’s insulting him for being a bad guy compared to heroes, he’s a VILLAIN. This is like complaining why darkseid is a psychopath and Spider-Man is a good man

[@christhophlarsson5786]

@@Nemenis Lolbidk why its cracked me up so much

[@OGrupxe]

@@Nemenis One thing is when one is a villain, another is when they pretend to be and have the reputation of heroes, when they are just a huge pile of shit, like Homey here.

[@Nemenis]

@@OGrupxe I mean that’s what celebs are doing. Homelander is a parody of real life celebs

[@sayak4253]

This just shows how important Clarks parents were

[@kigatomi33]

Don’t compare the child stories to The Boys

[@SigilOfBaphomet]

@@kigatomi33If you think dc comics is “child stories” then we can all be absolutely sure that you never touched a comic book in your life. The boys wouldn’t exist without it.

[@yishaitheprogrammer]

​corny ahh😭🙏🏿@@kigatomi33

[@blackligtning25]

​@@kigatomi33Superman is the God of superhero movie's. I think you like to child movies

[@HardinProuductionsOriginal]

​@@kigatomi33 Those are not child stories. But the Boy's sure is what with the borderline pornogeaphy scenes. Learn the difference between Mature writing and Mature content fool

[@RaijuZilla]

This is literally the superpower equivalent of “Wait, I have an idea! [ user has left the game ]”

[@jeanmichel8919]

He adopted the joseph joestar technique

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Or the captain k’nuckles approach. Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

[@lonewolf9578]

@@jeanmichel8919 nigerundayo

[@Ego-Fiend]

Some things are inevitable man...

[@thefilmwatcher1302]

Homelander makes Injustice Superman look benevolent.

[@harshithpabboju]

That supes is definitely much more terrifying and dangerous

[@eldaddyme]

That Superman is just kinda bitchy, that's it. Homelander is way worse than that.

[@Nameless82284]

Injustice Superman may be corrupted but he's still trying to fight for what's right, he just thinks killing his enemy so much better way to do it.

[@memonson5586]

@@harshithpabboju Superman lost his wife, his son and his city. It's understandable why he went a dark path. In the other hand Homelander is just a psychotic obsessed with fame

[@MigIgg]

@@memonson5586 Well, homelander was raised in a cold lab without a loving family, that played a massive role as to why he is a disturbed sociopath because unlike superman who was an alien that was humanized, homelander was a human that was isolated and treated as a weapon.

[@guilhermehank4938]

Homelander and Brightburn are what keeps people like Batman and Luthor awake at night

[@bmdnoone]

Darkseid and Doomsday: Allow us to introduce ourselves

[@hiranmaydas4921]

Tower of Babel Batman : Allow me to introduce myself.

[@Knightphall]

The Batman Who Laughs: I killed my Superman

[@stephencarter7625]

Omni Man: What's good?

[@azariukuabdululu2484]

Saitama: OK!

[@diamond_dude1011]

I felt so sorry for Maeve. She really wanted to do the right thing by saving the mother and daughter but Homelander knew that they’d tell about him refusing to save the passengers

[@FadzaiSimango]

I mean...choosing the two people _she_ personally felt the most sympathy for and leaving 121 other people to die isn't really doing "the right thing"...but yeah, she felt terrible about the whole situation.

[@sergeantsupreme4395]

​@@RiceShouldBeFluffy🤓

[@JosephStaIin.]

​@@RiceShouldBeFluffyI'm supporting homelander, man is a legend. He didn't even save anyone.

[@hawaiianwater1913]

@@FadzaiSimango honestly if this was realistic, I think they would understand only 2 could have been saved since there's only so many people you can help off a plane moving at near supersonic speeds

[@ejosjek52.87]

​@@FadzaiSimango its almost like the trolley problem

[@mintico]

Maeve : homelander you gotta save these people Homelander : I miss the part where that’s my problem

[@tako_kawaii1749]

*Bully would love know your life*

[@bullymaguire5037]

And MJ thought I was a jerk

[@stringsandnoodles6432]

Homelander : Il save these people, when you fix this damn door.

[@hagane0110]

2002's Spider-Man directed by Sam Raimi. I love that movie. It's the perfect formula for a superhero film.

[@blurned4221]

Ol

[@OliverCao]

"You want me to take everybody, one by one, and fly them to the ground... and what? Come back 123 times? THINK MAEVE THINK!"

[@boywondermatthew3321]

I was waiting for someone to make this one 😂😂😂

[@michaeldenzelloo9856]

That omniman reference

[@lefeeshchopped8286]

Omnilander

[@buzzedbeelzebub9454]

And then it turns out he can move fast enough to save two people from an explosion less than five feet away

[@luiszelaya8698]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@berthomahendra1146]

Homelander is kinda terrifying, he's nature is so unpredictable. Basically is like a child with immense power.

[@SirNameEntity]

Perfectly scripted, seeing that he wasn't raised normaly

[@CreamyAlbafica]

He's literally the spawn of satan

[@Gcfhyuh7]

Brightburn: let me introduce my self

[@berthomahendra1146]

Oh yeah i forgot about that, i think brightburn kid is just being brainwashed by the ship to destroy the earth. I think he'll come out great if wasn't brainwashed.

[@danielle4028]

literally the only thing keeping him from killing everyone is his need to be liked

[@baknights14]

He's Homelander, not Planelander.

[@aronblanche]

💀

[@sanityplusmilkshakes]

Damn that's a good one.

[@Republic_of_Unsoldi]

😂💀

[@rahulkochar5577]

😅😅😅

[@DrakoNotDraco]

True

[@humanmanlastname8340]

You know, if he didn't laser every enemy, they could have saved the plane.

[@andreacalvacanti2177]

That's his habit, lazy.

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

It pains a slothful man to feed himself. It pains Homelander to not just shoot people with lazers.

[@JR-ju3kj]

If they had been able to stop the terrorist holding the lone surviving pilot at gunpoint without killing him the pilot could have flown the plane to safety. Or once the terrorist killed the pilot,if Homelander grabbed him and killed him without using his heat-vision if they knew how to fly a plane,they still could have saved the passengers. But neither one of them knew how to pilot a plane,anyways so after Homelander killed the terrorist with his heat--vision and destroyed the controls,they were pretty much screwed because NOW how could they have saved the plane if they couldn't even pilot it and if he can't lift the plane?

[@humanmanlastname8340]

@@JR-ju3kj if he didn't laser every enemy and didn't destroy the controls, there could have been two ways, they could have slowed the plane down and keep it flying steady and then fly them out one by one, or homelander could return to the ground and bring a pilot to the plane.

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

@Jackson Cowdrey Yes but if he has the strength to do so with his small hands then his hands would go into the plane like nails in wood.

[@literallylotro]

The extras in this scene did an amazing job expressing how terrifying and stressful this situation would be. This is probably some of the best acting I've seen from extras in a movie or show. I have a hard time re-watching the final shot of the mother hugging her daughter because of how heartbreaking it is.

[@rezfromwish2]

Qlol

[@louisdnd934]

Totally agree I felt the fear and panic, exactly how someone who's about to die would feel

[@ChupaLmfao]

extras to me are those who walk and talk in the background

[@JWProductionsStudios3264]

What The Actual Fuck Homelander!?🤣

[@Koishi97]

Every person in this scene did an excellent job. The sound of pure fear and terror is chilling. Its not easy to pretend to be terrified.

[@NadoTheJo]

The thing I like about this show is that they don’t hold back with the cruelty, where if a plane is going down and killing a bunch of innocent people, they will show it without hesitation.

[@joeltaveras4553]

You'd never see that in mcu Disney Era they'd be making.fun of men and have the women doing all the heavy lifting and men acting like weak and pathetic

[@finnmacmanus5723]

@@joeltaveras4553 find help

[@dookus4530]

@@joeltaveras4553 it ain't that deep bro stop self projecting

[@C0ncep1t]

@@dookus4530 ngl they have a point, nowadays empowering woman has turned toxic and more of putting women on a pedestal

[@dookus4530]

@@C0ncep1t its kinda true but the way he worded it seemed like it was from experience

[@strauss7151]

He cannot lift the plane because he needs something to push against, but he can hover in the air and watch everyone die.

[@skepabbas9400]

Try and lift a steak with a needle, you’re strong enough right?

[@Mei_isthebest]

​@@skepabbas9400 dude has super strength and flying he easily lifts that plane if he tryed

[@skepabbas9400]

@@Mei_isthebest the point is the needle goes sttaight through the steak even though you can hold it up

[@dmvbay2535]

@@skepabbas9400 not unless he laid flat against the bottom of the hull and counteracted the downward force gently enough to slow the descent. He could have done that without punching through the plane and then gently lowered the plane into the ocean.

[@MagicTankGaming]

@@skepabbas9400you’re missing the point, Homelander could’ve saved them he just didn’t care enough to

[@Lavourrin]

"Never meet your heroes" taken to a whole new level.

[@SuperSnowMoonVODs]

“Never meet your heroes” is such a cynical and dumb statement

[@TheMamaluigi300]

In this context, you can only meet your heroes once

[@TheeThe]

well "Never meet your heros" was kinda a dumb statement to begin with

[@KufLMAO]

@@SuperSnowMoonVODs yes but I don’t think that was the point of the comment

[@doubleziv]

more like “never meet your heroes if you don’t even know them”

[@gordonsph]

That's why u need to grow in Kent's farm

[@mariuskristensen1867]

O and hows the farm

[@saul-o7s]

Didn’t work out for Brandon!

[@mariuskristensen1867]

O and you guys you are the real heroes

[@johngray5826]

Kansas. Heartland. American values. If he grew up in commiefornia or NY, forget about it.

[@scottmatheson3346]

@@johngray5826 ironic comment since the kansas of the kents' origin was socialist.

[@SUNDWAV]

While Homelander was basking in the applause of everyone on the plane Maeve went straight to the front cabin to finish the mission, you can clearly see the difference between the two with this scene alone

[@brucelston]

you don't say

[@Butlerdude123]

She made up for it tho…

[@joshuaellison6356]

@@cominforyachips I mean he would have killed her on the spot if she resisted and then dumped her body in the ocean. What should she have done in your opinion?

[@dogestranding5047]

@@Butlerdude123 She can’t make it up to those she left to die

[@arx3516]

@@joshuaellison6356 you know, i think that what kept Maeve submitted wasn't her fear of Homelander, but rather her fear of Vought. She was scared of losing her wealth. And in fact as soon as she fears for the safety of her girlfriend she immediatly springs into action to bring Homelander down.

[@skop3609]

it’s okay to not be able to save someone, but to give someone the illusion of being saved and then leaving them is pure evil

[@siemniak]

Well to be honest why would tell somebody he/she will die in a few seconds and there is nothing anybody can do about it ? How is that pure evil ?

[@skop3609]

@@siemniak there's no way to explain it, just letting someone die without knowing they'll die means letting them die peacefully without panicking, while giving someone hope and then taking it away from them gives them a false sense of hope before they fall into despair, which is arguably worse. It's really just morals, but i don't expect you to understand with that garbage english

[@DerexLuvsJenkins]

@@skop3609 I just stay away from everybody, you’ll live a longer life. most people in this world die at the hands of other people I would say a good 75%

[@niilounbanPerusBersuErkki]

​@@skop3609youre garbage english yourself buddy.

[@niilounbanPerusBersuErkki]

​@@skop3609"garbage english" when he wrote perfectly

[@mo7ammed0_o73]

"you guys, you are the ones who made it, you are the real heros" -Greatest start-closing line

[@soulking6801]

If you hear someone tell you that your fucked

[@keithkatzz]

Man, this one scene is what ticks me off of Homelander, but you can't deny Anthony Starr did a fantastic job in portraying one of the most scariest "heroes"

[@Galaxies3000]

"Heroes"

[@keithkatzz]

@@Galaxies3000 my bad

[@Imozart0341I]

Not only that just a plain asshole he did great.

[@ShivamPatel-yq7rr]

@Meta Man he could at least try at least he could have taken few people with him

[@hotwing38]

@@ShivamPatel-yq7rr that's the whole point though. Public image. He didnt want anyone to be able to say that he let the rest die

[@opadrip]

Given that at the end of season 1 he was apparently fast enough to not only save his son but Billy and drop him off at an entirely different location, it's safe to say he was absolutely full of shit when he said he couldn't save everyone here.

[@1Insurgency1]

That baby wasn't Homelander's though. The only person he saved from the explosion was Billy.

[@seankhieotue-in7193]

Yeah he could've easily super speed punch the terrorists instead of laser

[@Rk76742]

A plane can glide hundred of kilometers without any engine running or without any power . He just wanted everyone to die otherwise he could have saved everyone. I mean even with a gentle push he could have landed that plane in ocean or some river easily.

[@seankhieotue-in7193]

@@Rk76742 he's kinda right though with that speed, it's like lifting a steak with a needle it'll just go through it. Besides, I think in order for the plane to glide a pilot is needed to steer the plane and also the controls are destroyed by homelander's lazer

[@zomberkay]

@@seankhieotue-in7193 it's explained in the comics He just didn't want to do it Remember he's stronger than superman

[@josew.6423]

People are missing the fact that he WANTED the plane to go down, that was his plan from the beginning (watch the show to know why, besides being the psychopath he is). He killed the first terrorist without issues, he has insane control on those laser eyes, from being able to use them to heat up a bottle of milk, to be able to cut through steel. The "whoopsies" and then lazy excuses is just because Maeve was there. Love the show, actors, writers, are freaking awesome.

[@АрсенийСтучинский-в1ъ]

Can you tell me why? I watched the show, but I guess I missed that part

[@josew.6423]

@@АрсенийСтучинский-в1ъ force the military or the gov to renew contract with them or something like that.

[@sanethoughtspreader]

That's not a fact. That's your opinion and interpretation of the scene. It's unlikely the case because he's not an incredibly smart character, plus saving the plane would have increased their chances of being allowed in the military.

[@VoiceVerseAIReuploads]

If Maeve wasn’t there he’d just come in and kill the terrorists then the passengers would be like “Yay, we’re saved! The control of whether we live or die is in our hands now!!” Then Homelander would be like “Oh I don’t know about saved, more like under new management.” *perfectly horizontally lasers everybody bc they’re all stuck in their seats so he could just 1 shot everyone*

[@ДжесикаИванова-б8ф]

​@@sanethoughtspreaderfalse ,people would be grateful, but they wouldn't accept them in the military! By making it seem as if the terrorists did that ,it makes the enemy as high treat and they need the supers now! Use a little more brain ,feeding on fear is more powerful than gratitude!

[@idunno7166]

Imagine the terror of the passengers, a superhero comes to a hijacked plane and tries to save everyone, and after a moment he tries to get out of the plane saying that there is nothing to save anymore, and realize that the plane was much better hijacked.

[@cabdiqaadirjimacale8938]

😂

[@REDALERTBRAZIL]

Imagine how terrifying it is to god when suffering people around the world say "oh god help me" and god says: "we're done here, let's move on". Lol

[@-bubby9633]

@@REDALERTBRAZIL Atheists don't try and make everything about religion and how smart they are challenge (impossible)

[@arandomguywithastrawhat]

@@-bubby9633 Wasn’t about religion; he was moreso likening Homelander to that of a deified figure (fitting with his god complex) in a situation where he basically put in 0 effort and left everyone to die. The analogy was to accentuate the hopelessness of it all.

[@bb3k761]

@@-bubby9633 atheists make stuff about religion when christians bring god into everything??

[@sedlyholmes3722]

The series makes Homelander some kind of protagonist while also being the main antagonist

[@Lite727]

He and Butcher. But just notice how well written they both are and the duality. Butcher is the leader of The Boys. Homelander is the leader of the seven. They both came from a dysfunctional upbringing. Billy’s father abused him to make him stronger and Dr. Vogelbeuam experimented on John to be the strongest man in the world. Through all their pain and misery they both looked to a mother figure. Butcher looked to Mallory, Homelander looked to Stilwell. They both just seeked approval from them. A new person comes into their team. Hughie. Starlight. They are welcomed in with kindness at first but once the two enter a relationship things change. Butcher questions Hugh’s loyalty, Homelander threatens to kill Starlight for being involved with an enemy. The writing is absolutely superb 👌 and the rivalry between these two is so fascinating to watch.

[@kanadniyogi9072]

@@Lite727 that is a wonderful explanation bro! Hats off to writers for sure

[@ac-mb6gj]

@@Lite727 you like this movie? What? Look at the main character..

[@ac-mb6gj]

Just what is this movie? what was the author or director or storywriter thinking? And there is a kid acting? The main characters are...

[@j.t8529]

So basically Eren

[@thehorrornoobs5481]

3:07 It takes a whole new level of psychopath to look a little girl dead in the eye smile at her and tell her your gonna save her when you know you aren’t even going to try.

[@himalayantongue]

I dunno, I'd say letting her know she'll die ahead of time would be worse.

[@EugeneOneguine]

We say that all the time to kids dying from cancer bro. The real psycho thing to say would have been "no, you're going to die little girl". The real reason it's psycho is because he can actually save her but doesn't.

[@kingstarscream3807]

@@EugeneOneguine That's cruel. If I was a toddler, I'd want the cold hard truth.

[@diamondmemer9754]

​@@EugeneOneguineI refuse to believe you're being serious here

[@EugeneOneguine]

@@diamondmemer9754 I refuse to believe you are being serious here

[@ShksEditzs]

With how high the plane was… he definitely had enough time to take them all to safety…

[@batlover1977]

He’s so lazy

[@unassuming.]

He would have to go impossibly fast to do that and the speed would kill them all

[@ShksEditzs]

@@unassuming. btw the plane was not pitching down. So it would be gliding all the way to the ground. From that height, he would have more than 20 mins. I am a pilot trainee myself. I know this stuff.

[@unassuming.]

@DesiG1329 he didn't have more than 20 minutes though... it crashed in like 3

[@nguyenxbj]

I don't know why he was acting like he only has two speeds: 0 and full speed. From underneath the plane, he definitely could've pushed against it with a light enough force that wouldn't warp or "punch a hole" through the plane. He could've leveled it out, slowed it down, then pull it back to the shore, or just have it sit on the water while he flew everyone back one at a time if he thought the plane couldn't handle being a jet ski.

[@fellowtraveler2251]

The real tragedy here is that he didnt even try to save them. All that power, all that clout, and he doesnt even try to live up to his name. All to protect his public image because he was too reckless with his fucking laser vision. Awesome scene.

[@herbogarcia3022]

Every possible solution he said was right it made no sense possible and the laws of physics here are more realistic then the Superman universe

[@gaelesva9023]

Everyone especially people who don’t watch movies or shows don’t like Superman because of how his morals are but now they think back and are like “there should be a Superman here”

[@KodakKid33]

@@herbogarcia3022 He could have at least gone back and forth grabbing two people at once and saved a good chunk of them, instead he does nothing to protect his PR

[@herbogarcia3022]

Richard Gibson do you not understand that they were near water how was he gonna do that ?

[@fellowtraveler2251]

@@herbogarcia3022 So he should just arbitrarily let these people die because the chances of saving at least some of them are slim?

[@SilentHill4Life]

What’s scary to know is that if anyone survived the plane crash, Homelander would just go back and finish the job

[@cabdiqaadirjimacale8938]

😂

[@charlymajeno4770]

Why do you think they stayed, he watched to make sure every single person drowned

[@SilentHill4Life]

@@charlymajeno4770 Well, the impact of the plane against the water would have ensured they were all dead before any of them had the chance to drown but I see your point

[@charlymajeno4770]

@@SilentHill4Life maybe maybe not, it could hit at an angle

[@SilentHill4Life]

@@charlymajeno4770 true

[@nestorhermosillo8915]

The fact he can just stop and talk to each passenger that is asking for help, calmly smile and insinuate that he is going to do something. When really he has already made up his mind. The only thing he plans on saving is his public reputation as being a hero. He is addicted to the adoration of the public and is afraid that if he fails to save everyone on the plane his reputation will be tarnished. The worst part is he does it without the slightest hint of remorse, shame or guilt. He is a true psychopathic narcissist.

[@xsu-is7vq]

fits the description of most politicians pretty well.

[@joehair3446]

@@xsu-is7vq i think that's one of the main premise of The boys. These heroes are literally just Politicians irl. The only difference is that the heroes have literal powers while real life politicians have metaphorical "powers". In the end they all act the same. Narcissistic, Apathy towards the people, and borderline Psychopathy at some point

[@AnkitSharma-qm7sg]

@@joehair3446 politicians have real power too.

[@joehair3446]

@@AnkitSharma-qm7sg yeah that's what i am trying to say as in "metaphorical" powers. They don't have laser eyes or invulnerability. But they do have powers that sometimes make them technically invulnerable just like supes

[@AnkitSharma-qm7sg]

@@joehair3446 😭

[@pepperpeterpiperpickled9805]

I love that he didnt say he *couldnt* do 123 trips, it just sounded like he didnt want to. He could have flown outside the plane, lasered the wings off, grabbed the tail and lowered it to the ground. He could have had people jump out of the plane and he catches them as the fall into the ocean. He could have had everyone move toward the back of the plane, lasered the front part off, grabbed the second part and lowered it to the ground

[@siemniak]

would make sense only if grabing a plane would not tear it apart completely. But other than that good idea. Lasering wings off would kill any lift to the plane which means nose would go down right away and the rest of a plane would tear apart from speed. jumping people out of a plane would take a lot of time impossible to do with 123 people beside nobody would jump out safely because there is an enourmous risk of hitting the plane itself. But let's say he made somebody jump out succesfully. Now he has to grap this person in the air and slowly decrease speed before hitting water oh, and also hope a person can swim. Now he only needs to do it 122 times, and plane gets furter away with every person he does it. and of course it would fall down before he would be able to save first one, so another great idea. Homelander was right there was literally nothing he could do. Save two people maybe or three that's all.

[@MsNotzi]

As strong as Homelander is, he could've carried 10 people at a time and got them to safety before the plane even hit the ground. Like you said, he just didn't want to.

[@acemad1]

He could have definitely tried to save at least a couple of kids and Maeve could have sacrificed herself for at least one child. But that’s exactly the point, because this is not a superhero movie…

[@pepperpeterpiperpickled9805]

@@siemniak He could do the Iron man 3 chain of people thing - he could have gone underneath the plane and flown up (this may not "lift the plane" but it would surely help slow the plane down for a survivable crash landing) - He could have had everyone put their floatation devices on, pair up in groups of 8 and take them down one group at a time. (one person grasping onto each of his legs, one person on each arm, one person around his neck, one person around his waist and he grips 1 floatation device in each hand. he does this 15 times and everyone's saved.) or I still think if everyone got into the rear of the plane, he lasers off the front part and flies towards it as hard as he can to slow down the speed of descent (if he can fly faster than an explosion, then he must be capable of generating some serious force with his flying so I'd say he'd be able to at LEAST slow down a falling rear of a plane). - He could have gone inside the cockpit, and flown upwards so the plane bellyflops into the water or something. there's always a solution.

[@pepperpeterpiperpickled9805]

@@jeorsea Im going to take that as a compliment because those were just off the top of my head. (I love survival horror 'what-would-you-do?' problem solving scenarios)

[@lamarpray5324]

I love the way he said “I’m not” when the girl accused of him leaving them. He said it like “girl stop ima save y’all” 🤣😂

[@Karlebow571]

Well she’s not wrong he is definitely leaving and not saving plane

[@69metersbelow25]

I'm pretty sure he said that to not make himself feel guilty in any way.Like it's not his fault

[@JohnLocke815]

Awesome! By the way I made my own tribute for Homelander, please take a look kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqeyqWqhjrWkjZI

[@ghostface2156]

Lol could have easily saved everyone but decided not to because its too much work for him. 1 way i think he could save them was by using belts to carry 5 people at a time 1 belt everyone looped together by two holes in their pants and they fly down at 30 to 40 miles per hours before going back up to do it again with two hands he could have even used queen to carry two extra belts.

[@CKing97]

Best comment lmaooooo

[@sharkrakensalazarmander1567]

Spider-Man: with great power, comes great responsibility. Homelander: with great power, i can do whatever the fuck I want.

[@Shourya_Singh]

Hehe

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Breh

[@Patrickbatemanharvard]

I missed the part where that's my problem

[@squeaks1703]

That’s actually so accurate

[@granda3649]

Like you?

[@BautistaGresch]

I think many people in the comments miss the mark on something, when Homelander says "and what? come back 123 times?" he is not only doubting the possibility/ effectiveness of that action, if he could or could not do it in time, he is primarily stating it as a pain in the ass. That's Homelander, he doesn't give two shits about strangers, that's why he moves around without thinking of collateral damage. The same happens when he sarcastically replies about not being able to stand on air to hold the plane, he can clearly float, he just doesn't want to.

[@FitzFarseer96]

I was thinking the same thing. Homelander’s deflection of the solutions doesn’t seem to be because they won’t work, they seem to be because he just doesn’t want to do them.

[@nextanvil3346]

Dude shut up. Homelander is a hero

[@chocolatitomaravilla3899]

he does make a valid point about pushing the plane at that speed, like someone else said you could compare it to trying to lift a steak with a needle

[@hobomike6935]

“He can’t stop the plane” We’ve seen him do some pretty insane crap, pretty sure he could. All he has to do is bring it down (even a crash landing might save a percentage of the people) He just can’t be bothered to do it

[@InfernosReaper]

@@hobomike6935 that's the thing though, if he's only *partially* successful, that looks worse on him than if he wasn't even there at all. It really was all or nothing for the *agenda* he was trying to support.

[@vishu1495]

This scene set the tone for the entire series

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

It's insane how his responses doesn't just feel like analysis but more like a bunch of LAZY AND SHAMELESS EXCUSES, especially by the way he responds, which fits Homelanders personality perfectly. Like a kid telling a mom that he can't do something because it's going to take work and he's not thinking seriously. Which fits with how chaotic, irresponsible their approach was and how vain they were celebrating in the middle of the mission.

[@RomanSizz]

They? Maeve wasn't celebrating shit

[@basedchad6035]

based. Dont wanna work to save some common humans.

[@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470]

@@basedchad6035 "I'm 14 and this is edgy"

[@basedchad6035]

@@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470 Exactly

[@seraphmortal6259]

@@RomanSizz lol why didn't she sacrifice herself for the civilians He is no spiderman

[@p1anet_bob310]

There would be a lot of evidence that proves Homelander made it on the plane. The two biggest pieces of evidence are yhe cockpit voice recorder and the damaged flight controls. There would be an investigation and the NTSB would quickly come to this realization. The writers should use this as a plot device at some point during the series

[@flat6simracing625]

Very good comment!

[@Proximate1]

Doesn't matter anyway, Queen Maeve has a video of it happening. That's the plot device.

[@JefAlanLong]

Didn’t they? It’s been a couple of years but I’m sure one of the bosses at Vaught got stuck into him about how they had to cover it up, how the instrument panel had clearly been burned by his heat vision..?

[@boianko]

@@kaliss7192 That was a different plane actually. Homelander took that one down and it was the private jet of one of Stillwell's buisness associates

[@rickymiller8539]

The plane was over the Atlantic it would’ve sunk to the bottom of the ocean by then wouldn’t it

[@BluesClues2s]

3 seasons in and this is still the moment that defined the series

[@Electronic424]

One could argue the plane couldn't be saved here, even Superman struggled to save a passenger plane in a similar situation, but it's Homelander's reaction to the passengers that makes it bad. I think the forced suicide scene was even more defining of his character and his psychopathic narcissism, also I'm surprised nobody caught Homelander forcing her off the ledge with all those apartments looking down on them.

[@darryljohnson9236]

For me the overall tone of the show was set when Deep took his pants off in front of Starlight.

[@BATMAN-df5ee]

@@darryljohnson9236 when A train hits that guy's girlfriend,from that moment, I was in

[@atanaZion]

It was Robin's death This scene is so soft

[@jens2049]

@@BATMAN-df5ee yup

[@phantomslay5612]

The most horrifying thing about this is the true realization you get afterwards. Homelander could’ve found a way to save everyone. He just didn’t care enough to think about one.

[@DoubleStudentLoans]

How? Flying a regular human that fast would kill them

[@saulgoodman2071]

What if he lasered the wings and grabbed the tail and gradually lowered it down

[@Jumsut_]

@@saulgoodman2071I feel like he could have just carried all of them down by hand, if Iron Man could save 13 people in a minute by carrying them homelander can probably save 123 people in 6 minutes.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@Jumsut_ Even in the show he's displayed mach 50+ feats, so yes. Mach 50 is 700 seconds for every one second spent on Earth, so he'd easily be able to save everyone if he takes one at a time.

[@Kyarchuu_draws]

I think he has super speed or he can fly super fast at least so he could have saved at least half of the people on the plane by flying like two people down at a time but he’s a psychopath. I wish Queen Maeve could have the ability to fly instead

[@kenthefele113]

Homelander’s indifference to human suffering is horrifying and hilarious at the same time.

[@Andy_M.S.c]

Hilarious? Bruh

[@fluoriter2394]

@@Andy_M.S.c hes finds it funny because he is sociopathic as well

[@arnoldronald3044]

The only protagonist I like in this show is Butcher. He has balls of steel to do whatever he wants, even though he has no power

[@glossyplane542]

@@arnoldronald3044 he’s also a giant asshole who consistently does things that make little sense

[@El_FzEq]

@@arnoldronald3044 Everyone has irredeemable qualities on this show, even the protags, that's the charm of the show.

[@commandervile394]

Homelander is basically what happens if a celebrity/politician/narcissistic psychopath suddenly gained super powers. More worried about their public image than doing what's right.

[@whispersmusic6173]

Wouldnt doing the wrong thing ruin their image tho?

[@commandervile394]

@@whispersmusic6173 You would think, except politicians and celebrities have a constant favorable/positive image through mainstream and social media, even if they are involved in some scandal, their media buddies will protect them and run damage control and manipulate public opinion. And people, being the sheep they are, eat it all up without question, for the most part.

[@willparrish8474]

Homelander is a right wing nationalist, this entire show is showing us who’s in power in an American society

[@commandervile394]

@@willparrish8474 I don't know what alternate reality you live in, but I got news for you. Right-wing nationalists aren't running shit. Radical leftist globalists are. Biden (a radical-leftist globalist) is in office currently and all of the mainstream/social media (who is also left-leaning) runs damage control for him and his crack-head son 24/7, kinda like how the media also protects Homelander despite all the evil fucked up shit he does. Homelander is an authoritarian who has no identity other than power for the sake of power, he doesn't have any real loyalty to his nation, much like modern neo-liberal "progressives". And he throws his little man-child temper tantrums and lashes out violently when challenged or not getting his way, just like authoritarian radical leftists do.

[@danielf1066]

@@nippy7425 please tell me you're joking 💀

[@marvelousmeh2077]

To anyone saying, Homelander isn't that bad, don't forget this scene, him injuring a disabled Supe just because he was disabled, killing an innocent man, raping someone and a lot of other things.

[@adamg4754]

Pushed his son off the roof of a house 🏠

[@Vas]

@@adamg4754 tbh that's ok Fight or flight would've helped the supekid

[@Mypeenorhurt]

I'm not bad! This is anti-supe propaganda, most likely spread by Billy Butcher and The Boys.

[@FerociousPaul]

@@Mypeenorhurt Yooo, weren't you dating a Nazi??

[@theladofwisdom919]

@Meta Man wait is meta man a superhero in the show, and all these comments you made are just joke propaganda?

[@Daetwiz34]

The way he says “everything’s fine, don’t worry about it” 😂😂💀 he does not care

[@lenneky]

Maeve: Ok we take everyone one by one to the ground Homelander: THINK MAEVE, THINK

[@hafeeez87]

Its like Omniman saying to his son

[@stain9527]

Think maeve* he only says think once owo

[@lenneky]

@@stain9527 i can't believe it dude

[@ewokelijah6625]

@@stain9527 it's an omi man joke

[@shinchanindia6306]

he had super speed to take veryone out of plane before it crashes

[@nlrenzo9432]

This is like a scene in a Telltale game. A : Save the people. B : Save yourself. *Maeve will remember that*

[@Senku77]

Lmao

[@PoorManatee6197]

And both options lead to the same result

[@kaiserinvictoria8085]

GOT telltale game in nutshel

[@Chillerll]

But no matter what you chose the outcome will be the exact same and it only changes a single voiceline of Maeve later on.

[@naanbred2735]

And in Homelander's case, you're on the 2nd playthrough making all the evil choices out if curiosity

[@jrisme]

The scene has nothing to do with physics, it's all about the decision making and the storytelling. There's a difference between a person who puts everything on the line to save people and one who only does it when it benefits and is of no danger to him. If He had tried to lift the plane and failed and everyone still died, that would have been better than just leaving everyone to die without really helping anyone. He could have flown women and children to the ground, as many as possible before the crash. It was too much of an inconvenience for him to save some, and not all so he just bailed. Feels like the average firefighter is more of a Superhero than homelander.

[@myaccount__7269]

I mean 123 times! Think!

[@ryomaru2]

It’s also about the PR, the media would have railed Vought for having unreliable superheroes who can’t save everyone

[@elkmeatenjoyer3409]

Its imposible for him to fly to the ground with two people at a time and then go back to the plane to get more.

[@JefAlanLong]

It’s also about how lazy and reckless he is. He killed the last hijacker with the heat vision because it was the easy way, didn’t think twice about it. His failure doesn’t affect him, so he doesn’t consider any of his other options which might have taken a tiny bit more effort.

[@LittleBlacksheep1995]

@@ryomaru2 what, not being able to save anyone despite being present makes him more reliable than at least trying to save some?

[@william2563]

- You're leaving us? - nononono i'm just seeing something down the back. hahahahahaha

[@lrc7773]

I love the moment at 1:44 when the music abruptly shifts from being dramatic and heroic to dark and twisted.

[@SigilOfBaphomet]

What music? I only hear plane noises

[@joshastana849]

What music?

[@lilhoopgeeked]

@@SigilOfBaphomet theres a string and bass section quietly playing in the background but the plane noises kinda drown it out tbh

[@sketchysketchu]

Homelander doesn't have a music theme through the show, his presence just drags everybody elses' down like that, its scary

[@Rational_upper_cut]

Whose gunna tell him there’s no music in this scene and it’s just sound effects…

[@charlienewcombe8288]

3:09 the fact he says this with such genuine vocals is genuinely horrifying this early in the series and it’s perfect for setting the tone of homelander

[@johnassimakopoulos8954]

3:08

[@smitagodase5315]

Can we all take a moment and appreciate Antony Starr. This guy played his part as homelander sooo well that every time he popped up on my screen in season 3, I used to genuinely get scared of him and used to make up my mind that he's going to kill someone 😭

[@hayleyferguson3346]

Same. I notice that they use him "touching" anyone as a terrifying foreshadowing of their death.

[@crupt1023]

Would love to see Omni Man put him in his place.

[@ethanedwards3357]

@@crupt1023 Watch the Death Battle episode of him fighting Homelander. Trust me, you'll love it.

[@ictogon]

@Women should cook And clean unprompted You should suck my dick unprompted

[@rishabhadarsh5227]

@womenshouldcookandcleanunp6159 yes💀

[@aniruddhsinhjadav4045]

Homelander: There’s nothing to stand on, it’s just air” proceeds to perfectly stand on air in next shot

[@alexandergrube8953]

Just absolutely great acting from Antony Starr. You really feel the apathy he has, as he's looking around the cockpit thinking "oh well, that didn't go right. I'll get it next time, let's go." Homelander is really just playing life as a video game, and doesn't care when NPCs get hurt.

[@lieserl_V]

I think the video game metaphor works very well.

[@FadzaiSimango]

YUP

[@zrvnz1657]

Homelander is a REAL USA - not the Superman how they trying to fool the world.

[@Perkelenaattori]

There was a hilarious video here where Antony Starr explains how he had an absolutely wonderful day on set filming this and laughing at how how funny it was while Dominique McElligott on the other hand had to cry all the time and watch stuntmen get sucked out of the plane and try to keep the same emotion level for multiple takes.

[@アレクサンダー-y4r]

@@lieserl_V fr fr

[@redrokaz]

Such a humble guy, he tried his best to save everyone, everyone needs a hero like him.

[@TopShot501st]

About 5 seconds worth of thought.

[@KT4VT]

Maybe not cause collateral damage cause if he never used the laser eyes he never would’ve destroyed the console so no, he didn’t try his best he fucked up and didn’t think right

[@aq_ua]

y'all need to learn what sarcasm is

[@XxxFADEDxDEITYxxX]

@@aq_ua Fr tho

[@Dorkeydaze]

Homelander is the hero we deserve 😍😍

[@thehorrorcounselors4747]

For anyone who has seen this but recently watched the S2 finale. You’ll know that Queen Maeve now essentially has Homelander by the collar and it all leads back to this moment.

[@西雅图UrbanEdge整屋家具]

I wouldn’t say it is a collar, more like an one time deal. Homelander will snap eventually.

[@AnthonyScott5425]

@@西雅图UrbanEdge整屋家具 Yep.....he's definitely snapping by season 3, and once he goes full super villain Maeve will likely die. Among many others.

[@DanklingBS]

@@AnthonyScott5425 vought most likely has a plan in case homelander snaps, in the comics it was blacknoir but in the series it isnt him. Victoria neuman is probably the solution since she might be able to explode homalanders head

[@AnthonyScott5425]

@Mr.DankestDank I think you're right. Victoria Neuman seems now the most likely Supe who Vought can use to keep Homelander in check, as a contingency, for when he snaps. Unless Ryan ages quickly, she seems more plausible. Or maybe even Black Noir could still be a part of that too, albeit not the same as he is in the comics, maybe Vought will give him a Compound V top up to aid his recovery from Queen Maeves Almond Joy attack, and when he's fully recovered he becomes stronger and Edgar is able to sort of reprogram him to keep tabs on Homelander? Although that does feel like I'm clearly reaching.

[@chaudcarte]

If Homelander snaps its the end of the show....THINK ABOUT IT

[@FadzaiSimango]

Maeve really struggled between her Vought-grown selfishness and her deeply buried human conscience. She genuinely felt bad about all the innocent civilians on the plane being left to die. But she was still self-centered enough that she honestly believed getting Homelander to at least save the mother and child that _she'd_ personally formed a sudden attachment to would make enough of a difference to assuage her guilt.

[@NguyenTran-mf9gj]

Then how the hell she could save everyone? She couldn't fly and totally dependent on Homlander for that. She wanted to save everyone but that's beyond her power so she's trying to save those she could but Homelander wouldn't allow that.

[@DJyoungMANHATTAN]

That sinking feeling of dred and despair those people must have felt when Homelander threatened them with his laser vision, knowing your only hope is threatening your life.

[@myaccount__7269]

Dude it’s a tv show. It’s pretty hilarious lol

[@c_p1858]

Yeah it’s messed up Also dude above me really said empathy 0% left huh 😂

[@adi14293]

@@myaccount__7269 ye fr lmao

[@davidmykelsullivan]

Wow. What a DEEP THOUGHT, man!

[@notmyrealname1999]

"With great power comes zero responsibility" -Homelander probably

[@ashishserasiya8118]

So homelander has a limit......

[@SignalFlowers]

"With great power comes the absolute certainty that you'll turn into a right cunt" - Billy Butcher, The Boys S03E05.

[@kvaknanhere2250]

Honestly this is kinda terrifying

[@oni5909]

kinda?

[@soiledgrandpa4057]

Just imagine being in that situation....jeez

[@Mypeenorhurt]

Why? I wasn't scared.

[@alex_7642]

@Spectral Ocelot Clawz look at his profile pic idiot

[@alex_7642]

@Spectral Ocelot Clawz it was a home lander joke. Why did you take it so seriously

[@kinopiko01]

What's crazy is that Homelander could have just reassure the passengers that he's going to find a safe place for the plane to land and then no innocents would have to die

[@namesurname8474]

I like how, despite the "people blindly trusting superpowered being as a Messiah" thing being already overdone, it's never been as close and personal as in this scene.

[@fansee1368]

This is one of the few shows out there that doesn't make that trope feel old This is what happens when you give a shit about writing and not just shock value

[@alvarosandino6286]

Maeve: what do we do? Homelander: aight, im'ma head out

[@curtisleblanc5897]

@It’s Me Homelander Idk, you went kinda wild with your lasers. A little reckless if you ask me.

[@TheNeutralZone]

There’s something to be said about this scene. The biggest part everyone is arguing about is whether Homelander could actually save the plane if he wanted to. What’s interesting to me is that he doesn’t even try, even though he knows that him doing nothing will mean certain death for everyone on board. He had nothing to lose from just making an attempt to save those people and still didn’t do it.

[@isaiahphillip4112]

Of course he something to lose, if he carried half of them to the ground they could tell the world about his botched rescue.

[@aredessa5022]

@@isaiahphillip4112 then they are ungrateful. They had no idea that the reason why the plane was going down was because of Homelander. Homelander and Maeve could have just blamed it on the terrorists and explained they tried with what they had. Better than the passengers all dying. If they tried to argue otherwise, then maybe they should have been left for dead

[@Former_Halo_Fan]

@@aredessa5022 No, that's not what would have happened. The survivors would have simply told everyone their perspective of what happened. Their perspective is of course incomplete, so it will lead to a more detailed investigation about Homelander's role in the incident. Homelander is then going to have to explain why the plane went down. No matter which way he spins it, people are going to find some sort of fault with how he handled the situation. As they should. Homelander carelessly opened the plane door without regard for what it might do to the passengers. Luckily, everyone was still buckled into their seats so no innocent people would have been sucked out. He then failed to secure the cockpit because he was too busy playing up to the crowd. Then when he did go to secure the cockpit, he was too late to save the pilots. If he had gone straight to the cockpit immediately (which he should have), he would have had enough time to save at least one of the pilots. Not only did he fail to save the pilots, but he also destroyed the plane's controls through negligent use of his powers. The plane going down is absolutely his fault. If you think the people who would argue otherwise deserve to die, then you're a psychopath. This is also rock-solid proof against Homelander's "I should join the military!" agenda. As he literally just proved that he lacks the professionalism and discipline necessary to complete objectives without collateral damage.

[@aredessa5022]

@@Former_Halo_Fan I am not a psychopath and the fact that you just throw that term around is disheartening, especially to people you don't know. The correct term is actually ASPD but it's not the only personality disorder that deals with low empathy, nor does everyone that has it automatically think/want people to die or enjoy in murder. That's a negative stereotype and gives people who actually have the PD a bad name that can affect their lives if they get diagnosed with it. That's a serious thing to throw out at people. I don't even think Homelander has that as I think he has malignant NPD, although he could be comorbid with ASPD or meet some of the criteria of ASPD. This is fictional. I would really appreciate it if I am not attacked on a personal level based on a piece of fiction. In real life, I would not want anyone to die on the plane for real regardless of circumstances because I value life. But this is a fictional setting and in my mind the way the supes are handled in this series as well as the way the people in the country glorify them is not realistic and because of that, I don't think this plane situation would have happened and/or the reaction of the survivors in real life. This is all fiction in a fictionalized setting with fictional characters and a fictional circumstance; I believe I can say what I think without my morality being questioned (I also want to note I didn't blatantly state that they should die; I said maybe). Now, I did not take into consideration some of the points you made (and some were good, especially the one with the door), but I still think that it would have been better for Homelander to save everyone versus just letting them die even for the reasons you said (I'm not sure which comment you were replying under as I made many, but if you look at all of them, you will see that my whole point is that Homelander should have saved them regardless because it's better than to let them all die and that the people should just be grateful they got to live instead of dying like they actually did). If Vought was so scared about the truth coming out, why couldn't they have had the survivors sign a contract that forbade them from talking or if Vought is so powerful, why not give them a drug that erases their memories? We are talking fiction here; it can happen. If I was a survivor, I would just be grateful that I was saved and would do anything to help the person who saved me. This make more sense because in this scenario, the passengers didn't actually see all of how Homelander was at all fault so they wouldn't have known he was the cause of the airplane crashing. The evidence would have also been destroyed when the airplane crashed; who's gonna know the truth? Better to just not question the circumstances and get to live versus dying; when I posted this originally, I also thought people were arguing that survivors and others would complain about not everyone being saved and like, from the passengers' perspective, for all they know the terrorists took down the plane, not Homelander. So it would then sound like that they are just complaining because they put high expectations on him. We don't do that to real-life workers. We understand that sometimes casualties happen. Although it's sad, it's just reality. That's why I didn't understand the fact that Homelander was justifying his reasoning for letting a bunch of people die; he was assuming that people would talk negatively about him. However, if it's based on what you said where survivors are praising their rescue but then people begin to question their story, then that's different. That's not them being ungrateful. Still this is an assumption on Homelander's part that this is what would happen. Regardless, if we are actually placing real-world morals in this scenario, then nothing Homelander thinks or assume can justify letting all those innocent people die, even if it would affect him or the organization. But Homelander is selfish and doesn't actually value non-supe life if it can't benefit him; that is honestly why this situation happened. He just didn't care.

[@alexanderplatypus3664]

The "thing to lose" would be causing more of a scene and possible destruction down below as well. Remember they're corporate employees and if they're spotted "trying" to save a plane but failing miserably, it would do enormous PR damage. (Plus not save anyone anyhow)

[@FFc-cr7]

2:46 "We're done here" 💀☠️

[@honestlycandid3909]

0:55 "Go MAEVE!!!" The real reason why Homelander didn't save them. 😂

[@VoiceVerseAIReuploads]

True lol. He HAS to be the center of the attention and if he’s not, he has to act like he’s calm with not being the center of attention. Which is why after the girl said that he said “Hey, let’s get a round of applause for Queen Maeve.”

[@BatmanxRubygillman]

4:06 🤣🤣🤣

[@omarsyed7183]

This is actually the parody of the superman returns scene where superman does exactly what Maeve was telling Homeland to do and that's pretty cool.

[@ericmonguz1579]

But this one actully uses físicos becuse the onae is going really fast if homelander stands in front of it the plane would just explote it would be like a car crash

[@Samurai-no4wu]

@@ericmonguz1579 Not unless he slowly descends a little bit beneath it while slowly trying to lift it up

[@yonathangarci4]

@@Samurai-no4wu the plane was falling too fast for him to be able to do that. Even if he managed to match the speed beforehand, he’d just fly right through the hull like he said

[@djpegao]

Homelander might be an egotistical asshole, but the man knows his psysics lessons perfectly.

[@alfredohumberto2222]

@@djpegao Oh yeah physics from a man who can fly without anything or that can shot laser trough just eyes

[@RoweMan2000]

Btw did you hear what Homelander said ? He said : "I'll punch straight through the hull" In comics that's what exactly happened when he tried stop the plane

[@thomasraines1396]

He also killed the hero who was on his back in the process.

[@mstr293]

It's a jab at Superman's ability to lift very big things like pushing/pulling buildings, mountains or even planets. Despite the fact that the laws of physics doesn't allow it no matter how strong you are.

[@iancruz6617]

@@mstr293 obviously a mountain would crumblem

[@BarackBananas]

@@iancruz6617 No shit captain obvious

[@iancruz6617]

@@BarackBananas No sht dmb nuts. Its an explaination, and obvious homelander not even tryingnput effort and lxy to try saving the ppl.

[@seesidesummerhouse6112]

I love this scene. It’s a great example of homelander’s recklessness and egotism. His craving for adulation and heroic optics overshadow his actual duty to save lives. It’s clear from the start his primary concern isn’t the welfare of the passengers but rather the image of heroism he wants to project. He engages in unnecessary theatrics, which compromises the mission. His lack of genuine investment in finding a solution shows how little he cares, and underscores his superficial approach to heroism.

[@alexwalker3229]

4:37 the sheer panic and terror in their voices when they left the plane felt too real, that's how it would be irl

[@terry.1428]

The ppl jumping out the plane was fcked up

[@pokyismid]

@@terry.1428they didnt jump out the plane wdym

[@user-uc4wf3ho3t]

@@pokyismidlook closely when homelander and maeve are watching them

[@estrelaplatinada6506]

i somewhat still cant see, either because the another video bar is in there or you guys thought the scream was from someneo falling​@@user-uc4wf3ho3t

[@estrelaplatinada6506]

​@@terry.1428reminds of people inside the towers in 9/11

[@hunterquate9436]

Anthony Starr literally plays Homelander so well that it's terrifying

[@JackTheripper911]

Antony*

[@heatheri9724]

Yup. I cannot fathom anyone else playing him. Karl Urban as Billy Butcher as well.

[@coops1992]

@@JackTheripper911 Antoine

[@SemperCallide]

@@coops1992 Anteater

[@kashifreza1993]

He is Homeland irl

[@ZK1Ø1_76]

I absolutely die when Homelander says “Whoa whoa that was a big one” it’s just weirdly comedic to me.

[@katotheanimal6644]

Maybe that was the point jackass

[@N92-z9p]

"it's just weirdly comedic to me" yall english people are killing me lmaooo

[@GetOverHer3]

Everything about this show should be taken as weirdly comedic. Specially now in Season 3 where they'd rather show Deep f*ing an octpuss than actually write an intelligent way for Starlight to find out temp V is deadly

[@th7298]

@ItzLerielz-Arc-VR epic troll

[@taboret3280]

That's what your mom said

[@scottishbanjo]

This is actually a really chilling scene

[@robinlinh]

What an actor. I love his laugh when people started clapping. The laugh is so like “yes I like the applause, I’m a god” but at the same time trying so hard to fake the humble.

[@marvelousmeh2077]

Poor Maeve. She has to live through this shit knowing she tried, but couldn't have done anything to save them.

[@carloz1536]

Worse, she knew there was a chance, but it was rejected by homelander who saw more opportunity in their deaths and she couldn't even try without going through him.

[@Thekidsinafrica14]

Homelander has to live with it too😂

[@mentoscokeenema]

@@Thekidsinafrica14 homelander is a sociopath, he doesn't care about human life and who he hurts or murders.

[@Thekidsinafrica14]

@@mentoscokeenema I know I was being sarcastic

[@brianbagnall3029]

So she can't fly in the TV show? In the comics she can.

[@GuerrillaPM]

"Come back 123 times? No" I mean... That's it, he's basically a human politician: capable of solving problems but absolutely too lazy to even try.

[@etherious5957]

It wouldn’t work. They wouldn’t be able to get that many people out and safe in that short amount of times. That’s the point homelander is making

[@GuerrillaPM]

@@etherious5957 It's still worth trying

[@krishnabharadwaj4715]

They are in the middle of atlantic. Realistically, they have a long way to go to land. He can obviously fly faster to reach land in seconds. But can normal humans handle that speed? So he has to go slow. Doing 123 times slowing delivering one by one definitely takes a lot of time.

[@GuerrillaPM]

@@krishnabharadwaj4715 Ah. That's actually a good point.

[@etherious5957]

@@GuerrillaPM it’s not worth trying because the ones that live are gonna tell the world that they left the others to die. And tell everyone how homelander was acting on the plane. So that wasn’t an option

[@OGMudBone1]

The scary thing is he probably could’ve saved most of the passengers if he tried. But he didn’t even care. It was all about getting into the military.

[@robotnikkkk001]

...AND SO WHAT??EXPECTED NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO SAVE IS *_EVERYONE_* ,THO ....OR....LAWSUITS ETC ETC ETC ...LIKE...U know....QUESTIONS "WHY YOU SAVED THIS ONE BUT NOT THIS ONE YOU TURD" .......REALITY always CRUEL ....THATS WHY PEOPLE TRYING TO LIVE EXCLUSIVELY IN IMAGINARY WORLDS WHERE AS THEY BELIEVE......DIFFERENT LAWS ON NATURE ARE WORKING.....BECAUSE THEY AFRAID...OR *_real_* ONE........ .......HARD TO ADMIT BUT DUDE DID EVERYTHING RIGHT.........JUST THESE HAD A BAD LUCK.........

[@gabriel__opazo]

Tiny problem: *exists* Homelander: Laser eye time

[@EthanAnania]

This is why Homelander is the best TV villain of 2019.

[@ghostofdeath663]

Best tv villain thus far screw walter white

[@unartistagenerico9073]

u dont know about doofensmirthz then

[@theangel9903]

Deathstroke is way better

[@FerociousPaul]

@@theangel9903 oh word? in titans? I've been meaning to watch that, is it fire?

[@theangel9903]

@@FerociousPaul each character is godawfully written don't waste your time they even manged to ruin trigon they cast someone who should be alfred as batman and there are rumours that season 3 will rewrite red hood's origin in a weird way. but somehow they managed to pull off deathstroke with perfection 100% comic book accuracy that's their only positive thing......

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

The fact that they're all calm because they're aren't going to die makes it so realistic, and it shows how situations very per person depending on what they can do and their experience being like this. The contrast between the heroes and vulnerable people is what makes this fact really sink in. And i love how Maeve was devastated, and how well acted it was, for having to do that and wanted to at least save SOMEONE, going as far as be willing to die with them, that was shocking.

[@nyaaaa2862]

Is he mae his wife

[@scrappy1416]

Maeve was the best of the heroes in this show before Starlight joined the Seven. She was a good person who was forced into doing bad things because she was too afraid to die.

[@Jet_bean1]

Gordon Ramsay when someone fucks up:

[@heykarlnick3882]

Ro tyler dupang

[@SM-rw6dt]

Agreed. Best actor to play the worse hero. Btws, the actors and actresses of the show are awesome!

[@Nemenis]

The weak parody of dceu Superman is Better written than Superman himself..

[@solaimansohan138]

@@Nemenis No superman is still better

[@Nemenis]

Solaiman Sohan yeah Superman once sneezed and destroyed an entire solar system. Homelander can’t even lift a plane. Cool but who is better written and more menacing? Homelander. Just cuz someone is more powerful doesn’t mean their the best.

[@solaimansohan138]

@@Nemenis It was silver age superman.Post crisis superman is not so overpowered

[@tylergwiazdowski7763]

"Lift the plane, how? There's nothing to stand on it's fucking air." - Homelander

[@محمدمهدی-ض7ل8ع]

Painful truth: he's realistically right....... superman does this all the time with no hestination but let's be real how could he even manage to do it while there's nothing to stand on?

[@humanfromearth1512]

Marve : lift the plane Homelander : we don't have budget that kinda crap

[@Geral454]

It would split the plane. That happened in the comic. Plus, Homelander accidentally kills the original speedster of The Seven doing it.

[@humanfromearth1512]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmG5ZXVnpcuGers

[@PilotGrapefruit]

@@Geral454 ohh there’s a comic for this TV show? Cool! I never knew that!

[@retna1x363]

@@humanfromearth1512 why did you link that random ass song it's terrible

[@Geral454]

@@PilotGrapefruit yeah, mate. The same premise, but a lot more of adventure and different teams. It's darker, though.

[@char4651]

If this was Superman this wouldn’t have been a issue 😂

[@Tbchgku]

@@char4651 he can due that with realistic physics

[@drelezar7745]

Man imagine the PTSD Maeve had from this. She can’t fly, desperately begged Homelander to save people- and had to choose between crashing with the plane (which I imagine she probably would have survived) or going with Homelander- both options would have led to the same result

[@stormtraitor6545]

This one incident plays a huge role in Maeve’s character arc.

[@aceofcheems7685]

Even if the plane crashed it wouldn't have killed Maeve

[@swagytz]

​@@aceofcheems7685Maeve won't di£ from the explosion but she will by the sharp and heavy metal that would zoom around because of the impact

[@maxkrepps9474]

I think homelander was implying he’d laser her if she tried to stay and save anyone.

[@nosuchthing8]

She might have survived the plane crash , but might have had some injuries. Remember HL knocked out one of her eyes later.

[@sofofofof3112]

This is one of the most anxiety inducing scene ever. It makes your palms sweat, your heart race, and even cry. It's unsettling, it's disturbing and it fucks your brain and every belief you had about heroes. It's one of the best made scenes in TV history.

[@Leoxv]

What???

[@chaseallen4352]

If this shakes your belief about what heroes are you’ve been living a naive childlike life. Where do you think the “don’t meet your heroes” quote comes from. How many examples in real life of public figures do you need to see the evil behind the masks and what they all do in the shadows. The CIA fronted money for a child sex trafficking island where almost every world leader has ties to visiting. The demons are all here in front of you dressed in suits saying things to make the masses feel good and comfy

[@sofofofof3112]

@@chaseallen4352 I was talking from a storytelling approach. If you have only seen DC and Marvel movies, you believe that heroes will always find a way, an alternative, to save people. The stress you get while Maeve is trying to find a way, and Homelander keeps denying them, shatters that belief you had.

[@dirtroad4229]

@@sofofofof3112 Dude... Turn off your TV and go outside

[@sofofofof3112]

@@dirtroad4229 Dude...let people enjoy things

[@jjbizzare96]

Homelander: *Can fly Also Homelander: "How? There's nothing to stand on."

[@valterfara5027]

He floats and uses the momentum to move, either by pushing off the ground or gravity. He can't change speed mid flight. He literally can't carry the plane.

[@MrPjw5]

@@valterfara5027 Not to mention his point about how surface area works is pretty valid.

[@platinumgames1314]

What if he kicked the plane up?

[@joshuam7749]

@@valterfara5027 That's not how his flight works. By that logic he shouldn't be able to just float because gravity would pull him down. He shouldn't be able to loose speed and also stay in the sky either or gain speed after loosing it. He also flies with people at high speeds one time he even did this with a baby. Physics works when the show wants it to and I wish it was less ambiguous. If his flight doesn't make sense we can't really object to him stopping a plane.

[@JoeFanik]

@@platinumgames1314 either the plane would flip or he'd punch right through it. In order to lift a building or in this case a plane, you have to provide a force that's evenly distributed across the entire surface or else it would fall apart or you break through it. Either way, Homelander wouldn't have saved everyone.

[@davinderkaur8484]

It's weird to see how much calm and composed homelander was in season 1