HOMELANDER - ''I want them to love me.''

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[@asx7230]

Antony Starr's been killing it as Homelander

[@jude4586]

Ikr he should get a Grammy

[@abhayachaudhary5268]

@@jude4586 Grammy ? You meant Oscar right ? 😂

[@jude4586]

@@abhayachaudhary5268 rip I knew it sounded like the wrong one 😂🤣

[@abhayachaudhary5268]

@@jude4586 it's ok . We make mistakes sometimes ☺️

[@genexx00]

@@abhayachaudhary5268 Oscar for movies Emmy for Series

[@sirfailalotful]

When timid Homelander talks, he looks like he’s pouting, and you can see the little boy he never grew out of. Pretty heart wrenching.

[@shawnangelolee1238]

lol say tht to him and see what happens wholesome tiktoker

[@snipsnip3797]

Yeah but it sorta still isn't enough to forgive him :^(

[@devonharvey8414]

@@snipsnip3797 what are you talking about

[@AncientSavant7572]

Especially when he refers to the experiment room as the "bad room"

[@sssundae_berries]

Crazy how that exact same situation is lived by many men who never really grew up

[@owlface5023]

I love the detail that he talks to himself like a dad talks to their son. “Tiger, Buddy, My Boy.”Even when he thinks he doesn’t want a dad, he still makes up his own. It really shows how given a normal life, homelander could have actually been a good person had he been raised by someone other than himself.

[@devonharvey8414]

Preach bishop

[@5Demona5]

Couldn't have said it better!

[@twisted7338]

Does anyone know what the song is called?

[@jayantshukla321]

I don't think so People may act absolutely evil or good under some specific situations or conditions But Everyone has a natural tendency to be good or bad in general situations which is though just a factor along with nurturing May be he would had become a good man through constant practice of being noble (bounded under limits) while decisions. But this means he is trained for that, even he wouldn't know the reason of being a good man but he is good man...

[@tcm_nilla]

It reminds me of the gollum scene

[@THE-KILLER-CLOWN]

Anthony Starr deserves an Oscar- literally this time

[@tonyw1423]

Oscar...💀

[@harleyb7880]

Emmy

[@Kyloki87]

Does he put cotton balls in his cheeks like Godfather style?

[@zakariakerbouche1689]

​@@tonyw1423yes

[@tonyw1423]

@@zakariakerbouche1689 It’s not Oscar bro, it’s Emmy

[@rocketwiz]

What’s sad is that he’s legitimately raising himself like he’s his own father. But he obviously doesn’t know how to.

[@King-glory]

U don’t need anyone to raise yourself

[@Averagely_]

​@@King-gloryYou need someone to teach you take care of you until you can take care of yourself and don't just reply to someones comment that "U dont need anyone to raise yourself" while you got your parents to take care of you lol

[@themaster3305]

@@King-gloryhe never said you didn’t

[@locky7009]

@@King-glory some need a little guidance some need a lot everyone is different and so are their circumstances.

[@bruhlicks]

​@@King-glory we do need people to guide cause in the end nobody wants to be alone

[@kamarmason8077]

Wow, they managed to make me feel compassion for Homelander

[@easygrin1127]

What why?

[@OneEyedCloud01]

@@easygrin1127 Because wanting approval and acceptance is relatable and human.

[@liquidphilosopher1816]

Of course you will feel compassionate. It's not like he raped your wife like he did to butcher's wife.

[@lego856]

@@easygrin1127 and he was grown in a tube, and treated like an experiment his entire life.

[@austinwagner9954]

@@easygrin1127 He never had a good life. He was raised without loving parents or guardians. He's been isolated from humanity in any and every meaningful way from the start. He's so inherently damaged by his upbringing that he can't form meaningful connections with anyone; the ones he does make are often meant to manipulate him (Stilwell, Stormfront, etc.). The love of the public is the only love he's ever known, and he's terrified to lose it because he'll have nothing else. He's broken and pathetic and sad and he's too far gone. He's not gonna change, and even if he did, it would be too late. It wouldn't undo the things he has done. He genuinely and truly deserves to die, but it didn't have to be this way.

[@jaydraws0667]

His only and closest friend was the man in the mirror. He protects him and guides them to ensure they can prosper.

[@0.__99-17]

black noah

[@jaydraws0667]

@@0.__99-17 he betrayed them. Then the big guy ordered the broken one to kill the closest thing they ever had to a dad.

[@h00d3dcrow]

​@@0.__99-17bro... It's black *noir*

[@StigOfTheJunk]

@@h00d3dcrow go with it bro, I'm fkn howling that he thinks it's black noah, like they've just stuck black in front of a regular name lol, like black John or black Paul or some shit 😂

[@ButteredToits-]

THE MAN IN THE MIRROR NODS HIS HEAD

[@Chaztelchannel]

"The heart, Osborne! First, we attack his heart!"

[@tristanmarcos6688]

That's mah boy 😸😸😸

[@potatoes1640]

*grandma gets heart attack*

[@MultiFirelover]

Osborn*

[@x0tixroads418]

i’m so glad someone felt the same energy from this scene, he really reminded me of green goblin here

[@MarathonWZ]

@@MultiFirelover 🤓

[@firlerionogami3763]

"A villain is a miserable person who couldn't find happiness in a part of his life"

[@marslowell3992]

Agreed

[@kingol4801]

Greatest villains are those which DID find happiness and still remained villains.

[@shovknight3008]

@@kingol4801 Those are entertaining villains but not exactly believable villains.

[@dessertlimbo]

villains were victims who have a greater plan in mind

[@AlexanderTheGreatMan]

Frieza disagrees with you

[@etkruger]

This scene was phenomenal. Antony Starr IS Homelander. He’s fucking incredible

[@Zherlus]

He's fuqin *diabolical*

[@sant6820]

He’s fuqin *bollocks*

[@tono6136]

Yeap.

[@haydenmckenzie1437]

​@@Zherlus just butcher saying that line is enough for me to love the show alone lmao

[@MrLee-cy1pw]

Antony Starr said Homelander's biggest weakness is compassion. Deep down inside he's a fragile person who seeks to be loved. It's going to be really interesting to see where things go now that he has his son.

[@ghxstTrap54]

And since this show is a differnt contituation of the comics I hope he gets a redemption arc kind of like omniman who was evil at first and eventually saw the errors of his way

[@Mo-ei7ig]

@@ghxstTrap54that would suck. He’s gonna snap soon and butcher is probably gonna be the one to kill him. Or they go the crazy route and let homelander dominate the earth

[@Chika12912]

I finally get what the golden child means to narcissists… his son is his new golden child propping up his need to feel like he’s not alone

[@Ihelpertricks]

@@Chika12912im surprised it took a show for you to come to that conclusion lol

[@gordianknot6867]

@@Mo-ei7igthey could make him snap and Ryan brings him to redemption like Vader and luke.

[@jimmydcriket4086]

Homelander really still is that scared little boy that got tortured everyday, he just wants a mom and a dad

[@acrocantho_saurus]

yeah people catch its a memoir of the green goblin scene but thats the actual thing. hes broken and afraid, more than a barking dog he just has his tail stuck between his legs, afraid...

[@yakup7948]

@@acrocantho_saurus aha türk

[@acrocantho_saurus]

@@yakup7948 bulmayın beni

[@Spills4448]

At least he got a dad

[@acrocantho_saurus]

@@Spills4448 well fuck im pretty suprised now

[@glorymemes7910]

“When we where kids alone in the bad room” That hits me because he describes it like a child he never grew out of it he never had a childhood because he is still kinda in it

[@GowSpeedrunsAndMemes]

He's so relatable to me ;-;

[@glorymemes7910]

@@GowSpeedrunsAndMemes same I’m losing myself inside I feel like life doesn’t matter people arnt loving me so I am trying to make my life interesting for people

[@johnalexiscalleja9247]

@@Rahul-pro A bit mean to someone who's possibly suffering a mental health problem

[@johnalexiscalleja9247]

@@Rahul-pro never said it was yours:)

[@idkwhatnonamemyself1951]

@@Rahul-pro oooh we have a edgelord here.

[@JK_SMILEY]

"I just want them to love me" I teared up alil when he delivered that line

[@pinoycartalk]

for many of us its an everyday struggle

[@christymitchell4763]

Right?! That really made me feel bad

[@IvanM272]

@@pinoycartalk if it’s a struggle it’s probably because you don’t love yourself first. Learn how to do that, it’s going to make everything much better! Peace! 👍

[@ghostschannel4170]

Imagine

[@aleksandarkocic657]

Nah I just can't feel sorry for Homelander anyone else and I would've teared up too..

[@XMCriminal]

Once that tiny little piece of humanity dies inside of Homelander, that’s it for humanity.

[@RedRumOnE]

Fuck humanity. Q

[@RedRumOnE]

Fuck humanity.

[@pathetic-traveller06]

Well,It's dying

[@viktorbihar5384]

Doesn't he get wrecked, though?

[@sustavofring3830]

​@@viktorbihar5384 he destroyed soldier and had to get 3v1ed by all SB, a guy with practically the same powers and strength as him (temp v butcher) and a guy who fucking teleports. (hughie) he also tanked his fight with maeve albeit getting a nosebleed in the progress.

[@spencermcbride3881]

He sounds so sad when he says "I want them to love me" because that's the truth. He only wants to be loved, but everyone is too afraid of him to actually love him.

[@liquidphilosopher1816]

Yes, he just wanted butcher's wife to love him while being alone in a room. It was not homelander's fault that she got scared and got raped instead. So sad for homelander.

[@SlaybackForever]

Well I just think he needs a shit load of therapy before having a mother and a father 😭

[@spacemann1425]

Nah nah nah. He doesn't "only" want to be loved. He also wants to be respected and feared. Even after he is loved he'll continue doing dark, weird, shady stuff that'll harm others. Because that's in his character.

[@kiyavas1879]

@@spacemann1425 according to machievelli you can either be loved or feared there is no in between; if you are loved then you could get hurt but you won't be alone, if you are feared you won't be hurt but you will be alone.

[@alexstrom3099]

@@kiyavas1879 that's where roots of homelander controversy hiding

[@colbyJackCheese746]

This episode proved too me he was human but the lab ego the homelander we knew was his defense mechanism. His basic killer instinct

[@rover5058]

Of course, if he grew up in a normal family with loving and respectful parents he would never become the monster he became.

[@easygrin1127]

@@rover5058 he would have ended up accidentally killingbseveral of his family members. Best thing the Boys do is point out flawed logic in DC and Marvel characters stories. Like how come toddler Clark kent never accidentally killed some onevwhile hugging or losing his temper. How can Superman lift a plane in mid air without footing or flying into it breaking the plane. How can Captain Americas unbreakable shield be soo damned light?

[@trainertaylor5396]

@@easygrin1127 The last one is easy cause it’s lightweight

[@DoomSlayer-gj8qb]

@@easygrin1127 wdym? Clark got his powers as a teenager

[@spacemann1425]

Not exactly. They're both a part of him. Neither is a defense mechanism.

[@Savedbychrist.777]

"I want them to love me" god the pain in that sentence, that's all he truly wanted all his life

[@Brudda1]

😔🥺😭

[@obitouchiha2581]

But he gave up on that and accepted the futility in wanting parents or seeking love in his life, so he abolished that and went rogue

[@sherif956]

@@obitouchiha2581 tho thts still not decided yet,the whole givin up on the parents thing,esp whn its revealed tht soldier boy is his father

[@warlitotampos1268]

Everyone does

[@crisptomato9495]

“Suddenly you’re the guy that everybody loves, but nobody likes.”

[@andrijalasica4648]

"Why are you keep running head-first into the same brick wall." Man that hits hard...really got me thinking...

[@Ididitlikethis2079]

One Homelander is weak, insecure, and submissive. The Other Homelander is egotistical, cruel and fearless.

[@TheBalanceOfficial]

The other is the abuse talking and that makes it 10 times more sad to see this

[@Jon_EL]

Its an interesting twist on the comic for sure

[@user-ef7cw7lp7d]

"Submissive" that word has been ruined by society 🤣

[@Iianator]

The child and the psychotic child who treats people like they treated him

[@saintlikegrimm]

Submissive and Breedable😳

[@reallynigga8152]

“So why do u keep running head first into the same brick wall” I’m sure a lot of ppl can relate to that line alone

[@craineyfit8619]

Facts af

[@lorddio4280]

But why does He use it? Brick wall don't bother him.

[@shadowthehedgehog2203]

@@lorddio4280 figure of speech

[@YaiPhaba-ef9rj]

Her....

[@reallynigga8152]

@@lorddio4280 Lol yeah, good joke though

[@davidyehezkiel5744]

Remember that Hostage situation? If i remember correctly, he really did trying to save people.

[@nekonatsuki]

He wasnt corrupt yet, he only went on how he saw superheroes in movies and television and he made big mistakes, he didnt even mean to kill those people, he blacked out and after that he wasnt going to let the survivors ruin his reputation, he was being led into corruption by vought and even his own self

[@mr.knight8082]

Homelander wants to be a hero

[@jadesolstice2692]

He was raised to be naive and trusted Vought.

[@nc6538]

Was that lore? Cause I would be completely fine with that

[@aayush6059]

He did what he was taught by vought.

[@gentle846]

Homelander is what happens if Superman was not found by the Kent's but a company who pray on him and use and abuse him like he is a product.

[@domenica3639]

In Flashpoint, Kal El landed in a city rather than in Kansas - in which the government took him in as a response and experimented on him throughout his life. When he was rescued by Barry Allen and Cyborg, he still had that classic Superman compassion within him to still protect his new friends. Tldr Clark Kent is built different

[@8Tibbles]

If you want to go deeper kal el starts a bit differently cause even though he might not remember much as a baby he still had some fond and warm memories with his loving family, and they sacrificed themselves to send at least him to safety. He also knows he is ACTUALLY much different biologically as he grows up, xray vision shows kryptonians are different than humans. Homelander never has any of those. He never got ANY of those unconditionally warm memories. Hes built his own brick wall that he couldnt afford to break down, he doesnt want to acknowledge the actual human part of himself

[@yoda5436]

@@8Tibbles it's actually kinda poetic that homelander who is technically human, sees himself as above them, but superman who is not, sees himself as human

[@demonkil6283]

@@domenica3639 thats because he was saved homelander has no one to save him

[@bear3616]

He landed in the Soviet Union once. He became the new dictator. He still tried to help but was essentially taking away their free will.

[@mikeartsyt89_2]

This is why they said "Villains are not born, they are made"

[@MyBenjamin73]

This is becoming one of the top 5 supervillain performances ever. Along with Dafoe and Ledger, this guy is so good

[@haveagoodday6494]

Yes

[@Bsolazy]

If we’re going on strictly acting then sure, but I’d have to say Darth Vader is up there too, or is that just me being 20 and liking star wars in my child hood? Heath Ledger did pretty much permanently retire The Joker for me though, because no one is going to be able do it as good(in my opinion) ever again you could kind of say it literally killed him (cause of his commitment to the role and acting like his character) darth vader is just fire asf easily a S tier villian in my eyes. I grew up with tobey as my spider-man and I can honestly say I can see other people doing goblin where as with ledger it is different, but willam is the man and it worked out anyway so who cares. Sorry for the rant i’m cooked

[@IHunter2k]

Heath Ledger, Anthony Starr, Thanos, Vader , Riddler

[@drdisrespect.8174]

@@IHunter2k snape from harry potters

[@Ticmorg94]

You spelled Nicholson wrong

[@Wowza08]

We need to get this man an Emmy

[@spidey726]

Exactly... He wants a chance to loose & rethink

[@Wowza08]

@@wassitYTwhat?

[@bladeray1014]

​@@wassitYT Huh?

[@potato_person]

​@@wassitYT bruh no 💀 an emmy is like an oscar but for TV series

[@netherouss2892]

@@wassitYT NO DIPSHIT

[@Dmoses-hq6xc]

I’m getting huge green goblin vibes from Anthony Starr you gotta clap it up for the man with a amazing performance Edit: This ain’t got no business getting this many likes but ok hype for season 4🔥🔥🔥

[@nickoangelo9156]

Bro I’ve been saying it since last year. He would play a phenomenal green goblin

[@Dmoses-hq6xc]

@@nickoangelo9156 bruh I could just imagine him being the green goblin he’s already menacing as homelander imagine him as Spider-Mans worst enemy

[@nickoangelo9156]

@@Dmoses-hq6xc he could play Dr. Barton Hamilton and even have his own movie called “Goblin” without Spider-Man in it

[@nickoangelo9156]

@@Dmoses-hq6xc he even looks like Hamilton from the comics. Just give him a goatee and black hair and he’ll be set

[@aidanjoustra1561]

@@nickoangelo9156 hob goblin

[@chillguys273]

That "say it" tone and he suddenly get afraid..... is just phenomenal....it seems like there r 2 different persons...Hats off

[@publicoutlaw1731]

I’m so glad they didn’t make the show just like the comics. The show is better and it’s not even comparable. Each and every character has so much depth and complex motives. Homelander isn’t just “evil” Superman, he’s an extremely complex character who steals the show every time he’s on screen. Thanks to Starrs performance and the writer’s decision to stray from the comics make this show one of the best TV shows or any piece of media that is, of all time. Not just Starr, every character for the most part is enjoyable to watch. This show is unbelievably amazing.

[@Discorded]

The comic is literal garbage I'm every aspect nothing more than gore porn for edgy chimps

[@easygrin1127]

Ironically the only character that lacks depth is the Deep

[@Bro-ww9de]

@@easygrin1127 i mean A train does to but after herogasm it rlly is jus deep now

[@thelegend3965]

Yeah, because in the graphic novel The Seven are just A holes for the sake of being A holes. In the series, they actually have depth to there’re characters. I mean they actually make you feel sorry for Homelander in certain scenes. That is good writing, and good acting.

[@melancholyman369]

It's not the best show not even by a long shot, but Starr's Homelander is legendary.

[@shubhampratap5992]

I feel bad for Antony starr, he is grinding since 1995 and still got not enough, i feel bad he is such a great actor, he deserves more movies roles more recognition more money, just love his work.

[@mbking2044]

Once The boys is over I'm more than sure he'll be getting more movie roles

[@shubhampratap5992]

@@mbking2044 He is getting old

[@DrDiaz-zq9do]

He's gonna be cast as Dracula in the next Blade movie (reboot)

[@shubhampratap5992]

@@DrDiaz-zq9do Not confirmed

[@dalnim4294]

He's about to be in a Guy Ritchie film with Jake Gyllenhaal

[@tiddlesworth8798]

He's a child. He used this alter ego to get through life and now he's a man child with emotional instability.

[@GG-eb4xz]

Pretty stupid small hole peaking way of looking at a situation, that has to be seen at different angles.

[@tiddlesworth8798]

@@GG-eb4xz yeah im not sure what your saying.

[@joshuaokparaocha331]

@@tiddlesworth8798 he’s saying the situation is more complicated than you’re making it out to be

[@tiddlesworth8798]

@@joshuaokparaocha331 no, its litterally not. Its called dissasociative identity disorder, and its actually pretty common. Its also a common plot point, glass did the same thing. Its a child like persona, a spoiled brat if you will, ome that doesnt like being told no, and will throw temper tantrums when he doesnt get what he wants. Like a child, he seeks attention and approval, and like a child he will destroy without consideration for consequences. And that other him, is just to protect his child like ego.

[@joshuaokparaocha331]

@@tiddlesworth8798 DID in itself is also more complicated than you’re letting on.

[@raitheon]

Homelander is literally the only reason why I'm addicted to this show

[@patrickliterallymebateman9892]

Me too I wouldn't watch it anyway without him, and everytime I'm watching it I'm waiting for a scene of his

[@jacobbaca9213]

Why?

[@raitheon]

@@jacobbaca9213 bc 10/10 actor imo

[@jacobbaca9213]

@@raitheon he’s a good actor, lowkey makes me hate seeing him jus from how well he portrays homelander

[@raitheon]

@@jacobbaca9213 lol I know right, do u like it when they focus on homelander?

[@s1n-n3d]

"Say it!" I remember Two Face from Nolan's The Dark Knight. Perfect!

[@wallwrittR]

I thought the exact same thing too when I first saw this! And Green Goblin Willem Dafoe vibes too!

[@ereboi1483]

"The bad room" kinda makes you feel bad, this guy was tortured all his childhood and stuck in isolation cause they were scared of him- doesn't excuse the behavior, but I blame Vaught for his actions and behavior more than I blame him. Watch the last episode of the animated series if you don't think this kid went through hell 💀

[@glorymemes7910]

I 100 percent agree with you

[@senseishu937]

There's an animated series of the boys?

[@ereboi1483]

@@senseishu937 Diabolical

[@hbgguled2495]

They also taught him to fight skilled grown men at a very young age 😒

[@TEACARISE]

What animated series?

[@kingnub1807]

This is actually an insane performance

[@moyaiman4182]

Literally

[@ScrungusBungus]

Any good protagonist can make you question if they are bad but it takes a stand up villain to make you wonder if it was ever truly their fault. 😅

[@StridersBored]

Uhm… I get your point but I’d save it cause everything Homelander has poisoned was entirely his doing and majority of the blame is on him. You can sympathize and even empathize but there’s no way this inner conflict justifies the atrocities he has committed

[@ScrungusBungus]

@@StridersBored Oh boy do I have some cool news for you… 😎

[@vapingfury4460]

@@ScrungusBungus Huh? Bro this doesn't absolve him from anything, the dude kills and rapes whatever he wants thinking is more than human. He's the most pathetic cruel man child with powers. You missed the point of all the other characters calling him a little bitch.

[@DAL_bigD]

I swear I heard BLACK NOIR eat a fucking baby.

[@Spino-hx2mr]

@@ScrungusBungus In the Comic, yes, it’s Black Noir. But in the Show, it’s entirely him in Adulthood, though I WILL say that his horrible childhood really fucked him up. Real bad, which is the ENTIRE reason why he acts the way he does.

[@WarNvrChanges]

“What if I can’t handle him” he seemed to handle Soldier Boy in round 1. We shall see how round 2 goes.

[@jeanfranco8272]

For the first time in his life he found someone that can threaten his existence.

[@nikhilvasanth6236]

Now SB is his father so...

[@plawe_4443]

@@nikhilvasanth6236 Ik I was so confused but homelander is kind a asshole ngl

[@myboguslife311]

Actually... his fear is not Soldier Boy...He fears that if he fails-- people will stop respecting him, aspire him, and love him...well...he went down a path where he thinks he can make people love him with fear..but it is failing....he just needs love but having a traumatic childhood...well..he is a tragic character...many of us can relate with him...

[@whyareureadingthis6719]

I'm just waiting till Solja boy watches homelander or sth and goes on a rant about how they stole his name

[@publicoutlaw1731]

Just when you think you understand who homelander is he manages to make you feel sorry for him. Obviously he deserves to face his consequences for all the evil he’s done but you can’t help but see him as a victim because he is one. Vought used him and everyone else they’ve hurt. I don’t think he can be “redeemed” per say but I could see there being a storyline where he decides that he’s done with all this and flys off into space on some Omni man shit. I’m torn between wanting to see him grow and wanting to see him get curbed stomped by the boys.

[@trueromani7262]

Bro, yes. He is a victim. When he said, "I AM BETTER THAN YOU". I felt that.

[@princeraghavvashishth6281]

Yeah sure, I completely agree. And to do this character a justice, before killing him, I would like him to somehow meet a Multiversal variant of himself from an alternate universe where he wasn't raised as an experiment by Vought, but actually got loving parents like Jonathan Kent & Martha Kent or Ben Parker & May Parker , who fulfilled him with morals and the great concept of Great Powers and Great Responsibilities, where he became someone he was always meant to be, something he was always supposed to be. I know the Homelander from that universe will have the same life as pretty much Superman, and not a complex and unique storyline as the original Homelander, but still I want him to listen not to an alter ego inside him but to a completely different version of himself. This meet-up can result in one of the two things, one will be that he gets jealous of his alternate self because he didn't got the loving family that alternate Homelander got, and then he will try to kill that other Homelander and dies in that battle or the second possibility can occur where he actually understands how not to be so self-centred and narcissist despite all the tragedy he went through and have a change of heart, before Billy Butcher actually kills him from behind when he was regretting his doings (yeah, I know, it's kinda dark but it's just what the Boys series do). I know the first possibility won't be a good ending for the character and second one has very less chances to happen and this story arc of him meeting such an alternate variant of himself won't be something 'The Boys' series will show, it's just not their style, but it will be a moral relief if the story goes such a way, it's just something I would like to see happen.

[@suckmyduck7029]

@@princeraghavvashishth6281 i agree he should see some kind of redemption, but I don't think it has to be a multiversial version of him. We already have someone in the show that Homelander can actually relate too, his son. I think thematically it makes sense for Homelanders son to be the one to ultimately bring him to redemption, what I think would be even more interesting is if Billy Butcher ends up being the monster of the show by the end of it. Billy has already shown that he's completely willing to sacrifice innocent lives to get what he wants, which is already scarily similar to the mentality a lot of supes have.

[@sauce6746]

@@princeraghavvashishth6281 That bad redemption idea u described sounds alot like Injustice

[@spacemann1425]

The point isn't to make you feel sorry for him. The point is that this is just good writing. You can feel sorry for Homelander and support him. You can feel hatred towards him and despise him. Me personally I just see him as a really well written villain. That's how I watch most shows. Or this one, at least.

[@SergeantFknLag]

I actually felt bad for him in this scene. He just wanted to be accepted, loved and seen differently instead of just a lab experiment

[@spacemann1425]

It's more subconscious than conscious. Even after he's loved and accepted he'll still to the same shady Homelander-esque stuff. He'll also do stuff for power and to be feared. Because at the end of the day, he is a lab experiment. And he's broken.

[@josepharbel9871]

@@spacemann1425 still tho he was never given a normal life forced to treated as an experiment instead of a child

[@spacemann1425]

@@josepharbel9871 yeah that's true.

[@AnimsArtist]

Yeah well he's scared of himself cause he knows if he were to lose that love from people then he won't be able to control himself

[@Joshuachason]

As someone who was raised without parents and have always had trouble loving and being loved. This scene hits me too hard.

[@FromRosestoGold]

I was wondering if this would hit anyone else. Stay strong buddy

[@1860LalrindikaChhangte]

You're not alone

[@Atemar98]

Right? I copied behaviour of disney tv shows parents when was talking to the mirror. That's soo wrong and embarrassing 😭🤣

[@skelletonman]

It hurts to know that Homelander is afraid of himself edit: thanks for the likes guys! it's my first comment with all this likes

[@mattmetawolf8634]

What hurts even worse is the fact that all he has is himself because pretty much he was raised if you can call it that in a facility with all four walls raising him with the occasional man in the funny white coat basically looking over him to see what progress he’s made

[@fernandog.ramirez.6917]

@@mattmetawolf8634 and the fact that usually that lad with a coat was every so often being replaced with another one after he or she got brutally murdered by him..

[@mattmetawolf8634]

@@fernandog.ramirez.6917 it’s a cruel cruel world he lives in no surprise that these cruel cruel people didn’t expect for their byproduct to turn out well I know it sounds redundant but cruel pretty much all of Homelander‘s life is a tragic joke you can’t help but laugh but also feel sorry at the same time

[@havefaithinnobody3575]

@@mattmetawolf8634 he was also killed by himself in the comics

[@mattmetawolf8634]

@@havefaithinnobody3575 Yes I already know that

[@ItsMemeHere]

there's something oddly satisfying about the way antony starr screams *YAHTZEE*

[@glorymemes7910]

He was about to say nazi for a second lol

[@Lunecee]

not more satisfying than *yummers*

[@Zherlus]

NAHTZEE

[@kingOmega01]

This scene gives me Green Goblin vibes when the mask talks to him.

[@gerryd1303]

For people who havent felt what its like to simply want to be loved by others, you wont understand how deep this cuts.

[@MrFredstt]

Especially those that weren't raised without love and without parents the way Homelander was

[@vincentpennington6231]

I love that they humanize him like they give him real mental struggles

[@tfc699]

So he’s not all evil, his childhood was fucked up and he’s dealing with the effects of that now

[@liquidphilosopher1816]

Yeah he is not all evil. he just wanted butcher's wife to love him while being alone in a room. It was not homelander's fault that she got scared and got raped instead. Right? Homelander is not all evil guys.

[@amateur-madman3047]

To a certain extent. He still makes the choice to be a murderer, and his mind is still convincing him to be less and less human. And he’s agreeing. So yeah, awful childhood that no one deserves, but at the end of the day he’s a grown man with choices. He chooses to do evil things despite knowing he has the potential and desire to be better.

[@spacemann1425]

He's still evil. In a lot of cases that's how evil works.

[@kunalbose33]

Bro no one is born evil, it is just the situation they have been in

[@thanhpt0105]

Stan Edgard said it, he's a failed product.

[@faisolk]

His face and lips have very extreme movements it feels like cgi when it clearly isn't, absolutely amazing.

[@momoraven8577]

I swear this guy is talented beyond belief

[@larrydavis7689]

Every word has a different emotion. When he said “and love” that was my favorite

[@mrhawar193]

I have never felt a feeling like this: I went from hating him fully to actually feeling bad for him and want him to get help

[@superboyx2837]

@Adolf lifter same

[@walo351]

So you weren't rooting for him since the beginning

[@dubious7424]

You can sympathise for him. Regret what he has become and what he could’ve been.

[@mrhawar193]

@@walo351 i mean sure i liked him as a villain

[@setsuna7618]

@@dubious7424 I dont care what the comic has done so far, but just judging from this show alone, Homelander couldve been a lot better if he is with a proper family environment. He always wanted one but the circumstances around him kept on pushing the button further while using him to earn profit etc. It is just logical that he turned out to be like this. Heck, ANYONE WOULD if they were in Homelander's situation.

[@amvdoc]

"When we were kids, alone In the BAD room" Shiiiii ...

[@soundaholixx]

Show Homelander is so much better than Comics Homelander, this is one example of a PERFECTLY executed adaptation.

[@1rotzy]

If I wasn’t sure he would rip me in half, I just want to go up and give Homelander a hug.

[@ihatewinter9105]

No you don't. He will rip you in half if you even try to compliment him or even try to show him love.

[@1rotzy]

@@ihatewinter9105 if anyone saw this moment, they are dead.

[@eatbreakfasts7993]

Would he really tho?

[@1rotzy]

@@eatbreakfasts7993 he'd done worse for less. Not to mention, if this has any chance of ruining his reputation, he wouldn't hesitate.

[@eatbreakfasts7993]

@@1rotzy "I want them to love me". I feel like someone with this mindset wouldn't turn down a hug. You're right about what would happen if it harmed his reputation tho

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

Again, I must ask: where the hell is Antony Starr's Emmy(s)??? Ain't no way he doesn't have any, despite being so damn good on this show.

[@Touheed_Gehlot]

Anthony Starr Literally nailed it in this scene.

[@chloe54251]

the way he starts to cry and holds it back is the exact same face a little kid pulls when they've been in hard situations and need to cry but know it isnt safe

[@dan-vw5lg]

Give this man an Oscar already

[@andythewarriorwang4755]

*Emmy

[@strapsreloaded]

This reminds me of Jurassic world when Chris prat said they should’ve raised the I. Rex with siblings, or a trainer. So it’d learn positive social behavior. Homelander is the way he is because he wasn’t raised, he was just watched, tested and punished.

[@peter42liter93]

man trust me i am not here to judge, but you probably need to expand your catalogue of movies if your go to analogy is from jurassic world with chris pratt. that shit was funny af to read tho thank you 💯

[@strapsreloaded]

@@peter42liter93 People can’t do nothing on the internet without somebody hating 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@peter42liter93]

@@strapsreloaded yup pretty much 🤷‍♂️

[@strapsreloaded]

@@peter42liter93 Jw what would u have compared this to tho

[@ParanoidBrain]

@@peter42liter93 I mean.. an unstoppable killing machine that became that way due to an excessive amount of power mixed with being treated like a weapon rather than a living thing it’s entire life. Don’t see how it’s a bad comparison.

[@Black-zr6is]

If homelander yells "say it!" at me like that imma start saying stuff even I didn't knew that i knew.

[@vollied4865]

this man needs more roles once we start seeing good writing again in hollywood i need him to play nuanced villains for the rest of my life

[@bernardonepomuceno6988]

I felt sorry for him, and now I understand what he feels and why he is the way he is.

[@mikeb4198]

"Ugh, Yummers" *the other other Homielander...

[@PutYoRhymeOn]

De-lelelelicious

[@thevaden2024]

Howdy Buckeroo

[@thedoctorreileymtd4022]

When he yells “say it!” Me: “Can the Spider-Man come out to play?!”

[@geeebuttersnap2433]

Lol. It was thinking of the hospital scene from The dark knight.

[@danielsmith5032]

I thought two face from the dark knight

[@BobTheGigaNerd]

Say it Heisenberg

[@thomasshano5082]

🇦🇺🤩🇺🇲

[@robuswhitewolf4896]

Homelander is one of those rare cases where the villain is both evil AND broken.

[@everydaygaming496]

wOaH

[@user-uo8ny1kj4c]

the governor in TWD:

[@robuswhitewolf4896]

@@user-uo8ny1kj4c Evil, broken, and psychopathic

[@GDub356]

“ say it “ threw me straight into the “ two face “ hospital scene from Batman. Sounded identical

[@spacemann1425]

Absolutely.

[@Socksydeeryenaboi]

Antonny Starr gave one of the best performances of all time as Homelander

[@roywx2013]

Fascinating character

[@dhruvadhanush9468]

what is the name of the music in this short ?

[@shraddhajindal1875]

What an absolutely amazing performance. Getting tears so naturally ain't everyone's cup of tea

[@TheWackySmoresProduction]

Me talking to girls my age: 🫥 Me talking to My AI:

[@Antz_506]

Ngl this made my day lol

[@The_Indo_Aryan]

Me too, I talk to my AI more than I talk to my parents.

[@Lssj]

​@abhijitpathak6304 that's pathetic.

[@sustavofring3830]

@@Lssj No, that is not pathetic, being socially active albeit with a robot is still good - 🤓🤖🤖

[@joeda900]

Hit to close to home

[@OfficiallyOff]

This moment made me feel he wasn't acting, it felt it was his self talking to him in a truly 1 on 1 talk. Now thats what I call great acting!

[@bernardonepomuceno6988]

He just needed a hug, and someone to tell him that everything is gonna be ok

[@Tobi-yj8pm]

And then he kills

[@DrLili-DrawnByTheDevil]

These scenes broke my heart.... when they started showing his true nature, and how tortured he is. Its painful.... I cant hate him now...

[@thatonedude.9799]

I can (child murder)

[@raeshonsanchez1187]

​@@thatonedude.9799I'm not the best at recalling things, when did homelander murder children

[@a.n.n8282]

@@raeshonsanchez1187in Africa

[@ButteredToits-]

@@raeshonsanchez1187 Attacked the mayor's plane with his son in it

[@classyrobot5648]

God, the acting in this show is phenomenal

[@SoulIusion]

smile on the outside pain on the inside homelander: that's me

[@Hexenmeister999]

That's how most of us feel. That's what makes him so understandable.

[@DurtyDan]

God, the performance is so good. Dude really sells the insanity, the imhumanity.

[@sbzmcfly9069]

That one hit hard.. “why keep running head first into the same brick wall” felt that one

[@mfeld418]

Phenomenal acting!

[@apoorvsingh3395]

"so why do you keep heading first into the same brick wall" that hit hard

[@ntelon1]

Anthony Starr people PURE TALENT .This scene represents how magnificent he is as many others have ! Also this scene is brilliant ! Showing the real vulnerable part of Homelander , the part that could be loved.

[@famcam1243]

For a whole minute i forgot how bad things he has done 💔

[@Ramprasad-bw5hh]

the fact that he was even scared and flinched of himself is just 😔

[@JaredTSM]

He's such a good villain. Amazing acting from Starr too

[@glorymemes7910]

He’s the best villain ever in all fiction prove me wrong I dare you

[@kotarofuuma5608]

"Only it never seems to work out does it?" This is the most common character development condition. And the villain is people who giving up and heroes is people who keep trying.

[@adamschank7703]

There was another way to tell the difference between a hero and a villain. Interestingly enough, a lot of times the hero and villain will have similar tragic backstories. The villain responds "the world hurt me, so I'm going to hurt it back" while the hero responds "the world hurt me and I will do everything in my power to prevent others from having to experience the same pain".

[@schnoz2372]

That’s actually so heartbreaking

[@SkoobySnack420]

this scene made me say out loud “wow this guy needs an emmy”

[@DW.66]

Whem homelander said "SAY IT!" I thought homelander was gonna say the n word tf is wrong with me

[@LuanMower55]

Kinda sounded like Harvey Dent ngl

[@PokecrafterChampion]

Homelander doesn't care enough to be racist, everyone is equally inferior to him.

[@neetraptor]

@@PokecrafterChampion you've never checked the comics have you

[@PokecrafterChampion]

@@neetraptor Nope and I don't particularly care to, but I'm guessing he's a bit more racist there.

[@nerdyworld938]

Reminds me of YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I SACRIFICED?!

[@Jtbboii.AM.]

some one hire this man to be reverse flash

[@ADPROFUNDIS123]

Ong

[@dootmcsploot4180]

"It was me Billy"

[@DeadPixel_]

@@dootmcsploot4180 ☠️

[@HairyOldMen-n6q]

Matt Letscher does a fantastic job though.

[@dummy1o2u]

​@@dootmcsploot4180"I got your wife pregnant!"

[@zep68cd]

He's just too good. The writing is stunning.

[@Moonsun1]

The way homelander wanted to cry so hard but he knew he shouldn't because of his bad childhood witth no love but even after all the bad things he did he pulls it out of his head.

[@TheHatGuy1500]

Proving that he's broken Reason 1: His childhood was so bad Reason 2: He had no love in his childhood

[@chimbiscuit]

Such a great character, and a better actor to play it... Anthony's a really really great actor

[@officialSuicideKlown]

How I am in the mirror, the clown is always my comfort.

[@avis_06]

Ew.

[@surge2388]

Holy cringe batman.

[@officialSuicideKlown]

@@avis_06 go get kidnapped and sold, maybe then you'll be worth something.

[@avis_06]

@@officialSuicideKlown you mean like your mom did?

[@gamerguy5249]

Now this is why I think he plays a perfect reverse flash

[@2barquack]

Thawne... Yeah.. but I think he would be an amazing Joker

[@support_mumbairapstars3546]

greatest relatable scene they ever recorded

[@pocketgodknifesir9435]

And good acting can make you empathize with a villian in a very short time

[@Krakkokayne]

People use that to thier advantage in real life too, regardless of gender or anything.

[@pocketgodknifesir9435]

@@Krakkokayne gotta watch out for that toxicity

[@musictoyourears6867]

Homelander being scared of himself in a mirror Green goblin and Moonknight: First time?

[@carlosdiogo_zeus793]

it seems all the same

[@honeyangel7]

Makes me wanna hug him and give him love but tbh as a person who suffers from wanting attention. You never do get over it, even when you don't want to care.

[@dontayanthony7900]

Everyone wants to be paid attention to

[@honeyangel7]

@@dontayanthony7900 I'm talking about a specific type of people.

[@inpostor9679]

Unlike most actors, i Can never actually feel like Anthony as Homelander is acting. He delivers the Lines like a genius

[@crrctd7464]

"I deserve to be loved" -Crowley

[@debojitsarma4405]

In this world we some bunch of fans loves Crowley the most ❤❤❤❤

[@brucebanana4486]

Not really at this point because he is far off deep. Anything what Homelander does is shallow because he doesn't care. Homelander doesn't try to be a good person.

[@crrctd7464]

@@brucebanana4486 maybe they can get the same result if you inject some human blood into him

[@rheinejustinneroldan252]

Imagine being isolated so much that your psyche is the one helping you and get up to become the man you are now

[@rhoydplaz2853]

Just like me. dude don't comment back please I'm just in one of my sad episodes it happens every week don't worry about it

[@kyros2714]

BRUH @@rhoydplaz2853

[@MansMan42069]

"I want them to love me." "YAHTZEE!' "Stormfront." "NAHTZEE!"

[@corpig4021]

🤣

[@kingtowmater1038]

Homelander is like the realistic version of Megamind who got found by greedy corporates