# The Boys S3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, amazon-prime\ **Created:** [April 29, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047 "2021-04-29T17:40:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/223 "2022-07-10T23:30:44Z")
But specified not physically, that he couldn’t be bothered to, more that he was such a disappointment. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/224 "2022-07-11T00:18:29Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > I’m not sure Homelander fought all that great, Maeve was clearly outfighting him she was just way below his weight class in actual power. Yeah, he’s probably never gotten past the first punch in a fight with anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/225 "2022-07-11T00:41:37Z")
Haven’t seen anyone mention it…but Ryans outfits always give me a Smallville vibe. [https://otakukart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Boys-Season-3-Ending-Explained-What-Will-Homelander-Do-With-Ryan.jpg](https://otakukart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Boys-Season-3-Ending-Explained-What-Will-Homelander-Do-With-Ryan.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/226 "2022-07-11T01:53:51Z")
I’d always assumed that you couldn’t give an adult Compound V and all the current Supes grew up with powers. If that’s true, how did Soldier Boy get his? Was he just the lucky result of lots of tests? With all my questions I’m starting to think I missed a lot! ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/227 "2022-07-11T14:37:44Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I’d always assumed that you couldn’t give an adult Compound V and all the current Supes grew up with powers. If that’s true, how did Soldier Boy get his? Was he just the lucky result of lots of tests? Nah, we learned last season that you can give Compound V to adults, but there’s an increased chance of nasty side effects. That’s what was going on at the compound where they found Lamplighter. He was burning up the failures. We also know Stormfront got her powers as an adult. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/228 "2022-07-11T23:56:05Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > If that’s true, how did Soldier Boy get his? Was he just the lucky result of lots of tests? Vought was developing supes for the Nazis but then pulled a Von Braun and defected to America when it was clear that Hitler was losing the war. Soldier Boy and Liberty were the first successful supes. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/229 "2022-07-12T02:24:42Z")
“Soldier boy” is kind of a weird anachronistic name for a WW2 era superhero isn’t it? I assume there’s some backstory from the comments or something. In general I think “soldier boy” as some kind of slang is more modern and… well, the guy was an actual soldier, so I don’t know why “soldier boy” fits. It’s a very strange superhero name. It’s kind of diminutive compared to, say, wartime jingoistic “Captain America” which I assume he’s partly based on. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/230 "2022-07-12T03:36:17Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > In general I think “soldier boy” as some kind of slang I’ve never heard that as slang for anything. Calling soldiers “boys” in the WW2 era was common. It showed up all the time in the propaganda. I think the idea was just that the home country owed them as much support as possible, in the same way that parents are obligated to support their children. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/231 "2022-07-12T13:47:25Z")
There was a WWI song called [“I’m a Yankee Doodle Soldier Boy”](https://www.loc.gov/resource/ihas.200201767.0?st=pdf&pdfPage=1), but apparently it’s so unknown now I can’t find a single recording of it. But it may have been somewhat still known in WWII. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/232 "2022-07-12T14:09:42Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > It’s a very strange superhero name. It’s kind of diminutive compared to, say, wartime jingoistic “Captain America” which I assume he’s partly based on. I think that’s kind of the point of a lot of the superhero names. They’re deliberately ridiculous. I mean, Homelander is named “Homelander”, after all. And as Butcher pointed out in Season 1, “Translucent” doesn’t mean “invisible”. “Soldier Boy” was pretty clearly deliberately named so that we would realize he’s not exactly Captain America. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/233 "2022-07-12T14:13:55Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > “Soldier Boy” was pretty clearly deliberately named so that we would realize he’s not exactly Captain America. Not morally, but he’s physically way more powerful than Captain America. He’s bulletproof and fireproof, and strong enough to throw a car. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/234 "2022-07-12T14:23:16Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Not morally, but he’s physically way more powerful than Captain America. He’s bulletproof and fireproof, and strong enough to throw a car. And yet, he faked most of his actual fighting, like lying about storming the beaches on D Day. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/235 "2022-07-12T14:53:04Z")
Solider Boy was a term from the 40s I think. Maybe it’s from a song? Either way it’s a term I’ve heard outside of the Boys and not as a negative. Like dough boy which was similar. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/236 "2022-07-12T14:56:50Z")
Company B definitely had bugle boys, so I don’t see why they wouldn’t have soldier boys as well. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/237 "2022-07-12T15:12:03Z")
Don’t forget Black Noir, aka “Black Black”. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/238 "2022-07-12T15:22:43Z")
Really, all of them. Starlight, whose powers have nothing to do with light, or stars. The Deep, which sounds like a goth band. A-Train, I’m pretty sure that’s a subway in New York? Queen Maeve is the only one that doesn’t sound outright ridiculous, and it’s because “Maeve” is literally her name. It’s like Super Dave Osbourne. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/239 "2022-07-12T15:40:49Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > A-Train, I’m pretty sure that’s a subway in New York? Yup, noted in the song “Take the ‘A’ Train”, it was part of the directions to Duke Ellington’s home given to songwriter Billy Strayhorn. Also the final Jeopardy answer for one of their tournaments. > [@Horatius](#): > > Queen Maeve is the only one that doesn’t sound outright ridiculous, and it’s because “Maeve” is literally her name. It’s like Super Dave Osbourne. Umm…sure, why not. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/240 "2022-07-12T16:15:41Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Maybe it’s from a song? Well, there was this #1 in 1962, surely inspired by the superhero 😉: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1NYw83uAQig/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHSBoAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgYihaMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDhjuAWC4tved-Bta8nsNQs_yw2ew "THE SHIRELLES - SOLDIER BOY 1962") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NYw83uAQig) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/241 "2022-07-12T16:51:36Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > I’m really sad about Black Noir. I hope his story isn’t over - we’ve seen him regenerate from fatal injuries before, haven’t we? It’s interesting to note that the actor who portrayed Black Noir in the flashback scenes is not the actor who has been under the suit since season 1. It sets up the possibility of some other character picking up the suit and taking his place, especially since the public hasn’t seen Black Noir’s face. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047/242 "2022-07-12T16:53:59Z")
Anyone else think they’re gonna rename The Seven? They can’t keep it staffed anymore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047.md?page=13)