The boys are back (again) for their second Netflix season.
I was extremely excited for season 9 because after a steady decline until they put out what was easily their worst outing with “Don’t Legalize It”, season 8 was actually a really good.
Season 9 had some pretty funny moments, including a foul-mouthed rapping kid, the rude old woman and some witty one-liners, but it was probably the least entertaining season yet.
I’m not sure if it was because Jonathan Torrens was recruited as a writer and occasional director for this season, but the J-Rock plot got way too much screen time and for the most part was flat-out boring.
Another shame of this season is that Donald, the hilariously weird addition to season 8 spent the entire season 9 as his creepy and not very funny alter ego Donna. I also wished we could’ve seen more of the police officer with high pants they worked so hard to introduce in season 8.
One thing the newest two seasons of TPB has in common is that they include “mute” characters who are really awkward and are likely silent due to union rules. It’s really more distracting than anything. In this case the most obvious one was a girl who popped up at the end as Julian’s obedient girlfriend, probably only there so Julian doesn’t seem to be gay.
In the end I hope that they come back for a season 10 and I hope they are able to look objectively at this lost season to make the next one the best yet.
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