Gen V Review (No Spoilers)

You know when you find yourself in a place of boredom blindly scrolling through options to watch with nothing new or rather of interest popping up and you are not awake enough to read? That was me when I stumbled upon Gen V. Full honesty, I had seen it promoted but had not paid mind enough to note that it in fact had already been released. But shortly after clicking play, my giving it a shot Hamilton-style would pay off.

Having not seen any of the directly related series, The Boys, the only way I can think to describe Gen V is to say it is like a blended mixture of rawer complexity and Sky High with an added in ensemble’s strength like that of The Magicians – which is an overly verbalized way to say I really liked it. I do not believe it to be perfection but I do see it to be truly one of a kind with celebrated diversity via all aspects of life and personages. What I found to be its best attribute is in that Gen V tackles so many issues in a way only a TV-MA-rated series could. Whilst some experiences are presented beneath sarcasm and dark humor, others more harsh are shown transparently in sometimes possibly triggering ways (ED/SA). Gen V is a rather well-written well-paced bizarre sometimes gory sci-fi piece with a potential to accrue quite a fanbase if word-of-mouth aka social media presents it binge-worthy enough to popularize – which is to say to the world, I personally do.

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