'Gen V' Season 2 Review: Prime Video's Supe Spin-Off Is a Must-Watch Before 'The Boys' Season 5, but the Shock Value Is Getting Old

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Even if Prime Video's mega-hit superhero satire The Boys is nearing its final chapter with Season 5, its viability as a franchise clearly still has some legs. That may be seen as ironic, given that this entire saga began as a skewering of the cinematic universes spearheaded by DC and Marvel. Still, so far, Eric Kripke's sprawling universe has proven to be worthwhile. While the first technical spin-off came in the animated non-canon anthology The Boys Presents: Diabolical, and the post-WWII prequel Vought Rising is yet to air, the first real test of this franchise's spin-off potential came with Gen Van unexpectedly brilliant, character-driven college tale set in The Boys universe.

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