Weekly rants, episode by episode, about Amazon's superhero phenomenon The Boys.
We've launched a new podcast while waiting for more Boys content about our other favourite show Metalocalypse. Here's the first episode for your listening pleasure and be sure to find all the other DethRants episodes on the separate DethRants feed and follow @DethRants on Bluesky. See you all for Gen V S2!
With Season 4 over and done it's time to take a look back at all the things we loved and the Frenchie we didn't. Joining us for this season wrap is Joe from Hallmark of Greatness. So join the three of us for one last rant (before one long wait) about Firecracker being a Pick Me, Deep being a menace to sea creatures, incredible acting, questionable character choices, some vague Season 5 predictions and about a million little tangents. Find Joe & Hallmark of Greatness on all the social medias and wherever you get your podcasts by searching Hallmark of Greatness Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
We finally reach the end of Season 4 and it goes out with a bang. So start the long wait for Season 5 by joining us for a final rant (apart from season wrap) about Annie's power-up, Cindy's return, Vic's departue, Sage's smartest move, Grace's bad choices, Homelander's new world and Ciara's favourite noise. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
One last 2 part episode to break down the Season 4 Finale. Everything comes together in this rant about Homelander trying to brute force his plan into succeeding, Butcher trying to connect with Ryan one last time, Vic going public, Ashley's potential powers, Mono wanting Kimiko to kick ass and, oh yeah, the gang stop the President from being murdered. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Time to finish off the second last episode of the season. With only one left can you blame us for taking our time? Now let's get started on this rant about Butcher's shocking honesty, Frenchie & Kimikos healing, MM taking steps for himself, A-Train doing the right thing and Mono goes off on one. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
We did it again again. So this could become a regular thing now. But today it's The Sevens turn to be first up in a rant about things falling apart for Sage, The Deeps romance being on rough seas, Homelanders hunt for the real leak, Ryan's "Starlight Moment" and us nearly forgetting about all the Bros. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
The Boys find out about a party Tek Knight is hosting for Homelander and some right wing big wigs, but getting in won't be easy for MM and worse still for Hughie. Meanwhile A-Train has a hero moment, Firecracker has a surprise for Homelander, Butcher has a realisation and we get to see one of our favourite comic moments. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
We're back for part 2 of Episode 5 and we're ready to visit Old McVought's Farm. So join us for a rant about the return of Stan Edgar, the disappearance of Starlight's powers, V amongst the wildlife, Ciara being bang on about Butcher and Mono wanting the show to just kill Frenchie already. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
We did it again. But there's just so much to rant about in todays episode. So most of The Boys take a back seat in part one of this rant as we look at the glory of the V52 Expo, Sage's gathering storm, Homelander's new approach with Ryan and Hughie's terrifying and then heartbreaking goodbye to Hugh Sr. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Homelander goes home and nothing will be the same again in Episode 4 of Season 4. Firecracker intensifies her Starlight hate campaign under Sage's guidance and it causes Annie to spiral. Hughie and Kimiko try to score some V but get distracted by terrorists, while Frenchie makes a bad choice and something is very wrong with Butcher (but we can't decide what) Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
It's MonoRants On Ice this week (or more accurately, Mono is on thin ice if he fucks up another record). The Seven is almost The Seven again as Sister Sage and Firecracker take their seats at the table. Frenchie, Kimiko, Hughie and Annie all attempt to confront their past in vastly different ways while MM is actually productive, Butcher has some actual growth and we say goodbye to an old friend. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
We're off to TruthCon today to find out what's really going on. Butcher gets told to take a hike, but tags along with The Boys to see what Sister Sage could want at a conspiracy convention. Meanwhile Frenchie and Hughie must both face their past, Ryan's first save doesn't go according to plan and we keep getting ahead of ourselves (when we're not going on tangents). Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
It's been a while but we're finally back to the main show. Season 4 is here and episode 1 gave us plenty to rant about. Butcher is demoted in his own team, Homelander is aging and not coping well and Victoria is set to become VP. But it's not all bad: Hughie is back to normal, Annie is flourishing out of Vought's shadow and Frenchie has found love. But we're still not sure how to feel about Todd. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Bluesky: @MonoRants, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
We've finished our first semester of Gen V so let's look back on what we learned during our time at God U. But we're not studying alone, as joining us are previous guests Anna aka Butcher's Canary & L.C. aka TheGreenCooler. Join us as we rant our way through Gen V's highs, lows, llamas, background supes, tie-ins and gross outs. A big thank you to our guests for being awesome. You can follow them both over on twitter @TheGreenCooler & @butcherscanary Follow this link for the XMAS TOY DRIVE: https://t.co/3CfZin4olY Follow us on Twitter @rantsmono or send your own rant to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
All good things must come to an end and for us it really comes too soon. After Shetty's death, Cate convinces Sam to join her in freeing the woods and wreaking havoc on campus. The rest of the gang race to stop them even though that may mean protecting Vought, while Ashley calls in the Big Guns and we strengthen the case for Supe Llamas. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
In the penultimate episode of the season, the gang set their sights on Shetty and exposing the woods once and for all. But Jordan and Marie decide on a Plan B in taking their evidence to Vic Neuman, while Sam has a radical day out and we suddenly remember Cindy Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
With the truth out and after returning everyone's memories, Cate lapses into a coma. But she brings Jordan, Marie, Andre and poor poor Dusty into her mind where they get to see the awful hardships Cate has suffered in her life. Emma and Sam reconnect and get serious, while Ciara has some trouble separating Jordan from their actors. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
The gang wake up after one hell of a rager, but can't seem to remember anything. But it's not just the booze blackouts, they have days missing. With the blame quickly placed on Rufus; Jordan, Marie and Emma slowly start to realise that someone else much closer to them may be responsible. Meanwhile we get overly excited to meet a superpowered Alpaca. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Sam and Emma have made it out of the woods and start to connect, but the gang have no idea where they are. Before they can find them they'll have to deal with another problem: Tek Knight's on campus looking for lives to ruin and holes to violate. Marie makes an ill advised attempt to find Emma and Mono comes to the realisation that with Teen Drama comes teen romance. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
What could be better than a tragic death to drum up some fundraising money. It's time for a gala at God U and all our favourite students are being dragged along by their parents, with Shetty using the chance to show off Marie. While Cate and Andre debate what their next move should be, we try to figure out the timeline of both shows. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
it's the first actual day of lectures and the excitement isn't slowing down for Marie. She's getting the credit for stopping Golden Boy and she's in the top ten. But she finds her newfound fame gets complicated quickly. Meanwhile Jordan struggles with their new ranking, Andre and Cate try to make sense of Luke's suicide and we want to kill Justine for what she does to Emma. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
It's finally time to start the new semester at Godolkin University and no-one is more excited than freshman Marie Moreau. After meeting her roomie and stopping a supe on meth, Marie goes clubbing with God U's Top 3 heroes and a good deed nearly gets her expelled. A fiery final act sets up the season and we fall in love with Marie's roommate Emma. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
One more unexpected episode before we dive into Gen V. But it's a fascinating one as we got talk about "Supes Ain't Always Heroes: Inside the Complex Characters and Twisted Psychology of The Boys" with Authors Dr. Lynn Zubernis and Dr. Matthew Snyder. Join us for a sneak peek at the book and a discussion about incredibly realistic characters and portrayals, Campbells (both of em) Hero's Journey, the compex case of Daddy Soldier Boy, and which Supe these psychologists would least like to treat. Thanks to Lynn & Matthew for joining us and helping us dive deeper into the show we all love. "Supes Ain't Always Heroes" is out on Dec 5th 2023 but is available for Pre-Order now from https://smartpopbooks.com/theboys/ Lynn also has several greats books about Kripke's other massive success "Supernatural" and runs @FangasmSPN on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter @Rantsmono or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com [APOLOGIES FOR THE POOR AUDIO QUALITY IN PARTS. WE HAD AUDIO PROBLEMS RECORDING, BUT DID THE BEST WE COULD TO CLEAN IT UP]
Strikes are complicated and we are stupid. But we still have lots of questions about what the current writers & actors strike is all about. Thankfully someone who knows the score came to help us out. Join us for a bonus rant with fellow BOYS superfan, The Green Cooler, as she gives us the in's and out's of the WGA SAG Aftra strikes; where it comes from, the sheer audacity of studios, the c**ting studio executives, who AI should really replace, what fans can do to show solidarity and how a rising tide lifts all boats. Thanks to the smartest Cooler around for filling us in. Follow on Twitter @thegreencooler Donate to the cause here: https://secure2.convio.net/afa/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20001b?df_id=8117&8117.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&NONCE_TOKEN=52B402BDB8CAE543FE70268CE0147B7D Pre-order "Supes Ain't Always Heroes" here: https://smartpopbooks.com/theboys/
F**k know how we pulled this off lads, but I've pinched myself loads and I'm not dreaming. We are delighted to present: The MonoRants Darick Robertson Ranterview. We pinned him down to get the behind the scenes info from The Boys comics that everyone wants to know like: the inspiration for Jamie the Hamster, saggy superhero costumes, Simon Pegg's early TV career and the secret origins of Jitterbean's. So join us, and the co-creator of our favourite comic, for a rant about Leatherface Batman, not censoring yourself, the long road to the show, a very well timed kitty and our bastard friend upstaging us with the best question of the interview. Massive thanks to the man himself for coming on and treating us petulant children like we were real podcasters. You can find all of Darick's work wherever good comics are sold and on www.darickrobertson.com You can find us on twitter @rantsmono or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
We're back one more time to talk Season 3 of The Boys. But this time we're discussing our listeners and followers thoughts, and we bring on our first ever guest; Billy Butcher Apologist @butcherscanary. Join us as we rant our way through your thoughts on President Homelander, Mr. & Mrs. Starlight, Maeve's happy ending and the Season Finale. Thanks to our contributors and Special Thanks to ButchersCanary for the guest appearance and always making us look for the good in Billy Butcher. Regular Thanks to fellow podcasters "100 Things We Leaned From Film" ( https://twitter.com/100thingsfilm ) & "WTFDYW?!" ( https://twitter.com/wtfdywpod ) for contributing. Give them both a listen if you want to hear from some professionals for a change. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
All good things must come to and end and we've already reached the end of Season 3 of The Boys. We have our usual chat about the season as a whole breaking down some of our favourite and our not so favourite bits, as well as everything in between. So jump into a rant about the fun in hating characters, Supersonic being the best nice guy ever, Fudgy Superpowers, that canon episode from Diabolical and whatever else popped into our heads. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
It's Season Finale time and nobody is going to get out of this one unscathed (except for Todd, but dicks cant live forever). Butcher & Soldier Boy ditch Hughie on their way to Vought, forcing him to rejoin the rest of the boys with his tail between his legs. Maeve makes an escape of her own and joins the gang as they plan their attack on Soldier Boy. Homelander finally finds Ryan and sets about destroying his team so he can build a family. But when all sides meet at Vought Tower, he might just lose it all. This rant was sponsored by Mono & Ciara's Covid induced delusions. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
In the penultimate episode of Season Three, Butcher, Hughie & Soldier Boy head off to find MindStorm, which leads to unexpected revelations for all three. Annie and the rest of The Boys try to figure out how to stop them, while Homelander goes Q-Anon in his public attacks against Starlight. Deep introduces a friend to Cassandra, A-Train is reintroduced to the land of the living and we are introduced to (and traumatized by) Black Noir's Saturday morning cartoon backstory. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
It's time for the main event. We covered all the lame plot and character stuff, now lets get to the sex! Only it wasn't maybe as depraved as Mono & Ciara expected. In part two of our Herogasm rant we talk Deep's new friend, Bluehawk's fitting end, Hughie being a bully, saying bye to a bunch of Supes, Kripke's first cameo and we decide if we just have no boundaries or if the orgy was actually pretty tame. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Well it happened again folks. We lost the run of ourselves ranting about the biggest episode of The Boys so far with Herogasm. There's a hell of a lot to cover in this episode so we decided to do a two parter. Join us for part one as we rant about Black Noir's runner, Homelander's mirror madness, Soldier Boy adjusting to modern life, MM on the rampage and Vic's chat with Annie. Then we get real ranty when we ask if Little Nina is boring and whether she should have come back at all? Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Sorry guys, we got a little bit carried away this week in a record that originally was well over two hours. But we've left only the rantiest and best bits in of course, as we talk about how... Soldier Boy lands to the US with a score to settle as The Boys return having fallen apart. Ashley gets a promotion, A-Train gets his apology and Maeve gets a retreat in Malibu as Homelander plays big boss man. Butcher and his mini me form a truce with MM to track down Soldier Boy with a little help from a legendary friend and Crimson Countess gets a literal blast from the past. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
The boys head to Russia to track down the Supe killing weapon. Hughie sinks deeper into despair, Frenchie escorts Kimiko to a very special party and MM has a hard conversation with Butcher; before they finally get what they're after. But it comes with a high price. Over at Vought, Homelander almost has full control over The Seven, while Stan's attempt to get Victoria to discipline Homelander backfires dramatically. Annie's plan to bring other heroes into the fold ends disastrously for a new recruit and we ask if the Trailer spoiled too much. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Homelander is on the offensive again now that his popularity is unexpectedly on the rise. With the slots on The Seven almost filled, he decides to throw a spanner in the works by bringing The Deep back. Annie tries to warn Supersonic about Vought, but may end up needing his help after Homelander publicly declares his love for her. The Boys gets answers from Mallory and Payback gets a backstory, while Frenchie tries to help Cherie. Butcher reaches a crossroads with Ryan, and we just can't f*cking understand little miss pageants. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Hughie struggles to deal with the fallout of his discovery as he digs deeper into Neuman's past, while Homelander's birthday goes from bad to worse to terrifying. Butcher, Frenchie and Kimiko hunt down Soldier Boy's old Payback teammates as MM breaks down over his obsession but gets some unexpected support and direction. Deep gets a movie, A-Train gets ideas, Annie shows Supersonic how to make waves and we ponder the overall lack of Black Noir. *COMICS SPOILERS* Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
A year has passed and a lot has changed. Hughie runs The Boys as the enforcement arm of the FBSA under Victoria Neuman; and in an effort to promote a more wholesome image, Vought are promoting Starlight to co-captain of The Seven. Butcher visits Ryan and then gets two visitors of his own, while MM adjusts to a new family life. Victoria also gets a visitor who leads Hughie to discover his new job isn't as guts free as indicated. Meanwhile we ask is Hughie the new Patrick Bateman? Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
One last time before Season Three, MonoRants... The Boys is jumping into the back end of Diabolical. This was definitely the stronger half overall, with one obvious exception... As usual, spoilers and references to other animated shows abound in this rant about upsetting animal deaths, John DiMaggio's Groundhawk, Canon episodes and a very obscure reference to a very special train station. We'll see you all in June!!! Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
MonoRants... The Boys is back (in town?) to get our teeth into some brand new Boys content with Diabolical. There's a lot to unpack in this animated anthology series, so we've gone full spoiler as always, and are splitting it in two. Part review, part breakdown, all rant; we're talking everything we loved, some things we didn't, and obviously commenting on Ashley's fashion choices.... It's good to be back!!! Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
It's bonus episode time; because we love talking The Boys and just couldn't help ourselves. Join us for a review of all seven 7on7 segments from Vought News Network. We talk world expansion, new Supes and once again make (probably) wildly inaccurate predictions for what will feature in Season 3. And that's it until Diabolical. We Think. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
It's time for another season wrap chat and we're talking Season 2 of The Boys. Join us as we break down some of our favourite (sassy Kimiko) and our not so favourite bits (RIP Raynor), as well as everything in between. We even throw in a few predictions for Season three so you can come back in July to see how wrong we were. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Following the events at Congress the government are terrified, Vought are capitalizing, and The Boys decide on all out war. Annie might have a trick up her sleeve and the Church of the Collective try and push two Supes back into The Seven. Ryan settles in for a day of fatherly love, panic attacks and Nazi propaganda; but Becca will lead The Boys against Homelander and Stormfront to get her son back. Join us for an extended breakdown of the Season 2 finale. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
The Boys team up with Victoria Nueman to build the case against Vought, Butcher gets an unexpected visitor, and Hughie tries to convince Lamplighter to rescue Annie. Stormfront and Homelander push more supervillain fearmongering, then top the day off with a little child snatching. We discuss the finer points of super self-immolation. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Annie and the Boys head to Sage Grove where Frenchie's past is waiting to catch up with him. Hughie's near death gives Annie and Butcher some common ground, while Stormfront comes clean to Homelander; but not before they get REAL dirty. One of us has absolutely no time for Frenchie's dead best friend. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Hughie and MM head to suburbia to rescue Butcher from himself, and Black Noir. Meanwhile Stormfront is getting up in everyone's business and we prove ourselves to be bad with actors faces... and names. But none of that matters because TERROR is here! Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Butcher plans to rescue Becca, while MM, Hughie and Annie look into 70's Supe Liberty. Homelander sets about removing the weak links in The Seven and we admit we know Nothing about american candy, but a lot about CCTV. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Compound V is made public and threatens to sink Vought, while The Boys are trying to stay afloat on "My Big Wet Dream". We discuss the comedic merits of injuring kids Vs whale slaughter. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Vought capitalize on having three girls in The Seven, while The Boys track down the Supe terrorist. We have an argument about Melrose Place for some reason. Find us on twitter @rantsmono or send a message to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
We're back for Season 2! The Boys are on the run, Vought are back on top, and we meet some new Supes. Join us as we dive into the second season premiere. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
We run down our favourite moments and talk, as a whole, about the first season of The Boys. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
Things come to a close for season one, but not before a whopper cliffhanger. In this extended episode we talk... and talk and talk and talk. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to monorantspodcast@gmail.com
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