Like The Boys, Amazon Prime Video's Gen V is an effortlessly entertaining, tonally inconsistent, and occasionally infuriating riff on the superhero genre.
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The Boys spin-off Gen V is well-produced, features a charismatic cast, and hits most of its narrative and thematic marks with an admirable efficiency. However, after the three-episode premiere, it also feels a little bit like rote learning.