"Get Some"
The Boys episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 3
Directed byPhil Sgriccia
Written byGeorge Mastras
Produced byHartley Gorenstein
Featured music
Cinematography byJeremy Benning
Editing byDavid Kaldor
Original release dateJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
Running time55 minutes
Guest appearances

"Get Some" is the third episode of the first season of the American superhero television series The Boys, based on the comic book series of the same name by Garth Ennis. It is set in a universe where most of the superpowered individuals are portrayed as corrupt individuals instead of being the heroes that the general public believe they are. The episode was written by George Mastras and directed by Phil Sgriccia.

The episode follows the Boys spying on A-Train's girlfriend Popclaw to find a clue of the former motives the day he killed Robin, while being joined by Billy Butcher's former partner and friend Mother's Milk. This eventually leads to the discovery of the existence of a drug named Compound-V which is frequently used by the Supes. Meanwhile, A-Train intends to use the Compound-V in order to win the ra ce against another speedster, while keeping his relationship with Popclaw a secret from the public eye.

"Get Some" was released on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video on July 26, 2019. The episode received positive reviews from critics with praise for the visual effects, performances, social commentary, and Mother's Milk introduction, but some criticism for not reaching the potential of its source material.

Plot

After killing Translucent,[lower-alpha 1] a shocked Hughie Campbell returns to his home to pick new clothes, reluctantly agreeing to let Frenchie accompany, while Billy Butcher stays remains in the basement to clean up the mess. Now aware and enraged of the truth about the Supes corruption, Hughie throws his merchandise related to the Seven before stopping after seeing a photo with Robin. He decides to leave his home, but not before having an argument with his father of what he's going through and the way he actually feels after Robin's death.

Butcher visits his former partner and friend Mother's Milk at a Juvenile Center Decision and invites him to rejoin the Boys. MM initially declines the offer, satisfied with his current life, but relents when Butcher tells him that they have killed Translucent and they have now a chance of finally bringing down the Seven and Vought International. MM agrees return but in the condition that Frenchie doesn't return to the team, to which Butcher lies and ensures he's not with him. When the Boys get reunited in the van, MM and Frenchie almost got engaged in a fight though butcher stops both of them and introduces Hughie to the former.

Annie January gets reunited with Madelyn Stiwell to discuss about the video where she stopped the attempted rape against a girl,[lower-alpha 1] which has caused to her popularity to increase. She is unveiled with a new and more revealing suit, to which she refuses to use as she considers that it is not what she wants to reflect. However, Stillwell threatens to fire Annie if she doesn't follow Vought rules.

The Boys arrive at Popclaw's home where Hughie and MM pose as Bryman Audio workers assigned to upgrade the internet routers, so the former can install a spyware in Popclaw's computer and get information about herself and A-Train. While leaving the building, Hughie crosses path with A-Train and almost blows their cover out of rage when A-Train doesn't recognize him. While watching the pair, A-Train is visibly worried by the fact the he might lose the race, as Stillwell told him that he will be thrown out of the Seven if he loses the race. A-Train wants to use the Compound-V to win the race though Popclaw reminds him that the last time he was high he run over Robin and accidentally killed her.[lower-alpha 2] However, things escalate into an argument when A-Train tells Popclaw that she can't go with him as the latter wants their relationship to be in the eye of the public but it requires from Stillwell approval, thout the former refuses to do. Popclaw reluctantly gives A-Train some of the Compound-V vials for the race. After seeing this, Butcher decides to recover a vial of the Compound-V so Frenchie can analyze it.

During a mission against a sniper, Homelander and Queen Maeve discuss over Translucent who had been already missing for two days, while Stilwell continued to caring more about the race as well as Vought's CEO Stan Edgar. They also discuss about their relationship in the past, revealing that for some time they were together. Homelander then kills the sniper and shoots at Queen Maeve armor to make it looked like it was in self-defense. Homelander is initially reluctant to go to the race but soon Queen Maeve convinces him to go.

The next day, the Boys arrive at the race to steal a Compound-V vial from A-Train. Hughie talks with MM about killing Translucent with the former admitting that he felt good at killing him, though the former tells him that what he felt it is no different with A-Train's addiction to Compound-V. During the race, Frenchie sneaks into the Seven changing room to steal a Compound-V dial from A-Train, though it runs the risk of being discovered after an enraged Annie it's on her way to return to the room. This forces Hughie to distract her, much to the latter's comfort and giving Frenchie more time. They start to bond after opening up about each other. During the race Homelander and Butcher exchange faces, with the latter partially recognizing him.

After the race, A-Train breaks the promise he made to Popclaw and tells to the media that he is single and not in a relationship. This causes Popclaw to become heartbroken and enraged leading her to get high on Compound-V. When the Boys return to the van, MM deduces through her behavior that she consumed some of the Compound-V. When Popclaw's landlord arrived to have her to paid her rent, she instead seduces him to have sex with him but accidentally kills him by crushing his head to much of her horror. With the Boys having recorded a video of the murder, Butcher blackmails Popclaw into becoming their informant and giving them more information from where the Compound-V comes from.

At the Seven room, Homelander and the Deep bring a box to Madeleine, which contains the remains of Translucent. The box contains a ref painted message warning from the Boys which says "COMING FOR YOU".

Production

Development

An adaptation of the comic book series The Boys was initially developed as a feature-length film in 2008. However, after several failed attempts to produce the film causing it to be in development hell for several years, the plans for a film were scrapped in favor of a television series.[1] On 2016, it was announced that the show would be developed by Cinemax, with Erick Kripke being hired to serve as the series showrunner and head writer, alongside Evan Goldberg, and Seth Rogen who would direct the pilot episode.[2] In November 2017, Amazon acquired the rights to develop the show, announcing that they would be producing over eight episodes for the first season,[3] while confirming that the previously announced creative team would still be attached to the series.[4][5] The episode which is titled "Get Some" was written by George Mastras and directed by Phil Sgriccia.[6] The episode is titled with the name of the Vol. 2 of the comic book series of the same name that covers the issues #7–14.[7]

Writing

The character of A-Train suffers from major changes for the television adaptation compared to the comic book series, though his powers and accident that killed Robin remains the same. In the comics he is portrayed in a more sinister manner, given that he shows no remorse or empathy for his actions by dismissing them. While killing Robin was an accident, unlike his television series counterpart that was drugged and under the influence of the Compound-V, in the comics he was fully aware of his actions and still proceed as he was pursuing a villain in the comics. In the television series however, the character is adapted as a more conflicted one given his addiction and insecurities, as Mastras intended to give the character a more sympathetic storyline but also given that he could not fully adapt the characters comic storyline to the television series due to its crudity.[8] Another biggest change for the television adaptation, is that the character is recently a new one and has no much respect from his teammates due to his lack of experience, often chastising with Starlight in front of Vought members, while in the television series he has been in the Seven for already some time giving him more experience.[9] Mastras also involved the character in a relationship with another supe that is named Popclaw, while in the series both characters do not get any interaction together. This was done as Kripke wanted to give Popclaw a major role and importance for the series while also to make the characters both more sympathetic than their original selves from the comics.[10][11]

Casting

The episode main cast includes Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, Jack Quaid as Hughie Campell, Anthony Starr as Homelander, Erin Moriarty as Annie January, Dominique McElligott as Queen Maeve, Jessie T. Usher as A-Train, Laz Alonzo as Mother's Milk, Chance Crawford as The Deep, Tomer Capone as Frenchie, Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir, and Elisabeth Shue as Madelyn Stillwell.[12] Also starring are Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr., David Andrews as Senator Calhoun, Malcolm Barrett as Seth Reed, Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett, Christian Keyes as Nathan Franklin, Brittany Allen as Charlotte / Popclaw, and Mishka Thébaud as Shockwave.[13][14]: 53:21–53:47 Karen Fukuhara is credited for her respective character as the Female, though she doesn't make an appearance at the episode.[14] Mike Massaro makes a cameo appearance as an ESPN interviewer for the episode.[15]

Filming

The filming of the first season of the series took place at the city of Toronto, while using several locations across the city in order to seek to capture the New York City where the series took place.[16] For the scene where Homelander and Queen Maeve arrive to confront and stop a sniper, both the exterior and interior of the building takes place at the Royal Bank Plaza on Wellington Street West in Toronto. For the scenes that involve the race between A-Train and Shockwave better known as the "Race of the Century", the filming took place at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field stadium, which was digitally altered in order to recreate it for the in-universe fictional race between the two speedsters. As a result of this, it was decided that to fill the stadium with the crowd who would be the expectators of the "race of the century", they would use the process through CGI instead of filling it with real people, with the exception of the main actors who portray their respective characters in the series.[17][18]

Visual effects

Visual effects for the episode were created by DNEG TV, Framestore, Folks VFX, Mavericks VFX, Method Studios, Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies VFX, Mr. X, Pixomondo, Rocket Science VFX, Rodeo FX, and Soho VFX.[19][14]: 54:25–54:32  It was announced that visual effects supervisor Stephan Fleet would be in charge of overseeing the development for the visual effects.[20] The process where the graphic montage for the in-universe "Race of the Century" was elaborated and created was called the "hype reel". During the process, the stadium was digitally recreated through 3D with the intention of filling it with the crowd also digitally. To ensure that the crowd could match perfectly in the scene, Mavericks VFX supervisor Brendan Taylor deemed that it was also necessary to digitally recreate the seats of the stadium or otherwise they would like they were floating. Due to the size of the process, it was deemed necessary to use mocap data for the animation of the crowd. Several simulations were made in order to see if the capture of the data for the animation was done right and get it for approval.[21]

Music

The episode features the following songs which are "Stop!" by Jane's Addiction, "Ready When It's On" by James Desmond, Panauh Kalayeh, John Eugenio & Andrew Davis Roland, "Fight Night" by Freedom, Kevin Earl Skaggs & Alexander Pol, "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley, and "Gotta Go" by James Jacob Farris & Jonas Sorman.[22]

Release

"Get Some" premiered on Amazon Prime Video in the United States on July 26, 2019.[23] It was released alongside all the episodes from the season which were released the same date the episode was released.[24] The episode, along with the rest of The Boys' first season, was released on Blu-ray on May 31, 2022.[25]

Reception

"Get Some" received positive reviews from critics. Brian Tallerico from Vulture rated the episode with 3 stars out of 5, who complemented the episode social commentary, but considers that the episode had enough with 3 episodes to present characters and world building and believes it is time for the series to reach its potential. He considers that the series three first episodes would serve as the prologue and hoped that the fourth episode onwards would finally show the grittier world of the series.[26] Greg Wheeler from The Review Geek rated the episode with 4 stars out of 5 by stating that "With a tantalizing ending, The Boys leaves things wide open going forward, with an episode that pushes the story forward as we reach the halfway point of the show."[27] For a review for Tilt Magazine, Randy Dankievitch considerars the episode to be the strongest one compared to the previous ones stating that the episode "feels like the many outlandish elements are beginning to find harmony with each other." Considers that the episode includes no victories for both sides due to the series a being dirty world of unadulterated indulgence, unchecked egos, and warped self-perceptions.[28]

While writing a review for the Flyckering Myth, Martin Carr commented "What is most interesting about The Boys three episodes in is not the satire, social commentary or body parts in a blender décor but those shades of grey. These anti-heroes might be wearing red, white and blue in some cases but their darkness is beginning to define them. Manipulated like marionettes these corporate mouthpieces are resentful, resourceful and in some cases royally pissed off."[29] Darryl Jasper from ScienceFiction.com praised the show for continuing to improve in its storyline and the way it portrays the social commentary. He deemed that the show was very similar to other black-comedies superhero projects such as Kick-Ass and recognized that the series have the potential to become the best one from the superhero genre.[30]

Notes

  1. 1 2 As depicted in the previous episode, "Cherry".
  2. ↑ As depicted in "The Name of the Game".

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