The Boys season 3, episode 1, “Payback”, has a lot of work to do as the season premiere, which occurs a few months after the explosive events of the previous season. The Boys season 3 enters a new phase of the show, where it’s no longer just The Boys vs. The Seven. The government is drawn in, Vought begins thinking of a pivot, heroes from the past are introduced, and loyalties are ever-changing. The world is both a little more fearful of superheroes and also a little more enamored and the premiere feels like the calm before the storm.

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