The Boys fans slam 'lazy' Black Noir identity twist

Prime Video’s The Boys was once lauded as one of the best superhero properties in entertainment.

Oh, how the mighty fall.

The Boys lies in stark contrast to something like, say, the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

It’s dark, satirical, and a million miles away from being family entertainment.

It’s for this reason that it garnered such praise, but that praise is waning.

The Boys is in the midst of airing its fourth (and penultimate) season and fair to say, it hasn’t exactly gone down well with viewers.

There’s the feeling that it may have overstayed its welcome.

Serious topics that once were treated with respect and delved into because the show had something important to say, are now simply played off for laughs.

With showrunner Eric Kripke landing himself in hot water with fans, a member of The Seven departing, and season four featuring the most devastating death of the series so far, it’s certainly been an eventful season.

If you’re a fan of The Boys comic books though, you’ll perhaps be used to the polarising power this particular IP appears to hold.

ICYMI: Take a look at the season four trailer for The Boys below.

Prime Video’s The Boys may feature some pretty brash storylines, but I’d argue that it’s nothing compared to the comic book series.

The topic of today’s conversation won’t leave you screaming, ‘Oh god, my eyes,’ though.

It’s all to do with the true identity of Black Noir.

Thankfully, this storyline wasn’t adapted by Prime Video so don’t worry, there are no TV spoilers to be found here.

You may be interested to learn though that in the comics, Black Noir is revealed to be a clone of Homelander.

It’s always been a twist that’s split fans, with many deeming it to be lazy writing.

“Removes agency from Homelander as a character and doesn’t have satisfying payoff afterwards,” wrote one Reddit user.

“It definitely felt lazy and was only there to allow Butcher to win the fight and get revenge,” added another.

As for why the show didn't adapt this storyline?

Kripke told variety that he was “never really into the clone idea,” instead wanting to create something more satisfying, so there you have it.

We were at least spared from that one.