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"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
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"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. The show is set in a universe where most of the super-powered individuals are portrayed as being corrupt individuals, instead of 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 to his 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 race 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[edit]

Hughie returns home with Frenchie, where he suffers a breakdown about the Supes' corruption, which leads to an argument with his father. Billy recruits his friend Mother's Milk (M.M.) after informing him of Transluscent's death. However, M.M. and Frenchie have a fight over their leader Mallory's grandchildren's murders. Meanwhile, Annie's popularity increases, and Stillwell forces her to wear a more revealing suit.

M.M. poses as one of Hughie's work colleagues and the pair install a camera in Popclaw's apartment. They bump into A-Train on the way out, but A-Train appears not to recognize Hughie. On the camera feed, he reveals that he was under the influence of "Compound-V" when he killed Hughie's girlfriend. The Boys also discover that A-Train's relationship with Popclaw is secret. Billy then begins to investigate Compound V. Meanwhile, Queen Maeve and Homelander fake evidence at a crime scene, and Homelander decides to watch the race between A-Train and Shockwave.

The next day, the Boys attend the race, where Frenchie recovers a vial of Compound-V while Hughie reunites with Annie and their relationship improves. As the race begins, Homelander recognizes Billy in the crowd. A-Train wins the race but does not admit his relationship with Popclaw when asked at the post-race press conference. In response, Popclaw takes an injection of Compound-V and develops superpowers. The Boys watch the feed and discover Supes gain their powers from Compound V. Popclaw engages in roleplay with her landlord, but accidentally crushes his head. The Boys arrive and offer to help her in exchange for information about Compound V.

At the Vought tower, The Deep finds a chest containing Transluscent's remains with the message "COMING FOR YOU" and presents it to Stillwell and Homelander, who interprets it as a declaration of war.

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

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[edit]

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 the writers 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 character is that his comic book counterpart the 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] The character is also involved 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[edit]

The episode main cast includes Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, Jack Quaid as Hughie Campbell, Antony Starr as Homelander, Erin Moriarty as Annie January, Dominique McElligott as Queen Maeve, Jessie Usher as A-Train, Laz Alonso as Mother's Milk, Chace 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

"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[edit]

"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]


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