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Not to say they're not. Just Colter wasn't such a lone wolf, finish the job and leave kind of guy. Yes, restless to keep moving, but not avoiding people. He actually had friends that he saw. (And an investment income that he could live on between rewards!) 😊

I read the first two books, which have a little more background. Yes, Colter was the middle child. His father referred to Dory as "the clever one," Colter was "the restless one" and Russell was "the reclusive one." I think they changed those two around a bit for the show. 😊

Well, he must have damn good health insurance, and that (considering his risk factor) must cost a fortune. At least he didn't fix this with a tea bag.

I had to check, but it turns out Tracker (like so many shows) is filmed in Vancouver. The article I read said: "La Stella Winery in Osoyoos, British Columbia, served as one of the scenic filming locations for Tracker Season 2. Nestled in Canada's Okanagan Valley, this winery is surrounded by stunning landscapes, including vineyards, hills, and lakes, which add a picturesque backdrop to the show's scenes."

Of course, they never explained how the UFO dude managed to get away from them, since he had already escaped when Colter got there. And Colter managed to get out pretty easily, too. So much for the super efficient black site. I know! They let the crazy UFO guy escape, because they figured he'd talk nonstop and everyone would see/assume he's crazy. Plausible deniability. And the professor had to die because she had credentials and people might have believed *her*. Makes as much sense as anything in this ep.

Well, I wasn't keeping track but kept coming up across them: there were at least 3 car/baby references, the Russell eating scene, and I may be wrong but the first scene where Russell came in to find Colter seemed a callback to the Supernatural pilot. I also thought the driving scenes (with the horrible greenscreen effects as noted above) seemed awfully like all the SPN brotherly moments/driving scenes. I was even expecting rock music on the radio instead of whatever they actually had on, and a "driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole." Maybe I was just looking for them because it took my mind off the nonsense of the plot.

The writers seem to have much more fun putting in Supernatural easter eggs than writing a story that makes sense. At least I could just watch the pretty.

Thinking about it...10 years ago seems the magic number. Isn't that when his dad died? And Russell disappeared (who has now reappeared). And clues are now showing up everywhere? IDK if the sisters were connected with the family drama, but it may be that it was Colter's first case, which is why the failure is so important to him. I imagine we'll find out eventually.

I got the impression that this wasn't a one-off, first time thing but a recurring "relationship" (even if only once a year?) After all, he's known her for 10 years. It seemed more like a mutual comfort thing than just a "hot, sexually active guy." Instead, it becomes more of a "sensitive, haunted guy." Though they did probably want to prove something about his sexuality since so far he hasn't seemed to be interested in anyone in particular.

SB can explode, and take all the supes (or at least their powers) with him. Maybe wipe everyone's memory so they are never remembered (or mourned.) That seems a fitting end to them all. What about Mary Winchester? (Though, granted, she's only a Winchester by marriage...)

I'm not sure who the 25% of good supes are, but it seems to me that the best way to handle all the supes (good and bad) would be to de-power everyone. Then we'd be back to all-human status quo, with RL problems (as bad as they can be). After all, I can't think of any reason why we should keep supes. It's not like any of them have done anything to save anything, or even help make the world a better place. They're not even as useful as Batman or Superman, who at least take out badguys. Take away the adoration of the public who play into their megalomania and see what happens next. Maybe SB could be the secret weapon.

Article from Wealth of Geeks on various horrible TV characters: Love to Hate: Homelander (The Boys)©Image Credit: Amazon MGM Studios. Homelander, the big bad of The Boys, makes an interesting Rorschach Test. If you love to hate him thanks to his sociopathic use of superpowers, satirical relevance to modern politics, and frightening performance by Antony Starr, congrats, you have great taste! However, a scarily vocial number of viewers seem to love and worship Homelander unironically and consider him the hero of the series. Showrunner Eric Kripke says those people should stop watching. Here’s the link to the Kripke article from The Hollywood Reporter where he talks about current politics and its influence on The Boys (I thought there might be political references that aren’t appropriate for this forum so don’t want to quote any of it here): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-boys-showrunner-erik-kripke-interview-trumpism-1235914642/ *** He does talk about various issues (not political) that he had to deal with in Supernatural and Gen V. ***ETA: The article does include my favorite quote from Kripke about The Boys: "The show’s many things. Subtle isn’t one of them. "

From the eyebrows up.

Actually, as far as I can see, the family drama is the only thing (other than the names of some of the characters and the fact that Colter collects rewards) that's carried over from the books. So I don't mind it. I haven't read all the books yet but the show seems to be following that part fairly accurately. It hasn't gone too far into trauma porn for me (yet). TBH, I haven't seen Colter change expressions other than how deeply furrowed his brow gets. I guess that's his version of angsty emo. ☺️

Any context to this?😄 (A new look for Soldier Boy, showing his kinder, gentler side?)