Prime Video's Gen V review – spinoff of 'The Boys' 

"The Boys" has a spinoff series, "Gen V", created by Eric Kripke and adapted from the comic book by Garth Ennis and Derrick Robertson.

To say it's been a bloody debut would be an understatement. The opening scene is full of pools of blood.

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The series introduces us to a character who acts as a surrogate for the audience.

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She is a "blood-maker", discovering her power for the first time when she menstruates.

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In a series of unfortunate events, she accidentally kills both her parents.

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While his younger sister witnesses this terrible incident.

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The story takes us back in time to "8Years Ago", specifically when A-Train first joined The Seven.

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Madeline Stilwell, played by Elisabeth Shue, presents this as proof that the world has moved on from racism.

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