I first knew The Boys was something special by the way it handled the sexuality of Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott) in Season 2. And now, after this week’s Season 4 finale, it’s clear that—despite some fans’ reluctance to go along for the ride—it’s a show that is breaking ground when it comes to depicting bisexuality in mainstream TV, something so many series still struggle with.
Maeve’s Season 2 storyline was about a woman who’s already comfortable with her sexuality, but less comfortable with having it trotted out to the masses for corporate PR points.
When Homelander (Antony Starr) outs Maeve on live TV, Maeve’s more concerned about the implications this has for her ex-girlfriend Elena (Nicola Correia-Damude), who will now be forced into a public life and made a potential target of Homelander’s wrath.
