From “proud lesbian” Maeve to the “suddenly gay” Frenchie, “The Boys” has always been ahead of the bi curve.
was something special by the way it handled the sexuality of Queen Maeve 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.
For a lot of bisexual viewers, this was a cathartic scene, simply because the show had actually said the word “bi” without any beating around the bush. It would’ve been easy for the writers to characterize Maeve as a lesbian, especially since her only established romance besides Elena was with the coercive Homelander, but they didn’t. Instead they explicitly clarified her as bi, refusing to erase any of the messier implications of her past relationship with Homelander in the process.
For two seasons straight, the show mocked the way bisexuality seems to break people’s brains, the way people struggle with the simple concept that someone’s sexuality isn’t solely defined by who they’re currently sleeping with. The idea that Maeve could cope with Elena leaving her by having rebound sex with men shouldn’t be confusing, but to Ashley it’s mind-boggling. It’s not “on brand.
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