Gen V Season-Premiere Recap: Brave New World
The beginning of the “New Year, New U” episode quickly reminds us of what happened at the end of the previous season of *The Boys*, focusing on how those larger events are playing out at Godolkin University. Many conservative students and those who believe supes are superior already think Robert Singer and Starlight worked together to kill Victoria Neuman, and this conspiracy is being used as justification for Homelander’s power grab. Now, Godolkin University is presented as being rid of progressive ideas and is run entirely by supes, including a new, unsettling dean named Cipher (played brilliantly by Hamish Linklater). These ideas clearly mirror current efforts by right-wing leaders to change American universities.