Amazon TV series "The Boys" introduces the Church of the Collective, a Scientology doppelgänger

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Like The AV Club and Movie Piolet in Germany, Gamespot picked up on the Amazon TV series "The Boys" parody of Scientology interviewing possible wives for Tom Cruise.

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9. More Scientology connections

So far in Season 2, the Church of the Collective has been painted as a broad parody of Scientology. The Deep's wife auditions, then, may have been inspired by Scientology's alleged wife-auditing process for Tom Cruise, as described in Vanity Fair.
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The phrase "Vanity Fair" links to:

TOM CRUISE’S SCIENTOLOGY MARRIAGES: THE SECRET WIFE-AUDITIONING PROCESS BEFORE KATIE HOLMES, REVEALED

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In last place of interest is the Deep’s storyline of interviewing potential wife candidates from his thinly veiled Scientology parody.

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Amazon TV series "The Boys" introduces the Church of the Collective, a Scientology doppelgänger.


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Only the entertainment industry comes under sustained attack this time around, courtesy of a pinkwashing subplot centered on the production of a Justice League knockoff called Rise of the Seven. In place of the evangelicals, The Boys introduces the Church of the Collective, a Scientology doppelgänger that aggressively recruits the Deep, the Aquaman type played by Chace Crawford

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TV Guide: Eric Kripke and Chace Crawford on Why The Deep Is the 'Forrest Gump' of The Boys Season 2

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The Boys Season 2 kicked off by throwing everyone — supes, vigilantes, and fans alike — off the deep end. So it's only fitting that the most comically sinister mystery introduced in the Season 2 premiere was heralded by The Deep (Chace Crawford), who was recruited into an incredibly creepy Scientology-esque church after getting kicked off the Seven and relocated to Ohio.

"It's not a cult, what are you talking about?" Crawford joked in an interview with TV Guide before explaining that The Church of the Collective isn't trying to rehabilitate The Deep and get him back on the Seven out of the goodness of their own hearts. "The Church and The Deep are definitely mutually using each other for different reasons. They sought him out right? He was at his low point and whether they preyed upon him or not, you know, he really needed that help and that philosophy and that sort of detox as well. He needs them to realize what he really wants, which is getting back on the Seven," Crawford said.

But what The Deep doesn't quite get, according to showrunner Eric Kripke, is that his dreams and ambitions make him a meager pawn in The Church of the Collective's grander schemes. "The Deep is sort of the Forrest Gump of Hollywood trends, and one trend is to get involved in religions that aren't so interested in helping you as much as they are draining your pocketbook and isolating you from your friends," said Kripke. "The Church is ultimately, far more interested in his financial potential than they are in the potential of his soul. They'll get a pretty steep cut of any money that he makes upon his return."

It sounds like The Church of the Collective is making a big investment in The Deep and expecting large returns — both financially and in terms of influence in the Seven — but Kripke and Crawford demurred when asked what The Collective ultimately wants in this Compound V-riddled world, both hinting that fans would just have to stay tuned
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Carol and Eagle introduce The Deep to The Church of the Collective, a Scientology-like organization where Carol holds the role of Outreach Director. While The Deep shrugs off their attempts to help at first and angrily denies he has a problem, he’s drawn in with their promise of helping him rejoin The Seven.

A little more on Carol: before joining The Church of the Collective, she worked as a therapist in New York City. But, as she says in episode 1 of Season 2, she now believes “therapy is very destructive, actually.” Now, she prefers the title “teacher.” While she used to help celebrity clients, she left her therapy life behind when she discovered courses at The Church of the Collective, which she found to be much more effective and helpful.

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While the vigilante team suffers a crisis of their own, The Deep is struggling with a far more personal battle. After waking up at Eagle's house, the hero is introduced to Carol (Jessica Hecht) who seems to be a Scientology-inspired figure who despises therapy but wants the supe to open up to her in a very intimate way. But when she offers to get him back in The Seven, he can't say no.

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Season 2 introduces us to the Church of the Collective, a very clear Scientology stand-in obsessed with Fresca. The Church operates as an almost third unit outside of Vought and The Boys, where we find The Deep (Chace Crawford) working with The Church to rehabilitate his public image
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Heh, I had beaten Slate to the punch by a few hours with my original thread here. Who said my international ring of informants is slow? :D

I think they are even using my screenshot ;)
 

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“We Gotta Go Now” is another episode about intense image management. Homelander’s crisis in that department continues to spiral when footage surfaces of his killing a bystander, and he doesn’t handle the PR well. The Deep continues his return to the public eye via the Scientology spoof that is the Church of the Collective. Queen Maeve battles how to handle her public outing by Homelander from last week, which is now being worked into the film-within-a-show, The Dawn of the Seven. A-Train tries to fight his imminent expulsion from the group, which is also being captured in the movie. And finally, Annie reunites with her mother, in a sense, but is really being manipulated more by Stormfront, who connects at last with her perfect match in Homelander — first, to change the fallen star’s public perception and then for some kinky super-sex
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But with Butcher getting his groove back, Starlight ready to fight back, and Maeve quietly on the warpath (and possibly recruiting an ousted Deep from his Scientology-like cult), the real question is whether Homelander will come under fire from all sides, or square off against an eventual team-up
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Re-Membered
We started watching this last week, just made it into season two episode 1. The FSM just did a cycle with The Deep. They kind of skipped the deadly quartet. But he was handed a book, and you know, books make bucks, I mean booms!

Actually this series falls into my dark humor wheelhouse!!
 

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The genius of the series, though, is that — unlike the Garth Ennis comic it’s based on — it’s not just an exercise in pointless desecration. Underneath the cursing and Scientology parodies and the exploding whales, “The Boys” actually cares about all those super clichés, such as justice and goodness and the virtue of fighting Nazis.

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Writer Ellie Monahan takes direct aim at the overlapping worlds of celebrity here: calling out Joss Whedon by name, mocking the Marvel and DC cinematic universes, highlighting the empty promises of Scientology, and underscoring the vapidity of corporate attempts at representation and inclusion.

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As usual, The Boys takes shots at whatever is in their collective field of vision. The Church of the Collective continues to beat on Scientology, racism in all its ugly forms, absolute power corrupts absolutely…the list is endless and thankfully, this show is not at all shy at highlighting these topics, exposing them for all to see.

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The news that the Amazon TV series "The Boys" tackles Scientology has again reached the Netherlands.

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Symbol for oppression

That battle comes with a lot of cynicism, humor (the series is full of references to famous superheroes and other popular culture) and a horror-like amount of blood. The series, which in passing also tackles issues such as #MeToo, capitalism, social media, Scientology and racism in a less subtle way, fits wonderfully into the current political climate.



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There’s also a comic-relief arc running between episodes, with The Deep (Chace Crawford) accidentally joining a sort of Scientology-like cult in Ohio. It’s unclear yet what the payoff for the Deep storyline will be, but I expect it might split the difference between comedy and actually relating to the main plot. It would be classic Boys style to have Deep’s cult involvement lead to some bombshell that forces the other characters to take him seriously.

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But with Butcher getting his groove back, Starlight ready to fight back, and Maeve quietly on the warpath (and possibly recruiting an ousted Deep from his Scientology-like cult), the real question is whether Homelander will come under fire from all sides, or square off against an eventual team-up.

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The Deep (Chace Crawford) is now doing press tours trying to rehabilitate his image and even goes on The Katie Couric Show to promote his newfound religion, The Church Of The Collective which is wonderfully satirizing Scientology and the interview definitely has Tom Cruise on The Oprah Show vibes.

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The Deep take on a bigger role as he struggles with depression after being kicked out of The Seven. Although the storyline of the fallen hero at times brings out comic elements, it does feel slightly unnecessary at times. We see how he struggles with himself and wants to come back to The Seven. In this journey he becomes a member of a kind of Scientology-like cult.

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Similmente in un altro segmento di video dentro la serie, Abisso gira uno spot per una chiesa simil-scientology. Girato male, scritto anche peggio, pensato per fare propaganda, è perfetto, calcato sullo stile, i toni e i brutti effetti della propaganda e dice tutto quel che dobbiamo sapere sulla doppia morale messa in scampo.

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Similarly in another video segment within the series, Abyss shoots a commercial for a Scientology-like church. Written badly, written even worse, designed to make propaganda, it is perfect, trodden on the style, the tones and the ugly effects of propaganda and says everything we need to know about the double standard being avoided.

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The Boys Season 2’s latest episode was the show at its most satirical, working through several topics ranging from bi-erasure, superhero blockbusters, racism, the rise of the far-right, memes, scientology, and accountability. Though the first series oftentimes struggled with finding a balance between heavy gore and social commentary, its follow up has hit the ground running.

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The Church of the Collective plot is such a blunt Scientology dig that I can’t help but respect it. The cutaways to the interviews or the awkward PSA video, everything down the font just screams Scientology and it’s so creepy that I’m wondering if this ends with several cups of Kool-Aid
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Much like Scientology, they are relying on members spreading their word. Carol recruited Eagle the archer, Eagle the archer recruits The Deep, who then, in turn brings A-train into the fold. Each member seems to have joined when at their most vulnerable, so it almost seems predatory.

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One thing is certain: the Church Of The Collective on The Boys must have a lot of friends in high places. COTC seem to have their fingers in all of the pies and are constantly recruiting. Though their goal is not certain, they seem to be a parody of Scientology, offering fallen Supes a second chance in life.

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The subplot that doesn’t really fit this week is the Church of the Collective arc, which has felt inert for a couple of episodes now. What started as a promising skewering of Scientology has kind of meandered since then. This week, A-Train wanders into that subplot. He’s about to be replaced in the Seven, so the Deep brings him into the fold, promising to help him out more than Lil Nas X probably could with his new anthem. What first felt like a new direction for the Deep now feels a little underdeveloped, and one of those arcs that may actually be setting up to pay off in the third season.

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