The Boys is a bad example because its whole aesthetic is hyperviolence and kink illustration. There's room for work that takes the extreme as its signature. Sa

The Boys is a bad example because its whole aesthetic is hyperviolence and kink illustration. There's room for work that takes the extreme as its signature. Same for shows specifically trying to illustrate tawdry or violent subcultures like club kids or gangs. What gets boring, when too ubiquitous and gratuitous, are works that casually insert characters, scenes, etc that seem meant to resonate with some purported culture trend / market demand but aren't really necessary or coherent in the context. If you're not on that trend yourself, those insertions feel completely out of place and sometimes even offensive. That's a perpetual pattern in media though. Presently, we see that explicit sexual content was "hot" for a while but some people are tired of it and a new generation just doesn't give a damn. But you can see similar comings and goings looking backwards (and forwards) as well, with: relgious symbols, queer recognition, political moralizing, lifestyle moralizing, positivity, stoic/sacrificing men, empowered women/survivors, violence and brawling, eye candy, sarcasm and cynicism, romance, superheroes, flashy lifestyles, sad sap lifestyles, etc