The best part here is that Homelander can check Stan's blood pressure and heart rate... This makes his disconcerting look even better since we know he knows that Stan doesn't fear him at all. It is not just just a facade... Stan really owns the conversation from start to finish.

@GammaStyleGaming

11 ай бұрын

Pulse and heart frequency (heart rate is the correct medical term) are literally the same thing dude :D You can't check one without checking the other.

@Dogeathotdog1

11 ай бұрын

​​@@GammaStyleGamingprobably meant to say blood pressure, that would make more sense.

@CrimsonMcTurtleDuck

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, great. Homelander is an unstable psychopath who, at any time, might impulsively choose to act against his own long-term interests. Stan is a fucking idiot for behaving in this fashion.

@reddit-it3414

10 ай бұрын

Stan doesn’t care about being killed. It would like Mike Tyson’s trainer not telling Mike Tyson something real because he’s afraid to get beat up. What point is there to beat up someone you know you can. It’s better to listen when they are telling you something.

@kbssanik

10 ай бұрын

@@Dogeathotdog1 yeah... Sorry, it was blood pressure I meant hehe... English is not my first language and sometimes I can't remember a given translation to a concept. Just like I used "frequency" instead of "rate".

The most savage moment in the show. Gus Fring always knows how to handle business

@AM-ly3oo

Жыл бұрын

It’s more that he is and already has been the business. And homelanders just finding that out in this scene.

@AlexisTheDragon

Жыл бұрын

I feel bad for this actor that he'll never be called another name but this char.

@blackirontarkus3156

Жыл бұрын

@@AlexisTheDragon the Gussy is just too strong

@Alec0124

11 ай бұрын

calling a character by his name from a different show is tight!

@Ditpo

10 ай бұрын

@@Alec0124 TIGHT! TIGHT! TIGHT!

I love how this is presumably the first time that Stan has ever directly roasted Homelander and after this moment he is never polite to him again. 😂

@brandonberrios9014

10 ай бұрын

Well I think Stan Edgar maybe knew it was time to bend the ego of homelander since he actually make his work’s life going a extremely downhill and then just go to him trying to treat him in his office.

@billqiu4692

10 ай бұрын

Stan’s the kinda guy who’ll put up the facade of being polite for as long as it’ll benefit him and the other party. Once homelander started getting uppity and acting like the executive decisions should be coming from him, there was no longer a benefit in playing nice with what in his eyes must surely be an overgrown baby.

@brandonberrios9014

10 ай бұрын

@@billqiu4692 basically “let put discipline in the spoil brat” decision

@rorschac009oo8

9 ай бұрын

Stan Edgar: You are not our biggest asset Homelander: Then what is? Stan Edgar: Los Pollos recipe

@danieldickson8591

21 күн бұрын

To his credit, Stan did try politeness with Homelander. What he got in return was contempt and threats. So Stan showed him what wielding power really looks like.

Homelander: „I'm in charge" Stan: „Do you. feel in charge?"

@HunGerMovies

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, he talks like a robot, bad actor.

@herooflight7931

19 күн бұрын

Esposito is a good actor really knows how to turn it on when he wants

@flevo

16 күн бұрын

@@HunGerMovies pls be satire

@HunGerMovies

16 күн бұрын

@@flevo Fact, he is a bad actor sometimes, in other cases he is simply boring.

@flevo

16 күн бұрын

@@HunGerMovies that is completely subjective. you cant just claim your opinion as fact. your bigotry is showing.

I love how stan talks. No vulgar language, not a profanity in his entire speech, but he is clear cut and BRUTAL.

@juliankneaz6893

10 ай бұрын

he said "bullshit" at 2:08

@thegloriousryan8981

10 ай бұрын

@@juliankneaz6893 True. Though the overall tone of such is still held, since it’s not out of frustration or such.

@MisteRRYouTuby

6 ай бұрын

@@thegloriousryan8981More to the point, why WOULD he raise his tone when he is in complete control of the situation.

@danieldickson8591

21 күн бұрын

@@MisteRRYouTuby Exactly. Homelander is a child throwing a tantrum. So Stan treated him like one.

@awseven1144

12 күн бұрын

@juliankneaz6893 To be fair in context he’s not cussing at Homelander, but to establish that all the things that Homelander values/thinks don’t really matter and to set the stage to bring him down a peg

Stan: One of the only men who can stand up to homelander without flinching. You know who else that can do that? Butcher

@bumblebee7547

Жыл бұрын

Stan keeps his cool, butcher feels rage, it's not the same

@Clark_kent702

Жыл бұрын

@@bumblebee7547 Either way, their the only non-supes that can stand up to homelander.

@jones9048

Жыл бұрын

​@@bumblebee7547 They both intimidate Homelander in different ways Stan knows how to hit Homelander's psychological pressure points, and Homelander is too emotionally damaged to cope with the insults from his father figure. Butcher, on the other hand, was willing to blow himself up at the end of season 1 just to hurt Homelander's feelings. Butcher's packing hatred on a level that even Homelander can't match; there's no universe where Homelander would put himself in harm's way to destroy his enemies, whereas Butcher indirectly states in season 3 that he's willing to put humankind's existence on the line by going public with the airplane footage. He's down to wipe out our entire species for the personal gratification of tipping Homelander over the edge into fullblown insanity. I don't blame Homelander for being afraid of Butcher. Butcher is fucked up. 😂 And now he's proven willing to juice himself up on V so he can physically hurt Homelander as much as mentally hurt him.

@guido7095

Жыл бұрын

soldier boy is also not scared

@bumblebee7547

Жыл бұрын

@@guido7095 Of course not that's his daddy

Stan didn't even flinch. It just shows you, who really has power. When it comes to threats.

@3baxcb

Ай бұрын

It's no surprise why he looked at Starlight as co-captain of the Seven. He saw something in her that Homelander never had to begin with.

@danieldickson8591

21 күн бұрын

Homelander has power, but Stan understands how to wield power far better.

@blackdemonknight

4 күн бұрын

@@3baxcb and even when his crimes were revealed and he was to be arrested in Season 3, Stan still kept his composure and showed no signs of weakness

@3baxcb

4 күн бұрын

@blackdemonknight Probably because he's been threatened by better adversaries than Homelander. Plus, he's Neuman's father, and like he said, what she did is something that he taught her.

3:29 how perfectly he captured being a child in essence lying to his father

When lawful evil dominates chaotic evil

@danieldickson8591

21 күн бұрын

When the strong dominates the weak.

@Drakid13Re3kt

5 күн бұрын

@@danieldickson8591 when the dom tops the sub

Homelander storms in there like the boss, and sulks out like an employee.

@danieldickson8591

21 күн бұрын

Homeboy thought he was in control. Stan showed him who really has control.

I just realized Stan was watching his daughter at the beginning of this

Giancarlo Esposito and Anthony Starr on the screen at the same time, wow. The raw talent these 2 unleashed in this scene was mesmerizing. Hopefully Esposito will return in S4.

I love Stan Edgar's implacable expression at 1:36 and Homelander's discomfort at 1:40 😂

@harrietwagner4891

Жыл бұрын

if expressions were intellectual property, Giancarlo Esposito would own the copyright to that dead expression. The stillness that is so scary. He's so amazing.

@RoboWatchgirl

Жыл бұрын

This cast is the lifeblood of the show.

@donovanbradford8231

10 ай бұрын

The look is that of someone ready to fight and he then takes off his glasses like he's about to smack Homelander and proceeds to do so...verbally that is. But Homelander is truly beaten by the end of this talk.

@anthonydunkley7844

9 ай бұрын

That was not discomfort, Homelander actually thought he had the situation under control, that was the look of smugness

@thegreygoblin5165

6 ай бұрын

I love this man so much. I was so stoked that he played my favorite comic villain, Baxter Stockman. Shame he didn't do that much in the flick but even still, hope that he comes back in the sequel.

the way he said "I believe u have a premier of tecknight lives to go to" so disrespectful

@danieldickson8591

21 күн бұрын

Stan tried politeness. Since that didn't work he showed Homelander what he really felt. Contempt.

" In perfect American" gets me everytime

Giancarlo just kills every role he does. Love this dude

I absolutely love Giancarlo Esposito, the way he talks. The way every word feels like a razor blade, with clear and precise enunciation.

0:34 I love how this frame shows that Homelander can't see the bigger picture, unlike the cameraman and Stan

The thing I admire about Stan Edgar is how he not least bit intimidated by homelander even when homelander has the upper hand. All homelander can do is be imposing and scream at you.

Gus stared down the Devil and did not flinch for a second. Now that's power.

@g_aware_nerd

Жыл бұрын

Gusstan IS the devil

@joeclaridy

Жыл бұрын

@@g_aware_nerd i'll accept that

@xcarnage3936

Жыл бұрын

Devil? What devil? Stan is putting a man child throwing a tantrum in his place 😂

@kingfairytale4306

15 күн бұрын

​​@@xcarnage3936 I mean, when you think about it, that's exactly what the Devil is, a manchild throwing a tantrum because he isn't daddies favourite anymore.

Its interesting, people like to say Stan always checks Homelander. In actuality I think Stan knows Homelander is an equal or greater enemy to him on the world stage and at Vought, so he attacks Homelanders insecurities and Daddy issues and strategic mistakes to keep him in line. Since thats…basically the only thing Stan can do at all, since Homelander can take the company with his bare hands

@abdulkarimelnaas7595

6 ай бұрын

I feel Stan could have Vaught shit out 1000 Homelanders if he was so inclined. It's just this one Homelander is already enough of a liability.

@Valigarmanda

Ай бұрын

Oh Stan knows he's outclassed physically, but if you're going to run a company as big and influential as Vought, having HL's powers won't help you. Stan checks him in the mental department, hard.

@jamiedoe6822

22 күн бұрын

@@Valigarmanda exactly. Homelander is an insecure boy playing tough but he’s really not outside his powers that strong of a person. He’s a child. . Stan is evil but also adult.

@goldenking2046

7 күн бұрын

@@Valigarmanda If you listen closely Homelander is still holding all the cards, but Stan so unbalanced him emotionally that he doesn't even realize it. Vought's greatest asset is not Homelander but their confidential formula for compound V? Well that might have been true in the past tense, except it's no longer confidential now, you can't put the cat back into the bag. They've lost that competitive advantage so now they really have no choice but to lean into the superhero aspect. You're all scurrying like madman trying to clean up Homelanders mess? Ok, and? That's supposed to give you power over him? If anything it shows your weakness since he made a mess and you have no choice but to clean it up for him and meanwhile can't even take any real punitive measures against him. Homelanders actually getting everything he wants, he's just not emotionally stable enough to realize it.

@ninetails625

6 күн бұрын

Yet he ran to sister sage for advice because he didnt know what to do. Stan is right, Homelander is just bad product. ​@goldenking2046

Giancarlo Esposito has really been typecast as "pharmaceutical boss"

I find it funny that the thumbnail calls Homelander the “Perfect American“, when his actor is actually from New Zealand.

@Justanotherconsumer

Жыл бұрын

We are a nation of immigrants (and some people we basically committed genocide in), so that’s not a problem.

@Problemsolver434

Жыл бұрын

The actor may not be American but the character "Homelander" is

@TheStraightestWhitest

Жыл бұрын

@@Justanotherconsumer Americans never genocided anybody. Don't even say ''nAtIvE aMeRiCanS'', over 95% of them were wiped out by plague, not to mention that American Indians weren't actually native to America either. They crossed over from Asia and butchered the Berbers. It's a good thing almost all of them are gone. They were not civil people.

Can't wait for S4. Looks like it just wrapped filming too! Can't wait.

@josiahgonzalez942

Жыл бұрын

Same bruh I've re-watched season 3 like 4 times 🤦‍♂️

@tcjusttc5418

10 ай бұрын

They are holding out because of the writers strike. Solidarity

@gibbsduhem1066

Ай бұрын

A few weeks away.....

@C3rd0xd

12 күн бұрын

Guess what

@wowitslena

12 күн бұрын

@@C3rd0xd LMAOOO I already watched it on release day thanx buddy

The facial twitches and head tilts HL does make him look like SUCH a time bomb, it’s awesome.

01:08 "Turn around and say Homelander in perfect American"

giancarlo as Stan are absolutely have a REAL POWER

Ah Gus will always be Gus

@blackirontarkus3156

Жыл бұрын

When the Gussy is sussy😳

1:34 That look was amazing by Mr. Esposito. It was like Stan was saying, "Are you really trying to threaten me?" with his serious and stern expression.

2:38 best part

I never noticed Stan mention soldier boy here in season2. Nice

Missed opportunity for homelander to not mention "his other business" that would've definitely scared Gus for sure _🙄_

Pj never disappoints

The little grin at 1:33 when he thinks he’s threatened Stan, then the pause while he reads his blood pressure, then the change in facial expression as he realises Stan is not the least bit intimated.

Coolest thing about this clip in retrospect was the foreshadow to Soldier Boy and maybe even Gen V... i wonder how involved Stan Edgar is with that project...

Yes! McLovin' Homelander. 💕

Never mess with Stan.. you ought to be Butcher 😂 to do that or else Saul Goodman

@Seasonal-Shadow_4674

26 күн бұрын

Saul scared of Gus

I know it’s an empty threat but where exactly would Homelander go if he “moved on”? Vought seems to have a monopoly on the superhero business, can’t be many others that could take in Homelander. What was he gonna do if Stan just said “Welp can’t stop you, there’s the door.”

I wouldn't be surprised if Stan Edgar has powers but keeps it low key. Would explain how he never flinch or why his heart rate never rises. Remember Stan been a CEO for a while during Solider boy era. Which means this man has contingencies for everything. Raising Supes in a lab you study them, and you get to know everything about them what strength and weakness they have. It only makes sense.

@supapiece3439

6 ай бұрын

I don't think it's that deep. He's simply not scared of a narcissistic man-child. It would ruin his character if he had powers.

@dervideominister

6 ай бұрын

@@supapiece3439 I would rather say, it is not that numb. The world building of the boys is thankfully much more sophisticated than a top trumps game for kids, where everything is only about who has what power.... Stan Edgar said it clearly - the biggest asset - and the biggest POWER in the world of "the boys! is not any (replaceable) hero - it is the chemical that can create superheroes. Even a Homelander can be taken down by a soldier boy and two random guys taking compund V. THAT is an important part of the narration, and the reason why the world keeps being interesting without any kryptonite.

@rusty7984

Ай бұрын

He knows if Homelander does anything to him he’ll be knee deep in shit as proven in S3 when he took “administrative leave of absence” and then Homelander realized it sucked doing his job and how everything fell apart really fast

@jamiedoe6822

22 күн бұрын

@@rusty7984 right, all he is is Homelander. He has never been challenged

In retrospect the look Stan gives homelander when he says "soldier boy" makes more sense now

Why is this bleeped out??? It really ruins the atmosphere

@joeclaridy

Жыл бұрын

Censorship

@Quball87

6 күн бұрын

Because Amazon and KZread love to censor

Dudes got to have some superpower.

@QuEsT_X

Жыл бұрын

He does it’s called Being a Badass & not giving AF

Imagine the level of fearless as normal human being, talking to a superman-like powered spoiled child and knowing you could be death by getting lasered anytime, Stan can be considered a Supe as well with Ball of Steel😂

We need Soldier Boy and Stan Edgar back for season 4!

@Diainvcgtslover

4 ай бұрын

Agreed

@jamiedoe6822

22 күн бұрын

Oh Stan will be back at some point I assume

the writing and acting are WILD

Real power is domnstrated here, brilliant scene.

1:28 we see Stan has decided to completely drop the all pleasant and pandering facade. His facial expression is perfect in just saying it all “(sigh) alright well Inkmew this was was gonna come eventually. Time to show this manchild how things really work here and who is the one truly in charge here”

@mkultra2456

Күн бұрын

Dude you gotta learn to proofread your comments.

I fucking love Espositos acting. Easily within my top 10, probably even top 5 favorite actors!

Why do I get the impression that Stan Edgar is possibly one of Frederick Vaults early test subjects and took the company from him. The way he talks about him as a matter of fact and with some disdain when he was compared to Disney and Eddison.

Homelander running around says he’s Vought and he knows absolutely nothing about the founder. What a joke

He will never get the satisfaction of making him feel fear. He just doesn't give a shit.

Stan Edgar wears some thick plot armor.

My prediction for the broader arc of the next season(s): The Boys form a temporary alliance with Stan Edgar to bring Homelander down, pushing Homelander into full-blown psychosis that sees him finally shed all the bullshit heroic veneers and attempt to overthrow the government. When Homelander is finally defeated, it is revealed (either through an investigation by the Boys or through direct admission by the character himself) that Stan Edgar is actually Frederick Vought - granted shapeshifting powers akin to Doppelganger's after having injected himself with Compound V during the Payback days. This would, unsurprisingly, coincide with Edgar's rise to the top of the corporate hierarchy in the 1980s, which was referenced in the season 3 flashbacks. Stormfront might've even hinted at this in season 2 with that line "Frederick had a solution for everything." While that could just be a twisted Final Solution reference, I think it goes deeper. I think Frederick's shadow is still looming over Vought Incorporated in a very literal sense. He was willing to give his wife V, why wouldn't he be willing to inject himself as well? It would also explain his complete disregard for Homelander. He was a high-ranking Nazi involved with Mengele-type human experimentation during the Holocaust. He is a ruthless, Machiavellian, and unfeeling sociopath to whom the ends will always justify the means. To him, Homelander is just a faulty experiment. Edgar even says as much by calling Homelander "bad product". With Stormfront incapacitated, Homelander can't be controlled any longer, so it's best to annihilate him and start fresh. Also, mark my words, it's gonna be revealed that Stormfront was Homelander's biological mother. It perfectly fits Homelander's disgusting Oedipus complex, and Soldier Boy even talks about his fling with Stormfront (as Liberty) in the 1950s. No surprise Stormfront would suggest to Vought the idea of combining Soldier Boy's DNA with hers as part of their effort to create a new "ubermensch" lab-rat that would grow up to be Homelander.

@cubalibre-5238

11 ай бұрын

If memory serves I believe Soldier boy already said that homelander was bred artificially "I beat my meat into a cup" so I dont see how the fling with Liberty has anything to do with it. But the rest is honestly pretty believable

@jones9048

11 ай бұрын

@@cubalibre-5238 Well yeah, I was thinking it would be a fertilization in vitro type deal. The time frame also lines up perfectly. "Liberty" disappeared in the late 1970s after she murdered the black man shown in the season 2 flashback. Homelander was born shortly thereafter. I'm thinking Vought had her impregnated with Soldier Boy's sample while she was off the grid.

@ultra-papasmurf

11 ай бұрын

@@cubalibre-5238 Stormfront still can be his mother, she couldve served as the egg donor and they still grew him in a artificial womb

@ZdenekMicke69

10 ай бұрын

It sounds like you've put a lot of thought into your prediction for the next season(s) of "The Boys"! While I can't confirm or deny any specific details about upcoming plot developments in the show, I can say that your ideas are certainly creative and intriguing. "The Boys" has been known for its unexpected twists and turns, so your predictions could align with the show's style. The show's creators have been known to take inspiration from the source material while also making significant changes to keep the story fresh for viewers who might already be familiar with the comic series. Given the complex and morally ambiguous nature of the characters and their relationships, your ideas about alliances, revelations, and character backgrounds could fit well within the existing narrative framework. Remember that part of the fun of watching shows like "The Boys" is experiencing the unexpected. Even if your predictions don't come true exactly as you've outlined, the show's writers might take elements of your ideas and incorporate them into their storytelling. Ultimately, whether your predictions turn out to be accurate or not, I hope you continue to enjoy watching the show and the surprises it has in store!

The most frightening thing for Homelander is KNOWING that Stan Edgar isn’t afraid of him. It was so nice seeing Homelander get put in his place for once.

I wonder if Stan Edgar has implanted in Homelander a psychological weakness when relating to those who don't fear him. If so, and if he is now the only one who knows about it, perhaps he still has power even though he is technically no longer in charge of Vought.

“In perfect American” 😂😂😂

When we can watch season 4 ;-;?

Stan Edgar should get a Green Lantern power ring for standing up to Homelander like that.

@Elriuhilu

4 ай бұрын

And Butcher should get a Red Lantern ring so he can puke gouts of boiling blood.

GUS FRING AT IT AGAIN!

More clips please!

man it really suck that you had beep the bad words out thank youtube

Damn... i love this series.......

Now that’s the guy they should bring back and make a member of The Boys.

What compound Edgar took to have those balls?

i feel like there has to be a Magneto-variant out there. probably some mountain in Germany/Austria that nobody goes onto because nobody ever comes back

Wish this was on Netflix.

It’s like walking in a room throwing your balls on a table demanding a raise. Only for the boss to show you a compilation of security footage all the dhit you’ve broken.

This was such an empty threat on Homelander's part. Where would he have moved on TO? He probably has a significant savings, probably more money than most of us could spend in our lifetimes. But he's used to a lifestyle that's so expensive, most of us can't even conceive of it. And it's not like any other company would pick him up because there AREN'T any other companies that use supes.

@the.abhiram.r

Күн бұрын

that's what i don't like, it would be interesting to see "competing" supe companies and the shadiness that vought pulls behind the scenes to stay on top

It's real weird thinking about a Tek Knight movie after seeing Gen V... 4:17

Homelander, where's your daddy? 🔥 i need some Soldier Boy

Definitely Time

Gus

Man I love the boys but I need the other prime video 18 superhero show… You know the one

@TheStraightestWhitest

Жыл бұрын

Lemme guess: elbicnivnI?

@Kipcraft9

Жыл бұрын

@@TheStraightestWhitest this guy gets it

@jlondono7

11 ай бұрын

I don’t know why it’s taken so long for Season 2 to come out

@Kipcraft9

11 ай бұрын

@@jlondono7 animation is expensive and takes a while, but seeing as it took two years, hopefully the animation is much better

dude tried to play chicken with gus fring

I love him saying american instead of English

In perfect American

i miss stan

I hope Ryan will also go brightburn on butcher in season 4

If I were homelander I’d be like, “shiiii, my bad bro” then proceed to dap up Gus

he never actually answers homelander's point tho

If ryan was in school in season 4 he would go brightburn on the bullies

@josiahgonzalez942

Жыл бұрын

Why do you keep making brightburn comments? You just watch that movie or something? It's like 3 years old

Imagine, Stan wasn’t afraid of Homelander because he’s literally stronger 😂

Stan Edgar is the perfect American. Capitalist Ruthless No nonsense attitude

I love hoe Homelander and edgar are both playing characters almost. Homelander saying "perfect American" shows he's this commerical, American figure. And Edgar talking about their origins in a private convo says things like "which we condemn in the strongest of possible terms" as if he's giving a press conference.

Tech night or tech knight?

0:10 0:47

Hey I like the 4 tvs combing to be one. I didnt know that was possible... But why not just have 1 large big screen tv? confusing.

@LordMayorOfDairyBell

6 ай бұрын

Cheaper

@Alec0124

6 ай бұрын

@@LordMayorOfDairyBell OH! Okay interesting thanks :)

wow straight-up hardcore demoralization

Funny that homelander signed off on all the 7 except stormfront but stormfront ended up being his favorite

Maybe Stan was confident to stand up front with homelabder cause he injected himself with compound V

@brandonm5130

5 күн бұрын

Probably not, homelander mentions hes “close to a coronary”

You are under a misconception that we are a superhero company, we are not. What we are really is a Harold's 😂😂😂.

"PERFECT AMERICAN"🤣🤣

In perfect american lol

Wow

"Homelander Rap" I'm Better......look up the song, You're welcome!

“What do u know about Fredrick vought”? He’s stormfronts husband and made dr. mangele look like a pediatrician in comparison

@3baxcb

Ай бұрын

That's not fair to pediatricians because they are supposed to be professionals with ethics which a Nazi like Mangele never was, even if he pretended to act and dress like one.

@DakotaofRaptors

7 күн бұрын

Was he as bad as Shiro Ishii tho?

@kingdae2022

7 күн бұрын

@@DakotaofRaptors I never heard of him bro tell me about him I wanna know

@DakotaofRaptors

7 күн бұрын

@@kingdae2022 he was an Imperial Japanese scientist that commanded Unit 731, an experimental weapons camp. Among many things, he forced women to kill their infants, detached and reattached limbs on living patients, studied the affects of frostbite on various body parts, and even unleashed the bubonic plague on a nearby Chinese town - which killed around half a million citizens. The worst part is that he was pardoned for his crimes and lived a long life.

"I am sorry Homelander but you don't meet Vought's standards"

I like that Stan calls him "Homolander."

What's funny If you listen closely Homelander technically still has the advantage here, but Stan dominates him emotionally so badly that he ends up "losing" regardless. Vought's greatest asset is not Homelander but their confidential formula for compound V? Well that might have been true in the past tense, except it's no longer confidential now, you can't put the cat back into the bag. So with that advantage gone they really have no choice but to lean more into the superhero aspect of their business. You're all scurrying like madman trying to clean up Homelanders mess? Ok, and? That's supposed to give you power over him? If anything it shows your weakness since HE made a mess and YOU have no choice but to clean it up for him and meanwhile you can't even take any real punitive measures against him. Homelander's actually getting everything he wants, things are going in his favor but he's not emotionally stable enough to realize it.

Put the most insecure man in the world against the most confident man in the world, and super powers become irrelevant.