[10/10] Holy hell! I did not expect something this moving and poignant to come from *The Boys*, and I certainly didn’t expect it to be written by Andy Samberg! Suffice it to say, this is a revelation. For anyone who’s cared for a sick loved one, the larger than life rendition of being willing to do anything to get a little more time with someone you love, and also needing to recognize when you’ve gone too far and it’s time to let go, is profound and harrowing in the best way. The story of a loving husband who steals some Compound V to try to save his wife, only to have it transform the cancer into some kind of eldritch horror, works on its own terms and as metaphor. There’s a nice sense of desperation and escalation, as John goes to great lengths to revive his wife, and increasingly desperate and deadly measures to preserve her, while she instantly recognizes that this is wrong. This may be the peak of art and emotion not just in *Diabolical*, but in *The Boys* writ large. The vocal performances from Randall Duk Kim and Youn Yuh-Jung are heartbreaking, conveying how beside himself but resolute John is through all of this, and how taken aback and regretful Sun-Hee is. You buy their easy connection, and the different sorts of pain they’re both going through in these harrowing moments. There’s also some tremendous art direction throughout all of this. The character poses and expressions will crack you open. The translucent blue organism that springs forth from Sun-Hee and sucks up bullets and beasts alike is terrifying. And the golden-hued final moments of the atmosphere itself erupting with Sun Hee’s sacrifice are stunning. This is a feast for the eyes as much as it is a means to shatter your heart into pieces. Overall, this is the kind of deceptively simple, but ultimately transcendent kind of story I love, one that uses *The Boys*’ sandbox to dig into something poignant and sad, but ultimately achingly human.