Premiere Roundup: Toxic Bonds, Vegas Glam, 1985 Hawkins, and a Prophet in The Boys
A four-show premiere roundup: Half Man centers on a dangerous, escalating bond between Ruben and Niall with unsettling sexuality; Hacks No New Tricks offers a breezy, humor-driven detour focusing on Deborah, Marcus, and Ava amid Vegas-set drama; Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 attempts a kid-friendly 1985 Hawkins cartoon that still leans on main-series lore but struggles to satisfy both longtime fans and younger viewers; The Boys: King Of Hell advances the season with Homelander’s Prophet arc and a more overt focus on character dynamics among the squad.