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The Boys: Deeper and Deeper
From his exile from The Seven to his escape from an insidious cult, The Deep tells all in this companion to the hit Prime Video series The Boys
He may be Lord of the Seven Seas, but for The Deep, life has been a tsunami of humiliations and setbacks. After braving the childhood trauma of being the weird kid with gills, Deep rose to the very top, basking in worldwide fame with Earth’s most powerful superheroes. But his public glory masked the disrespect of his teammates who crushed him, day after day. When he found himself patrolling the streets of Sandusky, Ohio, and then swallowed up into the Church of the Collective, Deep realized he had plummeted even deeper than the Mariana Trench.
Now, Deep—on the road promoting his memoir, Deeper—is sitting down for a no-holds-barred podcast interview. With his wife, Cassandra, by his side, Deep dives to the very depths of his soul and lays bare everything that has made him the fish-guy he is today.
He may be Lord of the Seven Seas, but for The Deep, life has been a tsunami of humiliations and setbacks. After braving the childhood trauma of being the weird kid with gills, Deep rose to the very top, basking in worldwide fame with Earth’s most powerful superheroes. But his public glory masked the disrespect of his teammates who crushed him, day after day. When he found himself patrolling the streets of Sandusky, Ohio, and then swallowed up into the Church of the Collective, Deep realized he had plummeted even deeper than the Mariana Trench.
Now, Deep—on the road promoting his memoir, Deeper—is sitting down for a no-holds-barred podcast interview. With his wife, Cassandra, by his side, Deep dives to the very depths of his soul and lays bare everything that has made him the fish-guy he is today.
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June 20, 2022
Cringe with the Deep
Review of the Audible Original audiobook (June 9, 2022)
This is a tie-in audiobook with Season 3 of the Amazon Prime online TV-series The Boys, which is itself based on the same-titled series of graphic novels (2007-2012) by Garth Ennis. The story is structured as superhero the Deep (voiced by the TV-series actor Chace Crawford) along with his wife Cassandra (also voiced by the TV-series actor Kay Breier) are being interviewed on the Voices on Voughtify podcast about his autobiography titled Deeper.
If you don't know The Boys, it is set in a world where a chemical compound V controlled by the Vought Corporation can turn normal people into superheroes. The superheroes however are mostly a bunch of sociopathic, self-centred, narcissistic thugs who care more for their glorified lives than actually helping people. The titular group The Boys are a group of (mostly) normal people who are obsessed with destroying the superheroes. This occasions various scenes of mayhem and murder, often with overly emphasized gore. NOTE: This is a VERY adult series.
In Deeper and Deeper the Deep character (an Aquaman parody) is on a redemption tour, after returning to the high profile superhero group The Seven, which is led by the most evil superhero of all, called Homelander (a Superman parody). Deep had been thrown out of the group due to a #MeToo cancellation and had then taken refuge with a cult called the Church of the Collective (a parody of Scientology). Escaping from the cult he plays at being regretful and remorseful of his past actions and writes a self-serving biography to push that agenda.
The faux podcast is cringe throughout as it satirizes self-serving public figures making similar public profile return attempts. The self unaware Deep reads excerpts from the book while answering softball questions from the interviewer, while his wife lends support. It is pretty much one-note in its theme, but actor Crawford certainly plays/reads it very well.
Actor Chace Crawford as The Deep in the Amazon TV-series 'The Boys'. Image sourced from The Boys Wiki.
Review of the Audible Original audiobook (June 9, 2022)
This is a tie-in audiobook with Season 3 of the Amazon Prime online TV-series The Boys, which is itself based on the same-titled series of graphic novels (2007-2012) by Garth Ennis. The story is structured as superhero the Deep (voiced by the TV-series actor Chace Crawford) along with his wife Cassandra (also voiced by the TV-series actor Kay Breier) are being interviewed on the Voices on Voughtify podcast about his autobiography titled Deeper.
If you don't know The Boys, it is set in a world where a chemical compound V controlled by the Vought Corporation can turn normal people into superheroes. The superheroes however are mostly a bunch of sociopathic, self-centred, narcissistic thugs who care more for their glorified lives than actually helping people. The titular group The Boys are a group of (mostly) normal people who are obsessed with destroying the superheroes. This occasions various scenes of mayhem and murder, often with overly emphasized gore. NOTE: This is a VERY adult series.
In Deeper and Deeper the Deep character (an Aquaman parody) is on a redemption tour, after returning to the high profile superhero group The Seven, which is led by the most evil superhero of all, called Homelander (a Superman parody). Deep had been thrown out of the group due to a #MeToo cancellation and had then taken refuge with a cult called the Church of the Collective (a parody of Scientology). Escaping from the cult he plays at being regretful and remorseful of his past actions and writes a self-serving biography to push that agenda.
The faux podcast is cringe throughout as it satirizes self-serving public figures making similar public profile return attempts. The self unaware Deep reads excerpts from the book while answering softball questions from the interviewer, while his wife lends support. It is pretty much one-note in its theme, but actor Crawford certainly plays/reads it very well.
Actor Chace Crawford as The Deep in the Amazon TV-series 'The Boys'. Image sourced from The Boys Wiki.
December 29, 2022
Ok that was really fun, I wish there were more!!
October 16, 2022
Super cringe, but very funny in places.
July 17, 2023
Yeah, yeah. This is barely a book. It's less book like than The Diary of Laura Palmer was back in the heady days of thirtySomething and China Beach, but I do love me a nice piece of pop cultural tangentia, and this pseudo-podcast, book tour interview, side show to The Boys is well worth a listen if you're into the minutiae of great TV shows.
June 14, 2022
This was one of the cringiest “podcasts” I’ve ever listened to, and reminded me why I love The Boys so much. Not only does it stay true to the character of The Deep with a great performance, but it provides all the satire and complexity that makes the show such a one of a kind experience. Definitely worth a listen if you love the series.
June 13, 2022
In this epic audiobook Chace Crawford expertly channels The Deep, the shallowest of all supes.
Favorite Quote = “Some reviews of this book have said that the emotional intelligence with which you approach these harrowing memories are laudable. And other critics have not been so kind. One described it as an odious self portrait of the hero as a young jackass; petulant, pompous, obsessive, selfish and ultimately self absorbed.”
Favorite Quote = “Some reviews of this book have said that the emotional intelligence with which you approach these harrowing memories are laudable. And other critics have not been so kind. One described it as an odious self portrait of the hero as a young jackass; petulant, pompous, obsessive, selfish and ultimately self absorbed.”
February 7, 2025
I have panic attacks driving by Red Lobsters 😂
This is a tie in with The Boys TV show on Amazon Prime and it was hilarious. I'm a big SUCKER for Butcher. The interviewer has so much patience, I can't stand the deep but this one was great.
This is a tie in with The Boys TV show on Amazon Prime and it was hilarious. I'm a big SUCKER for Butcher. The interviewer has so much patience, I can't stand the deep but this one was great.
July 24, 2022
3/5 ⭐
So cringe yet so amazing.
I loved this just as much as I love The Deep. He's a completely messed up character and yet I keep wishing he'll have his redemption arch at some point because he's nothing more than a little man with severe self esteem issues trying to fit in a world in which he doesn't really belong (this isn't an excuse for all the terrible things he's done; he should pay for every single one of them).
The whole gill abuse part was amazing since it let us see a little bit of the real Kevin. Hearing him say he did not speak up about his abuse because he thought he deserved it just shows how hurt and broken he is and how that has influenced his actions (I choose to believe he wasn't told to say that by Vought/Cassandra). His whole identity crisis era is fantastic.
My only criticism of this audiobook is how long the Church of the Collective part was. I wish they would have "dived deeper" (pun intended) into other aspects of Deep's life and not just that one.
Shout out to Chace Crawford! He was BRILLIANT on this.
So cringe yet so amazing.
I loved this just as much as I love The Deep. He's a completely messed up character and yet I keep wishing he'll have his redemption arch at some point because he's nothing more than a little man with severe self esteem issues trying to fit in a world in which he doesn't really belong (this isn't an excuse for all the terrible things he's done; he should pay for every single one of them).
The whole gill abuse part was amazing since it let us see a little bit of the real Kevin. Hearing him say he did not speak up about his abuse because he thought he deserved it just shows how hurt and broken he is and how that has influenced his actions (I choose to believe he wasn't told to say that by Vought/Cassandra). His whole identity crisis era is fantastic.
My only criticism of this audiobook is how long the Church of the Collective part was. I wish they would have "dived deeper" (pun intended) into other aspects of Deep's life and not just that one.
Shout out to Chace Crawford! He was BRILLIANT on this.
June 23, 2022
It says not suitable for listeners under 12. 😂 My son is 12 and there is no way in hell he is listening to or watching The Boys any time soon. 😜
What can I say about this? Well, if you watch and love the boys then you should certainly dive in 💦.
If not then it isn’t for you. If you don’t watch it you wouldn’t understand it.
I found it very entertaining and it made me laugh out loud a few times.
What can I say about this? Well, if you watch and love the boys then you should certainly dive in 💦.
If not then it isn’t for you. If you don’t watch it you wouldn’t understand it.
I found it very entertaining and it made me laugh out loud a few times.
June 30, 2022
In my opinion, The Boys is by far the best show on TV right now and part of it's brilliance is the amazing acting/delivery of the cast.
Chase Crawford has been given some bizarre and fucked up shit to work with as The Deep and turning his publicity tour for his memoir Deeper into a podcast style interview for Audible is marketing genius and The Boys: Deeper and Deeper delivered hook, line, and sinker. Yeah, I went there.
I don't know about anyone else, but if any other Supes wanna get all chatty and try to repair public relations, I'm totally down to listen. Oh and I want an interview with Soldier Boy. Please and thank you.
Chase Crawford has been given some bizarre and fucked up shit to work with as The Deep and turning his publicity tour for his memoir Deeper into a podcast style interview for Audible is marketing genius and The Boys: Deeper and Deeper delivered hook, line, and sinker. Yeah, I went there.
I don't know about anyone else, but if any other Supes wanna get all chatty and try to repair public relations, I'm totally down to listen. Oh and I want an interview with Soldier Boy. Please and thank you.
May 31, 2024
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My Opinion: It’s hilarious in a very rude way. The book is formatted like an interview, where the host is asking questions, and guest is responding, hopefully, in depth. His wife beside him acts like a buffer that he himself clearly lacks, for absolutely atrocious shit still leaves that mouth and goes on air (or at least record), whilst the host seems to try to hold it together most of the time. Very funny in a parody kind of a way, so you need to weigh whether you like that kind of satire or not so much. Really well written. The short time and studio setting did the author no favors, and yet the book was very enjoyable. Well done.
My Opinion: It’s hilarious in a very rude way. The book is formatted like an interview, where the host is asking questions, and guest is responding, hopefully, in depth. His wife beside him acts like a buffer that he himself clearly lacks, for absolutely atrocious shit still leaves that mouth and goes on air (or at least record), whilst the host seems to try to hold it together most of the time. Very funny in a parody kind of a way, so you need to weigh whether you like that kind of satire or not so much. Really well written. The short time and studio setting did the author no favors, and yet the book was very enjoyable. Well done.
November 4, 2023
This was a fun listen.
Not really a book more like a parody podcast of male celebrities going on redemption campaigns after sexual assault.
I had just watched the finale of Gen V and I was craving some more the Boys content so I listened to this.
I wish it had a little more meat to it, like more quotes from Deeper and Deeper or even like other supes talking about things. I wish it was more like a podcast and had different interview episodes of different supes.
Honestly I think the marketing of this series is brilliant. There's even an instagram account of Vought.
Not really a book more like a parody podcast of male celebrities going on redemption campaigns after sexual assault.
I had just watched the finale of Gen V and I was craving some more the Boys content so I listened to this.
I wish it had a little more meat to it, like more quotes from Deeper and Deeper or even like other supes talking about things. I wish it was more like a podcast and had different interview episodes of different supes.
Honestly I think the marketing of this series is brilliant. There's even an instagram account of Vought.
August 30, 2022
Deeper and Deeper is a genuinely funny ‘podcast’ featuring The Deep from The Boys tv series, it ties into season 3 and captures the humour, satire, and style of the show perfectly. It’s a quick listen but well worth checking out if you’re a fan of the show.
June 12, 2022
A fun add in if you're interested in the show!
July 2, 2022
That's Deep all right. Listen only if you are a fan of The Boys. Rubbish otherwise.
October 20, 2023
lol rounded up for Chance Crawford’s performance. Not really anything new but a fun tie in
February 8, 2024
This was so funny!! I need more of these!!
October 21, 2024
Total fun radio interview with The Deep. 🤣
December 2, 2024
Chace crawford a grammy behind YOU 💜
August 18, 2023
3.5 ⭐️
Funny. Great voice acting. It tied in a lot of the Show. I’d listen to more of these if they produced them. Quick and funny
Funny. Great voice acting. It tied in a lot of the Show. I’d listen to more of these if they produced them. Quick and funny
December 2, 2023
Total waste of time. I’m not familiar with the program on Prime…. Maybe that’s why this was wasted on me. Not going to watch that after listening to this.
May 21, 2024
This book really made me see the hidden depths of The Deep.
June 27, 2022
If you are a fan of The Boys, especially the show, this is absolutely hilarious! Set up as a podcast with The Deep pitching his novel, Chace Crawford continues being a laughably awful person as The Deep. Talking about the tragedy of being bullied for having gills, and how he is victim in what happen with Starlight, The Deep wants the world to know his story in Deeper.
October 12, 2022
Lmfao if you're a big fan of The Boys, you'll like this. If you haven't seen the whole show up to season 3, it will make absolutely no sense. I love the satire this show embodies, and it makes it one of my favorite shows ever.
I can't stand The Deep's character, but this is a "podcast" interview he does about the book he writes within the show. It's him and his wife Cassandra voiced by the actual actors and the interviewer. He's such a joke, and it's full of the expected cringe and ego his character has.
All of the Vought commercials breaks were cracking me up too. It was fr a whole podcast experience.
Seriously, if you don't like the satire of the show and you're expecting something serious, don't read it, but if you want to get more backstory (from an unreliable narrator of course) and more The Boys content, it's definitely worth the time.
I can't stand The Deep's character, but this is a "podcast" interview he does about the book he writes within the show. It's him and his wife Cassandra voiced by the actual actors and the interviewer. He's such a joke, and it's full of the expected cringe and ego his character has.
All of the Vought commercials breaks were cracking me up too. It was fr a whole podcast experience.
Seriously, if you don't like the satire of the show and you're expecting something serious, don't read it, but if you want to get more backstory (from an unreliable narrator of course) and more The Boys content, it's definitely worth the time.
October 13, 2023
My lack of enjoyment of this audiobook could be because it turned out to be a tie-in with season three of the Amazon Prime series, The Boys. I only found this out after I was done listening to it and wanted to get some clarity. So having no understanding of the plot of the series nor who the characters were to have a grip on the idea for this audiobook. All I know is that it had something to do with superheroes.
It was interesting though to realise that I was listening to a podcast within an audiobook which was a first for me. Otherwise, it was interesting, with the narrators being the actors from the series so that was a nice touch.
Maybe I'll feel differently about this audiobook once I've watched the series and understood more.
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It was interesting though to realise that I was listening to a podcast within an audiobook which was a first for me. Otherwise, it was interesting, with the narrators being the actors from the series so that was a nice touch.
Maybe I'll feel differently about this audiobook once I've watched the series and understood more.
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November 20, 2022
I listened to this book via Audible.
The Boys: Deeper and Deeper is a funny tie-in to the Amazon series. If you enjoy or laugh at The Deep on the show, you'll like this quick listen. It takes the form of a VNN interview of The Deep and his wife as they go on their book tour, and the super's obliviousness is on full display. There's lots of cringe, so if that's not your thing you should take a pass. As a way to get more content related to the show, it's a nice add-on, but hardly required reading.
The Boys: Deeper and Deeper is a funny tie-in to the Amazon series. If you enjoy or laugh at The Deep on the show, you'll like this quick listen. It takes the form of a VNN interview of The Deep and his wife as they go on their book tour, and the super's obliviousness is on full display. There's lots of cringe, so if that's not your thing you should take a pass. As a way to get more content related to the show, it's a nice add-on, but hardly required reading.
August 11, 2022
Not really an audiobook, more an in universe podcast (I won’t count this in my 2022 book total anyway). This wasn’t too *ahem* deep but was a fun listen that’s has a few good jokes that takes a stab at celebrity interview podcasts. It’s only an hour long so if you like the boys and want more it’s worth checking out.
February 12, 2023
If you have watched the boys already, this is the perfect complement to that, this interview with the Deeper was absolutely hilarious and entertaining, supper immersive really into this show's world.
We have the deeper going on and about with his wife Cassandra answering questions of the public and wanting to do their part in communications.
Totally cool and recommended.
We have the deeper going on and about with his wife Cassandra answering questions of the public and wanting to do their part in communications.
Totally cool and recommended.
May 17, 2023
I've liked The Boys TV show and this "book interview" of The Deep was quite cringe and sexist as I expected, nodding to the type of character The Deep is and how he plays it up in his "redemption arc", helped by his wife and fleeing a megachurch cult and a book release tell all (which, as the interview implies, he didn't really write), heroes who are in it for fame, glory and power have been reviving the genre as Marvel goes into another cycle of their phase a loop glorifying the good hero fighting various magnified society evil.
What in real life would be movie stars, the rich and famous, megachurches and politicians and corporations that consider themselves the good guys, the chosen. Fighting the masses of poor, uneducated, us.
Clearly though, they aren't that great. The wealthy need a privilege check, a wake up call, call it what you will, and if they don't see that in how the genre of superheroes is opening up with shows like The Boys...well, there may not be any help for them until it's too late. We may all be doomed by these so called elites.
So a 'hero' is human, flawed, and can not fix it all.
If The Boys' heroes were compared to DC superheroes or Greek myth he would be Aquaman/Triton/Poseidon, other members of 'the Seven' include Homelander a Zeus/Superman type, Black Noir likely a silent and deadly Batman, so Hades/Ares, A-Train a speedster like Flash/Hermes/Mercury, Queen Maeve who dresses like Wonder Woman/a Amazon and in the show is queer a Artemis/Athena kind of hero.
Other members of the Seven only appear briefly on the show and aren't mentioned here like Translucent, a invisible man, or Lamplighter who could control fire; lastly the newest edition to the Seven and who The Deep sexually assaults, Starlight who controls electricity/light likely in a nod to Artemis/Aphrodite/Dike/Nike archetype hero and there is Liberty aka Stormfront a kind of racist lightning throwing Hera.
I did enjoy 'The Boys' and have also enjoyed the TV series 'Invincible' (a alien Superman's son inherits his powers and the legacy that shadows him), 'Jupiter's Legacy' (the children of a family of superheroes finds the truths they took for granted are lies; also the spin off 'Super Crooks') or 'The Umbrella Academy' (adopted super siblings find themselves fighting each other, fate and time and the end of the world after their father dies) and books like Hench (queer henchmen of a villain which is hopefully getting a sequel soon!), Soon I Will Be Invincible, Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain and Ex-Heroes.
What in real life would be movie stars, the rich and famous, megachurches and politicians and corporations that consider themselves the good guys, the chosen. Fighting the masses of poor, uneducated, us.
Clearly though, they aren't that great. The wealthy need a privilege check, a wake up call, call it what you will, and if they don't see that in how the genre of superheroes is opening up with shows like The Boys...well, there may not be any help for them until it's too late. We may all be doomed by these so called elites.
So a 'hero' is human, flawed, and can not fix it all.
If The Boys' heroes were compared to DC superheroes or Greek myth he would be Aquaman/Triton/Poseidon, other members of 'the Seven' include Homelander a Zeus/Superman type, Black Noir likely a silent and deadly Batman, so Hades/Ares, A-Train a speedster like Flash/Hermes/Mercury, Queen Maeve who dresses like Wonder Woman/a Amazon and in the show is queer a Artemis/Athena kind of hero.
Other members of the Seven only appear briefly on the show and aren't mentioned here like Translucent, a invisible man, or Lamplighter who could control fire; lastly the newest edition to the Seven and who The Deep sexually assaults, Starlight who controls electricity/light likely in a nod to Artemis/Aphrodite/Dike/Nike archetype hero and there is Liberty aka Stormfront a kind of racist lightning throwing Hera.
I did enjoy 'The Boys' and have also enjoyed the TV series 'Invincible' (a alien Superman's son inherits his powers and the legacy that shadows him), 'Jupiter's Legacy' (the children of a family of superheroes finds the truths they took for granted are lies; also the spin off 'Super Crooks') or 'The Umbrella Academy' (adopted super siblings find themselves fighting each other, fate and time and the end of the world after their father dies) and books like Hench (queer henchmen of a villain which is hopefully getting a sequel soon!), Soon I Will Be Invincible, Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain and Ex-Heroes.
March 24, 2024
Yet another not-a-book audiobook that I have ran through my ears. I saw The Boys and was drawn in, the show is hilarious and the Deep is always good for a laugh at. I did bark an out-loud laugh several times during this interview, he kept spouting from his book with an extra deep masculine voice. When Hailey reminded him that he would have to be bleeped for any curse words, he apologized and then restarted, said the first sentence clean, then laid out 20 f-bombs and said to bleep him anyway, it was throwing off his flow. More talk of how he grew into his powers, specific relationships he's had with certain aquatic life, and his time in the cult. There was also Vought-related commercials to break up the time, so meet me at Vought-land with your chosen pronoun at Brave Maeve's Inclusive Kingdom. So much delicious cringe packed into just an hour!
Deeper and Deeper was fun, I could see them doing more of these with the other supes. Sure, maybe Black Noir might not fill up an hour answering interview questions, but I bet Homelander's would make our heads explode...
*Not counted for the reading challenge*
Deeper and Deeper was fun, I could see them doing more of these with the other supes. Sure, maybe Black Noir might not fill up an hour answering interview questions, but I bet Homelander's would make our heads explode...
*Not counted for the reading challenge*
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