Vought Rising teaser analysis/my thoughts because I'm normal and fine!
Disclaimer: I am not a Soldier Boy/Stormfront (Liberty) shipper.
so we're off to a great start by contradicting earlier The Boys canon (most likely) by having American V1 tests in 1950, rather than opposed to during WW2. I say "contradicting" because in S3, The Legend says Soldier Boy was at Normandy, just several weeks later for a photo op. That's in 1944.
We have Clara Vought and the three military subjects on a couch. So obviously, Soldier Boy (referring to him as SB or Ben from now on) was not a part of these earlier conversations. They look to already be in their Supe uniforms, so we can assume this is after they've been administered the V1. We can also assume Ben must have heard about the V1 trials through his father's military contacts and begged to get in. This is consistent with established canon.
We also have shots of Ben and Clara building a personal relationship, or at least one outside of the work they're doing on V1. And we already know (besides the "I loved Clara soooo much" mentions in S5) they're pushing a romance hard, from this "kissing scene" mention during the SPN Nash panel last year. So we're probably getting another Jackles sex scene.
These are the same scene/sequence. Clara seems to be indoctrinating Ben with her supremacist ideology. "There is a brighter future. All we need to do is take it."
Then we have Clara and Ben at some kind of gathering/party, most likely a military fundraiser of some kind. So he's sidelining the legitimate military Supes and becoming essentially the face of Vought. Sure, there are also shots of the other Supes having their photos taken with flashbulb cameras, but they're noticeably not present in this shot. It's Clara and Ben against the world!
Just what I'm finding the most interesting is that Clara herself seems to be running the American V1 program after being her husband's first true successful subject. From the previous canon, I was under the impression that it was Dr Vought doing everything. She was more of a support mechanism, and obviously playing the role of the good wife and politicking with prominent Nzi leaders.
Anyways, that's all I have so far!
