Hamish Linklater Is the Jolt 'Gen V' Needed, but What Is Cipher's Deal?

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I’m going to put my cards on the table. Gen V Season 2 has been a notable improvement over the first season, and if I’m being honest, more compelling that the last season of The Boys . Although, I should probably say “so far” because one element of The Boys Season 4 just came smashing into the spinoff. I’ll get to that in a second.

Episode 5 starts with a cold open that takes place a month ago. Cipher (Hamish Linklater) is tending to the severely burnt man hidden in his house and taking very delicate care of the charred person who is presumably Dr. Godolkin (Ethan Slater). This routine is methodical to the point where Cipher barely even reacts when he’s interrupted by a su

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