We all know that in the world of The Boys, injecting compound V into oneself will instantly transform you into a superhero. But what occurs if you consume Compound V? This is the topic covered in BFFs, the sixth episode of The Boys Presents: Diabolical’s debut season. In this episode, Awkwafina plays a little girl who owns and befriends a sentient Compound V poop. What more could you possibly want from an animated story?
You might be the kind of person who finds the idea of sentient faeces repulsive in general, but if you can stand the thought of talking turds, you will be OK viewing this episode. Its animation style was influenced by Pokémon.
The Deep had already stated that he intends to convince Vought International to reinstate him in The Seven, therefore this episode may really be taking place after the series of events that took place during Season 2. Beginning March 4, 2022, it has been accessible through Amazon Prime Video.
Plot Summary
The episode starts with a girl called Sky, who is voiced by Awkwafina, standing on a street corner with two other girls, complaining that whatever they’re doing isn’t a good idea. Sky is told to stop talking, and she reveals that she is with them because they need her phone and she has no other acquaintances. When a dealer, voiced by Seth Rogen, arrives and informs them that he can only fit one of them in his vehicle, one of the girls, Bree, tells Sky that she owes them and that she should get in the car and get them their marijuana.
Sky enters, and the dealer drives away. He then asks her how she feels about the ocean while in his car. When he sees a billboard of a superhero named the Deep, he panics and goes off the road, slamming into the display window of a fish store. As the dealer pushes Sky out of the car and drives away, a case full of drug vials falls on her.
Sky returns to find that the two girls, Bree and Tiffany, have vanished. She hunts them down at their apartment, and they all smoke marijuana, Sky still holding onto the vial she obtained from her fall. She attempts to inform them about the vial, to which they advise her to take a dump in the backyard if she has to. Sky shows them the vial and tells them that it contains Compound V. They scoff at her claim and insist her on smoking the joint that they just prepared. Sky does so and immediately gags.
Sky later returns to her room, assumes that the liquid in the vial isn’t V, but consumes it nonetheless. Sky nods off in her bed as no powers materialize. Sky goes to the restroom the following day and poops, and a voice in her tummy instructs her to push. Sky farts and discovers an animated turd on the floor. Sky sees that the excrement has a marble for an eye that she ate as a child, and which never came out. She cries out in surprise. The turd knows everything that Sky knows, and they believe they are linked.
Meanwhile, The Deep, who is voiced by Chase Crawford himself, manages to catch up to the dealer, who informs him that Sky has taken the Compound V. Deep tells the dealer, standing atop a shark, that if he obtains the V, Vought will let him back into the Seven. Deep grabs Sky’s phone from the dealer, checks the contacts, orders the shark to do whatever it wants, and exits as the shark consumes the dealer.
Sky dresses up the turd in her house, which wishes it was gorgeous like Sky. A moved Sky informs the turd that it is lovely, and it proposes they do a soft wave together. The turd names itself Areola and displays its “superpower” of being adorable. Sky does not believe it to be a true superpower. Sky and Areola go to bed that night. Deep breaks in and searches desperately for Areola, finds her and transports her to Vought HQ.
Sky asks a representative when she will be allowed to visit Areola. Sky is told it’s not feasible and that the turd is being investigated at their research facility. In exchange for Sky’s secrecy, she gives her $1,000 and a renovated IPad. Sky obeys the rep’s request to depart. While going back, Sky recalls her joyful moments with Areola, tears up the check, and returns.
Sky breaks into the facility and knocks down the scientist who is examining Areola. The girl locates the restroom, prepares to flush Areola down the toilet, and assures the turd that she will find it again soon. A guard kicks Sky out while she sits on the toilet. Sky enters the neighboring sewer and discovers Areola via their link.
Sky rescues Areola from a pipe and tells her friend that, of course, she’d come since that’s what friends do. Deep discovers them and remarks that Sky cuddling Areola is disgusting. He orders Sky to hand over Areola, but Sky refuses. Areola assures Sky that she has always been powerful.
Sky is quick to realize what her true superpower is – she can control turds. She calls out for all the turds in the sewer to attack Deep. Deep abandons his goal and flees, overcome with revulsion after being hit in the face. As Deep runs, Sky and the turds celebrate their triumph. Sky returns to her everyday life, but with a whole new superpower.
Later, at Sky’s school, Bree and Tiffany come up and ask for her debit card. She tells them she has commitments with friends and the two girls drive away. Sky then returns to her bedroom, where Areola and the other turds await her.
Conclusion
This entire episode, written by Awkwafina, plays out like a quirky anime and mainly relies on a more innocent form of toilet humor for amusing purposes. Many individuals will undoubtedly find this entertaining and, albeit a little childlike considering The Boys’ general mature themes. This is definitely one of the most innocent episodes in the anthology, with an open ending and a straightforward narrative.
While not totally expected considering The Boys’ typical violent aesthetic, the images and animation are rather good, and there aren’t many unlawful events occurring in this one, which some may consider a godsend. Overall, this episode is definitely an interesting and quirky watch for casual viewers who want to watch something unusual, and hardcore fans of The Boys who want to see a different side of the series.