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The Last of Us

2023

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The Boys

2019

The Last of Us vs The Boys: Which Is More Woke?

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AI scores are within 2 points, but the community leans more woke on The Last of Us than The Boys (about 16 points on our vote scale).

TV ShowThe Last of Us2023
32Score
Very Little Woke

Community (votes): ~90/100

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TV ShowThe Boys2019
30Score
Very Little Woke

Community (votes): ~74/100

See full breakdown for The Boys

AI vs community

AI verdict

The Last of Us and The Boys tie on the AI woke score (within a few points).

AI scores are within a few points (32 vs 30); we call it a tie.

Community verdict

The Last of Us reads more woke in community votes than The Boys.

Vote-weighted spread: about 16 points (90 vs 74).

Why the scores diverge

  • Both titles are within a few AI points, so the tiebreaker is the per-dimension notes in each full write-up.
  • The Last of Us: Characters are well-developed and not merely symbols of representation.
  • The Boys: Characters are generally well-developed and not merely symbolic.

The Last of Us reads higher on legacy rewriting than The Boys, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. The Boys reads higher on anti-traditional framing than The Last of Us, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more woke, The Last of Us or The Boys?
On AI scores they are within 5 points (32/100 vs 30/100), so we call it a tie for now.
What do community votes say?
Votes lean more woke on The Last of Us (90 vs 74 on our vote-weighted scale).
Why might AI and votes disagree?
AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.