What I love about Homelander is the truth to his power and influence.
This was a great origin story to such a character, since it depicts most realistically, as far as emotions go, and most gruesomely , regarding to the visuals and story , the reality of white cishet male ego. The constant refusal to do the moral thing just because his feelings are being hurt from the constructive criticism he receives and the heinous acts that happen because of he's insistence on self unawareness.
Would love for it to be expanded upon later on.