Boots
Boots Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
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About
"boot camp comedy hiding real heartbreak"
Set in the early 1990s, "Boots" follows a closeted young man who enlists in the Marine Corps largely to stick with his best friend, only to land in brutal boot camp under the shadow of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. It mixes broad recruit-camp comedy with real tenderness about identity, masculinity, and found family under pressure. The tone swings between raunchy barracks humor and quietly moving character work, anchored by a likable ensemble of drill instructors and misfit recruits. It's breezy and binge-friendly, but has more emotional weight than its comedy trailer cuts suggest.
the way it balances raunchy recruit humor with genuine tenderness about hiding who you are.
you want gritty military realism rather than a coming-of-age comedy with dramatic undertones.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Pink Marine | 7.5 | 1K | 42 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Buddy System | 7.6 | 1K | 40 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Confidence Course | 7.6 | 1K | 43 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Sink or Swim | 7.8 | 1K | 43 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Bullseye | 8.2 | 1K | 47 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Things We Carry | 7.8 | 975 | 41 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Love Is a Battlefield | 7.9 | 953 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Crucible | 8.2 | 1K | 50 min |