What made the bug confusing was that it didn't affect every encode. It was most prevalent when using the feature combined with specific aq-mode (Adaptive Quantization) settings. These are "high-quality" presets intended to improve compression efficiency, yet they were actively destroying the video fidelity.

Why some called it the "Homelander" issue is twofold:

So:

The fixing of Homelander's encodes raises questions about the future of The Seven. Will this change lead to a new era of success and cooperation, or will it create new tensions and conflicts?