Is THE BOYS' Homelander based on Donald Trump?

THE BOYS cast weighs in on whether their characters are based on real politicians. #happysadconfused #joshhorowitz #theboys #antonystarr
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[@chaos-fk6fs]

there is a difference between "based on" and "influenced by"

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

Thank you anthony for not doing kripke's boring idea

[@pop000690]

I agree more so with Starr. To me Homelander represents the dark side of any US Authority Figure. Sure, there are the Trump comparisons, but imo I also see elements of Biden, Obama, both Bush's and heck, even a tiny bit of Clinton and Reagan as well.

[@DSkehan2004]

It’s mostly Obama and Biden. Insanity and darkness.

[@Dylan-b1l]

Homelander represents corrupted version of Superman basically

[@pop000690]

@Dylan-b1l Exactly. Superman represents the hope and dreams whereas Homelander represents the Cold harsh truth. That being said we need more Supermen likes in our lives

[@conchureify]

No because the comic was written prior to trump for fuck sake

[@zacgray4278]

There are a lot of differences between the comic book version and the television show though.

[@dimitryanyanwu7681]

​@@zacgray4278Not that much Homelander is pretty the same, go read the comics before commenting please

[@elbruces]

@@dimitryanyanwu7681 He's clearly doing a lot of MAGA stuff. It's right there in front of you. I have read the comics, BTW.

[@rsync9490]

​@@dimitryanyanwu7681Show homelander is more like comic black noir than comic homelander.

[@ProjectileGrommet]

2:08 almost certainly from LoBo

[@DSkehan2004]

Homelander was made by Vought. Yes and no.

[@rsync9490]

A lot of people would take Homelander over Trump.

[@Dylan-b1l]

Only thing I see in common is the blonde hair, Trump doesn’t have super strength or laser eyes or the capacity of flying at alone that he far older than homelander

[@Dylan-b1l]

@@cthulhucrews6602 what is hamlet ?

[@ArnoldSchwarzenegger-ny2jn]

@@cthulhucrews6602 👏😄

[@MasonGrant0704]

Wow, so stunning and brave.

[@ArnoldSchwarzenegger-ny2jn]

2018 called, they want their right-wing slogan back.

[@MasonGrant0704]

@@ArnoldSchwarzenegger-ny2jn Are you going to cry buttercup?

[@MasonGrant0704]

@@ArnoldSchwarzenegger-ny2jn Are you going to cry, buttercup?

[@ChrisMorganComedy]

Eric is ruining his own show with his one and only way of thinking

[@realifecacti07]

The show is a very political show and it makes fun of a lot of politicians and situations in the world today. It’s always been like that.

[@DogFoxHybrid]

He's got TDS

[@elbruces]

@@DogFoxHybrid That's when people worship their orange god, right?

[@reeceburns8077]

​@@elbrucesHe seems to be Hollywoods god

[@MasonGrant0704]

@@elbrucesHe's correct, Erik has TDS and that is sad.