‘The Boys’ Eric Kripke on Writing to Actor's Strengths and Ignoring the Trolls | Showrunners Sitdown

[@Elnont]

I’m glad Starr is getting the love he is but people need to but some more respect on Karl Urban’s name. He doesn’t always have the same huge set pieces as Homelander but he steals every scene he’s in and plays such a devastating complicated character with ease. Such a brilliant nuanced performance.

[@lucaspsm125]

karl urban is amazing!!!

[@mannygati1527]

Yes! So true. Love Karl

[@auntisthenes2754]

He's been been in more than a few MOVIES, not series.

[@auntisthenes2754]

Too typecast, though. Not always of his choosing. Here he gets to be big and tough and stupidly funny and sensitive. it's usually either or.

[@rodrickee]

the title lmaooooo EDIT: They removed the original title that said: 'The Boys' Eric Kripke on Not Wanting to "Make Edgelord Material for Incels" :(

[@blah__]

literally insane 😭

[@mmmmnhhh]

the way majority of the fandom are stigma male teenager boys 😭😭😭

[@zeldasaurusrex1647]

@@mmmmnhhh 'stigma' 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@El_payaso2006]

Stormfront did this

[@RivithOi]

​@@mmmmnhhhLigma

[@TheOldYoungOne]

It’s refreshing to hear Eric say that you don’t have to watch Gen V or The Boys to know absolutely everything, both are great shows on their own and it’s nice catching the small detail about Godolkin here and there

[@dfeditz]

Fr

[@illogical001]

And judging by the trailer we‘ll see Cate and Sam this season as well. It’s probably going to be a little confusing if you don’t have any context from Gen V

[@set7618]

@@illogical001 fr. in the end of the day, watching GEN V felt more complete to THE BOYS universe. It's like watching BETTER CALL SAUL after BREAKING BAD.

[@Dr.SickofYou]

Disney could've benefited from his advice with their star wars universe. No causal or new fan is watching 10 seasons of cartoons to understand an 8 episode series.

[@damianoledda5497]

even if he said that, it seems dubious now, cause you kinda have to if you care about to know what is going on

[@heroismist]

It’s great they finally referenced the comic version of the ending and directly spoke with the showrunner. I was really hoping for this!

[@starlight8554]

This guy comes up with the most insane shit and I respect him for it, ngl. As someone who was also into supernatural, I love this show.

[@szaeir]

Insane shit is one way of putting this guy's ideas...

[@gamerchords4526]

Nice job with this interview! As a big fan of the first 5 seasons of Supernatural and now the Boys, I’m realizing Eric Kripke is simply the man 🤩

[@psypsy751]

I don't think he has a choice whether or not it's political. It's just the most sense-making way to write superheroes if they actually existed. Super-powered celebrity cops who get corrupted by power and adoration and skew to right-wing ideology to maintain that power, and it's never enough because they're trying to fill a whole they made themselves.

[@austincha8006]

only right wing ideology? and not evil superhero celebs spewing left wing ideology?

[@7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS]

@@austincha8006don't you know that you have to be right winged to have power, duh! That's why msnbc and cnn are so right wing. And why Joe Biden is using his right wingedness to cause inflation. And also why Disney uses their right wing power to force an agenda in every facet of their media. God politics suck. If only people would think for a moment without labeling each thought a color.

[@jamesoffer6758]

Did you miss Stormfront whole ark in season 3, or did it completely fly over your head? ​@@austincha8006

[@alftuvik3820]

​@@austincha8006 We mainly see fake left from the evil or corrupt, like Vought pretending to care about race and diversity, Neuman pretending to actually give a shit about the left she's representing politically etc.

[@li0nhaha402]

​@austincha8006 what? Anti gun hero??? Pro abortion hero??? Pls explain

[@deantzu]

watching this interview really appreciated me more for the interviewer she really knows what the show is about and also did her research with the deviation from the comics props to variety for this wonderful interview!

[@KateAurthur]

This is so nice, thank you!

[@MildlyModerated]

He comes across as genuine, ethical & kind. I haven’t given a lot of thought to the man behind the curtain before now but this was really cool to watch.

[@morcela-gamer6981]

Thank God for this man for making supernatural and the boys universe ❤

[@2Good2BeTrue45]

CW ruined Supernatural by making it go 10 extra years and destroying the lore and characters. They betrayed Kripke on that one cause he felt out said 5 years was his only version of the Supernatural story and season 5 is the true ending.

[@jamescarr1265]

@@2Good2BeTrue45the first 5 seasons >>

[@joesephovide2942]

Eric Kripke is a national treasure, please protect this amazing human being at all cost. He had my admiration with Supernatural (seasons before the leviathan story arc) and now with The Boys and Gen V. Marvel may need his level of writing brilliance to fix what they broke in the MCU.

[@jamescarr1265]

@@joesephovide2942 is this satire?

[@sicksadsociety5658]

The interviewer is soo professional tho, love them

[@Zeru68]

Antony was the perfectly cast for Homelander and I don't if anyone else could play him. I remember watching the first few seasons and being very uncomfortable any time Homelander popped up on screen. Also I think it's very weird that anytime I'm watching a clip from the show and people just keep talking about Erin. She won't even be in the clip and still find a way.

[@breebiebreeb]

I totally agree! I wish people would leave Erin alone. I’m glad she has learned to ignore those comments, but they should’ve never been there in the first place. She deserves better.

[@Zeru68]

@@breebiebreeb she definitely deserves better.

[@saberhap2639]

@@Zeru68 a better surgeon maybe

[@Zeru68]

@Trump4prez-ho9cb not even. We've seen them cast different people to play the Joker in live action and learned that not just anyone could play him. Jared Leto was terrible.

[@balabanasireti]

​@@saberhap2639 cringe

[@MarcosSantos-dj6lk]

The boys is forever iconic

[@farhan022692]

Dudes a good showrunner

[@kemsari9969]

I like the fact, that he says out loud, that no one should root for the psycho Homelander! So many men like this character and he is the worst. As are Tyler Durden, the Joker or Travis Bickle, but there are so many men, that think they are cool and rolemodels...

[@adoringfan4194]

This is due to media literacy issues and ability to deeply interpret a story played out in front of them, to derive what these stories actually mean and how that can inform how one goes out into and behaves in the world. Stories are more important than we think

[@jasonvotaw5188]

They are cool and interesting and complex and I would also say compelling in ways your more purely ethical type of characters can be because they actually represent true human nature were as heroes tend to represent a fantasy or wish for what we want to be as people. That is why they are so good at holding up a mirror to what we are and yes on a more basic level tend to also be more fun because bad people characters are often allowed to be a little more fun because they are not being held up as role models.

[@Pohi]

No sane person would think of Homelander as any kind of rolemodel. We do appreciate a good villain in stories that is true, but that doesn't mean we want to be like them, at least most of us don't. Those people you talk about are not men, they are children.

[@Wolfhunter5607]

i mean they’re cool but i wouldn’t root for them

[@loucifer9618]

Tyler Durden is God

[@chiefyt9250]

Eric Kripe is ironically not too different from the mentality of Vought and it's employees. Which is why he can write about them so well.

[@thedefinitive6296]

I loved Supernatural so much for those first seasons and though Eric had created a really fuck gritty world that could also be goofy and hilarious at times. I'm so proud of where he is now in his career and that he's had so much success on this show.

[@e.s.r5809]

Being an adult British man, I only knew of Supernatural from American teen girls on the internet. It wasn't available here so I didn't pay it much attention. When it came on streaming services, I watched a few episodes. And yeah, you know what? Great show. One of those shows that gets mocked because young girls like it, not because it's bad. The girls are in the right on this one- great cast, great story (up to the point it was originally supposed to end, I didn't watch after that). Glad Jensen Ackles is getting the recognition he deserves now. Seems he's a genuinely nice kind chap as well. Good for him.

[@genuine.cocoa.9208]

Considering the most recent interview concerning episode 6…. The call is coming from inside the house, sir.

[@jamescarr1265]

That was so gross

[@theonlyone992]

I canceled my prime. Absolutely heinous.

[@phone5579]

What interview?

[@jamescarr1265]

@@phone5579 Variety

[@ege8240]

@@theonlyone992 ?? oh no bezos just rip'ed himself because of this :0 stop being a snowflake...

[@yannic8086]

Eric is one of the best Showrunners ever.

[@gabrielmoro3d]

Great interview!

[@EpicScreenReviews]

Eric Kripke has always been a good one. Supernatural was amazing. Also, you can tell by the quality of the people that work for him too or have worked for him. The Jeffrey Dean Morgan's of the world, Jensen Ackles, The Boys cast.

[@2Good2BeTrue45]

Supernatural seasons 1 to 5 (the story he created, wrote and ended with season 5 was amazing, seasons 6 to 15 was pure fanfiction and killed the show)

[@anderson_lombardo]

Great interview.

[@Introvertboy-k9p]

Eric kripke exactly knows who is the heart of boys series. His insta dp says all. Every broken men loves and admires Homelander.

[@marvellady]

I'm loving her questions

[@GhoulReviews]

This guy is cool and knows what he's doing. Season 4 has just been ok to me so far but it's only just started and i have faith in Kripke to bring this story home.

[@auntisthenes2754]

the first season was the weak one imo

[@GhoulReviews]

@@auntisthenes2754 to each his own, I loved season 1 but the show has evolved so much since then I think. Homelander looks totally different in season 1 his hairstyle is a bit different and he looks quite a bit younger than he does now lol. I love that he looks older now though seeing as homelander is struggling with his age in the new season.

[@auntisthenes2754]

@@GhoulReviews Season 3 was a blast, pun intended ! i'm afraid they can't top that. So far so good but slow, it's got to blow somehow.. next season if it doesn't. Soldier Boy perhaps should have been kept in reserve. Oh, that's where he is..Some hope yet.

[@GhoulReviews]

@@auntisthenes2754 season 3 is the best season for sure. Soldier boy will be In season 5.

[@auntisthenes2754]

@@GhoulReviews I don't know if a tour de force is required. It was enough guilty pleasure to see him appearing in dreams in Gen-V!!! getting him out of his slumber is a cheap move. Possibly a divine move too. The creator's ultimate wild card.

[@laurenbuchholz203]

He is so well spoken

[@LukeEion]

Great interview and a fab start to the season! Came for the fun dark-hero gore… stayed for the characters!

[@clydenolet736]

As soon as you announce that it’s political and to “go watch another show” it’s a red flag for a shows future

[@PeaceDweller]

The irony is, people WILL go and watch something else and then they will blame "right wing trolls" for the viewership tanking like they always do.

[@ElysiaFields19]

Congratulations Kripke, it's very possible I despise Firecracker more than Homelander. You have finally pushed a personal red hot button and we both know you are not sorry! 😖😩😮‍💨 Yeah.......I still love the Boys💞

[@Hotsaucerubbdown23]

This was a really good interview. I absolutely love this show and everyone involved does a fantastic job!

[@innocentag3285]

I live in South Africa and glad I can't understand the fuss about this great show.

[@nickymo]

Really solid interview!

[@zachlogan9727]

Great interview overall I’m a big fan! RIP Chance Perdomo,

[@genuine.cocoa.9208]

Guess bro took those "literally me" Homie memes a little too literally.....

[@Giza13]

Great interview!! 👍🏼

[@Waffleboy881]

Antony getting a Emmy this season stg

[@justintuisamoa4191]

Someone needs to check this guys hard drives and search history

[@jordanmiller4648]

Cool interview 👍

[@savedgesurvive]

Dont change the ending!!!!! You can make it pretty gut wrenching (not talking about the clone thing, that can change)

[@heatherweathr]

Eric seems like a real one. Unfortunately, like Zack Snyder-cool guy, but draws the most annoying and horrible fanbase

[@heavenoheck9664]

Disappointing take, honestly. For years, people tried to paint Snyder as a Rand-obsessed fascist. The same brush was used to uniformly paint his following in the then-prominent entertainment blogosphere. Not only is Snyder none of the alarmist labels he was accused of being, but so goes for the plurality of his fans. What you will find upon a more honest assessment is that the American exceptionalism that courses through the cultural DNA of Superman and his offshoots, such as Homelander, is understandably party to some subscribers of fundamentalist thinking. Even activism behind the Snyder Cut, which was increasingly proven to be a fact-based fixation, was a reaction to disinformation encouraged by the studio establishment. It is a profoundly reductive habit to simplify both individuals and highly diverse groups into a single undesirable and glib sentiment.

[@philosophum]

I can see the fear in Eric's eyes when he talks about the universe of The Boys expanding, it'll most likely end up like the MCU or worse Star Wars...

[@F5BOTD]

Ignoring legitimate critiques*

[@NickScaramuzzo]

So Sister Sage is basically the Cassandra complex personified. Ok

[@PicklesRTasty]

Sister Sage able to save all of mankind? She's a colossal misanthrope lmao

[@davyhotch]

Before Homelander met her she just wanted to be left alone. I cant tell how much the current misanthropy is a real behavior or a survival tactic.

[@Aquamarinix_]

​@@davyhotch it's both

[@DATAG0RE]

Eric Kripke kinda looks like Mike from Breaking Bad if he was young

[@joaquinuribe807]

The problem is in the show you gave Homelander like a sad backstory. He still a shit human being but you know where that comes from he was tortured as a child and he’s funny so it’s kind of hard to completely hate him I completely fear him

[@inse0380]

Eric Kripke doesn't get enough hate

[@xo_edmo]

Never saw an interview with Eric, but I definitely like him. Love the boys, and love how he stood up for Erin!! Fuckin weirdos online I swear..and I hope I’m one of the “good” fans lol.

[@stevegovea1]

Just finished watching Gen V... Didn't know that guy died, rip bro.

[@ineshadixon1377]

It is blasphemy that Anthony hasn’t won an Academy Award yet! IT’S SHAMEFUL THAT HOLLYWOOD DOESN’T TAKE SUPERHEROES TV SHOWS AND FILMS SERIOUS.

[@micajohansson1138]

You mean Emmy for television. Academy Award is for movies.

[@ineshadixon1377]

@@micajohansson1138 Emmy is an tv academy.

[@jamesrevere2992]

@@ineshadixon1377”an” comes before a vowel sound, ”tv” does not begin with a vowel sound.

[@rrmandrews]

Keep up the good work. I love it!

[@TheStarDeth]

The master of gaslighting

[@savedgesurvive]

It's kind of funny that he didn't give props to the comics having the presidency storyline. (Edit) hes a great show runner and everything. Love the show, but just strange and strange the interviewer asked like they dont know how they came up with the storyline?

[@josesosa3337]

Maybe they're trying to create false hype??? Yes the showrunners change things around but you can still see parts of the comic shine through.

[@deneskiss9756]

stunning and brave, with the fantastic marketing campaign that is based on pure gaslighting

[@speedody2171]

I'm calling it, hughie kills the deep

[@T--Sky]

I think it's time to change the title to Homelander, because I frankly don't really care about the Boys. Homelander is much more interesting as a character.

[@keanucooper2103]

Especially after watching episode 4 of the newest season. I can’t wait to see what he’s going to do in the next episodes to come

[@beyond_the_tequila_rift3194]

Eric Kripke is a genius and based!!! 🤝

[@rayalvarado5092]

I'd like to see EK direct/write a feature horror movie for the big screen.

[@michaellabonte6390]

RIP CHANCE

[@jazzyzjas9701]

He went from a great writer from season 1 to a idiot in season 4

[@joso7228]

it set up to develop and climax in later Episodes so a little slow n confusing at first.

[@mustbenatemoney]

“I’m really scared of becoming what we’re parodying” 2 seasons too late brother 😂

[@xXTheNickXx99]

Please explain why? 😭

[@jenny123311994]

I still felt like everything happened abruptly. Similar to what would happen in a soap opera. Whereas Breaking Bad sprinkles hints throughout the seasons. Building a story as a whole. There was way too many things that happened in the 4th season that I feel would make more sense if there were hints throughout all the seasons for such dramatic scenerios to happen in the 4th season. It just felt rushed -- slapped on. As if they ran out of ideas after the third season. Especially the first episode of season 4. Compare it to invincibles. They did a much better story telling job.

[@darcspeagal2]

Im tired of this dialog that edgy is incel. The super heroes are celebrity analogs. Celebs lie, cheat, sa, pedos, fraud, politics corrupting, etc this all happens daily in real life why would showing what literal gods in that same position doing the same to an extreme be edgy. Its wierd that the show is so tame. Heck people should really read the books without the sticks up you know where to see it wasnt that edgy.

[@AO48643]

Its an overused word and misused constantly.

[@genuine.cocoa.9208]

Unfortunately, this is what happens when you take media from a niche genre and make it more accessible to a large and profitable but also loud and sensitive audience, and why gatekeeping is a thing... An IP with darker elements going mainstream typically means it has to lose its originality and spark in some way and adjust to appeal to those who probably wouldn't have enjoyed it in its natural state in the first place, and those of us who could consume the source material _and_ find enjoyment in it must suffer the consequences...

[@OisinBuckleyAnimation]

The audience can decide if they want to watch or not = I refuse to listen to legitimate critism

[@benjiesalazar9562]

I like this Eric Boys man dude

[@javonezell]

Eric Kripke is my new favorite person

[@Gnarfledarf]

>unironically using the word "incel"💀

[@snapdragon9300]

Yeah loved this and Supernatural series.😁 Also helps that both Butcher and Homelander are kiwis like me.😁

[@brocKain]

Whys the audience score going down?

[@juliandavis9711]

Because they're showing frenchie like guys and people don't like that their political nature is being made fun of. They're realizing they're being made fun of and not liking it. Plus apparently someone just can't be gay in a show

[@onesaucynougat7471]

@@juliandavis9711it’s not that Frenchie is gay, it’s that the love interest came literally out of nowhere and feels forced, plus everyone thought he and kimiko were going to be a thing

[@juliandavis9711]

@@onesaucynougat7471 Wasn't it established that they weren't gonna be a thing last season?

[@onesaucynougat7471]

@@juliandavis9711 people still really wanted it to happen

[@Groblinmode]

​@@onesaucynougat7471Huh how weird that there's backlash when it's a gay relationship and none when frenchies sexuality was explored for 3 whole ass seasons so far. I wonder why.

[@happy-but-depressed]

Kripke did Frenchie and Kimiko dirty 💀

[@r4vnclaw]

not really if you payed attention last season you would have realized that frenchie and kimoko's relationship had a weird dynamic due to how they met and what they've gone through and they are more like uncle and niece or brother and sister plus frenchies past coming back to haunt him has been a recurring theme for his character and it's important for his story arc so introducing colin is not "doing him dirty."

[@em.5941]

not at all actually

[@nattyism]

i like that they aren’t dating. men and women can just be really close friends without any romantic feelings between them. media doesn’t show that a lot of

[@happy-but-depressed]

@@nattyism I agree with that, but they destroyed the chemistry they previously had and just suddenly introduced a random black homosexual person. It seems odd if u ask me

[@Maxito1275]

@@happy-but-depressed it isn't odd. it makes sense but people don't understand media literacy. it was very obvious what was going on with frenchie and that dude and that it wasn't going to last. this entire season was about the characters confronting their past and frenchie was a part of that

[@mishka1138]

Honestly I’m glad to hear that Kripke really cares about his show

[@hoseaxci2419]

Idgaf about american politics, im not from america, so my hope is, you just write a good show with interesting characters and stories.

[@jazzingirl]

It’s an American show made for an American audience.

[@seanc41556]

​@@jazzingirl *made for a global audience... Steady on there Homelander

[@ether2275]

@@jazzingirl Then why does it air globally?

[@TheOldYoungOne]

@@jazzingirlcue Amerika by Rammstein jeezo

[@starsomen]

he never said u should care

[@vanillabatcave5677]

Season 1 was the only good one, the comic is better, politics ruin the show not because they're left leaning but because they're poorly implemented.

[@heather23renae]

Not mentioning JDM with the list of supernatural actors is a crime 😂

[@fnievez]

0:09 can't wait to say this to my buds 😂

[@lovatocrvero742]

Actually Homelander was behind the scene waiting to laser Eric if he said something he didn't like...its true ask Ashley

[@VexxtheVoid]

Which is exactly wgat the og comic is in hindsight

[@T800-z4h]

Dude knows how to write a character to the ground, Frenchies Story hasn’t evolved and has gotten worse

[@denditwittard4410]

Coming from an interviewer and interviewee looking like the incels themselves beautiful video

[@Roach22]

A message for Eric Kripke. You may not know this, but people who root for Homelander know one thing you seemingly don’t. The Boys is a TV show, a fantasy designed for entertainment. Antony Starr is a great actor and brings entertainment to the show. That’s it. People who want to see him win likely just want to see what that could mean for the show purely from an entertainment perspective. Stop trying to project that’s it’s likely anything more than that. Coming from a guy that uses extreme violence for entertainment, you really do need to grow up.

[@LAWallis]

This is the most relevant show on TV right now.

[@leonrussell9607]

House of the dragon

[@SaulFavela-ld8kt]

Why does this dude seem to think 99% of americans think homelander is a genuinely good person ? Literally every single sane person on earth can instantly realize homelander is a monster

[@gravitynewton4609]

Unfortunately they think he is doing the wrong thing for the right reasons

[@Roach22]

It’s a BS statement. I haven’t seen anyone in my life or on social media ever seriously say Homelander is a hero. It’s just him trying to validate politicizing the show. Just listening to him in this interview, he makes it very clear that politics has been injected in to the show.

[@himself6363]

@@Roach22 He says with words out of his mouth that the comic itself is highly political in itself, just from a different era. And the show makes fun of both ends of the American political spectrum

[@brade7022]

​@Roach22 I've definitely come across some people who definitely like homelander a bit too much to put it lightly. And someone who is basically homelander without the powers, truly despicable person, however it definitely is a vocal minority more than anything

[@Roach22]

@@brade7022 With over 8 billion people in the world, there has to be at least a few psychos. I guess it comes down to whether people like the person you know is the exception or the rule. Though, I wouldn’t be surprised if a significant majority of those “Homelander is a hero” fans are just seeking attention.

[@futbolusa]

The guy has such a negative opinion of people on the right

[@redcomet0079]

As he should. They’re awful and gaslighters

[@skyofthelivingdead]

@@redcomet0079lmfaooo as if the left doesn’t do the same.

[@redcomet0079]

@@skyofthelivingdead I’m sorry genius, remind me again, who was found guilty of 34 counts? Because it wasn’t a democrat. 🥱

[@redcomet0079]

@@skyofthelivingdead *no response & crickets* 🤐🦗 typical Trumplican trolling 101

[@josesosa3337]

​@@redcomet0079I mean, both left and right leaning figures have gone to jail or have been investigated by authorities in the past and present. And there's people on both sides who complain about corruption in court(and judges) all the time. I get what your saying but still.

[@Businedu]

FIRE🖤

[@negano5654]

"He's giving very George Bush speeches" The comics is written interely during the Bush administration and everything surrounding it. I think the show, has much they have been loving puking fun at current American politics, they should focus more on having variety in its satire by mock other stuff. Yes, the world is acclaimed to be political but it doesnt have to inherently focus on Trumpism, alt-right stuff and put the superhero/celeb agenda has a back burner. I thnk that's why this season people are being exhausted about it because its more of the same and the same arcs. He compares South Park with The Boys but from what i can recall through the years of South Park, they have tackled other issues than political stuff and how that they has made become more consitent through the years. They dont just stick with one sub-theme and try to desconstruct it but do more than that. Its not really a valid argument when we know S1 of The Boys wasn't just trying to be politcal.

[@anieltavares7991]

Well apples and oranges mofo

[@CharismaSpencer]

What show have you been watching? It makes fun of every side.

[@LoneWalker59]

@@CharismaSpencer LOL no

[@shortdrink873]

From day one the superhero angle has been a criticism of capitalism, which is definitely a political position….

[@negano5654]

​​@@CharismaSpencerFor someone who's not an American, seeing the progressive people focus on Trumpism all the time is not fun because satire is a endless field and American politics isn't just the one theme to focus.i have not seen them tackle AI stuff yet and its been something on the rise everywhere in the world.

[@ryanbobadilla2527]

Props to Kripke for being a real one the guy genuinely says what he wants and doesn't give a fuck about who it offends.

[@WillJ3ll0]

Speaking what "everyone" feels isn't exactly as edgy as you think it is

[@7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS]

Meanwhile Kripke gets offended when people call his show utter garbage. Double standard much?

[@leonrussell9607]

He holds the same position as every corporation on the planet, very edgy

[@joet7136]

He's really going out on a limb saying what 95% of what every corporation and media group says. Wow. How brave.

[@MikeJensen-w2v]

@@WillJ3ll0 lol exactly you can tell he tries very hard not to include things in his show that will offend certain people hes just another guy for the corporations added a b1ack woman as a social commentary because b1ack women are invisible? lol more like the average man is invisible but that would go against their agenda

[@FoxHowell]

Love his fear of how one story depends on the other n not giving his audience homework but as someone that watches all 3 of the shows it makes so many moments(big or small) more interesting or adds replay value

[@CaptainStardust1988]

Homelander is a fun villain, let people enjoy him without being shamed for it. 💪

[@Papapawlin]

Dude is tweaking out over trump 💀

[@skyofthelivingdead]

Rent free in Kripke’s head lmao.

[@shashwatmishraalumni4918]

I consider homelander as my idol Plus he can literally overcome nukes so i dont know how hes weakest character

[@Tom.Ireland]

physically he is the strongest character but mentally he is rather weak considering his severe insecurity to be loved and revered as well as his deteriorating mental wellbeing leading him to become more unstable and unhinged.

[@szaeir]

Beluga aahh forehead

[@Brainstrain]

Great interview, by someone whose name is a mix of auteur and author

[@snoochyBoochies19888]

So the majority of audiences in general are not liking season 4... Very disappointing to hear the writing is no longer on point. 😖 Think I'll pass on sason 4. 👎

[@muhammadalikhan7244]

This season is peak except Frenchie and Kimiko thing, he ruined their arc fr.

[@cwolf201]

my read anyway. honestly it's nearing whatever they're going to do to match Frenchie and Kimiko breaking off to try not doing anything but living life part of the arc of the comics before the series ended the way it did.

[@lautaroasis60]

The title is completely valid. Theres always a risk of bevoming edgy for no reason

[@MechanicalRabbits]

wait Butcher is supposed to be British? I was 100% certain he was supposed to be Australian.

[@suddenimpulse030]

Cannot wait for that one specific group to get super upset about this in the comments. They love to dish it out but can't handle it back. ol

[@7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS]

Or some of us just like good writing and don't enjoy blatant political propaganda in the media we consume. I guess that makes me a right wing fascist according to this guy.

[@joet7136]

You're the one watching MSNBC 24/7 aka The Trump Channel. The obsession is just weird.

[@em.5941]

@@7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTSyou’re watching media that is completely involved with politics and yet saying you don’t like the politics of it. Either you lack media literacy to an extremely odd extent or you’re purposely being dense (to which the show also makes fun of)

[@7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS]

@@em.5941 how is this show completely involved with politics? It's about superheroes and how they are used by the system to uphold itself. The appeal of the show was its satirical take on the world we live in and its dark comedy was aimed at anyone willing to buy the propaganda the heroes were selling. Political views don't belong in satire and anyone with actual media literacy would understand that this show is now lazy and cannot come up with the same biting satire it once had back in season one. Instead it uses garbage political memes in a story all about conspiracies... Keep pretending people not liking something is because of their political beliefs and find out where that gets you.

[@em.5941]

@@7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS “satirical take on the world we live in” which also involves politics. You more hoped my point than your own lol.

[@16Vagabond]

I do root for Homelander in the way of him having some sort of redemption. Or at least destroying Vought before he goes out.

[@gleebybooer]

Yeah I think you are supposed to feel for him in a way, a lot of his mirror/breakdown scenes make him more sympathetic, as he is really mentally unstable

[@DSWYFT]

There's a huge difference between wanting homelander to become better/feeling sympathy for how he became who he is, and actively supporting him as the hero. He's layered like every other character, and his layers are notably evil but still layers.

[@anonymoushuman8443]

Wait what is The Boys Mexico

[@Ghaltouni]

Can't wait for the fucking elections to be over so we can have normal shows again. Today I jokingly said that Trump on V will fight Abortionman and guess what? the episode's major plot twist was actually about abortions. Just take into consideration that the rest of the planet doesn't care about the 2-party joke you call a democracy, we're just so fucking tired from CONSTANTLY making every show and movie about Trump and Biden.