Tag: Homelander
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Why ‘The Boys’ Should End the Same Way as the Comics
Prime Video’s The Boys, an adaptation of Garth Ennis’ The Boys comics, follows Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and a group of people trying to kill various superpowered beings. Their main target is Homelander (Antony Starr), the show’s “Superman,” along with many other superheroes that get in their way. Over the show’s past three seasons, their…
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‘Gen V’ Will Feature a Cameo from Chace Crawford as The Deep
The Deep is leaving behind the big fish of The Seven to swim with the guppies at Godolkin University as EW reports that Chace Crawford will be reprising his role of the fishy Supe in The Boys spin-off series, Gen V. A man of many talents, The Deep can not only communicate with creatures of…
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The Deep’s Octopus Eating Scene In The Boys Was Uncomfortably Realistic
One of the many oddities of “The Boys” is the way that any character, no matter how terrible, suddenly transforms into an audience surrogate the moment they’re trapped in the room with Homelander. A-Train is a selfish, murdering jerk, for instance, but it’s hard not to relate to him as Homelander starts making fun of…
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The Boys’ Karl Urban Has One Request For Butcher In Season 4
The season 3 finale of “The Boys” left us with a lot of lingering questions, chief of which was, “What’s going to happen to Butcher?” After a season of playing around with the super-dangerous Temp V, Butcher (Karl Urban) discovers in the finale that he’s now only got about 12 to 18 months left to…
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Why The Boys Creators Changed Stormfront’s Gender From The Comics
Fans of most TV/film adaptations tend to get upset whenever they see changes from the source material, but not fans of “The Boys.” The original comic series, written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Darick Robertson, was so crass and shallow that it feels like a miracle the TV show’s as good as it’s been.…
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The Boys Creator Eric Kripke’s Take On Homelander’s Chilling Mirror Scene
I struggle to think of a TV villain scarier than Homelander on “The Boys.” Played masterfully — almost too much so — by Antony Starr, America’s greatest superhero is really anything but. He’s toxic masculinity and U.S. imperialism packaged together with good PR and a soul-searing smile. Starr has a ravenous grin to rival a…
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This Is the Team-Up We Need To See More of in ‘The Boys’
Though production wrapped in April, Season 4 of The Boys is still in limbo due to the ongoing WGA strike, and according to showrunner Eric Kripke, it will remain that way until a fair deal is reached. Its release could be delayed even further due to the simultaneous SAG-AFTRA strike, with some of the show’s…