The Boys are again on Prime Video for the present’s fourth season, and the in-universe, and out-of-universe references are already flying thick and quick. In addition to that includes quite a few nods to the unique comedian guide sequence (written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson), showrunner Eric Kirpke revealed that the primary episode of Season 4 kicks off with an homage to a beloved 80s basic. The brand new season jumps proper into the motion as The Boys infiltrate an election occasion to gather grime on secret supe Victoria Nouman (Claudia Doumit). After the plan inevitably goes flawed, Kimiko (Karen Fukihara) is compelled to leap out of the lodge’s window, a number of tales within the air. Because the group waits for her therapeutic powers to kick in, the scene takes a second to reference the beloved Tim Burton basic, Beetlejuice, starring Michael Keaton.

The Boys – Season 4

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In season 4 of The Boys, Victoria Neuman is nearer than ever to the Oval Workplace and beneath the management of Homelander. With solely months to reside, Billy Butcher should discover a approach to work with The Boys in the event that they wish to save the world.

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June 13, 2024

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Antony Starr , Karl City , Jack Quaid , Erin Moriarty , Jessie T. Usher , Laz Alonso , Chace Crawford , Jeffrey Dean Morgan , Colby Minifie , Valorie Curry , Karen Fukuhara , Cameron Crovetti , claudia doumit , Susan Heyward

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Eric Kripke mentioned the second throughout a current dialog with Collider. Kripke revealed that Beetlejuice was an intentional inspiration throughout the scene. Along with her face half hanging off, the digicam focuses on the again of Kimiko’s head as The Boys are handled to a transparent view of her flayed face slowly placing itself again collectively. In addition to being a homage to Beetlejuice, Kripke mentioned the inspiration got here from the impact Tim Burton’s basic had on him. The showrunner defined:

“That was at all times the joke. It was primarily based on what the viewers’s creativeness is of that second, which will likely be worse than no matter we will pull off. If you happen to bear in mind, there’s nearly precisely the identical second in Beetlejuice , which at all times made such an impression on me, the place he’s like, ‘You wanna see scary,’ and then you definately see the again of his face. I needed to drag off a second like that, and it simply made me giggle that what the viewers doesn’t see in that case might be grosser than what they do.”

The Boys Season 4 Has Featured Some Disgusting Moments

Whereas Eric Kripke’s declare that “what the viewers doesn’t see” is grosser than what they do actually works in that scene, it hasn’t stopped him from that includes some gnarly and vulgar moments within the present’s ongoing fourth season. In the exact same episode, Billy Butcher (Karl City) flips Victoria Neuman the metaphorical chook, surprising her with a vulgar image.

The Boys additionally does not draw back from sexual content material, which regularly makes very creative use of the varied supes powers. Previous seasons noticed the shrinking superhero Termite unintentionally kill his accomplice throughout a fling gone flawed, and Season 3 featured the notorious ‘Herogasm’ episode. Season 4 is barely 4 episodes in, and it may need already topped the present’s shock meter. While attending a conspiracy conference, The Boys bump into the supe Splinter (Rob Benedict), who could make clones of himself, alone in a sauna. The remainder is probably greatest left unsaid.

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The Boys Creator Doesn’t Perceive How You Can Root for Homelander, Says ‘Dangerous Followers’ Should Be a Minority

Eric Kripke is baffled by followers who root for Homelander, does not perceive how anybody can have a look at the character and assume “That’s my man.” 

Season 4 of The Boys is at the moment in the course of streaming on Prime Video, with new episodes being launched weekly. Kripke not too long ago confirmed that the sequence will finish after its fifth season. Nevertheless, extra tales in The Boys universe are on their means as Season 2 of Gen V, and a brand new spin-off, The Boys: Mexico, are at the moment in manufacturing.