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

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  • 'The Boys’ Showrunner and Executive Producer Eric Kripke breaks down the on-set antics, writing to the actors’ strengths, ignoring the trolls and expanding the 'Boys' universe in this exclusive interview.
    Variety Showrunners Sitdown presented by FX.
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  • @Elnont
    @Elnont 7 днів тому +113

    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.

  • @TheOldYoungOne
    @TheOldYoungOne 11 днів тому +309

    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
      @dfeditz 11 днів тому +5

      Fr

    • @illogical001
      @illogical001 10 днів тому +5

      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

    • @setsuna7618
      @setsuna7618 6 днів тому +2

      @@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
      @Dr.SickofYou 4 дні тому +1

      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.

  • @starlight8554
    @starlight8554 11 днів тому +188

    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.

  • @rodrickee
    @rodrickee 11 днів тому +608

    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__
      @blah__ 11 днів тому +31

      literally insane 😭

    • @077o26
      @077o26 11 днів тому +44

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

    • @zeldasaurusrex1647
      @zeldasaurusrex1647 11 днів тому

      @@077o26 'stigma' 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @El_payaso2006
      @El_payaso2006 11 днів тому +15

      Stormfront did this

    • @RivithOi
      @RivithOi 11 днів тому +1

      ​@@077o26Ligma

  • @heroismist
    @heroismist 11 днів тому +57

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

  • @cokecan6169
    @cokecan6169 10 днів тому +68

    Confused as to who interpreted the narrative as right wing.

    • @Frozenies
      @Frozenies 10 днів тому +44

      ikr? even in season 1 they made fun of Christian rallies and them saying being gay is a sin

    • @em.5941
      @em.5941 6 днів тому +23

      those who lack media literacy and thinks the show is laughing with them, not at them.

    • @xxrieanrinei4922
      @xxrieanrinei4922 3 дні тому +2

      I dont think a single person believed it was a right wing show, alot of people just believed it was more profound than liberal talking points. The right wing jokes and dissection of the flaws in right wing views were great but it never felt forced and were kept very lighthearted and actually funny. Not to mention it never took the place of the actual plot of the show, being sure not to overshadow the character's motives and conflicts along with the actual corruption of these celebrity type superheroes. Season 4 threw that out the window with sterotypical insults about the right's views, never once acknowledging any of the countless problems the left also has while actively taking up screentime for a near neverending joke about republician media. Meanwhile liberals are the attacked and are righteous protestors and activist. A better writer and a generally more intelligent person would have just taken a more neutral stance, both of these viewpoints are literal extremes when put in their entirety and allying yourself with an extreme is never good because your subject to the flaws of said extreme. Plus people exist on both sides of the spectrum for a reason, both sides are fairly complex and are deserving of some level of acknowledgement and understanding. Basically this dude is just another liberal leading to boring and unintelligent writing, its like if a christian made a movie glamorizing christianity without acknowledging any of its many wrongdoings while making fun of every other religion.

    • @NONAM.E00
      @NONAM.E00 День тому +1

      @@xxrieanrinei4922they’ve been throwing stereotypical jokes at everyone like come on… blm burger… black at it. They’ve never stopped making fun of the left u just find more issues with the corporate left than the literal right

    • @xxrieanrinei4922
      @xxrieanrinei4922 День тому

      @@NONAM.E00 "corporate left", Blm burger insults an already widely disliked movement and the corporate world not leftist views, that's the difference. Every right wing joke is a mockery of the right's principles, the show is politically skewed and basied. The showrunner basically admitted to this himself when he said his views are directly put into his work.

  • @GhoulReviews
    @GhoulReviews 11 днів тому +32

    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.

  • @morcela-gamer6981
    @morcela-gamer6981 11 днів тому +176

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

    • @2Good2BeTrue45
      @2Good2BeTrue45 10 днів тому +4

      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
      @jamescarr1265 7 днів тому

      @@2Good2BeTrue45the first 5 seasons >>

    • @joesephovide2942
      @joesephovide2942 6 днів тому +3

      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
      @jamescarr1265 6 днів тому

      @@joesephovide2942 is this satire?

  • @MarcosSantos-dj6lk
    @MarcosSantos-dj6lk 11 днів тому +57

    The boys is forever iconic

  • @MildlyModerated
    @MildlyModerated 11 днів тому +103

    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.

  • @psypsy751
    @psypsy751 11 днів тому +166

    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
      @austincha8006 10 днів тому +19

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

    • @7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS
      @7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS 10 днів тому

      @@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
      @jamesoffer6758 10 днів тому +1

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

    • @alftuvik3820
      @alftuvik3820 10 днів тому +1

      ​@@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
      @li0nhaha402 10 днів тому +36

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

  • @farhan022692
    @farhan022692 11 днів тому +152

    Dudes a good showrunner

  • @Zeru68
    @Zeru68 11 днів тому +34

    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
      @breebiebreeb 10 днів тому +10

      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
      @Zeru68 9 днів тому +1

      @@breebiebreeb she definitely deserves better.

    • @saberhap2639
      @saberhap2639 9 днів тому +1

      @@Zeru68 a better surgeon maybe

    • @Zeru68
      @Zeru68 7 днів тому

      @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.

  • @gamerchords4526
    @gamerchords4526 7 днів тому +5

    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 🤩

  • @kemsari9969
    @kemsari9969 11 днів тому +309

    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
      @adoringfan4194 11 днів тому +50

      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
      @jasonvotaw5188 11 днів тому +13

      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
      @Pohi 11 днів тому +39

      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
      @Wolfhunter5607 11 днів тому +2

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

    • @loucifer9618
      @loucifer9618 11 днів тому +6

      Tyler Durden is God

  • @thedefinitive6296
    @thedefinitive6296 8 днів тому +9

    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.

  • @deantzu
    @deantzu День тому +1

    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!

  • @gabrielmoro3d
    @gabrielmoro3d 11 днів тому +37

    Great interview!

  • @jordanmiller4648
    @jordanmiller4648 11 днів тому +10

    Cool interview 👍

  • @nickymo
    @nickymo 11 днів тому +2

    Really solid interview!

  • @Waffleboy881
    @Waffleboy881 10 днів тому +10

    Antony getting a Emmy this season stg

  • @sicksadsociety5658
    @sicksadsociety5658 4 дні тому +3

    The interviewer is soo professional tho, love them

  • @EpicScreenReviews
    @EpicScreenReviews 11 днів тому +23

    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
      @2Good2BeTrue45 10 днів тому +1

      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)

  • @mustbenatemoney
    @mustbenatemoney 5 днів тому +12

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

  • @andersonlombardo6303
    @andersonlombardo6303 11 днів тому +22

    Great interview.

  • @PicklesRTasty
    @PicklesRTasty 10 днів тому +22

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

    • @davyhotch
      @davyhotch 9 днів тому +11

      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.

  • @Hotsaucerubbdown23
    @Hotsaucerubbdown23 10 днів тому +5

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

  • @genuine.cocoa.9208
    @genuine.cocoa.9208 10 днів тому +37

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

  • @LukeEion
    @LukeEion 11 днів тому +12

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

  • @ElysiaFields19
    @ElysiaFields19 11 днів тому +22

    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💞

  • @ineshadixon1377
    @ineshadixon1377 11 днів тому +39

    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.

    • @micahjohansson7573
      @micahjohansson7573 11 днів тому +6

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

    • @ineshadixon1377
      @ineshadixon1377 11 днів тому +1

      @@micahjohansson7573 Emmy is an tv academy.

    • @jamesrevere2992
      @jamesrevere2992 11 днів тому +3

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

  • @Businedu
    @Businedu 9 днів тому

    FIRE🖤

  • @heatheryi
    @heatheryi 11 днів тому +40

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

    • @heavenoheck9664
      @heavenoheck9664 4 дні тому

      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.

  • @hoseaxci2419
    @hoseaxci2419 11 днів тому +34

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

    • @jazzingirl
      @jazzingirl 11 днів тому +6

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

    • @seanc41556
      @seanc41556 11 днів тому +30

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

    • @ether2275
      @ether2275 11 днів тому +15

      @@jazzingirl Then why does it air globally?

    • @TheOldYoungOne
      @TheOldYoungOne 11 днів тому +1

      @@jazzingirlcue Amerika by Rammstein jeezo

    • @starsomen
      @starsomen 11 днів тому

      he never said u should care

  • @NickScaramuzzo
    @NickScaramuzzo 11 днів тому +13

    So Sister Sage is basically the Cassandra complex personified. Ok

  • @savedgesurvive
    @savedgesurvive 10 днів тому +2

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

  • @innocentag3285
    @innocentag3285 11 днів тому +11

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

  • @snapdragon9300
    @snapdragon9300 11 днів тому +3

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

  • @SaulFavela-ld8kt
    @SaulFavela-ld8kt 11 днів тому +21

    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
      @gravitynewton4609 11 днів тому +10

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

    • @Roach22
      @Roach22 11 днів тому +12

      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
      @himself6363 11 днів тому +3

      @@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
      @brade7022 11 днів тому +7

      ​@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
      @Roach22 11 днів тому

      @@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.

  • @Brainstrain
    @Brainstrain 11 днів тому

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

  • @benjiesalazar9562
    @benjiesalazar9562 8 днів тому +1

    I like this Eric Boys man dude

  • @TheScepticalThinker1
    @TheScepticalThinker1 9 днів тому +1

    I'm not sure for how long the quality can be kept up tbh. I mean gen v is an incredible spin off.
    But even that shouldn't be stretched out for too long.
    And now theres a the boys mexico in the works?
    NGL, I have enough of super heroes after the boys season 5s hopefully really brutal and satisfying end for good!

  • @happy-but-depressed
    @happy-but-depressed 10 днів тому +23

    Kripke did Frenchie and Kimiko dirty 💀

    • @r4vnclaw
      @r4vnclaw 9 днів тому +11

      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
      @em.5941 6 днів тому

      not at all actually

    • @nattyism
      @nattyism 2 дні тому +1

      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
      @happy-but-depressed 2 години тому +1

      @@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

  • @savedgesurvive
    @savedgesurvive 10 днів тому +3

    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
      @josesosa3337 5 днів тому

      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.

  • @D_Greenwood_NZ
    @D_Greenwood_NZ 3 дні тому

    NZ loves you Eric Kripke!! keep this up and you may get a Knighthood. >_

  • @VexxtheVoid
    @VexxtheVoid 11 днів тому +10

    Which is exactly wgat the og comic is in hindsight

  • @omeganeoz
    @omeganeoz 10 днів тому +1

    This show proves that aslong as the storytelling and plot/writing is good it doesnt matter if its woke or not 🙏🔥

  • @michaellabonte6390
    @michaellabonte6390 11 днів тому +5

    RIP CHANCE

  • @heather23renae
    @heather23renae 10 днів тому +1

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

  • @lovatocrvero742
    @lovatocrvero742 3 дні тому

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

  • @xo_edmo
    @xo_edmo 9 днів тому +2

    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.

  • @beyond_the_tequila_rift3194
    @beyond_the_tequila_rift3194 День тому

    Eric Kripke is a genius and based!!!
    🤝

  • @ryanbobadilla2527
    @ryanbobadilla2527 11 днів тому +25

    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
      @WillJ3ll0 11 днів тому +4

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

    • @7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS
      @7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS 10 днів тому +4

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

    • @leonrussell9607
      @leonrussell9607 10 днів тому +7

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

    • @joet7136
      @joet7136 10 днів тому +3

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

    • @user-ec4yw5hj3r
      @user-ec4yw5hj3r 10 днів тому

      @@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

  • @denditwittard4410
    @denditwittard4410 11 днів тому +9

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

  • @davidnguyen4353
    @davidnguyen4353 4 дні тому

    Regarding the controversy about Erin Moriarty, I as a fan and, I'd like to think me as a decent person, I think the upset was justified. Erin Moriarty was beautiful before her 'nose surgery' and possibly some cheek bone lift or whatever but the change was definitely noticeable. I strongly believe the majority of the fans involved did not mean to hurt Erin's feelings but the outcry was inevitable. People can be mean and I'm sorry.

  • @futbolusa
    @futbolusa 9 днів тому +8

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

    • @redcomet0079
      @redcomet0079 7 днів тому +5

      As he should. They’re awful and gaslighters

    • @skyofthelivingdead
      @skyofthelivingdead 5 днів тому +1

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

    • @redcomet0079
      @redcomet0079 5 днів тому +3

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

    • @redcomet0079
      @redcomet0079 5 днів тому +2

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

    • @josesosa3337
      @josesosa3337 5 днів тому +1

      ​@@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.

  • @jenny123311994
    @jenny123311994 День тому

    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.

  • @mishka1138
    @mishka1138 11 днів тому +8

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

  • @stevegovea1
    @stevegovea1 4 дні тому

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

  • @F5BOTD
    @F5BOTD 6 днів тому +8

    Ignoring legitimate critiques*

  • @brocKain
    @brocKain 9 днів тому +7

    Whys the audience score going down?

    • @juliandavis9711
      @juliandavis9711 5 днів тому +2

      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
      @onesaucynougat7471 5 днів тому +3

      @@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
      @juliandavis9711 5 днів тому +2

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

    • @onesaucynougat7471
      @onesaucynougat7471 5 днів тому +2

      @@juliandavis9711 people still really wanted it to happen

    • @Groblinmode
      @Groblinmode 5 днів тому +2

      ​@@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.

  • @DATAG0RE
    @DATAG0RE 5 днів тому

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

  • @negano5654
    @negano5654 11 днів тому +19

    "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
      @anieltavares7991 11 днів тому

      Well apples and oranges mofo

    • @CharismaSpencer
      @CharismaSpencer 11 днів тому +11

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

    • @LoneWalker59
      @LoneWalker59 11 днів тому +8

      @@CharismaSpencer LOL no

    • @shortdrink873
      @shortdrink873 11 днів тому +1

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

    • @negano5654
      @negano5654 11 днів тому +5

      ​​@@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.

  • @muhammadalikhan7244
    @muhammadalikhan7244 10 днів тому +7

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

    • @cwolf201
      @cwolf201 10 днів тому +1

      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
    @lautaroasis60 9 днів тому

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

  • @Gnarfledarf
    @Gnarfledarf 9 днів тому +4

    >unironically using the word "incel"💀

  • @anonymoushuman8443
    @anonymoushuman8443 2 дні тому

    Wait what is The Boys Mexico

  • @Ghaltouni
    @Ghaltouni 9 днів тому +2

    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.

  • @ankoasmr2510
    @ankoasmr2510 11 днів тому +25

    I guess I’m an incel for not wanting to see a dude who can multiply himself run his own human centipede.

    • @raph6931
      @raph6931 11 днів тому +31

      You know full well what type of incel he's referring to

    • @starsomen
      @starsomen 11 днів тому +8

      don’t be dense

    • @Supherodude
      @Supherodude 11 днів тому +10

      Are surprised this show would do something like that? The Boys already did a bunch of nasty sh*t in the last 3 seasons.

    • @7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS
      @7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS 10 днів тому

      @@starsomendid you not realize this show is making fun of perverse people the whole time? I'm surprised you didn't figure that out. Kinda embarrassing...

    • @swiggydswirl330
      @swiggydswirl330 10 днів тому +2

      ​@@7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS it really isn't. If anything it makes fun of people who abuse power or carelessly misuse it. The show is pretty sex positive

  • @jamescarr1265
    @jamescarr1265 7 днів тому +1

    Girl, it’s a fictional show

  • @DanielleA2023
    @DanielleA2023 10 днів тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @LAWallis
    @LAWallis 11 днів тому +6

    This is the most relevant show on TV right now.

  • @javonezell
    @javonezell 11 днів тому +12

    Eric Kripke is my new favorite person

  • @greenbane2105
    @greenbane2105 11 днів тому

    Billy is supposed to be Irish? Wth I thought I saw an English flag in his flashback and I thought Karl Urban was just doing a bad cockney accent

    • @Cercular
      @Cercular 11 днів тому +7

      he meant that Garth Ennis is Irish and has a batter reference for Butcher from experience, so Eric makes sure to consider Garth's wishes in writing the character and his dialogue

    • @greenbane2105
      @greenbane2105 11 днів тому +1

      oh no duh, thank you for clearing that up

  • @JRDBrennan
    @JRDBrennan 11 днів тому +14

    If the goal was to not make homelander a relatable character the failed miserably

    • @sydwhatley
      @sydwhatley 10 днів тому +25

      Homelander is a murdering psychopath but if you find that relatable that says a lot about you 😬

    • @JRDBrennan
      @JRDBrennan 10 днів тому +5

      @@sydwhatley your surface level character analysis is impressive

    • @johnprotagonist7296
      @johnprotagonist7296 10 днів тому +6

      I think that's just a you problem

    • @Groblinmode
      @Groblinmode 5 днів тому +1

      ​@@JRDBrennan the ability to empathize with him is fair, relating is a step too close to the edge though.

  • @darcspeagal2
    @darcspeagal2 11 днів тому +19

    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
      @AO48643 11 днів тому +5

      Its an overused word and misused constantly.

    • @genuine.cocoa.9208
      @genuine.cocoa.9208 9 днів тому +1

      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...

  • @suddenimpulse030
    @suddenimpulse030 11 днів тому +38

    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
      @7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS 10 днів тому +10

      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
      @joet7136 10 днів тому +1

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

    • @em.5941
      @em.5941 6 днів тому +1

      @@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
      @7DAYSOFOPENINGNIGHTS 6 днів тому +1

      @@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
      @em.5941 6 днів тому +1

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

  • @16Vagabond
    @16Vagabond 11 днів тому +11

    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
      @gleebybooer 11 днів тому +7

      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
      @DSWYFT 11 днів тому +9

      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.

  • @T--Sky
    @T--Sky 9 днів тому +7

    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
      @keanucooper2103 9 днів тому +1

      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

  • @SuitUp.
    @SuitUp. 9 днів тому

    Pff I don't care about his agenda but come on, his satire is not only against one side of the spectrum and there must also be an economic interest in giving a certain message. In other words, the intention he has with the program responds to the culture we find ourselves in.Don't get me wrong, I love the show although I think Frenchie and Kimiko's plots are the weakest in the show, as are Marius and Cosette in Les Misérables, but my point is that he is not doing anything brave or critical when he just repeats the same speech from all companies.

  • @077o26
    @077o26 11 днів тому +37

    the incels in question are all over in the comment section 😭😭

    • @yutro213
      @yutro213 11 днів тому +28

      Like you?

    • @077o26
      @077o26 11 днів тому +6

      @@yutro213 use ur thinking skill for a sec

    • @Nick-us1wt
      @Nick-us1wt 11 днів тому

      @@077o26nice vocabulary sage

    • @Roach22
      @Roach22 11 днів тому +8

      Another comment from someone who doesn’t know what words to use in a sentence. Placing the “word of the moment” in your comment as an insult only gets you pity, not high fives.😂

    • @Quartermp4
      @Quartermp4 11 днів тому +1

      @@077o26 “thinking skill”
      You struggling there buddy?

  • @CaptainStardust1988
    @CaptainStardust1988 9 днів тому +5

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

  • @andrebennett1596
    @andrebennett1596 День тому

    50 year old man talking and writing the way he does

  • @dark_winter8238
    @dark_winter8238 11 днів тому +9

    I think the biggest issue is this season went from what was well done parody to over the top mimicry.

  • @Roach22
    @Roach22 11 днів тому +2

    The homicidal Homelander is a heartbeat away from the White House? Who’s the homicidal person in the White House?

  • @Roach22
    @Roach22 11 днів тому +6

    Cloning is too magical for the show? Clearly Eric Kripke doesn’t read any science literature.🤣

    • @negano5654
      @negano5654 11 днів тому +2

      Yet, the writers this season introduced Splinter who literally can clone himself.😂

    • @Roach22
      @Roach22 11 днів тому

      @@negano5654 Yeah, cloning with science is way more magical than Splinter.🤣

  • @jazzyzjas9701
    @jazzyzjas9701 6 днів тому +3

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

  • @malikbatalov2637
    @malikbatalov2637 3 дні тому

    "F off to the sun" I feel like such an amazing writer wouldnt re-use the same quote 4 times in one interview. So Im calling it right now, Cate manages to put her last hand on homie and say f off to the sun, in the last episode of this season, he goes there but comes back after, charred as a marshmellow

  • @lesedimakeketa5683
    @lesedimakeketa5683 11 днів тому +25

    Dumb people are turning on the show because it took them 4 seasons to realize they're the ones being made fun of.

  • @clydenolet736
    @clydenolet736 5 днів тому +3

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

  • @GodMcQueen
    @GodMcQueen 11 днів тому +1

    😂

  • @thehacker4012
    @thehacker4012 10 днів тому +1

    23:55-24:20 It seems like Eric Kripke is taking not so subtle jabs at the MCU. I mean, regardless of how you feel about Marvel movies you can't deny that are talented people who are passionate and worked on those films and shows.
    I just don't like calling anything you don't like a "cash grab" it just comes across as such a cop out. I'm not saying that Kripke is doing this, it's just tired trend that I constantly see whenever mainstream superhero movies are brought up.

  • @NadeemShekh-uy9zn
    @NadeemShekh-uy9zn 11 днів тому +1

    I want this guy to make a Squadron Supreme show

  • @SUPERSCHMOO
    @SUPERSCHMOO 11 днів тому +2

    good interview, i think a little disrespectful for him to spoil ennis's The Boys comic w/Black Noir reveal,
    i'm sure he wouldn't like if ennis did it to him even if he made him a lot of money tho

    • @jdizzlejake
      @jdizzlejake 11 днів тому +2

      What the comic that’s been finished for 12 years😂?

  • @radevthard7565
    @radevthard7565 5 днів тому

    I’m glad I watched this I didn’t know he was so controlling and weird.

  • @Papapawlin
    @Papapawlin 10 днів тому +10

    Dude is tweaking out over trump 💀

  • @NadaYogi
    @NadaYogi 11 днів тому +20

    Jesus. TDS much.

    • @PotatoKing86
      @PotatoKing86 11 днів тому +1

      What

    • @logansharkey871
      @logansharkey871 11 днів тому +1

      ​@@PotatoKing86 I think he's trying to compare the boys with the daily show with Jon Stewart. Don't really know why but....

    • @PotatoKing86
      @PotatoKing86 10 днів тому

      @@logansharkey871 ah. That's odd

    • @redcomet0079
      @redcomet0079 7 днів тому +1

      TDS doesn’t exist. Just like “Brandon” doesn’t mean anything either

  • @lenar.4735
    @lenar.4735 11 днів тому +13

    The show is great, it satirizes our culture and politics beyond the scope intended by the creators. There are radicals and fanatics on both sides - both scary and fun to watch. I love the Firecracker character not because she is like MTG, but because she is a caricature of a typical cаmpus protester who doesn't know what's what but continues to scream at people and blame everything on the zionist cаbal 😂

    • @youngrootv
      @youngrootv 11 днів тому +4

      Firecracker is way more a Brett Cooper type than MTG, though more crazy

    • @ruizma9826
      @ruizma9826 11 днів тому +2

      ​@@youngrootvhonestly me too however these two are literally just the same person in two separate bodies🤣

    • @lenar.4735
      @lenar.4735 11 днів тому +5

      @@youngrootv I don't know much about Cooper (I only watched her interview with Peterson). She doesn't seem aggressive or blatantly self-contradictory like some 'quеers for phalestine'.

    • @leonrussell9607
      @leonrussell9607 10 днів тому

      Campus protesters are very left wing

  • @Roach22
    @Roach22 11 днів тому +14

    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.

  • @redcomet0079
    @redcomet0079 7 днів тому

    I feel like Kripke just does stuff for pure shock value, but I love how he doesn’t care about whiny Trump supporters 😂