The Boysfeatures numerous ongoing plot threads in its fourth season, but showrunnerEric Kripkehas revealed there are only two characters who can bring the show to a close in its fifth and final season. First debuting in 2019,The Boysis set in a world where superheroes are anything but heroes. Controlled by Vought International, the super-powered beings of The Seven are vain, abusive, and controlling narcissists, who do whatever they want. Standing in their way are the titular Boys, led by Billy Butcher (Karl Urban).
Speaking toDiscussing Film, Kripke looked ahead to the show’s finale in Season 5. Kripke has previously confirmed that the show will end with its fifth season, and it might feature a glorious final showdown between Billy Butcher and Homelander (Antony Starr). Amid the many narrative plates the show currently has spinning, Kripke described the conflict between Homelander and Butcher as the show’s main plot thread:
“I will say that the big meta storyline of the series is these two forces of Homelander and Billy Butcher coming toward each other. Like these two meteors, two planets. Whatever the ending is, it has to heavily involve finally bringing that to a head with whatever disruption that entails. There are obviously other shows in this universe. There are obviously other corners of the universe to explore. However, this particular story is about Homelander and Butcher crashing into each other.”
Eric Kripke on Constantly Surprising Fans
The Boys - Season 4
In season four of The Boys, Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the control of Homelander. With only months to live, Billy Butcher must find a way to work with The Boys if they want to save the world.
As well as featuring some of the worst superheroes on TV,The Boysalso features dozens of shocking, unpredictable moments, from emotional rug pulls to the downright grotesque and crude. Over the past three seasons (and into its fourth),The Boyshas become renowned for this crass humor, and Kripke has admitted that he feels a level of pressure to keep it up.
During the conversation, Kripke discussed the process of keeping the show fresh and surprising. The showrunner didn’t reveal too much about his process, but did discuss the level of nerves and stress he feels about constantly surprising fans with each new season. Kripke said:
“I feel incredible pressure about giving audiences something new [in each season of The Boys]. Whenever any showrunner knows what their show is, it’s time to stop making that show. They have to be a surprising and evolving thing. That’s always scary, because every season, you’re hanging on by your fingernails, wondering if it’s going to work, and you barely manage to pull it off. Then, you reward yourself by throwing all of that out the window and trying something totally new again next season.”
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The fourth season ofThe Boysis currently streaming on Prime Video, with new episodes releasing weekly. The new season has already delivered some of the mostshocking and vile moments the show has seen so far.With Kripke adamant about raising the bar in each new season, fans are excited, and nervous, about whatThe Boyscould possibly shock them with in Season 5.
