The Amazon hit The Boys is once again taking on the huge franchises of Marvel and DC in season 4. But is there a danger that the superhero satire could become what it parodies in the future? After all, in addition to the main series, there is already the animated anthology Diabolical and the college show Gen V – and another spin-off is already in the works.
The Boys is with the times itself a superhero universe with plenty of cross-connections Most recently, episode 5 of season 4 surprised everyone with a guest appearance by Gen V’s Supes Sam (Asa Germann) and Cate (Maddie Phillips), who were brought into the parent series for the first time. The Boys creator Eric Kripke was very afraid of these cameos.
The Boys cameos in season 4 should not become Marvel homework
With episode 5, the fourth season of The Boys two important elements from Gen V The two renegade students Cate and Sam, as well as a dangerous virus that can kill Supes. But you don’t have to have seen the spin-off to understand everything. As Eric Kripke reveals to Variety, there is nothing worse for him:
I live in total fear of this idea that one can have both [Serien] must see to understand one […] I don’t give the audience any homework.
Of course, it doesn’t hurt to know the background of the creation of the virus from Gen V. But this is by no means necessary for understanding the plot of The Boys. The same applies to the appearance of the young Supes, who briefly appear as loyal followers of Homelander and PR puppets of Vought.
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Cate and Sam in The Boys Season 4
With his concerns about “homework,” Kripke addresses a phenomenon that has been the downfall of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in recent years. With over 30 films and 10 series seasons, all of which are connected to each other, many MCU fans are completely overwhelmed.
But The Boys should be fun and never feel like work. A measure To prevent a Marvel-like crossover overload, Eric Kripke says in an interview with TVLine:
A main character from [Gen V] Making him the main character of this series might be a step too far for me.
Specifically, he rules out that Sam and Cate in The Boys will become members of the Seven and develop into new main characters. That Homelander’s son Ryan could become a student at the super university Godolkin in Gen V in the future? According to Kripke, fans should not hope for that either.
The independence of different The Boys series will be preserved in the future. Even if there won’t be a real crossover between The Boys and Gen V, Eric Kripke still takes great pleasure in playful cross-references, as he reveals to Den of Geek:
Now that we are playing with a larger universe, the geek in me loves to build bridges and make Easter eggs and references from one series to another. We try to to balance very, very carefully.
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When is episode 6 of The Boys season 4 coming to Amazon?
Maybe The Boys has more crossover surprises in store in the remaining three episodes of Season 4. It continues this Thursday, July 4, 2024, with episode 6The season finale will be available on Amazon Prime Video from July 18, 2024.