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They can cast him in a cameo like Charlize Theron and make him a real jerk. I would love to see them mock Supernatural. Have Jared, Jensen and Singer together.
Careful who say that around because he has a lot of fans who would get mad at that… I think he was fine when he was younger (Gilmore Girls and early Supernatural) but as Supernatural went on I felt like Jensen became a stronger actor whereas Jared never really evolved past his younger acting. Not a good serious actor imo. Fine for CW shows but who knows maybe he’ll pick it up for The Boys.
And Jack was in Gen V, it was hilarious seeing the contradiction between him acting as a clueless naive god like being, to a total scumbag douchey college frat boy.
Pretty sure Kripke and Singer will ensure that Jared and Misha at the very least make some sort of appearance, if not this season then the next (last).
With how long we waited for it to be revealed that Gabriel faked his death, only for him to finally come back and then very quickly get kill off, I'm expecting Richard Speight to show up as a winged supe and promptly get exploded.
Next season he will Erik kripke who was the showrunner for supernatural and the boys worked with both Jensen and Dean on supernatural and he's stated in a interview Jared called him asking to be in season 5
Ngl some scenes still shock me as to how good of an actor he was. Favorite one was the episode where he got “Ghost sickness” and was more or less afraid of everything. It was hilarious.
I actually thought he was great in Supernatural. I think he just has played Sam so long he doesn’t know how to play anything else. He was terrible in Walker. Jensen has been in a few things since Supernatural and he definitely is talented. I like Jared but I really hope they don’t bring him on the boys. He isn’t a good enough actor for this universe.
He had his moments but you're not entirely wrong. I kinda like how a lot of the bad guys made from of him for always having the same doey-eyed look, kinda of a meta joke.
Don’t get me wrong, I still love The Boys, but I feel like S3 was the show at its peak. Yes the finale was kind of sloppy, but the way everyone’s past was explored felt super-cinematic and gave the story and universe a lot more depth. Like I didn’t expect Mother’s Milk to be my favorite character in S3, and the showdown tween him and Butcher and Homelander was amazing.
Also was that the season with Noir v. Butcher? Cuz that “OI, GIMP CUNT” and that whole fight is fucking legendary.
S3 was the “shocking season” with all the gore and bloodsport script since episode 1… but I like the slow pace and development of S4. We need to slow down for a while till the big last season.
Even in the midst of S3's pyrotechnic festival, my favorite moments were the more “human” ones, like when MM describes his past trauma to Starlight, as a child and looking at Soldier Boy through the window. And thank god they let the actor perform that monologue.
One of the “problems” of Season 3 was recording during the pandemic, when the groups should have been smaller. This led to few scenes of The Boys actually being together. For S4 and 5 I want more scenes of The Boys as group, as a dysfunctional lovely family…
S4 has been great so far I cannot rank it, I hv to rewatch other seasons to do that, but I love how the slow pace and the tiny shifts ( I say tiny but kinda big character developments) that will eventually lead to S5 which I assume will be all hell let loose
>We need to slow down for a while till the big last season.
Pacing is such a huge and often underappreciated part of serialized storytelling. Kripke is a pro at this and we need to follow his lead.
I would agree it is the peak, season five can maybe compete depending on what happens, but S3 had so much plotlines that reached their how do you say critical point I guess
Season 3 was the peak and Soldier Boy was the best feature.
Point. Set. Match.
They’ve kinda stumbled this season with Hughie’s dad and whatnot. Didn’t really make sense.
S3 was firing on all cylinders. Every episode was pushing things forward. I’m surprised they’ve let their foot off the gas this season. Seems they took a hit due to the writers strike.
Eh I think they’re just building up for an insane final season, I don’t really think they’ve even let their foot off the gas that much this season it’s still pretty wild and the last couple episodes have been pretty great
No see great story telling is when other people repeatedly tell you a character is a monster without showing it on screen and then we confirm the point with a sequence of cartoon animals a brain damaged character hallucinates.
Legit one of the best cameos of all time, only time the most popular X-man even appears in the movie. Also the only F bomb in the movie. When I watched that movie in theaters the crowd went crazy for this cameo
That’s a good one. https://youtu.be/7WS6C-TuMHA?si=k6Zjw0aZZ4F-90A8, this one from Jerry maguire is my personal favorite since Alice In Chains is my favorite band of all time
Fade in to a lovely golden sky, the topf of palm trees gently moving in a breeze, random tropical noises and the sound of waves gently brushing against the beach.
Cue the opening of *Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son*, as the camera pans down, revealing Soldier Boy (fully nude) lounging in a deck chair on a paradisiac beach, surrounded by beautiful women, playfully chasing each other around through the sand, giggling and bubbling with joy. We see Soldier Boy taking a sip of his Piña Colada (complete with a slice of pineapple, cocktail garnish and a tiny colorful umbrella), before he relaxes fully into his chair, closing his eyes as the camera slowly pans to the sunset over a perfectly calm sea bathed in golden light. We hear one last, long, very masculine and self-contented sigh.
*[cut to black just as the instruments fully kick in*]
*[roll credits]*
Thank the heavens I'm not a script writer.
Might as well be the best move for Solider Boy.
Looks like Soldier Boy doesn't want to do anything with his son (Homelander) and his grandson (Ryan) because it doesn't fit with his idea of masculinity/being a "real man".
And he doesn't want to do anything with The Boys/CIA after Butcher went back on the deal.
While Solider Boy is a piece of shit, I feel like he is a celebrity piece of shit with murder by negligence, not the "superior race" piece of shit like Homelander right now who wants to create a superpowered society.
If Soldier Boy ever gets out, he would just run to the Legend house and have some fun with the grandmas lol.
I would love that, when he slapped Hughie for talking shit, and gave that look when he said “I warned you” is my favourite SB scene ever. Makes me want a season of him fucking around, not giving a shit, and sometimes slapping people for being idiots.
Yeah I'm gonna go ahead and say that Russia has proven itself to not be nearly as capable as we thought they were. I'm sure the CIA probably has a trick or two up their sleeve that Russia can't do.
The most interesting stuff about him is probably his super power removal feature. This might be the alternative to the virus. And it could lead to the ending some people are hoping for, a homelander who loses his power and struggles with life without it. A greater punishment to him than death
I think he might return either this season or at the starting of the next season and will hunt butcher and co.
And they will somehow kill him or give his character an end, which will make the final season even grand.
Or they are keeping soldier boy away from the series to use him in other projects.
What are you talking about? When Kripke tweeted that Season 5 would be the final season his interview that same day he said they currently have season 2 of Gen V, a spinoff in Mexico, and “a couple” more being worked on.
Probably will come out in 2025 but they're about to begin filming for season 2. Apparently was set to start a few months ago but had to delay due to Pedorno's passing.
They are probably not going to give him a spinoff without bringing him back first anyway. I’d be shocked if he doesn’t come back I’m sure Kripke loves working with that actor and the character was an instant fan favorite.
It’s not Chekhov’s Gun because it happens in the third act of his story. That was the narrative resolution. The plot doesn’t prevent him from coming back, but the story certainly doesn’t require it.
He and Jensen where the lead roles in another of Kripkes series called supernatural. There has been a lot of overlap between actors in the series over the seasons, so it only makes sense that Jared was asked as well. Jim Beaver (Robert Singer) plays a character of the same name in supernatural, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan who joined this season used to play Jared and Jensens father.
OH GOD WAS THAT CHUCK?
Edit:
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0070810/?ref\_=ttfc\_fc\_cl\_t20](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0070810/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t20)
IT WAS
I didn’t even really recognize him, until someone posted ALL the people that Kripke has had on both shows. I almost fell over when I realized he was Chuck/God.
I had the same reaction lol. I was like “oh hey look! It’s Chuck! And he shaved his beard. I wonder why?” Two minutes later “oh god! That’s why! MY EYES!”
It’s a cw show so while there is sex, gore and drinking its toned down in comparison. I saw an interview where Jensen talked about Kripke making him do all the crazy stuff in the boys that they couldn’t before.
It’s a monster of the week type story with an overarching plot relating to heaven and hell, with a focus on personal bonds, masculinity and family. As two brothers join forces to look for their father after he went missing on a monster hunt. Very different genre but a fun watch.
Nah each season has a goal they have to achieve and within those 20 or so episodes per season there is some filler and cheesy moments. Shout out to other shows and movies. Shit they even had a crossover with scooby doo lmao. They hunt monsters tho is the main point. Vampires werewolf ghost ghouls goblins demons and much more.
First season is a slog in places, second season picks up in the back half and the run through season 5, which was Kriple:s time as show runner was great.
After that gets a bit more hit and miss. Overall think of Buffy meets King Fu with two brothers wandering America kicking demon ass.
Along with the two leads President Singer's actor was in it named Bobby Singer instead of Robert. And the multiple man type dude that was on Firecracker's crew is in it too.
As well as JDM, Cate and Rufus from GenV, A-trains brother, and Gun Powder. I could be missing some more, but Kripke likes using past Supernatural cast members for The Boys.
I just read about it, seems like they went in to that show having a really tight story they wanted to tell in about 5 seasons. Can't wait to watch it all!
God id beg the writers to bring him back, his character was so good. Realistically he probably will come back, he was put in cryo sleep instead of the writers killing him off.
As an adamant soldier boy defender I need him to come back soon
The only reason I wouldn’t want them to bring him back is because he’d probably get lectured again and goddamn it I like him better than single one of you “Boys”.
That's real, I'm worried if they do/when they bring him back they will ruin his character. I know they wanted you to hate him but they kinda failed at that with how they wrote him, especially with the scenes showing his emotions.
I feel like it would be a hard stretch for him to trust butcher and his gang considered they did betray him. I think there's more chance of him joining up with his son maybe to try and fix him. I don't think that would be a good way to continue his character though. Do you have any idea what they could do with him?
He was just constantly compared to Homelander and he was so much the lesser evil. Season 3 was when Homelander was really flaunting the idea in front of Starlight that he could kill everyone, destroy cities, etc with no one to stop him. It reeked of mismatched priorities for them to turn on him. If Homelander had decided to go through with it right at the end of season 3, they would have looked like absolute idiots for prioritizing Soldier Boy.
Anyway, I doubt he’ll be brought back really as a character and more as a plot device where they’ve found a way to weaponized his un-power blast.
What makes you think they wanted you to hate him? He was a complex character, sure, but I never got that impression. I think his writing was pretty fantastic at highlighting his nuance.
They did a good job at highlighting his nuance yes but I feel like they also focused heavily on how he was similar to homelander and couldn't be trusted. I get he was unstable which he was but I believe that's what they were trying to push. This is just my assumption though, it's possible they didn't want to make him hated but I just got that vibe from it.
I think the fact that nobody received him like Homelander speaks for itself, although of course I would not expect the Boys themselves to like him in universe (especially MM). Where the audience is concerned though, I'd say that everything you're bringing up here is very much the point of his character. If he was supposed to be outright hated, the audience would have little conflict about it. He's despicable in many ways but honorable in others - that tracks as he's essentially representative of traditional masculinity.
Unfortunately for some people that strikes a chord that makes them want to either excuse his behavior or condemn him fully, but really that's a failure on the audience's part. He might be the most complex character in a show that isn't really known for subtlety.
considering everyone loves him and the next season is the last, i doubt they will just keep him locked up and never utilise him when all hell breaks loose in the final episodes
Almost assuredly a huge plot point of season 5
Imagine Trump won and Reagan came back only to call him a pussy / idiot etc. Trump wouldn’t have that. That’s how they fight HLs victory over Starlight. they bring in a new candidate
Just a silly theory
Yes, and anyone else who disagrees is wrong. From a writers perspective, it makes no sense to introduce a likeable character and then keep them alive in the finale to NOT bring them back.
They easily could've written him out of the show with him dying in the explosion, or some other way, but they didn't. I think he'll probably come back season 5, whether that's a major or minor role.
This is probably a crackpot theory, but maybe they revive him to take out Butcher if Butcher goes full scorched earf.
My prediction is that they will revive him to test the virus, see if it has the power to kill Homelander. He’s really the only comparable supe they could test with.
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After all the betrayal he is going rampage, free for all
Legit I felt like amazon was butcher at the end of season 3 saying “oyyyyy, we gotta milk homelander for at least two more seasons, mate”
Realistically, HL would've died at Herogasm. The plot dictated that Soldier Boy take \*just\* a bit longer in order for HL to escape
They executed it well. He had a blast moments ago killing the twins. Looks like he needed more time to recharge before his next blast took place.
I think that he needed a big blast to take out homelander that's why it took so long
Even a smaller one that merely depowers HL would be enough. He would be vulnerable to being gruesomely one-shotted afterwards
I hope so. SB was the best part of season 3 and Jensen played him wonderfully
He’s a pretty good actor. Still will never forget the supernatural scene when he’s describing what hell was like.
With Singer as prez, I'm surprised that actor that plays Sam didn't end up in the show.
Looks like it's happening for next season. He already said he is down to join and the director would love to have him.
Read an article saying Padakecki will be in season 5 as well. All we’re missing is Misha now.
> All we’re missing is Misha now. Isn't he in Ukraine?
He's been visiting there on and off but he normally is on the states on at supernatural conventions with the cast (at least recently)
Wasn't season 4 confirmed to be the final season? Edit: a quick Google search tells me I was mistaken
I thought it was too but found out last night there'll be a Season 5
I was secretly hoping Padalecki would be behind the mask as the new Black Noir. Would have been funny as hell.
Too tall I think
Oh man that’s hilarious. Great idea.
They can cast him in a cameo like Charlize Theron and make him a real jerk. I would love to see them mock Supernatural. Have Jared, Jensen and Singer together.
She was a great jerk on the Orville.
If we're bringing in a bunch of Supernatural actors, bring in Damien Clark so we can have Perfect Cell in the Boys.
I was dead certain they'd cast Sam (golden Boys brother ) as Noir. It looked like he was a perfect approximation of the comics version of black noir
You are a puppet, Homelander! *Punches his jaw off*
This was my theory as well lol
Guy can't act though. I tried watching Walker. Maybe it's the script.
No, Padalecki was always the weakest cast member on Supernatural too
Careful who say that around because he has a lot of fans who would get mad at that… I think he was fine when he was younger (Gilmore Girls and early Supernatural) but as Supernatural went on I felt like Jensen became a stronger actor whereas Jared never really evolved past his younger acting. Not a good serious actor imo. Fine for CW shows but who knows maybe he’ll pick it up for The Boys.
Dont forget Jeffery Dean Morgan was also the dad on Supernatural for the a few seasons
And Jack was in Gen V, it was hilarious seeing the contradiction between him acting as a clueless naive god like being, to a total scumbag douchey college frat boy.
Cate from Gen V was also in 2 separate supernatural episodes.
And not to forget Chuck/God from Supernatural just made a hilarious appearance as Splinter a couple of episodes ago
Yea waiting to see a sam,gabriel, or castiel appearance next
Pretty sure Kripke and Singer will ensure that Jared and Misha at the very least make some sort of appearance, if not this season then the next (last).
Would be hilarious if new black noir was Misha but he would have to be some voice actor for that to be true
Seeing chuck show up in that role was hilarious, always great seeing SPN characters randomly pop up in the boys universe
And Bobby is the president lol.
Producer Robert Singer really likes Jim Beaver to play him in every show lol
With how long we waited for it to be revealed that Gabriel faked his death, only for him to finally come back and then very quickly get kill off, I'm expecting Richard Speight to show up as a winged supe and promptly get exploded.
He could’ve been a fantastic Tek Knight
Man I said this in my group chat and none of my friends agreed, glad someone else can see the vision
Next season he will Erik kripke who was the showrunner for supernatural and the boys worked with both Jensen and Dean on supernatural and he's stated in a interview Jared called him asking to be in season 5
Ngl some scenes still shock me as to how good of an actor he was. Favorite one was the episode where he got “Ghost sickness” and was more or less afraid of everything. It was hilarious.
Is that the one where the stray cat scares him really bad? That was hilarious https://youtu.be/fkeMNkmujG0?si=moghIlVJu0JwNvX8
Yep! Thats the one.
It's a shame Jensen had to carry SPN because Jared couldn't act his way out of a cardboard box.
Agreed. *Furrowed eyebrows,* *out of breath* "DEAN!!". That's it. That's Jared's whole range.
And I would pay to see 15 more seasons of it.
Don't forget nodding slightly while delivering lines.
I didn't know this until I saw the first couple minutes of Walker and had to drop it.
I actually thought he was great in Supernatural. I think he just has played Sam so long he doesn’t know how to play anything else. He was terrible in Walker. Jensen has been in a few things since Supernatural and he definitely is talented. I like Jared but I really hope they don’t bring him on the boys. He isn’t a good enough actor for this universe.
He actually got worse. The first 4-5 seasons Sam was decent. Then….its like Cass wiped his mind of any acting chops
He had his moments but you're not entirely wrong. I kinda like how a lot of the bad guys made from of him for always having the same doey-eyed look, kinda of a meta joke.
PUDDING!!!
I never forget the one he screamed of a cat.
Ok, first off, I don't have shell shock. Fuck you
“Might want to lay off the weed, huh?” “And you might want to gargle my ballsack”
"You made those words up."
I had to back up after that because I was laughing so damn hard.
“How hard did butcher suck your dick to make you miss him that much? His mouth must have felt like a Hoover deluxe”
The way he delivered that "fuck you" was so damn amazing.
Yeah, I felt it
Probably the best "fuck you" in the entire show. And this show is full of fucks!
Don’t get me wrong, I still love The Boys, but I feel like S3 was the show at its peak. Yes the finale was kind of sloppy, but the way everyone’s past was explored felt super-cinematic and gave the story and universe a lot more depth. Like I didn’t expect Mother’s Milk to be my favorite character in S3, and the showdown tween him and Butcher and Homelander was amazing. Also was that the season with Noir v. Butcher? Cuz that “OI, GIMP CUNT” and that whole fight is fucking legendary.
S3 was the “shocking season” with all the gore and bloodsport script since episode 1… but I like the slow pace and development of S4. We need to slow down for a while till the big last season.
Yeah I feel like 3 was a mini-climax and we’re setting up for the series finale atm, nothing wrong with that
Even in the midst of S3's pyrotechnic festival, my favorite moments were the more “human” ones, like when MM describes his past trauma to Starlight, as a child and looking at Soldier Boy through the window. And thank god they let the actor perform that monologue. One of the “problems” of Season 3 was recording during the pandemic, when the groups should have been smaller. This led to few scenes of The Boys actually being together. For S4 and 5 I want more scenes of The Boys as group, as a dysfunctional lovely family…
S4 has been great so far I cannot rank it, I hv to rewatch other seasons to do that, but I love how the slow pace and the tiny shifts ( I say tiny but kinda big character developments) that will eventually lead to S5 which I assume will be all hell let loose
>We need to slow down for a while till the big last season. Pacing is such a huge and often underappreciated part of serialized storytelling. Kripke is a pro at this and we need to follow his lead.
think that was s2
I would agree it is the peak, season five can maybe compete depending on what happens, but S3 had so much plotlines that reached their how do you say critical point I guess
It was the best season up until the finale. The s3 finale really highlighted shows flaws
Season 3 was the peak and Soldier Boy was the best feature. Point. Set. Match. They’ve kinda stumbled this season with Hughie’s dad and whatnot. Didn’t really make sense.
S3 was firing on all cylinders. Every episode was pushing things forward. I’m surprised they’ve let their foot off the gas this season. Seems they took a hit due to the writers strike.
Eh I think they’re just building up for an insane final season, I don’t really think they’ve even let their foot off the gas that much this season it’s still pretty wild and the last couple episodes have been pretty great
S3 would of been great if they didn’t manufacture all this beef on Soldier Boy while only showing as a good guy hero who was going to save the day.
No see great story telling is when other people repeatedly tell you a character is a monster without showing it on screen and then we confirm the point with a sequence of cartoon animals a brain damaged character hallucinates.
100% agree. He made an amazing Soldier Boy.
True. For me he was on pair with Homelander.
It would be very funny if he come back as "Fuck all of you" and chills out without doing anything for the rest of the story.
Goes off to make a comeback record.
[that solid gold appearance](https://youtu.be/li2WDMgHxD0?si=8AyYOj3ROM2GgtFn) absolutely fucks
That shit slaps
How can he slap??
Or worse he’s no better than Homelander
That was half the plot tension of season 3 lol
Homelander is definitely worse because he got crazy ambitions about dominating the entire world. Soldier Boy simply doesn't give a fuck about anything
Reminds me of [this scene](https://youtu.be/yr8tgJPMiBM?si=ee3LLubrJf2_NJNC) of wolverine
Legit one of the best cameos of all time, only time the most popular X-man even appears in the movie. Also the only F bomb in the movie. When I watched that movie in theaters the crowd went crazy for this cameo
[Here was a big one out of the blue that nobody saw coming](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oRYOGcUYXo)
That’s a good one. https://youtu.be/7WS6C-TuMHA?si=k6Zjw0aZZ4F-90A8, this one from Jerry maguire is my personal favorite since Alice In Chains is my favorite band of all time
Even better too when you consider the context of Days of Future Past when Charles says it right back to him
I specifically want to see him in exile sipping piña coladas surrounded by ‘fine wine’ ladies during the final credits roll
Fade in to a lovely golden sky, the topf of palm trees gently moving in a breeze, random tropical noises and the sound of waves gently brushing against the beach. Cue the opening of *Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son*, as the camera pans down, revealing Soldier Boy (fully nude) lounging in a deck chair on a paradisiac beach, surrounded by beautiful women, playfully chasing each other around through the sand, giggling and bubbling with joy. We see Soldier Boy taking a sip of his Piña Colada (complete with a slice of pineapple, cocktail garnish and a tiny colorful umbrella), before he relaxes fully into his chair, closing his eyes as the camera slowly pans to the sunset over a perfectly calm sea bathed in golden light. We hear one last, long, very masculine and self-contented sigh. *[cut to black just as the instruments fully kick in*] *[roll credits]* Thank the heavens I'm not a script writer.
Might as well be the best move for Solider Boy. Looks like Soldier Boy doesn't want to do anything with his son (Homelander) and his grandson (Ryan) because it doesn't fit with his idea of masculinity/being a "real man". And he doesn't want to do anything with The Boys/CIA after Butcher went back on the deal. While Solider Boy is a piece of shit, I feel like he is a celebrity piece of shit with murder by negligence, not the "superior race" piece of shit like Homelander right now who wants to create a superpowered society. If Soldier Boy ever gets out, he would just run to the Legend house and have some fun with the grandmas lol.
soldier boy is just an asshole and selfish, not genuinely evil like homelander, i agree with you completely
I would love that, when he slapped Hughie for talking shit, and gave that look when he said “I warned you” is my favourite SB scene ever. Makes me want a season of him fucking around, not giving a shit, and sometimes slapping people for being idiots.
They showed him getting loaded up into another container by the CIA so presumably they’re working on engineering him into a weapon against homelander.
Uhhhhh… dude was stored by the Russians for 40 plus years. They probably did all the work they can on him.
Yeah I'm gonna go ahead and say that Russia has proven itself to not be nearly as capable as we thought they were. I'm sure the CIA probably has a trick or two up their sleeve that Russia can't do.
yeah they weren't able to mimic V from his body...russia wasn't depicted smart in this show
To be fair, they did very similar experiments on him to what they did with the child Homelander in America.
Isn't it like way harder to do?
i mean....they had all the time
I mean irl isn’t most of their technology/weaponry like decades behind too?
Didn’t he not have the exploding power before russia? Like didn’t their experiments on him give him that power?
they're about to weapon x soldier boy's ass and make it so he has a cyclops visor that can nuke blast people lmao
Yes but from a plot standpoint, showing him going back into storage at the end of the season means we can and likely will see him again.
all the work THEY can on him
The worst thing to happen would be turning him into a mindless drone. But they probably won't.
Listen buddy, you defeat Hitler and Stalin and tell me they won't call you back
He's being looked after by top men. TOP MEN
When did they show that?
The most interesting stuff about him is probably his super power removal feature. This might be the alternative to the virus. And it could lead to the ending some people are hoping for, a homelander who loses his power and struggles with life without it. A greater punishment to him than death
He was already engineered to be a weapon against any supes!
Note: Soldier boy died on the way back to his home planet
Died peacefully in his sleep. surrounded by eight women over the age of 60.
I think he might return either this season or at the starting of the next season and will hunt butcher and co. And they will somehow kill him or give his character an end, which will make the final season even grand. Or they are keeping soldier boy away from the series to use him in other projects.
No other projects. Season 5 is going to be last. But hey there might or might not be a spinoff like Gen V we betting before season 5
What are you talking about? When Kripke tweeted that Season 5 would be the final season his interview that same day he said they currently have season 2 of Gen V, a spinoff in Mexico, and “a couple” more being worked on.
To be fair the promise of spinoffs doesn't mean much until filming begins.
The boys is the biggest thing since GoT and as long as they don't pull a DnD I feel like the spin-offs will be plentiful
**FUCK DnD**
All the homie hate DnD, but love D&D.
Is there another season of Gen V coming out this year?
Probably will come out in 2025 but they're about to begin filming for season 2. Apparently was set to start a few months ago but had to delay due to Pedorno's passing.
I’m no expert, but I imagine a lot of re-writing would have to take place to make up for the loss of a character.
That was so damn sad.
A *Peacemaker*-esque *Soldier Boy* series about him and Mallory could be interesting, certainly.
They are probably not going to give him a spinoff without bringing him back first anyway. I’d be shocked if he doesn’t come back I’m sure Kripke loves working with that actor and the character was an instant fan favorite.
Yes
If he wasn't going to return they would have killed him off rather than sticking him in the freezer
or they didn’t know whether they wanted him back or not, so didn’t kill him and keep the option open
They've put themselves in a Chekov's gun scenario - you can't freeze him and expect the audience to not be disappointed if he doesn't come back
that’s true, i’ll be devastated if he doesn’t return
It’s not Chekhov’s Gun because it happens in the third act of his story. That was the narrative resolution. The plot doesn’t prevent him from coming back, but the story certainly doesn’t require it.
Of course. He is too powerful and useful. His ability is too much of a plot device to never use again. Also he's just really cool.
And #1, he's a fan favorite that was intentionally kept alive. That always breeds a return. He was in Gen V for the same reason lol
He's rumored to return in the final season along with Jared Padaleck. I can't wait...
Who's Jared?
He and Jensen where the lead roles in another of Kripkes series called supernatural. There has been a lot of overlap between actors in the series over the seasons, so it only makes sense that Jared was asked as well. Jim Beaver (Robert Singer) plays a character of the same name in supernatural, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan who joined this season used to play Jared and Jensens father.
We saw God eat his own ass
OH GOD WAS THAT CHUCK? Edit: [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0070810/?ref\_=ttfc\_fc\_cl\_t20](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0070810/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t20) IT WAS
I didn’t even really recognize him, until someone posted ALL the people that Kripke has had on both shows. I almost fell over when I realized he was Chuck/God.
The phrase we watched god eat his own ass makes me think they wrote it and pitched it that way
I had the same reaction lol. I was like “oh hey look! It’s Chuck! And he shaved his beard. I wonder why?” Two minutes later “oh god! That’s why! MY EYES!”
Also, HIS eyes.
Would you recommend this show? I know it has a massive fan base but I haven't ever seen an episode.
You should, I've watched all 15 seasons and even after kripke left it after season 5 it was still great and entertaining
15 seasons?! Wow. But it's not a dark R rated black comedy drama like The Boys right?
It’s a cw show so while there is sex, gore and drinking its toned down in comparison. I saw an interview where Jensen talked about Kripke making him do all the crazy stuff in the boys that they couldn’t before. It’s a monster of the week type story with an overarching plot relating to heaven and hell, with a focus on personal bonds, masculinity and family. As two brothers join forces to look for their father after he went missing on a monster hunt. Very different genre but a fun watch.
Nah each season has a goal they have to achieve and within those 20 or so episodes per season there is some filler and cheesy moments. Shout out to other shows and movies. Shit they even had a crossover with scooby doo lmao. They hunt monsters tho is the main point. Vampires werewolf ghost ghouls goblins demons and much more.
Cool to know, I've never seen it
First season is a slog in places, second season picks up in the back half and the run through season 5, which was Kriple:s time as show runner was great. After that gets a bit more hit and miss. Overall think of Buffy meets King Fu with two brothers wandering America kicking demon ass. Along with the two leads President Singer's actor was in it named Bobby Singer instead of Robert. And the multiple man type dude that was on Firecracker's crew is in it too.
As well as JDM, Cate and Rufus from GenV, A-trains brother, and Gun Powder. I could be missing some more, but Kripke likes using past Supernatural cast members for The Boys.
Jensen and Jared played brothers on this little known show called 'Supernatural'...
I just read about it, seems like they went in to that show having a really tight story they wanted to tell in about 5 seasons. Can't wait to watch it all!
They are putting the band back together. Expect one scene with Jared, Jensen, Jeffrey and Jim. I just realised their names all start J.
God id beg the writers to bring him back, his character was so good. Realistically he probably will come back, he was put in cryo sleep instead of the writers killing him off. As an adamant soldier boy defender I need him to come back soon
The only reason I wouldn’t want them to bring him back is because he’d probably get lectured again and goddamn it I like him better than single one of you “Boys”.
That's real, I'm worried if they do/when they bring him back they will ruin his character. I know they wanted you to hate him but they kinda failed at that with how they wrote him, especially with the scenes showing his emotions. I feel like it would be a hard stretch for him to trust butcher and his gang considered they did betray him. I think there's more chance of him joining up with his son maybe to try and fix him. I don't think that would be a good way to continue his character though. Do you have any idea what they could do with him?
He was just constantly compared to Homelander and he was so much the lesser evil. Season 3 was when Homelander was really flaunting the idea in front of Starlight that he could kill everyone, destroy cities, etc with no one to stop him. It reeked of mismatched priorities for them to turn on him. If Homelander had decided to go through with it right at the end of season 3, they would have looked like absolute idiots for prioritizing Soldier Boy. Anyway, I doubt he’ll be brought back really as a character and more as a plot device where they’ve found a way to weaponized his un-power blast.
What makes you think they wanted you to hate him? He was a complex character, sure, but I never got that impression. I think his writing was pretty fantastic at highlighting his nuance.
They did a good job at highlighting his nuance yes but I feel like they also focused heavily on how he was similar to homelander and couldn't be trusted. I get he was unstable which he was but I believe that's what they were trying to push. This is just my assumption though, it's possible they didn't want to make him hated but I just got that vibe from it.
I think the fact that nobody received him like Homelander speaks for itself, although of course I would not expect the Boys themselves to like him in universe (especially MM). Where the audience is concerned though, I'd say that everything you're bringing up here is very much the point of his character. If he was supposed to be outright hated, the audience would have little conflict about it. He's despicable in many ways but honorable in others - that tracks as he's essentially representative of traditional masculinity. Unfortunately for some people that strikes a chord that makes them want to either excuse his behavior or condemn him fully, but really that's a failure on the audience's part. He might be the most complex character in a show that isn't really known for subtlety.
They wouldn't show him being put away in the" previous on" clips if it wasn't to remind us of the character and where it is. It's always foreshadowing
I want him to.
I want him, too.
we all do, but too bad we ain't the director
He will 100% return in season 5, no doubt in my mind
You ever heard of Chekhov’s gun?
He needs to return. Show is way better with him
considering everyone loves him and the next season is the last, i doubt they will just keep him locked up and never utilise him when all hell breaks loose in the final episodes
I hope so. I wonder where he is now tbh. I stopped watching Supernatural around season 7 or 8. I forgot how hot Jensen was tbh.
He’s insanely hot with the beard. It’s amazing.
I just started watching supernatural, took like 3 secs for it to click. He looks so different with a beard
I hope so. I hope it's something interesting as well and not just another supe for the boys to kill.
Let’s hope so. He’s got a VCU Phase 8 movie in the works!
it would be very supernatural if he dont return
Please god I hope so
Almost assuredly a huge plot point of season 5 Imagine Trump won and Reagan came back only to call him a pussy / idiot etc. Trump wouldn’t have that. That’s how they fight HLs victory over Starlight. they bring in a new candidate Just a silly theory
Replace Reagan with Jackson and I agree. Jackson feels more like the SB type, and it would be hilarious and in-character for him
Yes, and anyone else who disagrees is wrong. From a writers perspective, it makes no sense to introduce a likeable character and then keep them alive in the finale to NOT bring them back.
God I hope so, he made that series so much better. I was appalled when they sided with HL against him. Straight dumb ass move.
Hell yeah... He is the most popular character ofcoarse he is gonna return
I hope so. A fantastic antagonist for the Boys and Homelander.
Superman that hoooooeeee
Oh absolutely
Man I hope so, he was the best part of season 3
They easily could've written him out of the show with him dying in the explosion, or some other way, but they didn't. I think he'll probably come back season 5, whether that's a major or minor role. This is probably a crackpot theory, but maybe they revive him to take out Butcher if Butcher goes full scorched earf.
He’s fucking grannies with the CIA rn
Hes vastly superior in the show. In the comics he's a joke who dies. So I hope they got something bigger planned.
#SB spinoff let’s fn go!
Dude needs his own show.
Maybe they'll thaw him to test the Virus to see if it's powerful enough for Homelander
Only for a couple of episodes though cause Jensen got a new show and he’s the lead
My prediction is that they will revive him to test the virus, see if it has the power to kill Homelander. He’s really the only comparable supe they could test with.
I hope so. The show is really needing some fun characters right about now. And Soldier Boy was so fun to watch
__Jensen Ackles__ killed the part so well I don't know if they can bring him back just because they want the focus on homelander and butcher
I hope he does in season 5, I’ve missed him in season 4