The executive producer of The Boys, Eric Kripke, spoke about the main focus of the fourth season of the series. We told you that he said In this note!
One of the questions that surely many fans are asking after seeing the end of the third season of TheBoys it is what’s coming now? And we can stay calm because Eric Kripkeexecutive producer and creator of the series, has already spoken about the focus that the fourth season. Obviously, this note contains spoilers for the season finale of the Amazon Prime Video series, so we recommend that you stop reading it from now on if you haven’t seen the last chapter.
Throughout the third season of TheBoys, we saw how the relationships between father and son had an important role. However, as confirmed Kripkethe fourth season will continue to explore this theme and will focus more than anything on the children after the surprising change it had Ryan at the end of the season. In the first installment, the plot twist the end was discovering that Beccathe woman from Billy ButcherShe was alive and that was not all. After being raped by Homelanderhad a son named Ryanwhom he was protecting from the superhero.
In the season two finale, Becca dies because of Ryanwho accidentally for not controlling his powers ends up killing her when he tries to save her from stormfront. In his last moments, Butcher promises him that he will protect Ryan, prevent him from getting involved with Homelander and assure him that his mother’s death was not his fault.
And from what we saw in the third season, Butcher it does exactly the opposite. The way to protect Ryan Finding Butcher is to push him away, but doing so only brings him closer to his father. Unlike the end of the second season, after the confrontation with Soldier Boy, Ryan decides to go with his biological father instead of with Butcher.
But this is not all, since the final shot of the episode shows us a little that Ryan changed and not for the better. Homelander He decides to introduce his son to society, and when a protester decides to hit Ryan over the head with a can, he realizes the mistake he made. Without much to think about Homelander He decides to kill him with his laser beams in front of all the people who support him. And instead of freaking out, all the fans start clapping for him after Toddthe stepfather of the daughter of Mother Milk. This applause makes so much Homelander What Ryan smile, the latter in a manner quite similar to his father’s beginnings.
In a recent interview with the media Collider, Kripke talked about what this ending means for Homelander, Ryan and Butcher. Considering that the morality of the minor is at stake, all eyes are on the character and how he will develop in the fourth season. The creator of the series commented that the end is a bit of a preview that the season will focus on the children instead of the parents.
“Ryan is a very important part of that. So much Butcher What Homelander they have good reason to fight Ryan because the stakes couldn’t be higher.” began to explain Kripke. “Yes Ryan follow Homelanderthere will be two Homelander in the world, and that would be a nightmare for the world. Yes Butcher you stay with Ryan and gets him on the right track, it would probably be the best weapon to deal with Homelander. It was always a series about family and the third season was about parents, so I think it makes sense that the fourth season is about children.
In previous interviews, Kripke and the cast of TheBoys They talked about how the third season deals with the cycle of toxic masculinity, which is completely related to the role of fathers. as explained Kripkein addition to showing the relationships of Butcher, Hughie and Soldier Boy with his parents, when it is revealed that Soldier Boy he’s the father of Homelander we have a key point for the series.
The character played by Jensen Ackles it only manages to generate more insecurities Homelander and the desire to be loved. Like his father Soldier Boy sees his son as a “disappointment”which makes the acceptance of Ryan a Homelander, regardless of the people he kills, is even more significant for the superhero. And for the comment of Kripkenow we are going to leave aside the parents and we are going to focus a little more on the children, being Ryan the main protagonist.
TheBoys It is very successful among the adult superhero-loving audience. This is not simply because they can show things that other shows don’t, but also because of their critiques of society and politics, and the stories they add to the plot and character development. the series of Amazon Prime Video takes the concept of superheroes and shows us what would happen if they existed in the real world.
During the third season of TheBoys, we see how our protagonists decide to take Composite V-24 and this affects their personalities a bit. A great power brings out the worst in people, and now that Ryan he made friends a little with his Super side he can overcome Homelander and put power above humanity. But to find out how the story of Ryan we will have to wait until the premiere of the fourth season of TheBoys.