With
The Boys having released on Amazon Prime last week, series co-creator Erik Kripke hosted an AMA on Reddit in which he revealed plenty of juicy details about the show's production. Among the stories he shared was one of a scene that Amazon told them they had to cut.
The Boys doesn't typically hold back from gratuitious violence or sex, but apparently this scene was just so over the top and gross that Amazon said "F**k no" to it. While fans will never see the scene - which was shot - Kripke painted a very vivid picture of what went down. And it is, indeed, very gross.
There was ONE SCENE that Amazon said F**K NO, you have to cut. I couldn't quite understand why considering everything else we have in the show, but: Homelander, after being dressed down by Stilwell in episode 2, was standing on one of the Chrysler building Eagles. He pulled his pants down and started jerking off, mumbling "I can do whatever I want" over and over again until he climaxed all over New York City. We shot it! Oh my God, Anthony was the BEST in that scene. Amazon seemed to think it wasn't necessary. I thought it told me something about his psyche. To be clear, they've been great, that may have been the ONLY fight I lost in Season 1.
The Boys definitely pushes superhero boundaries, and this apparently isn't the only scene that was cut from the dark comedy. Kripke revealed another one to
EW, though it was due to budget constraints - not Amazon.
It was revealed that Kripke wanted a scene with
"an ice man having sex with a woman doggy-style when she's wearing a fur coat" in the superhero sex club. It was rejected, however,
"because it was logistically too difficult to mount no our budget." Admittedly, that wouldn't have even been the most shocking thing scene in that sequence.
In a world where superheroes embrace the darker side of their massive celebrity and fame, The Boys centers on a group of vigilantes known informally as "the boys," who set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
The Boys is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. It has already been renewed for a second season.