THE BOYS Showrunner On What We Can Expect From Season 2 After That Massive Cliffhanger - SPOILERS

THE BOYS Showrunner On What We Can Expect From Season 2 After That Massive Cliffhanger - SPOILERS

Season 1 of Amazon Prime's The Boys ended on a huge cliffhanger even fans of the comics won't have seen coming. In a new interview, showrunner Eric Kripke discusses the scene while teasing season 2...

By MarkCassidy - Jul 31, 2019 04:07 PM EST
Filed Under: The Boys
For the most part, Amazon's The Boys is is a pretty faithful adaptation of its source material, but there were a few significant changes - particularly when it came to how the first season wrapped up.

In the closing moments of the season finale, we find out that Billy Butcher's wife survived giving birth to Homelander's half-supe child and was living in the suburbs with their son. Butcher only discovers this when the leader of The Seven saves his life and drops him right on their lawn.

In the comics, both mother and son are dead by this point, so this alteration obviously has massive implications for the season 2 storyline.

While chatting to Collider, showrunner Eric Kripke reveals why he - along with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg - decided to make such a major change.

“You have this kid who’s half human and half monster; half the person Butcher loves most in the world and half the person Butcher hates most in the world," he explained. "That’s just too perfect a character to not keep alive.”

It'll definitely be interesting to see what impact this has on Billy's motivations for wanting revenge on Homelander, and season 2 as a whole. We do know that You’re the Worst actor Aya Cash is joining the cast as utter POS Stormfront, but Kripke reveals that another fan-favorite character who was (mostly) absent from season 1 will also feature: Terror the bulldog.

“We felt, as the writers, the fans need him. We had to bite the bullet and have one [frick]ing pain-in-the-ass episode to shoot with the dog, and then at the end the dog will return to the safe and comfortable place it’s been. But it does come out of retirement for one more mission with Butcher, and so we can at least put Butcher with Terror for one big episode.”

What did you guys think of The Boys? Drop us a comment down below.
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JohnnyStorm
JohnnyStorm - 7/31/2019, 4:47 PM
First
OptimusGrime
OptimusGrime - 8/1/2019, 2:37 AM
@JohnnyStorm - Going old school Mr Storm...i like it! Hhahah The douche is strong in you!!
TexasAvenger
TexasAvenger - 7/31/2019, 4:48 PM
I was very skeptical of this show when I saw the trailer. I thought it was gonna end up being trash but it was very good. I'm glad I took a chance and checked it out.
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/31/2019, 4:49 PM
Homelander's kid in season 2 is gonna be like Brightburn if Brightburn was any good
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/31/2019, 4:50 PM
Also, really good show
JohnnyStorm
JohnnyStorm - 7/31/2019, 4:50 PM
OT, I'm not familiar with the names of the actors for this show, but the guy with the beard would make a good Kraven. Asthetically speaking that is, imo. I believe he played in Ragnarok?
GreenAerrow
GreenAerrow - 7/31/2019, 5:06 PM
This show was great! And i think it came out at good time while superhero movies and tv shows are so popular. It’s a nice twist on the genre and can’t wait for season 2!
bropous
bropous - 8/2/2019, 4:03 PM
@GreenAerrow - Might have to give it a shot.
GreenAerrow
GreenAerrow - 8/3/2019, 9:56 AM
@bropous - I highly recommend it! I’m not familiar with the source material so I can’t compare it but I think it’s well done. Another hit for Amazon.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/31/2019, 5:21 PM
It was aite. It started really well and then kind of took a dip imo.

They changed A LOT from the comics. Not a fan of what they did with Compound V. The acting was great though and some of the effects are damn good for the budget they have.
OptionFour
OptionFour - 7/31/2019, 5:39 PM
@BlackBeltJones - Yeah. I found myself really torn. As a show I enjoyed it, but its honestly not even an adaptation of the comics at this point. Especially after the twist at the end, I feel like its a completely different product that just shares one or two similarities.
I'll still watch season two and try to just like it for what it is, but its not really all that much like The Boys at all.
Cheldo
Cheldo - 7/31/2019, 5:43 PM
@OptionFour - Adaptation not shot for shot recreation of the comic. Might work for some films, but not a TV show
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 7/31/2019, 6:02 PM
@BlackBeltJones - I feel the most negative aspect of the changes is how pretty much everyone is sympathetic in some way. No one is really all that monstrous. The Compound V thing is a little disappointing, too. They've already glossed over Teenage Kix, I can't imagine we'll see much of the G-Men.

But, I'll still binge season 2. What we got is highly watchable and entertaining.
OptionFour
OptionFour - 7/31/2019, 6:18 PM
@Cheldo - The problem is that because of the massive creative changes they made, the themes and major plot points are different. I'm not asking for a shot by shot recreation, but at some point it no longer resembles the original story.
The twist at the end changes the main characters immensely, and the fallout from it will do so even more. Not to mention how they handled Compound V. End of the day, it just didn't really carry the main themes over from the comics as far as I'm concerned.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/31/2019, 8:02 PM
@OptionFour - right on about the twist. That was the nail in the coffin for me when it came to this being an honest adaptation of the comic.

As a show it’s quite enjoyable though.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/31/2019, 8:03 PM
@Reeds2Much - it’s very entertaining as a show. As an adaptation though, it falls short.

I binged all 8 because it was so watchable. I was just disappointed how little of the more interesting concepts of the comic it translated; as aforementioned the compound v and teenage kix.
inkniron
inkniron - 7/31/2019, 8:50 PM
@BlackBeltJones - Agree. It was alright for what it was but they changed way too much. A pretty faithful adaptation is a failed description.
Beren
Beren - 8/1/2019, 8:54 AM
@OptionFour - could you elaborate on why its not faithful? i havent read this comic series. i am enjoying the show
OptionFour
OptionFour - 8/1/2019, 9:49 AM
@Beren - I could, but it'd be chock full of spoilers for both this season and upcoming ones. I don't really want to drop that in the comment section for a relatively new show, you know?
Beren
Beren - 8/1/2019, 3:00 PM
@OptionFour - could you dm me, im genuinely curious some of the ways they departed from the comics.
I have one episode left in the season, but i also dont care about spoilers
Cbmfilmjunkie
Cbmfilmjunkie - 7/31/2019, 5:45 PM
Having not read the comic, I thoroughly am enjoying it.
Deagle
Deagle - 7/31/2019, 6:31 PM
Kinda wished the Boys took Com-V to power up and fight the seven like in the CB.
Vigor
Vigor - 7/31/2019, 6:58 PM
@Deagle - that actually sounds quite cliche

I like that the odds are mostly against them
GreenAerrow
GreenAerrow - 7/31/2019, 7:56 PM
@Vigor - my buddy and I were talking about that. I never read the source material but I know that the boys had super strength or something. I like that they are just normal people (excluding the female) taking it to the supes.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/31/2019, 8:04 PM
@Deagle - THIS 💯
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 8/1/2019, 2:30 AM
@Deagle - I actually like that change from the comics. And for the characterization in the show (especially butchers) it wouldnt even make sense for the boys to take V
Nightmare
Nightmare - 7/31/2019, 6:52 PM
Show suffers from similar problems to Preacher. I'm not the only one who has noticed.



They're really changed a lot. Most of what's being praised is the Books' base premise. The Compound V stuff kinda pissed me off, because this random group of people have no shot at the Supes. Still good production values. Personally still prefer the Tick.
ElJefe
ElJefe - 7/31/2019, 8:30 PM
@Nightmare - Tick S2 was fantastic
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 8/1/2019, 2:38 AM
@Nightmare - gotta say I like a lot of changes actually. And I still gotta watch the tick
Vigor
Vigor - 7/31/2019, 7:08 PM
Really enjoyed the show. Finally finished it tonight
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 7/31/2019, 7:30 PM
Show was fun I liked it over season 1 of Preacher since it sby the same people. If theres one character that didnt have much this season in story its Black Noir. Even The Deep had some story for himself and he was the butt of all jokes.
LeBronStan
LeBronStan - 7/31/2019, 7:46 PM
so im guessing black noir isn't a clone anymore
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