THE BOYS Star Antony Starr On Trump Comparisons And Season 4 Finale's Big Post-Credits Return - SPOILERS

THE BOYS Star Antony Starr On Trump Comparisons And Season 4 Finale's Big Post-Credits Return  - SPOILERS

In a new interview, Homelander actor Antony Starr shares his thoughts on the season 4 finale's big post-credits return, and his character being compared to a certain ex POTUS...

By MarkCassidy - Jul 19, 2024 08:07 AM EST
Filed Under: The Boys

The season 4 finale of The Boys is now streaming on Prime Video, and the episode - previously titled "Assassination Run" before the recent attempt on Donald Trump's life - concluded with Homelander one step away from the Oval Office... and arguably more deranged and ruthless than ever.

During an interview with Collider, actor Antony Starr was asked if he's still having fun playing the villainous leader of the Seven, and the frequent comparisons to Trump.

"One of the great things that I’ve loved, and I do love about this show, and I will continue to love as we keep going, is the layers that we’ve been able to put in with this character. We’ve always been conscious of making him three-dimensional, and not making him mustache-twirling. I know Eric refers to a certain political figure of our time as a base note for the character, and I think that’s right, but ironically, I think we’ve got more dimension in this character than that human. I’ve always looked at that as there are elements of many different people in there and we’ve been able to really dig in. This season we got to go really deep. We had some really deep, dark Homelander storylines, and I was excited for people to see that. I’m proud of what we did, and I’m proud of the character, as well."

Homelander does seem to show at least some genuine affection for his son, Ryan, but even that relationship is put to the test thanks to the paranoid Supe's ego and his own daddy issues.

In season 3, we learned that Soldier Boy was actually Homelander's biological father, and this week's episode's post-credits scene saw Jensen Akles reprise the role, setting up the character's return in the fifth and final season.

"First of all, on a very personal and selfish note, I’m hoping and praying that I get more scenes with Jensen [Ackles] because we didn’t really," Starr said when asked what he thought this scene could mean for season 5. "I feel like there’s more ground to cover there. And selfishly, I just really like Jensen. He fit in like peas and carrots, and Forrest and Jenny, when he came on board. He’s a great guy to work with. We had a lot of fun. And I think that relationship, in terms of how at the core of the character is loneliness and wanting connection, having a real daddy, a real father, we haven’t explored that. There’s more gold in that seam for us to mine, so I’m excited about that. I don’t wanna get my hopes up too much because I never know. I have no idea what Eric’s gonna do, and every time, I’m wrong. I’m just gonna put those hopes out there, and maybe he’ll see this and grant me my wish."

Solider Boy does not care for his son (he doesn't seem to care for anyone aside from himself), so it probably won't be as simple as Homelander waking him up and gaining a powerful new ally.

How do you see this situation playing out in season 5? Drop us a comment down below.

"The world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the muscly thumb of Homelander, who is consolidating his power," reads the official season 4 synopsis. "Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son as well as his job as The Boys’ leader. The rest of the team are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they have to find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late."

Returning cast members include Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit, and Cameron Crovetti, along with new recruits Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

The first three episodes of The Boys season 4 will be available to stream from June 13th, with new instalments dropping weekly through to the season finale on July 18.

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ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 7/19/2024, 8:12 AM
While this season did have the lowest quality of the others, I did still enjoy the journey and the season finale. Looking forward to the final season

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Blergh
Blergh - 7/19/2024, 9:05 AM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - I did like it more than 2 actually but IMO if a show is on top like this the title of “worst season” is still a compliment in comparison to some to the truly dreadful stuff I’ve seen coming out of Netflix lately.
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 7/19/2024, 9:07 AM
@Blergh - I entirely agree, it being the worst of the seasons to me still doesn't keep it from being a show I absolutely enjoy. Would I change things, sure,but I'm enjoying the ride so far
Blergh
Blergh - 7/19/2024, 9:16 AM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - I generally think they the further we get from initial run seasons fans will always come up with better ideas than the writers and be disappointed with how things are handled. Back in season 1 we had no idea how the show would be, we accepted the writing as a status quo. Season 2 improved on 1, this little critique arose, with season 3 fans just had the time to come up with more ideas and now even more.

It might be the psychological spiral that sees shows lose fans in the long run. Would have done things differently as well but I still had so much fun with it.

Going to pick up House of the Dragon and get back to Twin Peaks during the hiatus. I really miss having weekly shows to look forward to on bad days, streaming was a blessing but did take away a cherished ritual of waiting for new episodes (now there’s just nothing on linear tv I still like)
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 7/19/2024, 8:18 AM
Feels like we will get a 3-way fight btw Homelander Butcher and Homeboy....Also thought they found Maeve at the end...Phew. Glad Soldier Boy is returning tho
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/19/2024, 9:27 AM
@BlackStar25 - I hope we get Maeve back

I liked she got a happyish ending with her gf but no way this doesn’t affect her so hope she shows up next season

I did feel her absence

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BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 7/19/2024, 2:30 PM
@TheVisionary25 - OH!!!!! SHE BETTER COMEBACK!!!!
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/19/2024, 8:34 AM
I actually really liked this season a lot .... Until the finale. Kinda thought it went out with a whimper.
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 7/19/2024, 8:49 AM
I liked this season a lot.

My only problem was with the Finale. it was great, but why didn't Vitctoria just pop Butcher head when he started to grab her with those tenticles?
Blergh
Blergh - 7/19/2024, 9:07 AM
@Nomis929 - maybe Joe Cancler (I’m coining it) is protecting his body from harm? Once he said yes to the cancer/parasite he might gain access to the entire power set of a dupe
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 7/19/2024, 9:14 AM
@Blergh - Yeah, that seem like a possibilty.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 7/19/2024, 9:32 AM
@Nomis929 - We were supposed to think that he acted too quickly for her to react and him covering her eyes somehow prevented her from using her powers.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 7/19/2024, 9:34 AM
@Nomis929 - I was thinking the same thing. She clearly has super fast reflexes as shown when Homelander lasered her, so she could've reacted to the tentacles just as fast
SheepishOne
SheepishOne - 7/19/2024, 8:53 AM
Solid season, but the finale didn’t put a big enough stamp on it. It definitely felt like part one to Season Five’s part two.
QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 7/19/2024, 9:03 AM
@SheepishOne - Yeah, you hit it on the head. With the cast coming out recently and saying that they are all for 5 seasons and a movie, I thought this season finale would have a much more defenitive conclusion and season 5 might be the cliff hanger. But now, I dont know. And with the film shoot for season 5 being so long, i think they're going to go like other big series and make each episode very lengthy to ensure that they tie everything up.
Blergh
Blergh - 7/19/2024, 9:04 AM
Loved season 4, even though their attempts at making Homelander a little more sympathetic turned me a little off (just go all out with him, I don’t need to feel bad for him, he’s a fun villain. Go all out).

Interesting where we’ll go from here, the prisons will be an interesting scenario. Also suppose not every supe will align with Homelander. He might consider “his species” to be gods but these people still have human connections and morals that keep them very well tethered to humanity.
Anyone else think that Firecracker is poisoning Homey with her breast milk meds? Maybe that’s Sages ultimate plan? Get to the top with Homelander and then remove him with the poison she got Cracker to feed him through her own insecurities. Sage was without a doubt the best addition to the show after Soldier Boy.

Something I’m kinda missing: heroic takes on comic villains.
We got evil Superman, Aquaman, Batman/Iron Man, Deadpool and many others but what about a “good” version of Joker, Mandarin, Dr. Doom, Grundy or Ultron. We’re getting there with Butcher being something of a Punisher/Venom mixture at this point, Frenchie kinda being Vertigo, Annie as Livewire, Kimiko as Wolverine and Edgar as some form of Luthor. But imagine the fun Mayhem with mirrored villains as heroes
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/19/2024, 9:34 AM
Honestly now that Homelander has gotten control of the U.S and is essentially the President , I could see him trying to “resurrect” his dad and be like “proud of me now”…

Homelander is someone who has a longing for connection and love under all that deranged homicidal and narcissistic tendencies because he never grew up with that so since he has done this successful coup (with Sage’s help) , he could be trying to still seek that approval and affirmation and the scary thing is Soldier Boy might be impressed by it even if he did find him to be a disappointment in the S3 finale.

I’m just glad that it seems Jensen will be back , he was the highlight of S3 imo!!.

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CoHost
CoHost - 7/19/2024, 10:03 AM
Homelander's more Logan Roy.
JayLemle
JayLemle - 7/19/2024, 11:28 AM
I do like that this season finale was uneventful. I consider it like Breaking Bad seasons 3 & 4. It's going to be one, LONG continuation, running into each other. As opposed to Breaking Bad S04 & S05, where 05 feels like another chapter in the story. If that makes sense. They've upped the stakes after the post-credits scene. So, S05 is going to be lit.

Ther Butcher vs Homelander and that other person will be a good fight since Butcher is full supe now.
billnye69
billnye69 - 7/19/2024, 11:38 AM
Conservatives voters used to be the party of criticizing their leaders, now they're the party of worshiping them.
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 7/19/2024, 11:41 AM
@billnye69 - Both parties do that
sully
sully - 7/20/2024, 1:09 AM
@TheShellyMan - 🎯 bingo.
billnye69
billnye69 - 7/20/2024, 8:59 AM
@TheShellyMan - Yea, because Democrats are famously known for covering their houses, cars/trucks and bodies with Bidens face.

Republicans are known for not doing that with Trump.
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 7/20/2024, 2:53 PM
@billnye69 - Again, both parties do it. It's not a one-way street that you're trying to paint it as.

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