[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforThe Boys, Season 2, Episodes 1-3.]
If you’ve watched the first three episodes of Amazon’sThe BoysSeason 2 and were curious why certain decisions were made, you’re in the right place. That’s because I recently conducted an extended spoiler-filled interview with showrunnerEric Kripkeabout the first few episodes, and he revealed a ton of secrets.
During the wide-ranging conversation he revealed where to find some cool Easter eggs, why he wanted Vought’s backstory to involve Nazi Germany, how many people on the planet have superpowers, if Homelander can be killed,Seth Rogen’smeta-role in the series, how they filmed the gill sequence featuring The Deep, how often the Seven are actually fighting crime, why they never considered making the world finding out about Compound V as the season finale, why they changed the original version of the whale sequence in Episode 3, how they figured out the arc of the season, why they try and end every episode on a cliffhanger, why they’re releasing new episodes weekly instead of all at once, and so much more it would be impossible to list it all here.
As most of you know,The Boysis based on the comic book series byGarth EnnisandDarick Robertsonand takes place in a world just like ours, except superheroes are real.The BoysstarsAntony Starr,Karl Urban, Karen Fukuhara,Jack Quaid,Erin Moriarty,Laz Alonso,Tomer Capon,Dominique McElligott,Jesse T. Usher,Aya Cash, andChance Crawford. For more onThe BoysSeason 2, you’re able to readLiz’s glowing reviewand here’s whatEric Kripke told me about Season 3.
Check out what Eric Kripke had to say in the player below and further down the page is an exact list of what we talked about — so you can watch the parts that interest you if you don’t have the time for the full interview.
Eric Kripke:
