All I want to do is talk about ‘The Boys’ season finale.

by Therese Odell, posted in Uncategorized


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A BUnch of TV News

Alright — I’ve given you a week to watch The Boys‘ amazing season finale, it’s time for me to drop a bunch of interesting — but spoilery — links.

According to showrunner Eric Kripke, the ending of season four is definitely supposed to be remind you of “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?”

Kripke also wants you to be reminded of January 6:

“Look, I fully admit to it being a little less elegant and more urgent than what we’ve done in the past. But I would argue that society is a little less elegant and more urgent. January 6 was happening while we were writing the season. We’re a product of the time when we write it. And January 6 scared the sh*t out of me. It scared the sh*t out of everyone but scared the sh*t out of me in ways that few things during the Trump Administration did. To have the scariest part be after he lost his election scared the sh*t out of me.

“I read an interesting thing once, which is that people don’t love Trump in spite of his horrific behavior; they love him because of it. He’s an anti-hero. The wilder he acts, the more he bullies people around him, the more they love him. It’s the reason people love everyone from fucking Jesse James to Andrew Dice Clay. You love someone who’s a huge a**hole because they smash society for you. So we discussed that psychology where the worse he acts, the more fans he’s going to get. Just look at what Lauren Boebert is saying daily.”

The Boys on the “Bury Your Gays” trope. I won’t say more, because I don’t want to be TOO spoilery, but they definitely have feelings about it. And as for that one death, it might not be the end after all. Sorta. Kinda.

One of the things that makes The Boys such an entertaining show is that every episode is a fun ride — it’s not one of those series that you have to warn people doesn’t get going until episode 8 or 9 or whatever. And I hadn’t given it much thought, but it makes sense that a guy who started on network TV would be considerate of that kind of storytelling and reject the “10-hour movie” approach:

“They’re more comfortable with the idea that they could give you ten hours where nothing happens until the eighth hour. That drives me fucking nuts, personally. As a network guy who had to get you people interested for 22 fucking hours a year, I didn’t get the benefit of, ‘Oh, just hang in there and don’t worry. The critics will tell you that by episode eight, shit really hits the fan.’ Or anyone who says, ‘Well, what I’m really making is a ten-hour movie.’ Fuck you! No you’re not! Make a TV show.”

As for Supernatural easter eggs, there was at least one this season.

I don’t know if it’s my favorite, but the one that pops into my head of a “Supernatural” reference I think people enjoy is, we tend to do a lot of the through-the-trunk shots. We’ve done a few of them, because it’s me and Phil Sgriccia. So to have Jensen in Episode 7 and do one of the trunk shots with Jensen, that’s something that we very specifically asked for because we felt like that would be a fun callback for fans.

As someone who has not read the comics, I found this article about how the show and the comics differ to be very interesting. And this Collider piece on the real  CIA history that has informed the show is fascinating.

As far as season four goes, according to Kripke, the fate of Ryan and the theme of sons is going to play a big part. Also, now that the Seven needs to be rebuilt, expect Homelander to stack them with “much more dangerous heroes than we’ve seen in The Seven up ’til now.”

Finally, Prime Video has announced the title of The Boys‘ college spinoff: Gen V. (What is mildly interesting is that in this Deadline interview with Eric Kripke, the series is clearly referred to as Varsity, even though that was never officially announced as the series’ title.)

In non-The Boys news:

Yes, Stranger Things‘ Will is gay and yes, he is in love with Mike. All I have to say about this is 1. duh and 2. I hope the Duffer Brothers are taking a note or two from The Boys on the “Bury Your Gays” trope.

Constance Wu revealed in a tweet that she tried to take her own life after she made some comments about how disappointed she was that Straight Off the Boat had been renewed. (If you or someone you know needs help, please contact The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling or texting 988.)

Joe Dante is pretty sure that Baby Yoda is just a rip-off of Gizmo the Gremlin. I mean … The Empire Strikes Back came out in 1980, and Gremlins debuted in 1984, so I’m not entirely sure the math works out in Joe’s favor, but sure.

If you’ve finished The Bear season one, the showrunner here explains how the SPOILER got into the SPOILER, and I for one learned a couple of very interesting things.

More confirmation that Ted Lasso‘s third season will probably be its last, Goddammit.

All seven Mad Men seasons are now on AMC+.

Taylor Kitsch will not be in your Friday Night Lights reboot.

OK CHRIS MELONI.

H’oh boy, now The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Tamra Judge is claiming that Denise Richards hit on her, too.

LOL:

Congratulations to Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas!

Renewals

In Development

  • Second Chance, a thriller series starring Denise Richards, AnnaLynne McCord and Carolina Gaitàn, is in the works.
  • The 2011 film Warrior is being developed into a series at Paramount+.
  • Uptown Bodega, an adult animated series, has been picked up at HBO Max.

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • The Patient will debut on Hulu on August 30.
  • Reginald the Vampire will premiere on Syfy on October 5.
  • Comedy Central’s Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God returns on Comedy Central on July 28.
  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghost Island will premiere on Nickelodeon on July 30.
  • Alone: The Skills Challenge and Alone: Frozen premieres on History Channel on August 4.
  • Secret Headquarters will debut on Paramount+ on August 12.

 

R.I.P.

Ivana Trump, Former wife of the Former Grifter-in-Chief. He’s fundraising on her death, obviously.

William “Poogie” Hart, Grammy-award-winning lead singer of The Delfonics

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

The Rehearsal: Nathan Fielder returns with the awkwardness in this new series, in which he rehearses every day exchanges to minimize life’s uncertainties. Series premiere. 10 p.m., HBO

Persuasion: Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis and Henry Golding star in this new adaptation of the Jane Austen classic. Premiere. Netflix

Zombies 3: Aliens v. zombies. Premiere. Disney+

SATURDAY

Last Night in Soho: A young fashion student time travels back to London in the glamorous 1960s but not all is what it seems in this dark thriller. 7 p.m., HBO

Nikki Glaser: Good Clean Filth: Taking a break from hosting FBoy Island, Nikki Glaser does some stand-up in this new special. 9 p.m., HBO

SUNDAY

Blood & Treasure: Season two of the action-adventure series. Paramount+

History’s Craziest Ancients: This new series explores history’s richest and most decadent lunatics. Series premiere. 9 p.m., History

Lies My Sister Told Me: A psychotic woman takes over her twin sister’s life only to discover it’s crazier than her own in this new Lifetime movie. 7 p.m., Lifetime

FRI. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Shark Tank
(repeat)		 20/20
CBS S.W.A.T.
(repeat)		 Magnum P.I.
(repeat)		 Blue Bloods
(repeat)
CW Penn & Teller: Fool Us
(repeat)		 World’s Funniest Animals
(repeat)		 World’s Funniest Animals
(repeat)		 Local
FOX Friday Night Smackdown Local
NBC American Ninja Warrior
(repeat)		 Dateline

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SAT. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos
(repeat)		 The Final Straw
(repeat)		 Shark Tank
(repeat)		 News/Local
CBS Superstar Racing Experience
(live)		 48 Hours News/Local
CW Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(repeat)		 Would I Lie to You?
(repeat)		 Masters of Illusion
(new)		 Masters of Illusion
(repeat)		 Local
FOX MLB Baseball
(live)		 News/Local
NBC Transplant
(new)		 World Track & Field Championships Oregon22
(live)		 News/
Local		 Saturday Night Live
(repeat)

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SUN. 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Claim to Fame
(repeat)		 Celebrity Family Feud
(new)		 The Final Straw
(new)		 The $100,000 Pyramid
(new)
CBS 60 Minutes Big Brother
(new)		 The Equalizer
(repeat)		 NCIS: Los Angeles
(repeat)
The CW Local Riverdale
(new)		 Penn & Teller: Fool Us
(repeat)		 Local
FOX Beat Shazam
(repeat)		 The Simp-sons
(repeat)		 The Great North
(repeat)		 Bob’s Burgers
(repeat)		 Family Guy
(repeat)		 Local/News
NBC Who Do You Think You Are?
(new)		 America’s Got Talent
(repeat)		 World Track & Field Championships Oregon22
(live)

One thought on “All I want to do is talk about ‘The Boys’ season finale.”

  1. I think my favorite thing about this season of The Boys is the number of people who are now diving in to Supernatural because of Jensen. Welcome! Welcome! Come for the pretty; stay for the emotional damage.

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