Even Eric Kripke Doesn't Know How to Finish The Boys S5 Just Yet

It would’ve been quite a disservice to Eric Kripke to claim that his hit TV show The Boys is different from other superhero media. In reality, this series revolutionized the genre to an extent.

In the world where superheroes are mostly, well, heroic (Marvel) or brooding and heroic (DC), the dark and twisted characters of The Boys are quite a breath of fresh air.

For four seasons now, the world has been following their misadventures with a mix of awe and disgust; but all things must come to an end.

Season 5 is set to be the finale of The Boys, and seeing how the show deviates from its source comic, it’s quite a bet on what will happen to all of them. And apparently, the showrunner is also unsure how to place his bets just now.

In his recent interview with Forbes, Eric Kripke revealed that the S5 scripts haven’t been fleshed out at this point. In fact, he believes the team is yet to come up with the characters’ journey yet. While the vision for everyone’s endgame is there already, it’s the journey itself that’s still non-existent.

“You're always rewriting [scripts] right up until the day before they shoot, and sometimes, the day they shoot. <...> The big picture of the story, it stays the same. I mean, especially in the final season when every character has to reach their climax — like we've had those in our back pocket for a while and this season is mostly just figuring out how to get there, you know?” Kripke explained.

Apparently, the biggest challenge for the showrunner now is adjusting the story to reflect the undergoing changes in US politics. The Boys has always been blatant satire on both the superhero genre and the real world, so it only makes sense.

At the same time, here’s to hoping that whatever course the show takes in its finale, it doesn’t sacrifice character arcs and the integrity of the story for the sake of social commentary.

Source: Forbes