The Boys Season 4 Finale Adopts Creative Edits After Trump Shooting
The supposed penultimate season of Amazon’s hit subversive series reached its final entry with The Boys Season 4 Finale on Thursday, July 18. The series is known for clicking not only with its superhero parody but also with her twisted satirical take on the political landscape. The show’s previous three seasons have showered fans with a bloody saga packed with surprising shock value.
However, The Boys Season 4 established its vehemently critical tone toward the conservative side of politics. The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke has never shied away from putting his words when announcing his real-life inspirations for the show’s political analogies and its characters.
At the beginning of this year, he openly proclaimed that the latest addition to the cast is Valorie Curry who will play the role of the problematic racist character Firecracker, this character was inspired by far-right politicians like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, while indirectly linking the role’s motivations to those of Kristi Noem. In the same vein as the “art imitates life” inspiration, Kripke has repeatedly reiterated that the “Superman-esque evil” character of Homelander “has always been a Trump analogue” for him.
“The only thing he always wants is to be the most powerful person possible, even if his abilities to handle it are completely inadequate. So it’s white man victimization and unbridled ambition. And those themes just reflect the guy who, it’s still surreal to say, was the fucking president of the United States. And it’s a bigger issue than just Trump,” Kripke told Rolling Stone in 2022. Also read – Netflix Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 2 has a new release date
The Boys Season 4 final title changed
Despite the recurring criticism of the right embodied by the series, which Kripke doubled down especially in the fourth season, provoking furious responses from right-wing fans, the series made another conscious decision and made some creative edits for the final episode of its fourth season.
When The Boys Season 4 finale arrived on Amazon Prime Video on July 18, it did so with a disclaimer and a reworked title in the wake of the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13.
The final episode of the series’ penultimate season aired at midnight and was titled simply “Season 4 Finale”, rather than “Assassination Run” as it was initially titled.
Furthermore, The Boys season 4 episode 8 also showed a warning message about how the finale visualizes “fictional political violence” which may be disturbing to some viewers considering the harrowing incident at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which only happened over the weekend.
“The season finale of The Boys contains scenes of fictional political violence, which some viewers may find disturbing, especially in light of the injuries and tragic loss of life suffered during the attempted assassination of former President Trump,” reads Amazon Disclaimer.
“The Boys series is fictional and was filmed in 2023, and the plot or scene similarities to these real-world events are unintentional and coincidental. “Sony Pictures Television, Amazon, and the producers of The Boys reject, any type of violence in the real world in the strongest terms.”
Amazon also shared the message on its social media platforms and issued a “viewer discretion advised” warning at the beginning of episode 8.
The Boys Season 5: What to Expect?
With Butchers excited about his own powers, expect an epic showdown in the final season of The Boys. Let’s see if he strives to create the super-killer virus. Homelander is climbing the ladder of power in the Senate, so it will be even harder to stop him. Additionally, several character arcs will culminate in the final season, from Hughie and Starlight’s relationship to MM’s family problems and Frenchie and Kimiko’s bond. Meanwhile, the climax is expected to feature a high-octane fight between the Boys and the Seven.
The Boys season 5: cast
Major cast members will reprise their roles one last time in The Boys season 5, including Antony Starr as Homelander, Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, Jack Quaid as Hughie, Erin Moriarty as Starlight, Tomer Capone as Frenchie, and Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko and Laz Alonso as Mother’s Milk.
The cast will also include Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir, Chace Crawford as The Deep, Susan Heyward as Sister Sage and Valorie Curry as Firecracker. Also, since we saw Soldier Boy ( Jensen Ackles ) in the season finale.
The Boys Season 5 is expected to be released in the Summer of 2025.