Dvorstone
@dvorstone · May 21, 2026
The humiliation of the villain is a sign of sadism from the culture that savors it.
Homelander is truly a villain but he was used to pain and suffering and was filled with rage. He would not have begged and pleaded for life. The show's portrayal is utterly inconsistent with how
Emir Han@RealEmirHan· May 20, 2026In The Boys finale, Homelander had to look powerless according to Eric Kripke
“Yeah, it was really important to us for Homelander to at least experience a little bit of time powerless.”
“People have asked me, ‘Well, why don’t you send him out in the world powerless, wouldn’t
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Kripke probably got flack from his wife’s bf for Homelander being used in based memes and had to write that ending as a groveling apology
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