THE BOYS Creator Eric Kripke Talks Season 3, Soldier Boy, Herogasm, and Winks to SUPERNATURAL
The Boys recently received five Emmy nominations for its second season, and creator and showrunner Eric Kripke recently talked about Season 3 and shared a few bits of information about the series. He talks about bringing in Soldier Boy, herogasm, and also says there will be some winks to Supernatural.
In an interview with TheWrap, Kripke opened up about working with Supernatural alum Jensen Ackles again, who is playing Soldier Boy. He says:
“It’s been awesome. I mean, I love the guy so much. And just to have him read my words again is such a treat. I mean, on the first day of dailies, I reached out to him. Funny enough, his very first scene as Soldier Boy was taking place in a shitty motel room. And so he’s in this shitty motel room reading my words. And I just was like, ‘This is great. This feels like coming home.’ It’s been awesome. The cast loved him. They saw immediately what a good dude and what a really fine actor he is. And really all of our conversations have been about how to make sure that this is not Dean Winchester. How do we give him a look that feels a little different and register of voice and mannerisms? I think he and I are both really interested in creating a different character. So it’s been a blast. I mean, he’s such a good actor. The metaphor I use is he just has a lot of Crayons in his Crayon box and you can really use all of them to do something, I think, really nuanced.”
Kripke also went on to tease that there will be “very subtle” winks to Supernatural throughout Season 3, saying:
“Remember that Phil Sgriccia, a producing director, is a Supernatural veteran as well. So, you know, I would put it as like, there’s certain shots that he and I are doing as kind of winks that we know what’s going on. There may or may not be a trunk shot or two. That kind of thing where it’s like, I don’t think, anything super-overt. Jim Beaver (who played Bobby Singer on Supernatural) and Jensen don’t have any scenes together. So we are trying to figure out a way to make sure that we can have a little bit of connection between them. So it’s like that kind of thing. It’s all very subtle.”
I’m sure Supernatural fans will appreciate that kind of stuff. In a separate interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kripke shared a bit of insight on the two timelines Soldier Boy’s story takes place in. The character was originally active during World War I, when he was the leader of a team known as Payback. Kripke said, “There are different time periods, but not in the way you would think.”
“Thematically, we really got interested in the history of the country through this one superhero’s eyes. We delve into a little bit of how we got to the spot we’re in. I think we got inspired by this idea that we have to somehow return America to this great thing that it was in the past, and that it was better then. It’s a nostalgic misconception. It’s always been a struggle, and it’s always been conflict. You’re not supposed to look backwards, you’re supposed to look forward. We wanted to get into that, and having a hero who’s moved through the history of the country like Soldier Boy gave us an opportunity.”
The creator also teased some of the crazy moments fans have to look forward to in the new season, which includes the Herogasm episode, which is a popular discussion among fans:
“Beyond even ‘Herogasm,’ I still think the craziest thing we’ve ever done is in Episode 1. That said, ‘Herogasm,’ the dailies are bananas. I’ve been around the block a few times. I’m a seasoned producer. Every single day on those dailies, my jaw was on the floor. I just could not believe how insane those dailies were. It’s just crazy. I can tell you that for anybody who is a fan of the comic and is expecting to see Herogasm, we are delivering it. That is happening.”
Things are obviously going to get ridiculously insane in Season 3, and I’m pretty pumped up about it. In another interview with Deadline, Kripke talked about The Boys spinoff series, which will begin production in 2022. He explained that the new series is “both in the same universe” as the original, but will be entirely different as it explores these new characters.
“It’s a college show, but because it’s a college run by Vought, nothing is what it seems, and there’s an incredible amount of fucked-up shit happening. But there’s a lot of heart, too. At the end of the day, all college shows are coming-of-age shows, so I think it will be surprising, the amount of emotion that is in that story, with all the usual Boys swagger.”
There’s lots of exciting stuff to look forward to with The Boys franchise!