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The Boyshave never been shy about mocking the political climate of the time through its satiric representation of its heroes and their ideologies. Throughout its various seasons, Eric Kripke and the team have cleverly poked fun at pop culture and the world that we live in, and season 4 doubles on how hard it goes with its satire.
Audiences on various political spectrums have had conflicting views on Homelander and whether he is pure evil or a misunderstood man. The new season goes all out with its political satire with the character of Firecracker who goes on a rant about various conspiracy theories about various Hollywood celebrities. While some do not like the show being openly political this season, others point out that it has been there all along.
The Boys’Satirical Jabs At Tom Hanks And Oprah Winfrey Are Part of Its DNA
The Boys’Firecracker is an alt-right supe who thrives on fame and digging up conspiracies | Prime VideoFrom the beginning ofThe Boys, Antony Starr’s Homelander is introduced as a megalomanic, fascist sociopath who has stopped at nothing to gain control and love from people who support him. Series creator Eric Kripke has always modeled the show to be about ‘Trumpism’ and Homelander as the mascot of that movement (viaThe Hollywood Reporter).
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Season 2 introduced the neo-Nazi Stormfront and Homelander and her being lovers. Thus, the show has never been shy about itspolitical allegories.With season 4 however, the jabs were very ‘on the nose’ and thus divided people about their feelings about the show and how some audiences are realizing (only now) its hard-edged political satire.
In episode 2 of season 4, Firecracker is introduced in a convention called Truthcon where she talks about a lot of conspiracy theories involving high profile names. Theories (more so hoaxes) aboutTom Hanksand Oprah Winfrey setting up a satanic home delivery service and a pdophile ring are addressed. This is clearly satirizing alt-right beliefs and hoaxes like 2016’s Pizzagate and the Wayfair conspiracies both involving false child trafficking/pdophile claims.
— Mightykeef (@MightyKeef)July 21, 2025
I think it’s pretty damn embarrassing it took you four seasons to realize they were making fun of you 😑
— VDubb (@VDubb722)June 20, 2025
Nothing happened. The show was ALWAYS satire of right wingers.
— Tyler 🏳️🌈🥥🌴 (@Tyler_The_Wise)July 09, 2025
The show has always been a good test to see how thin right wingers' skin is.
— NoDisassemble! (@jscoppe1)June 30, 2025
It was always like this 🤷♂️
— John Demetry (@JohnDemetry)June 17, 2025
“The end has begun”: Eric Kripke Has Bad News For The Boys Fans Ahead of Season 4
Kripke himself has talked about how certain people have not yet realized the arguments that the show is making and how they still idolize Homelander (The Hollywood Reporter). The creator has also addressed criticism of the show being ‘woke’ and instructing those groups of people to watch something else. Clearly, Kripke and the show are not pulling their punches and have no time to deal with haters.
Eric Kripke Teases the Possibility of Jared Padalecki Joining Season 5 ofThe Boys
Eric Kripkehas worked with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jensen Ackles, and Jared Padalecki in the long-running seriesSupernatural(2006-2020). He has brought on Ackles as Soldier Boy in season 3 ofThe Boysand Morgan in the show’s latest season. When asked byScreenrantabout bringing Padalecki for thefinal season, Kripke revealed that he would love to have him on the next season.
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The series creator stated that he constantly talks to Padalecki and loves bringing hisSupernaturalfamily to his new show. While he does not have a character in mind for Padalecki yet, he is trying his best to make their schedules line up so that his entry into the show can happen. Kripke said,
I have been texting with Jared, I would love Jared to come in and do a guest spot on the show. Not just because it’s fun to bring Supernatural characters onto the show. We’re very, very early in season five, so I don’t have a character in mind quite yet. But I’m aiming towards it and I’m just keeping in rough touch with him so that hopefully our schedules do line up.
Seeing Morgan, Ackles, and Padalecki inThe Boyswould be a great reunion moment and one thatSupernaturalfans would get a kick out of.The first three episodes of season 4 ofThe Boysare now streaming on Prime Video, with the remaining 5 episodes dropping weekly.
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