“It was not really until midseason, but someone pitched, ‘Well, shouldn’t Soldier Boy be Homelander’s father?’ and it really kind of locked into place because it was one of those things that just made sense. It just kind of kept repeating on and on and on,” Kripke shares. ![]() “Part of it was just sort of slowing down and looking at all the themes that were emerging from the season, and so much of them were about fathers and their children - Mother’s Milk and his daughter, Mother’s Milk’s father and him, Ryan, of course, Hughie’s feelings about his dad. But the decision behind the change made a lot of sense once the overarching concepts of the season started to come into focus. The revelation that Soldier Boy is Homelander’s biological father presents yet another big divergence from the comic book canon surrounding Jensen Ackles’ original celebrity supe. So right up until the very final moments of the finale, there’s a big question about which way Soldier Boy’s going to go.” “If goal is to kill Homelander, you now have a very emotionally unpredictable Soldier Boy, who if you look back now, there’s multiple times he’s talked about how he’s wanted kids. ![]() Going into next Friday’s season finale, the fatherly twist will pose “a huge complication for Butcher” and the deal he made with Soldier Boy to end Homelander’s life, showrunner Eric Kripke previews. The Boys: We Bet You Didn't Catch This Stealth 'Herogasm' Cameo The Boys Boss Talks Black Noir's Animated Backstory: The Idea That 'He's Like Snow White Made Me Laugh'
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