In a media landscape saturated with superheros, one show manages to stand out from the rest. Eric Kripke's "The Boys" follows a ragtag group of human vigilantes in a world where superheroes are not only real, but just as flawed as the rest of us. The Prime Video series is bursting with super-abled people, each of whom possesses a unique set of powers. The fun of the series lies in not only watching what these "supes" can do, but seeing how they inevitably use their abilities for mischief and debauchery.
However, while they're incredibly fun, these powers can be hard to fathom; some are downright confounding. A supe called Termite (Brett Geddes), for example, loses control of his ability to miniaturize when he sneezes, while a hero named Love Sausage (Andrew Jackson) has no discernable power aside from amplified control of his massive ... appendage. And these examples are merely the tip of the iceberg.
However, while they're incredibly fun, these powers can be hard to fathom; some are downright confounding. A supe called Termite (Brett Geddes), for example, loses control of his ability to miniaturize when he sneezes, while a hero named Love Sausage (Andrew Jackson) has no discernable power aside from amplified control of his massive ... appendage. And these examples are merely the tip of the iceberg.
- 3/12/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- Slash Film
“The Boys” is undeniably captivating — the Prime Video adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s satirical superhero comic can be filthy, violent, irreverent and hilarious all at once. But the ongoing conflict between the show’s titular vigilantes and the “Supes” backed by malevolent conglomerate Vought International also keeps viewers transfixed with a layered narrative grounded in a relatable reality. It’s enough to make you forget that these flawed characters are wearing capes — even in the midst of all the kickass superhero action.
The challenge of “The Boys” is in creating an elaborate world that infuses its shock and awe with swirling drama and honest character motivation. In the videos below, visual effects supervisor Stephan Fleet, stunt coordinator John Koyama, and costume designers Laura Jean Shannon and Michael Ground describe how a world with endless possibilities is better off when its dildo brawls, hallucinated pizza parlor mascots, and...
The challenge of “The Boys” is in creating an elaborate world that infuses its shock and awe with swirling drama and honest character motivation. In the videos below, visual effects supervisor Stephan Fleet, stunt coordinator John Koyama, and costume designers Laura Jean Shannon and Michael Ground describe how a world with endless possibilities is better off when its dildo brawls, hallucinated pizza parlor mascots, and...
- 11/10/2022
- by Daron James
- Indiewire
This article contains The Boys Season 3 spoilers
Literally speaking, Jamie is hardly the biggest part of The Boys, in comics or live-action. After all, he’s just a hamster, a furry little fuzzball that most people met in the season three episode “Glorious Five-Year Plan.” But this insignificant rodent, and the way he’s used in both versions of the story, illustrate the cruel humor of the source material and the surprisingly humane story Eric Kripke and his collaborators are telling on television.
On the show, Jamie appears in a Russian lab, where Butcher (Karl Urban) and the Boys are searching for a weapon to kill Homelander (Antony Starr). Frenchie (Tomer Kapon) and M.M. (Laz Alonso) quickly learn that the cute hamster locked in a cage is actually full of Compound V, which grants it the abilities of flight, superstrength, and superspeed. When an attack by Russian soldiers sets him free,...
Literally speaking, Jamie is hardly the biggest part of The Boys, in comics or live-action. After all, he’s just a hamster, a furry little fuzzball that most people met in the season three episode “Glorious Five-Year Plan.” But this insignificant rodent, and the way he’s used in both versions of the story, illustrate the cruel humor of the source material and the surprisingly humane story Eric Kripke and his collaborators are telling on television.
On the show, Jamie appears in a Russian lab, where Butcher (Karl Urban) and the Boys are searching for a weapon to kill Homelander (Antony Starr). Frenchie (Tomer Kapon) and M.M. (Laz Alonso) quickly learn that the cute hamster locked in a cage is actually full of Compound V, which grants it the abilities of flight, superstrength, and superspeed. When an attack by Russian soldiers sets him free,...
- 6/17/2022
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Is there a rating beyond Nc-17? Because The Boys just went there, bought property and threw a massive house party. In the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama's season three premiere, viewers were left with dented floors after their jaws dropped that far when lower-level supe Termite (Brett Geddes)—think a coked-out version of Ant-Man who can shrink himself down to the size of his namesake—accidentally shot back up to normal size after sneezing. He also happened to be inside his boyfriend's penis when this occurred, exploding his lover into bloody bits and pieces in the process. Houston, we've rocketed way past Nsfw. It was deranged. It was diverting....
- 6/12/2022
- E! Online
[The below contains spoilers from “The Boys” Season 3, Episode 1.]
First, Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy” debuted a wise-talking animatronic penis. Then, HBO Max’s “Minx” showed us all the real thing — many, many times. Now, Prime Video’s “The Boys” is taking onscreen male nudity to another level — literally.
The reign of penis representation on TV continues thanks to the Season 3 premiere of “The Boys,” where Ant-Man-esque superhero Termite (Brett Geddes) shrinks down to enter his partner’s urethra and find his prostate as a sex act. Yet a coked-up Termite sneezes while inside his love interest and accidentally returns to normal size, splitting his lover in half from the inside, out.
“For those wondering…the dick is real,” actor Geddes captioned a behind-the-scenes Instagram pic of him and Termite stunt double Alex Armbruster posing in front of the giant 11-foot high and 30-feet long penis, covered in white powder.
“The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke...
First, Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy” debuted a wise-talking animatronic penis. Then, HBO Max’s “Minx” showed us all the real thing — many, many times. Now, Prime Video’s “The Boys” is taking onscreen male nudity to another level — literally.
The reign of penis representation on TV continues thanks to the Season 3 premiere of “The Boys,” where Ant-Man-esque superhero Termite (Brett Geddes) shrinks down to enter his partner’s urethra and find his prostate as a sex act. Yet a coked-up Termite sneezes while inside his love interest and accidentally returns to normal size, splitting his lover in half from the inside, out.
“For those wondering…the dick is real,” actor Geddes captioned a behind-the-scenes Instagram pic of him and Termite stunt double Alex Armbruster posing in front of the giant 11-foot high and 30-feet long penis, covered in white powder.
“The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke...
- 6/7/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Apparently, it wasn't hard to get Prime Video to approve that penis scene in season three of The Boys. The Boys is known for its over the top and shocking moments, and the exploding penis scene in the first episode of the new season was certainly no exception. While it may be ingrained in your memory, for those that need a reminder, during the season three premiere of the superhero comedy, Termite (Brett Geddes), a parody of Marvel's Ant-Man, sneezed inside his lover's (Bruce Langley) genitals, causing the man to explode from inside of his penis. And while showrunner Eric Kripke was surprised how "cool with it" Amazon executives were about creating the scene, there was one...
- 6/6/2022
- E! Online
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Payback,” “The Only Man in the Sky” and “Barbary Coast,” the three episodes that are part of the June 3 launch of “The Boys” Season 3.
Within the first three episodes of Season 2, “The Boys” blew up a whale by having Butcher (Karl Urban) crash into it with a speedboat. In the Season 3 premiere, the Amazon Prime Video show exploded a smaller, but much more graphic, object in an even more bizarre way.
As “The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke previously promised Variety, within the first 15 minutes of the Season 3 premiere, a moment occurs that is “a thousand times crazier” than the whale scene: A superhero named Termite (Brett Geddes) shrinks down and climbs into the urethra of his significant other in order to pleasure him from inside his penis. Termite accidentally sneezes, causing him to quickly grow back up to normal...
Within the first three episodes of Season 2, “The Boys” blew up a whale by having Butcher (Karl Urban) crash into it with a speedboat. In the Season 3 premiere, the Amazon Prime Video show exploded a smaller, but much more graphic, object in an even more bizarre way.
As “The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke previously promised Variety, within the first 15 minutes of the Season 3 premiere, a moment occurs that is “a thousand times crazier” than the whale scene: A superhero named Termite (Brett Geddes) shrinks down and climbs into the urethra of his significant other in order to pleasure him from inside his penis. Termite accidentally sneezes, causing him to quickly grow back up to normal...
- 6/4/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
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