The Boys viewers are upset by ‘bizarre’ and ‘shocking’ Homelander scene

Viewers of The boys highlight a “bizarre” detail about the new season.

The hit Prime Video show is back for a fourth season – which is officially the Amazon subscription service’s penultimate run – and the first three episodes are now available to stream.

The new season of the series picks up where the third left off: with Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) trying to save Ryan (Cameron Crovetti), the son of his late wife, from the clutches of his deranged father, the super villain. hero Homelander (Antoine Starr).

Over the course of the episode, Homelander becomes increasingly disillusioned with The Seven, a group of heroes compiled by the fictional media conglomerate Vought Corporation.

One scene shows Homelander trying to enlist the services of Sister Sage (Susan Heyward), a strategic supreme whose power lies in her intelligence. He shows up at her door and, in a moment that completely shocked viewers, Homelander is wearing ordinary clothes.

This is the first time the character has been seen in an outfit different from his superhero costume, and fans have reacted accordingly.

“Homelander in normal clothes is the most shocking thing that happened in this episode,” one person wrote, with another agreeing. “The craziest part of these first three episodes of The boys was Homelander in plain clothes.

An additional viewer added: “Seeing me Homelander in street clothes and not wearing his costume was something I wasn’t ready to see…”

Another fan said: “Homelander in normal clothes looks weird as hell and somehow more unsettling.”

Eric Kripke, creator of The Boys, announced that the series will end with season five.

He told fans of the series: “The first week of season 4 of #TheBoys is a good time to announce: season 5 will be the final season!

“That’s still my plan, I just had to be careful until I get the final OK from Vought. I’m excited to bring the story to a bloody, epic, steamy climax. Watch season 4 in 2 DAYS, because the end has begun! »

Kripke has previously shared his desire to The boys run for five seasons, telling fans in 2020 that he had a “rough idea” of how he wanted to end the series.

The writer, who supervised Supernatural for 15 seasons, added: “But I also know that you shouldn’t say how many seasons a series will have”, he reasoned at the time.