Whatever Your Feels Are About ‘The Boys’ Finale, It Looks Like It Pissed Off the Right People
The final season of 'The Boys' has sparked significant debate among fans, particularly regarding the fate of the character Homelander. Some viewers, including Elon Musk, expressed dissatisfaction with how the character was portrayed in the finale, viewing it as a character assassination. Despite the backlash, showrunner Eric Kripke and the cast seem to revel in the controversy surrounding the show's conclusion.
- ▪The final season of 'The Boys' has concluded, leading to mixed reactions from fans.
- ▪Elon Musk criticized the portrayal of Homelander's demise, calling it 'pathetic.'
- ▪Showrunner Eric Kripke and the cast have engaged with the fan discourse following the finale.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 18 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean right. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
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The fifth and final season of The Boys is in the history books, and everyone is in their feels about it. While some of the tongue-wagging over the Prime Video superhero show is justified, others are showing their whole derrieres, exposing themselves as viewers who were watching the show with their eyes closed. Key among them is Elon Musk himself.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000761872","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"television","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"television","TAGS":"elon-musk,eric-kripke,prime-video,the-boys","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); And no, before you ask,…
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