The Boys Season 4 finale was almost cancelled due to a real-life assassination attempt on President Donald Trump, because who needs fiction when reality is already crazy enough? 🤯 I mean, can you blame them? The episode’s plot, which involves Homelander’s plan to assassinate the President and install a superpowered VP, was a little too on the nose given the recent events. It’s like the writers were trying to predict the future or something 🤔. The finale, originally titled “Assassination Run” (yeah, real subtle), was set to air on Amazon Prime Video on July 18, 2024, but it almost didn’t make it due to the real-world events that were unfolding at the same time. Because, you know, art imitating life and all that jazz 🎨.
In the Season 4 finale, Homelander schemes to assassinate the newly elected President Robert Singer so he can install superpowered Vice President Victoria Neuman — who is largely under his control due to his threats against her daughter — in the presidency. If his plan succeeds, Homelander will essentially gain authoritarian control of the U.S. government, ushering in a Vought-backed administration in which Supes will ultimately rule the nation 🤖. I mean, it’s not like we haven’t seen that play out in real life before or anything 🙄. The episode’s plot was a little too close for comfort, especially given the fact that President Donald Trump was campaigning for a second presidential term at the time 📣.
The episode was scheduled to be released on Prime Video less than a week after the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt against President Donald Trump, who at the time was speaking on stage at an outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania when a gunman, later identified as Thomas Crooks, shot at him, striking Trump’s ear 🗣️. I guess that’s what they mean by “life imitating art” 🤷♀️. Speaking to Polygon, showrunner Eric Kripke said the Season 4 finale, which he directed, “created a lot of anxiety” behind the scenes 🤯. Yeah, no kidding 🙄.
Kripke shared that the episode’s title was changed from “Assassination Run” to the super-original “Season Four Finale” 🙄, because who needs a title that’s actually descriptive, right? 🤣. The Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy, gave them the green light to air the episode, but with the stipulation that they change the title, because apparently, “Assassination Run” was a bit too on the nose 🙅♂️. Thankfully for Kripke and The Boys, the Amazon CEO gave them the green light to air the episode, with just one small stipulation 🙏. “All that came back was, ‘Just change the title. It’s a tasteless title considering, but it’s different enough, and we will back it.’ Thank God that they did. I had a really stressful 24 hours, but it all pales in comparison to the madness in the real world,” Kripke explained 🙄.
The fifth and final season of The Boys, based on the comic book series of the same name, premieres on Prime Video with two episodes on April 8 📆. Subsequent episodes will be released weekly until the series finale on May 20 📺. Because who needs a social life when you can binge-watch TV shows, right? 🤷♀️. The Most Evil TV Villains of the Last 25 Years 🤡 are waiting for you, and they’re all just as terrifying as Homelander 🙅♂️. From superpowered sociopaths to ruthless tyrants and demonic inter-dimensional beings, these are the least redeemable, most wickedly evil TV villains of the last 25 years (2000-2024) 📚. So, if you’re ready to indulge in some good old-fashioned TV madness, then The Boys is the show for you 🤪! 🎉
