The Boys
forethought : spoilers forward forThe Boysseason 2
The Boysseason 3 made the correct choice by cutting out a fundamental Soldier Boy second from the original comic series . Preempting the achiever that would accompany , Amazon Prime renewedThe Boysfor a third time of year before the time of year 2 premiere had even broadcast . And after the exhilaration of Stormfront ’s licking , theVictoria Neuman turn , and Becca Butcher ’s death , The Boysseason 3 quickly made wave with the honk ofSupernatural ’s Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy . An earlier intersection of Vought ’s attempt to craft the perfect superhero , Soldier Boy is a riff on Marvel ’s Captain America , bless with the same power and carrying a similarly loyal shield . Soldier Boy is also a member of the Payback super - radical , and a squeaking uninfected extremity of the supe biotic community , at least in Garth Ennis ' existence .
The same is n’t quite straight for Ackles ' Soldier Boy inThe Boysseason 3 . Eric Kripke ( The Boys ' showrunner ) even suggested ahead of season 3 that the live - activity fictional character will be just as despicable as his fellow Compound V test subjects , andThe Boysseason 3 uses Soldier Boy to dig into the past and research the Payback mathematical group before the formation of the Seven . Kripke at the same time confirmed that one memorableSoldier Boymoment from the comic book would n’t make it into the show . In Ennis ' original write up , Soldier Boy longs to join the Seven and is coerced into having sexual practice with Homelander . While Soldier Boy interprets the human action as an audition of sorts , Homelander is just using his fellow nationalist and has no intention of inducting this recent intimate conquest into the Seven .
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While some devotee might be disappointed that Homelander and Soldier Boy do n’t hook up inThe Boysseason 3 , the decision makes unadulterated sense in the context of the show . Amazon has been amazingly giving withThe Boysso far , allowing Kripke to get aside with far more than comic fan might ’ve predicted before the show began , and the only shot that was disallow fromThe Boysseason 1 ( Homelanderpleasuring himself onto New York City from atop a skyscraper ) finally found its way into season 2.The Boyshas get out with go over a dolphin , exploding heads in congress , and , in the give-and-take of Billy Butcher , " black cunnilinctus . " The problem with Homelander sexually control Soldier Boy is n’t that the scene is too shocking or crude to adapt , but because the second does n’t form within the landscape painting ofThe Boysseason 3 .
The Boys' Controversial Soldier Boy Moment Doesn’t Fit The TV Show
Come the end ofThe Boysseason 2 , Homelander ’s power has been neutered by Queen Maeve ’s blackmail and the downslope of Stormfront . The all - American hero is made to publicly admit the Seven ’s mistakes , bear Starlight back into the sheep pen , and relinquish custody of his only Logos . Homelander is thus more " in check " than ever by thetimeThe Boysseason 3 commence , so it makes no sense for him to be forcing Soldier Boy into seam . In many other agency too , the Amazon edition of Homelander is already a very dissimilar character than his comic account book counterpart at this distributor point in the series . It only would n’t fit with his type to sexually manipulate another supe .
Comic Homelander was also complicit in sexually dishonor Starlight on her first mean solar day in the Seven , creating a precedent for the Soldier Boy incident . However , only The Deep attacked Starlight on TV , negating that precedent . Coercing Soldier Boy into layer , therefore , does n’t fit with the role or motivations of Antony Starr ’s Homelander . It ’s also worth note that TV Homelander is a bastion of ultra - conservative America . His reaction toQueen Maeve ’s bisexuality was despicable , and while Homelander did engross in sexual activity with Doppelganger , this was only while the D - tilt supe was posing as Madelyn Stillwell or Homelander himself . It ’s " not jocund " if it ’s with yourself , according to Doppelganger . All of this grounds make it hard to picture Amazon ’s Homelander sustain in bed with another humankind .
The Boys' Soldier Boy Is Too Different For The Herogasm Scene To Work
By the same token , since Jensen Ackles does n’t play the same unenlightened , do - gooder Soldier Boy see in the comics , his sex setting with Homelander would feel even more out of piazza . Homelander preyed on the Payback hoagy ’s desperate Seven ambitions to engage his participation in the bedroom , but with the live - action Soldier Boy being more consanguineous to Vought ’s other despicable heroes , the point of the scene is lost totally . In fact , The Boysseason 3 footage position Soldier Boy as more of a scourge tothe broken Homelanderthan prey . distinctly powerful , violent , and more than a little unbalanced , the Soldier Boy of Amazon Prime ’s serial publication is more of a contender for Homelander ’s Seven can ( or possibly an improbable ally of Butcher ’s crew ) than an easy manipulated wannabe . All of this add up to the notion that Ackles ' Soldier Boy would n’t submit himself sexually to Homelander just to get a daub in the Seven .
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