‘The Boys’ Creator Says Series Finale Will Hurt—In The Best Way

With heads exploding (sometimes literally) and satire dialed up to 11, “The Boys” has never played it safe. But for showrunner Eric Kripke, the most dangerous task lies just ahead. What’s that task? Well, delivering a finale worthy of the diabolical chaos that fans have come to love, of course!

As the fifth and final season nears completion, Kripke admits he’s not just feeling the pressure, but he’s feeling “a fair amount of terror.”

Yes, the guy who made Homelander, one of the most terrifying characters on television, is now haunted by the ghost of bad finales past. Honestly, we can’t blame him, especially after the backlash big shows such as “Game of Thrones” had.

“You can count on one, maybe two hands, the truly great series finales… the graveyard is literally filled with terrible series finales,” Kripke said during Sony’s Creator to Creator podcast, alongside Shawn Ryan.

Kripke Is Watching You Watch the Finale

Since its premiere in 2019, “The Boys” has been a brilliant and beautiful bloodbath of satire. It’s turned the superhero genre into a wicked commentary on power, corruption, and the terrifying consequences of unchecked egos in leotards and capes. Whether it’s Vought’s corporate PR machine or Homelander’s slow spiral into a power-trip madness, the show doesn’t pull punches. Neither does its audience.

“How do you tie up the stories…how do you do it in a way that is emotional and satisfying? How do you do it in a way that creates — frankly — the illusion that some detail that you dropped in Season 1 or Season 2 is now suddenly coming back to pay off?,” Kripke confessed.

No pressure, right?

But, he’s not wrong. Passionate fans of any TV show, for that matter, always find something to say. So, Kripke wants “The Boys” to avoid that fate. Maybe, just maybe, even pull off something rare. Yes, a satisfying, emotional finale with a giant payoff that rewards longtime viewers without resorting to cheap nostalgia or out-of-nowhere twists. Let’s face it, this could be possible.

“You could have the greatest show for years, but if you stiff that ending, and that’s what’s sending everyone out in the parking lot, they go, ‘Oh, maybe that show wasn’t that good’,” he mused.

‘Breaking Bad’ Gave Him a Cheat Code

So where does a showrunner go when the stakes are this high? Straight to the masters, of course. Kripke turned to the writers behind the legendary “Breaking Bad,” which is one of TV’s most unanimously praised conclusions.

“‘Breaking Bad,’ to me, is as good as a show gets,” Kripke said. “I was able to ask some of those writers… and they said, ‘We had just a list of loose ends on our board that we had no idea what to do with. And when it came time to do the final season, we would just start checking them off.”

Sounds simple, except it’s not. “The Boys” is juggling multiple timelines, twists, betrayals, and more political commentary than a year’s worth of cable news. Have we forgotten about Jensen Ackles’ marvelous but misanthropical character, Soldier Boy?

Kripke’s strategy? Make every thread matter by incorporating forgotten moments throughout the series. As he puts it, that Season 2 scene that seemed random? Expect it to come back in a way that hits harder than a supe’s punch.

“It’s about reverse-engineering genius,” Kripke joked. “If you can make a Season 2 storyline feel like a setup for the finale, then suddenly you look like you knew what you were doing the whole time.”

Fans Are Ready (But Are They Really?)

With Season 4 now airing and Season 5 already cooking up a final batch, fans are glued to the storyline. Several have been vocal about their hopes (and fears) for their favorite characters. Social media is already flooded with theories about who survives, who falls, and whether Butcher can ever really, truly take down the evil power of Homelander.

I mean, at this point, what else do we have left? We’ve followed the show through so much, including exploding whales, Nazi reveals, weird and unnecessary but intriguing musical numbers, and enough fake commercials to launch a real brand. Safe to say the investment is real, and the expectations? Well, they are more than sky-high. Time to grab that plane.

Kripke’s Message? Trust the Blood-Soaked Process!

Despite the fear, Kripke is leaning into the chaos, trusting the characters, the writers’ room, and yes, those lingering plot threads from previous seasons.

Whether it’s poetic justice or a messy and chaotic bloody revenge, “The Boys” promises to go out with a bang. Especially when it comes to deaths. Yes, Kripke threatened that there might be more deaths than we expect, which makes it even scarier for fans of the show.

He warned, “It’s been fun, though, because you get to waste people in a way you couldn’t do before. It’s not just characters you’re keeping alive. It’s confrontations that you’re like, ‘Well, they’ll never survive that as a relationship.’ You’re like, ‘Great! I don’t owe that for next season.’”

So buckle up, supes. The end is coming, and Kripke is making sure we feel every punch, scream, and scratch on the way there.

Season 5 is set to arrive on Prime Video next year in 2026, but “Gen V” Season 2 is getting ready to stream beginning on September 17, 2025.

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