For four seasons,Eric Kripkeand the rest of the creative team behind Prime Video’s over-the-top series,The Boys, have been consistent in delivering jaw-dropping, record-stopping moments, upping the shock value year after year. Last week, the first three episodes of the production’s penultimate season dropped, and with them, a slew of new breathtaking moments arrived.The tail end of the premiere episodeseesKarl Urban’s Billy Butcher shut down the chance of a partnership with the other side’s Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) in the most diabolically Butcher way possible—a butthole pic.
During an interview with Collider’sChristina Radish,Kripke broke down how the creative team decided on the unsolicited hole pic as Butcher’s diss to Neuman and praised Doumit’s acting chops in the very much NSFW scene.
The Owner Of The Butt Isn’t Who You Think It Is
First and foremost, Kripke wants to be very clear about something - audiences, in no way, shape, or form, saw Urban’s backside: “For the record, it wasn’t his butthole, necessarily. It was another butthole, just to be clear. I know that we had to shoot a specific butthole for that shot, and that was not Butcher’s butthole.” While he doesn’t give away the detail on everyone’s mind (whose hole was it?!), Kripke does share how the scene was pulled together, telling Radish,
“Ultimately, it’s all my fault, but you would have to askDavid Reed. I’m not even sure we had what was supposed to be on that screen. And then, he sent me the first draft of the script and he said,“And it’s a big old butthole,”and I just laughed. I thought it was funny.”
Kripke went on to explain that Doumit, whosecharacter Victoria Neumanis the unlucky recipient of said butthole photo, didn’t see the image until they were rolling on a close-up shot, making her reaction 100% real.
“And a funny P.S. on that scene is, when Claudia [Doumit] was shooting it, for all the wide angles, it’s a blue screen. you may’t see what’s on the phone, so she’s reacting to a blue screen. And then, when we moved in for closeup method acting style, we put the real butt on the phone, soher reaction is her real reaction to seeing that butt. I don’t know if we should feel good about that or horrible, but that’s how we got a real reaction from Claudia.”
Catch up with the buttholes ofThe Boysand others as the show is now streaming on Prime Video.
The Boys is a drama series that explores the darker aspects of superhero culture, portraying a world where superheroes abuse their powers rather than use them for good. Centered around a vigilante group aiming to control these corrupt heroes, the series delves into themes of power, corruption, and accountability. The show features a complex narrative with multifaceted characters, offering an unfiltered look at the consequences of unchecked power.
