Yes, Homelander on ‘The Boys’ Is Supposed to Be Donald Trump
#TheBoys showrunner Eric Kripke on why Season 3’s big twist "scared the shit" out of him, how Homelander is like Trump, that giant penis prop, and much more.https://t.co/Ec57fgIgVH
- Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) June 17, 2022
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, showrunner Eric Kripke has admitted that Homelander is becoming more and more of a direct Trump stand-in this season. He says:
"All he ever wants is to be the most powerful person he can be, even though he’s completely inadequate in his abilities to handle it. So it’s white-male victimization and unchecked ambition. And those issues just happened to reflect the guy who, it’s just still surreal to say it, was fucking president of the United States. And it’s a bigger issue than just Trump. The more awful public figures act, the more fans they seem to be getting. That’s a phenomenon that we wanted to explore, that Homelander is realizing that he can actually show them who he really is and they’ll love him for it."
He speaks a lot more about the show this season at the Source.
I am... not a huge fan of this? I think Homelander works absolutely perfectly as a satire of a superhero and a typical angry, insecure white man. Shoehorning all these Trumpisms is kind of extra and unneeded IMO. Also, I have major Trump fatigue, make it stop, etc.
Anyway, use this post to discuss the latest ep! I can fix Soldier Boy