boys Showrunner Eric Kripke is known for introducing scenes into the show that no one would even think of. For example, the artificial whale in Season 2.
But, in his own words, he admits that he was hesitant regarding killing off speedster A-Train, played by Jesse T. Usher, in Season 5.
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This shocking twist came at the beginning of the final season, however, at the hands of Homelander himself, who sought him out for betraying him.
“Initially I was reluctant to kill him so quickly,” he said. Hollywood Reporter. “It was a little scary to kill him so quickly.”
Kripke explained that he was hesitant due to a different story he was working on for A-Train.
“We actually broke (an alternate story) that was like, ‘Where is he now? What is he doing? And how can he help the boys?’ – All that stuff was in the process, so it’s not like we didn’t have it. We knew that was going to be the first major death. At that point, I think we were probably thinking about episode three.”
However, the author of boys They weren’t okay with that, prompting Kripke to stick to what has been his powerful tool on the show: shock value.
“And it was the writers who actually campaigned for it — it’s their fault. They campaigned. They were like, ‘You keep saying no one is safe and this is going to be a season where anything can happen at any time.’
He added, “So with all due respect, put your money where your mouth is and show that you’re willing to give up a major character in the first episode. Because if you do that, for the rest of the season, no one is going to feel safe.” And I thought that was a winning argument.”
boys The upcoming final season episode 3 will arrive on April 15.
