Related: The Boys: What's With Homelander's Milk Obsession?īeyond the sexual content, Herogasm was controversial for how it built upon one of The Boys most shocking moments. The deeply humiliated Hughie didn't speak of the incident to the rest of The Boys until much later. It was implied that Black Noir might have gone even further, calling Hughie " good soldier" as he did so. While in the middle of their mission, Hughie was discovered by Black Noir, who pulled down his pants and sexually assaulted him with his thumb. Herogasm also featured a shocking scene involving Black Noir and Hughie Campbell.
(A-Train, who witnessed the event, said he thought it was a three-way between the male members before he realized Invisi-Lass was in the middle.) Some of the panels of the comic come close to being pornographic and it might be difficult, even with the standards of streaming television and the free-hand Amazon has given the showrunners, to justify going as far as the source material. Most of it involves the shenanigans that occur in the background of various scenes and the events that take place off-panel but are still discussed, such as an apparent four-way between Fantastico, a parody of the Fantastic Four. Nonetheless, it's enough to build sufficient anticipation (or dread) for what could prove to be The Boys' most controversial moment yet.Īs the name eloquently alludes to, there is a healthy dose of shocking material in The Boys: Herogasm, even without the controversial scene in which Soldier Boy sleeps with Homelander in the hope that it will earn him a place in The Seven. That toothpaste will not go back in the tube." Until The Boys season 3 actually drops, comments like this are the only substantial reveals about Kripke's Herogasm adaptation, other than its omissions and the fact that it takes up just one episode. The gritty details will remain a mystery until The Boys season 3's imminent premiere, but Jensen Ackles revealed this about "Herogasm": " even the director was like 'I don't know what I'm shooting anymore.' Our crew looked traumatized. Thankfully, they seem to have done just that, but without compromising the outrageousness that the adaptation calls for. Back when The Boys season 1 was still new in 2019, Kripke stated that Herogasm would be in season 3 if it got greenlit and that the writing team " needed to figure out our twist on it, so it's not just an hour of hardcore porn" (via EW). Based on what Kripke, the actors, and the crew have revealed, however, the episode "Herogasm" in The Boys season 3 will still emulate the spirit of the comic miniseries, which is mainly to shock and appall.
As for what shape Herogasm will take in The Boys season 3's story, it's already clear that certain plot elements (like Homelander's sexual manipulation of Soldier Boy or the 9-11 backstory) have been altered to better suit the trajectory of Amazon Prime's series.