The Boys Co-Creator Reveals The One Scene Amazon Made Them Cut

Eric Kripke has revealed the only scene that Amazon forced them to cut from the first season of The Boys. Doing a Reddit AMA, Kripke discussed the ultraviolent, satirical dark superhero comedy and was asked about which scenes were cut that he wished he could have kept.

“There was ONE SCENE that Amazon said FUCK NO, you have to cut,” Kripke said. “I couldn’t quite understand why considering everything else we have in the show, but: Homelander, after being dressed down by Stilwell in episode 2, was standing on one of the Chrysler building Eagles. He pulled his pants down and started jerking off, mumbling ‘I can do whatever I want’ over and over again until he climaxed all over New York City.”

Kripke went on to say, “We shot it! Oh my God, Anthony was the BEST in that scene. Amazon seemed to think it wasn’t necessary. I thought it told me something about his psyche. To be clear, they’ve been great, that may have been the ONLY fight I lost in Season 1.”

The series is based off the Garth Ennis comic book, in which superheroes have gone corrupt and take advantage of their powers in ways that threaten the world. Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) runs a group of vigilantes known as The Boys, who watch over the heroes and eliminate them if need be. It has been a hit for Amazon Prime and has been renewed for a second season.

You can check out our 411’s review of the first couple of episodes here.