The Boys has never shied away from putting its cast of supers and normal pissed-off civilians through wringers. Being an adult-oriented show, it loves itself some sex, and this week's episode had plenty of that on hand, as the show tackled the long-awaited "Herogasm" chapter from the comic book.
The world's superheroes go to town on each other during a weeklong orgy held in a secluded mansion with the public excuse being they're all going to band together to beat off an alien threat. While that type of thing can be done in non- Big Two comics, where you have plenty of creative freedom to do as you please, TV is a different beast. Eric Kripke told Entertainment Weekly that since he was attached to adapt the comic for TV he has had Herogasm on his mind.
He was down to make it happen despite the challenge. I don't back down, it's how I made my decisions. The success of the first two seasons of Boys helped his case when he tried to pitch it to Amazon. In the first season, Billy Butcher walked Hughie through a superhero sex club that was influenced by Herogasm. He and the rest of the Boys cast and crew were told to "just go do it" after he got the green light for the real thing.
It sounds like making an hourlong episode about a massive orgy required a lot of logistical work, and it is covered in an interview by Entertainment Weekly. Keeping their hands clean was one of the biggest dangers along with having several intimacy coordinators on hand. There were bottles of lube to be used as set decoration, as well as the hand sanitizer kept on set. More than a few people didn't know what they were doing until it was too late. After touching all of the dildos, the first time she explored the set just for fun, she needed to wipe her hands and press on what she thought was a pump for a sanitization device. The entire crew didn't want me to press the pump. No, that's not true. No, that's not true. No, that's not true. No, that's not true. Moriarty said no. That just shows how much it means.
Jensen Ackles, who plays Soldier Boy on the show, made it sound like everyone who worked on it will have the memories forever burned into their brain when they watch it. Ackles said that they looked like they had seen what they couldn't see. One of our camera operators said he had seen some shit. It seems like the episode lives up to its hype, and will likely serve as one of the top moments of TV for 2022.
The boys can be watched on Prime Video.
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