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By: Désirée I. Guzzetta Note: The following interview contains minor spoilers for season two of the type that are mentioned in reviews of the new season. When it comes to leaders, Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) of Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” is both the man you want in your corner …

By Désirée I. Guzzetta As the leader of The Seven, the superhero group against which the titular Boys of Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” fight, Homelander (Antony Starr) is arguably the most powerful being on earth. He’s also one of the pettiest, most insecure “supes” who has no problem destroying …

By Désirée I. Guzzetta Jack Quaid and Erin Moriarty had both been working steadily prior to landing their roles as Hughie Campbell and Annie January/Starlight, respectively, on Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys.” Most recently, Quaid voiced several characters, including Richie Rich, on the animated show, “Harvey Girls Forever!” and is …

By Désirée I. Guzzetta Giancarlo Esposito is having a moment in 2020, a very good one. Not only is he a key part of three very popular shows at one time, but he’s been nominated for two of them for this year’s Emmys, one for Outstanding Guest Actor In a …

By Désirée I. Guzzetta During the first season of “The Boys,” the most sensitive member of the team (not counting Jack Quaid’s Hughie, who was not really a full member until later in the season) was Tomer Capon’s Frenchie, an assassin with a seeming soft spot for emotionally wounded people. …

By Désirée I. Guzzetta [Warning: Spoilers for Season One of the “The Boys” below] At the end of season one of Amazon Prime Video’s show, “The Boys,” aquatic superhero The Deep (Chace Crawford) had been exiled from the team he belonged to, The Seven, and their home base of New …

By Désirée I. Guzzetta Showrunner Eric Kripke is no stranger to successful series. The talented writer/director/producer created the wildly popular “Supernatural,” which ran for 15 seasons from 2005-2020. His film credits include screenplays for Boogeyman (2005) and The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018). On television, he’s created, …