The show has finally found the line and crossed it. has proven that audiences have an appetite for gruesome gore and nudity to cartoonish levels. Human centipedes, bestiality, , and (yes, penises plural) are all par for the course in this series.
From Season 1, that’s what fans have come to expect, but there was one burning question hanging behind all those over-the-top moments: at what point will the shocks go too far? For many fans, that line was crossed in last week’s episode, but in Season 4 Episode 7, the show goes even further, proving that shock value is now the priority, even if that means dragging characters through some of the most devastating experiences a human can suffer. In Season 4 Episode 6, Hughie decides to infiltrate Tek Knight’s as Webweaver, only to find himself chained up in his BDSM dungeon at the whim of Ashley and Tek, who believe him to have a safe word he can whip out at any point. Unfortunately, because of the disguise, Hughie has no way to opt out of the activities and is inadvertently being assaulted.
But that’s not all. Even after Hughie is unmasked, Tek still assaults him, even threatening to create a hole in Hughie’s gut for him to use. Tek Knight takes “Webweaver” down to his dungeon for some accidentally non-consensual BDSM.
When asked showrunner Eric Kripke why he chose to have Hughie sexually assaulted by his childhood hero after the loss of his dad, Kripke responded “Well, that’s a dark way to look at it! We view it as h.
