[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Boys Season 4, Episode 5, “Beware the Jabberwork, My Son.”] The Boys dished up a lot of drama in its latest episode, “Beware the Jabberwork, My Son,” which saw Hugh Sr. ( Simon Pegg ) awake from his coma after being injected by Compound-V.
Meanwhile, the titular vigilantes took a trip to a wildly infected farm filled with Supe animals, and Gen V made its debut in the flagship show with the appearances of Cate ( Maddie Phillips ) and Sam ( Asa Germann ) at the Vought Expo. TV Insider caught up with showrunner Eric Kripke, who answers some of the burning questions we have after this pivotal installment, which bid Hugh Sr. farewell after Hughie ( Jack Quaid ) and his mom Daphne ( Rosemarie DeWitt ) assist in his death by injection.
The decision was made after Hugh Sr. gains uncontrollable powers and finds himself extremely confused as he unintentionally massacres people at the hospital in which he’s staying. It’s a teary event, far from the heart-pounding thrills of the farm where Butcher ( Karl Urban ) and co find themselves as they uncover Victoria’s ( Claudia Doumit ) operation to further develop the Supe-killing virus introduced in Gen V .
Meanwhile, Cate and Sam appear to be interested in a more substantial role involved with the Seven. Below, Kripke breaks it all down. Hughie had to say goodbye to his dad in this episode.
What went into deciding to kill off Hugh Sr., and how important was it that viewers see.
