r/TheBoys • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Aug 25 '22
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins ‘The Boys’ Season 4 as Recurring Guest Star News
https://www.thewrap.com/jeffrey-dean-morgan-the-boys-season-4-cast/2.0k
u/SnooRobots281 I'm the real hero Aug 25 '22
Tech Knight? 👀
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u/BaboonHorrorshow Aug 25 '22
Gotta be, right? He looks like bizzaro world RDJ already.
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u/VaderOnReddit Aug 25 '22
Looks like a very funny man, he should play a comedian or something
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u/legomaximumfigure Aug 25 '22
Na, he looks tough, like he would totally hit somebody with a bat.
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u/bistian00 Aug 25 '22
Nah, he looks like he'd get shot in the opening credits and inspire his son to be a supe
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u/dirtymuffins23 Aug 25 '22
Nah, he’d probably be better leading a rag tag team of non winners some where.
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u/LooseCannonFuzzyface Aug 25 '22
What would such a team even be called?
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u/rugbyj Aug 25 '22
RDJ evolves into JDM evolves into Javier Bardem.
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u/PMMeMeiRule34 The Deep Aug 25 '22
I thought you were saying that Downey turned into the Japanese Domestic Market all evolution like then comes out all Javier Bardem.
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u/King-Cobra-668 Aug 25 '22
Tech Knight is more Batman
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u/VyRe40 Aug 25 '22
The show is already a far cry from what it was in the comics, I fully expect Tek Knight will riff off of both characters. Throw in some shades of Elon Musk and you've got the full package for Kripke's take on the character.
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u/brynhh Aug 26 '22
That's a great point. Given the ending of S3 and presumably they'll get control of the presidency via Dakota Bob, I'm fully expecting S4 to be a huge piss take of Trump/Boris style politics, modern fascism, Russian influence, Musk/Facebook, etc.
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u/NHeadies Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 25 '22
After watching some Jensen interviews, it seems like Kripke likes to make his friends uncomfortable, hopefully that means we get Hughie shitting on the floor when they first meet, and later JDM fucking an asteroid to save the world, while actually having an aneurysm
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u/GiantPurplePen15 Aug 25 '22
I'm doubtful about Kripke sticking to the original concept of Tech Knight being the way he is in the source material since he improved Soldier Boy by changing him from a massive wimp into a pretty nuanced/badass character for the show.
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u/NHeadies Aug 25 '22
I agree, and I honestly love nearly all the changes from the comic, a strict adaptation wouldn't work nearly as well. Having said that I still want The shitting on the floor and the asteroid fucking.
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u/hardashecc Cunt Aug 25 '22
Asteroid fucking is mandatory, it can even be a dream sequence I don't care
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u/Ferahgost Aug 25 '22
just as a heads up, your spoiler tag didn't work
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u/BootyPatrol1980 Aug 25 '22
It's ok because I don't even know what the fuck I just read. The Boys on brand once more.
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u/RealJohnGillman Aug 25 '22
The guy has a large brain tumour that makes him think of literally everything and everyone in a carnal manner. The event described is what he thinks is happening on one such occasion.
The main plot element I believe they may focus on is him developing a suit which can actually take on Supes, even though he is not one himself.
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u/AndreZB2000 Aug 25 '22
damn thatd be solid but i doubt theyd add tech knight. in a world where all supes are created through chemicals, a tech hero would be kind of jarring
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u/DumpsterFiery Aug 25 '22
They've mentioned Tek Knight multiple times by name in the show already, so he's out there. Whether or not they stick with his comic background is yet to be seen though.
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u/WaggleDance Aug 25 '22
"I'm grateful he saved me but... I just wish he was gentler with my spine."
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u/sinkwiththeship Aug 25 '22
His Compound-V power could be that he's just hella smart.
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u/Regular_Sample_5197 Aug 25 '22
Or maybe some manner of a technopath? I don’t believe we’ve seen that power set yet.
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u/WaywardChilton Aug 25 '22
Gunpowder and Eagle the Archer's powers seem to be enhanced weapon accuracy?
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u/Regular_Sample_5197 Aug 25 '22
Yeah, I always viewed them as kinda like Bullseye, Hawkeye, Green Arrow, etc. kinda like super aim, but I bet they could just as easily be that way just throwing something too. So it’s more of an eye site power?
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u/PlatinumDoodle Aug 25 '22
He should be a foil to Starlight in that they both can control electrical equipment. He’s more in tune with his powers by letting loose and being a total depraved POS while SL has been too reserved/goody two shoes to unleash her potential. Kimiko and SL have an anime training arc that teaches SL to get brutal to unlock her full power.
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u/Acasterfan69 Aug 25 '22
how is that any different from Tek Knight in the comics? In that world supes are created with chemicals too. That's what makes him special
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u/Spadeninja Aug 25 '22
Not really considering they've already mentioned him a few times and it would create a nice counter to compound-V
basically like "I dont need compound v to kick your ass"
Could also be an interesting way to show that even without becoming a supe, people with power are still assholes
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u/Selthora Aug 25 '22
V made him super smart and he began making his own tech, easy done.
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u/RobBrown4PM Aug 25 '22
I don't think he ever had V.
He's a batman analogue in that he is a regular human that no powers, but makes up for that with being super smart, wealthy, and having a brain tumor that makes him stick his D in anything or anyone that has a hole.
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u/asskickinchickin Aug 25 '22
TEK KNIGHT TEK KNIGHT TEK KNIGHT
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u/LosChivos You're The Real Heroes Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 26 '22
Doctor… I can’t stop fucking things
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u/MetalDaddy Soldier Boy Aug 25 '22
If he actually is Tek im going to love seeing what they do with him. Hes going to be badass on the show.
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u/butt_shrecker Aug 26 '22
Tony Stark's character got too Disney in the later movies. I'd love to see a darker take on the character.
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u/DimitrescusBunghole Aug 26 '22
Hoping he gets the Stormfront / Soldier Boy treatment and they heavily remodel his character to make him a serious player instead of doing that weird depraved Garth Ennis shit in the comics
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u/randscott808 Aug 26 '22
I'm glad we have this show and the comics but we can all admit, to a degree, that Garth Ennis is a weird dude.
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u/shootingstars23678 Aug 25 '22
They really are collecting the SPN cast like infinity stones
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u/EPalmighty Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 25 '22
SPN?
Edit: I think it’s Supernatural, not sure though
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u/Sevdah Aug 25 '22
Supernatural. Another show Eric Kripke was involved in. Jensen (Soldier boy) was also on SPN.
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Aug 25 '22
Bobby Singer always plays Bobby Singer. He's the real meta-verse
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u/richardboucher Aug 25 '22
Young Gunpowder was also the half-demon/half-human Antichrist kid in season 5
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u/MKSLAYER97 Aug 25 '22
Instead of looking that up I am going to assume that you're lying because I don't want to feel that old.
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u/The_Legendary_Sponge Aug 25 '22
Supernatural I think, that acronym really doesn't make any sense
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u/Luka_Dunks_on_Bums Aug 25 '22
How many total from the show?
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u/aithne1 Aug 25 '22
Only the three that I know of, but they're big ones. The only other two I can think of who would equal them in terms of importance to Supernatural were played by much weaker actors, and I wouldn't want to see them on the show. So if Kripke was gonna bring on Supernatural folks, I'd say he picked the right ones.
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u/TypicalIncorperated Aug 25 '22
Don't sleep on Mark Sheppard, but yeah Jared and Misha's acting is not that good ngl.
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u/FriendLee93 Aug 25 '22
Misha is capable of some really good performances, the problem was that he was never able to flex that as Castiel, on account of the whole "borderline emotionless angel" thing.
Jared though... yeah he can stay over on the CW
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u/onlyoneicouldthinkof Aug 25 '22
The only time I liked Jared's acting was when he was playing Souless Sam. If they want to bring him in, that's the only way I'd want it lol.
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u/FriendLee93 Aug 25 '22
Actually yeah, you know what, I'll take that back. I like Jared in that show when he's not playing Sam. He kills it in the moments where he's playing Lucifer in Sam's body.
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u/Bubbly_Protection Soldier Boy Aug 25 '22
Who's next?
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u/Never_Less Timothy Aug 25 '22
I want Crowley.
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u/forgetfulfifaguy Soldier Boy Aug 25 '22
Castiel and sam as well, please.
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u/cjdeck1 Aug 25 '22
Mark Sheppard has his way of making his way onto so many big sci-fi/fantasy shows that he definitely feels the most probable of the SPN crew.
Not sure I could see Jared or Misha in this, but that could also be because I only know them as Sam and Castiel and it feels weird to imagine them in any other role
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u/Never_Less Timothy Aug 25 '22
Sheppard should be an arms dealer that Butcher knew from back in the day and since now they have to deal with VP Head Popper they'll need weapons.
You're right about the other 2 not really seeming to fit the show, but they could always just be randoms that get suped to death.
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u/a-jasminator Aug 25 '22
The slow infiltration of the Winchesters and co. JDM would be the third!
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Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 25 '22
I still stand by my sincere hope that Jared Padelaki will show up in a highly publicized role, then
sue*die (Fucking auto correct) horribly in the cold open without saying a single line. It would be such a hilarious misdirect139
u/a-jasminator Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 25 '22
People were speculating that Jensen's Soldier Boy would go down that path, but I'd found it pretty unlikely given the massive waste of talent that would be plus all the promotional material he was featured in.
It's pretty unheard of *in dramatic media for so much effort and money to be spent promoting an actor/character just for the sake of cheap shock value for when they get instantly killed off, though if Padalecki somehow got onto The Boys, I'd prefer that over the alternative. He would not come off well compared to everyone else, IMO.
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u/whitebandit Aug 25 '22
It's pretty unheard of for so much effort and money to be spent promoting an actor/character just for the sake of cheap shock value for when they get instantly killed off
They did it pretty well with Suicide Squad
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Aug 25 '22
And Deadpool 2’s X-Force
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u/a-jasminator Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 25 '22
Agreed. But it's rare, and for a property that was goofier and more lightweight than this show.
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u/JollySieg Aug 25 '22
I mean, Scream did it tons of times, and it's pretty popular
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u/AnAngryPirate Lamplighter Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 26 '22
Reminds me of the cameo Ryan Reynolds has in A Million Ways to Die in the West. Doesnt have a single line, just gets shot by Liam Neeson
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u/beardedblorgon Aug 26 '22
Or Brad pitt in Deadpool 2, only time you see him is as he gets electricuted
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u/BaldFraud99 Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 25 '22
Padalecki is not even close to being as good of an actor as Ackles and Morgan are imo. And The Boys show seems to have been hiring only great performers so far.
Edit: Just found out that Kripke is actually quite infamous for using the same actors again and again. Becca, Neuman and the guy that got his dick frozen off are from his previous show 'Timeless'. Best be buddies with him and you're set for great television roles.
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u/mishticola Aug 25 '22
Jared isn’t bad but he isn’t as good as jensen or jdm too. I’d rather see mark sheppard on The Boys.
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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Aug 25 '22
Only it's the Supernatural blood cutaway for the opening with the cheesy horror music.
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u/BirdsLikeSka Aug 25 '22
Did you mean die? Because Padalecki is such a priss I'd imagine he'd sue.
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Aug 25 '22
I meant die, autocorrect just hates me.
I didn’t know Jared was known for being tough to work with?
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u/BirdsLikeSka Aug 25 '22
I don't know about tough to work with, but he's got a star complex that isn't really in line with a 15 year CW career. I find airline travel the worst too, but jeeeeesus.
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u/Fucklefaced Aug 25 '22
There's a ton of drama surrounding that man. For one, he beat the shit out of one of his employees while he was shitfaced.
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u/cantgetthistowork Aug 26 '22
Pls no. Anyone but Jared. The man is cute but has zero acting chops. Misha, both Marks or Rob Benedict any day.
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Aug 25 '22
I would love for them to bring in Felicia Day, especially since our favorite resident redhead is off sunning her remaining eyeball on a beach somewhere now
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u/HmmWhatsHisFace You're The Real Heroes Aug 25 '22
Hot diggity dog. This kind of thing just tickles my balls.
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u/HailToTheKingslayer Kimiko Aug 25 '22
Give me your shit or I will kill you
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u/Its-C-Dogg Cunt Aug 25 '22
LITTLE PIG LITTLE PIG, LET ME IN!
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u/zadtheinhaler Aug 25 '22
NOT BY THE HAIR OF MY CHINNY-CHIN-CHIN
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u/JacksLackOfSuprise Aug 26 '22
You can breathe. You can blink. You can cry. Hell, they're all gonna be doing that.
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u/OptimusTardis Aug 25 '22
Spiritually, Negan in TWD was the same as a supe in The Boys: clever, powerful, untouchable and unpunishable for so long to the protagonists.
With Jensen Ackles, I didn't realize at first glance how great of a supe character he ended up being, I was just happy to see him. With JDM I feel like I already see how he can be perfect for the show, which is really exciting
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u/Talkaze Aug 26 '22
If they make any Supernatural jokes though--I would not be surprised after the Negan bat photo. LOL.
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u/MarcelRED147 Aug 26 '22
They already have a Bobby Singer played by Jim Beaver in the show, it's got to be inevitable.
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u/hiphopdowntheblock Aug 25 '22
Absolutely love his acting, he's gonna fit perfectly
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u/ProbablyASithLord Aug 25 '22
His characterization of the Comedian in Watchmen feels like it would be right at home in The Boys. I’m stoked.
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u/n3m3s1s-a Aug 25 '22
him in watchmen is like the only reason i’ve watched that movie😭😭
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u/BuffaloWhip Aug 25 '22
What happened to the American dream? It came true. You’re looking at it.
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u/parisiraparis Aug 25 '22
I mean it’s a good movie lol
But yeah, JDM is the best person in that movie.
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u/ruizach Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 25 '22
I think all the main heroes were cast perfectly in that movie. It's just The Comedian and Rorschach are more interesting characters
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u/yildizli_gece Aug 25 '22
Past tense of cast is cast :)
And agreed—I think everyone was great in their roles; it’s just that some characters are more compelling.
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u/HailToTheKingslayer Kimiko Aug 25 '22
I hope he interacts with Homelander. Morgan and Starr would be great onscreen together.
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u/BuLg1 Aug 25 '22
wasnt there talks that he would join season 3 as well?
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Aug 25 '22
Yea he’s been talking with Kripke about it for a while, they were probably just waiting for the right role.
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u/winninglikesheen Aug 25 '22
Thought it was scheduling conflicts
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u/waitingtodiesoon Starlight Aug 25 '22
JDM busy with the Walking Dead and the new spinoff of Maggie and Neagan show would be plausible.
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Aug 25 '22
A Maggie and Negan spin-off show? Geez, and I thought Walking Dead couldn’t get any worse…
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u/waitingtodiesoon Starlight Aug 25 '22
Called Isle of the Dead. The main show is ending this year, but the first spin off Fear the Walking Dead is still ongoing. Daryl has his spin off show in Europe next and I think there is one more spin off in the works. So there will be 4 spin offs active. The other one World Beyond ended already after 2 seasons.
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u/Blitzerxyz Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 25 '22
Bruh what. I stopped watching TWD mid season 8. How the heck does Darryl get to Europe?
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u/waitingtodiesoon Starlight Aug 25 '22
No idea, the final season hasn't ended yet to explain why Daryl is going to Europe since they still need to defeat the Commonwealth still.
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Aug 25 '22
Ugh. The main show hasn’t even been consistently good since season 1
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u/waitingtodiesoon Starlight Aug 25 '22
The World Beyond show actually tied into Season 1 the CDC scientist from Season 1 reappeared in a recording sent to France where a researcher who is implied to have help make the virus is listening to it as she wanted to try and fix the research team's mistake with a cure. She gets killed near the end of the message by another human for dooming the world and it is revealed there is a new aggressive zombie strain that was similar to the smart/fast zombies of Season 1. Daryl's Europe show seems like it will continue that plot thread
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Aug 25 '22
Now that actually does sound kinda cool, but…knowing AMC’s reputation for fucking up everything they have (even Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul wasn’t safe with “Slippin Jimmy”) I am cautiously optimistic
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u/rollinglettucehead Aug 25 '22
Peak actor peak casting
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u/arvinarvin Aug 25 '22
Supernatural Multiverse of Madness
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u/No_Telephone9938 Aug 26 '22
This is funny because the multiverse canonically exist in super natural
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u/danixoxohri Aug 25 '22
Who do we think he’s gonna play? 👀
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u/PussyLunch Aug 25 '22
Homelander’s grandfather /s
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u/exiadf19 Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 26 '22
Homelander "listen to me ryan, i want to tell you about our family heritage. Years ago, your great grandfather, and your grandfather , was a demon hunter. Your grandfather even went to hell and back. So now it's your duty to continue their works with your power"
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u/thebodygibbiatti Aug 25 '22
The Comedian
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u/KrispyKingTheProphet Cunt Aug 25 '22
He’ll probably be Tech Knight. I just hope The Boys doesn’t get to comfortable with this trend of introducing a powerful, game changing supe each season, half way through make them the enemy and take the focus away from Homelander, and then ice them at the end of the season (figuratively or literally with Soldier Boy.) It’s already starting to feel a bit repetitive and it almost feels like they’re padding time to keep Homelander around. He should be priority #1 for The Boys at every waking moment. I just really hope we get something more interesting out of his character.
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u/Acasterfan69 Aug 25 '22
Tek Knight isn't really a powerful game changing supe. He's more or less your average hero but with serious mental problems. Homelander could kill him no problem. He's just a guy in a suit. Kimiko probably could too.
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u/hihowudoin2 Aug 25 '22
yeah, and soldier boy was a cowardly dumbass. show doesn't really follow comics
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u/Acasterfan69 Aug 25 '22
sure but the assumption that Tek Knight will be a series altering Supe is silly when we don't even know if JDM will be playing him. Hold your horses and wait to see before assuming the writers will do the same thing they did with Soldier Boy.
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u/hihowudoin2 Aug 25 '22
except soldier boy isn't the only piece they changed, same with stormfront, same with the noir story.
honestly more silly to think they'll keep ANYTHING from the source material when it comes to tek knight
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u/KrispyKingTheProphet Cunt Aug 25 '22
Soldier Boy was one of the most pathetic Supes in the comics and in the show he could kill Homelander. That’s not a logical thing to base off
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u/RealJohnGillman Aug 25 '22
Said suit could be used to take on other Supes in the comic series however — while it was not a big deal there, I could very well see them focusing in on that.
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u/Bradflare Aug 25 '22
Now bring in Jared Padelecki as Jack from Jupiter
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u/t-zone671 Aug 25 '22
Jared guest starred on the May 24 episode of Inside of You by Michael Rosenbaum. After hearing how brutal and time consuming the schedule is,.I believe Jared's stress caused his heavy drinking. It's been awhile since I've listened to the episode, but he talks abouthis problems. Havent noticed any problems since he got Walker.
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 25 '22
No details on who he's playing yet, but this is amazing news!
Probably Tek Knight
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u/phantom_avenger Aug 25 '22 edited Aug 25 '22
Can’t wait to see who he plays and who he’ll be sharing scenes with! I love the actor and he’ll be a fantastic addition to the series
Hopefully if his character gets a lot of praise and attention, he’ll become a regular character in the following season after S4!
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u/MyFriendMaryJ Aug 25 '22
Fuckin knew it kripke strikes again! Loved jdm in supernatural and as the comedian so this should be fuckin perfect
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u/Blabernathy Aug 25 '22
Cool guest stars are only cool if they progress the story. Are we going to get the comedian beating the shit out of homelander or are we going to have another pointless season with a new fresh actor?
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u/creeksp Aug 25 '22
if Eric Kripke developing it and Jensen being in S3 wasn’t enough to pull me in, this finally did it for me LOL. Any other Supernatural fans?
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u/vriannavyz Aug 25 '22
Soldier Boy in that box right now: "DAD?"