The Boys is one of the wildest, if not the wildest show to grace modern televisions. If you thought the scenes in season one were crazy, just wait until you see season two. That’s according to the cast members. Jack Quaid players Hughie in the Amazon Prime series – expressing what fans should expect in the second season:
“We have gone so much further. No one is ready. Really. No one. I have done things this season I will never forget, [things] I’ve never done in my career and probably will not in the future. We just go above and beyond in terms of insane, jockeying moments.”
Where In the World is Billy Butcher?
Karl Urban, who plays Billy Butcher; gave some insight on where his character has been in between the first season’s finale and season two:
“It’s a bit of a mystery. The Boys are on the back foot and spend a lot of their time trying to make an impact and get traction for taking down the Supes. Just because they’re wanted and in hiding doesn’t mean they’re gonna stop doing what they do. So, the objective is still fundamentally the same.”
Quaid added:
“The group had somewhat of a loss last season, and I think they’re just trying to get their footing again. We have some new players in the game who really make our situation a whole lot worse for the world”—one of them being Aya Cash as newly minted member of the Seven, Stormfront—”and we have to be there in secret to take ’em down.”
Billy and Hughie: Trouble in Paradise?
One of the best aspects of season one is the relationship between Billy Butcher and Hughie. Hughie, who had been an all-around normal guy in the beginning of season one began hanging around Billy after his [Hughie] girlfriend was killed by A-Train. Since then, Hughie’s been learning under Billy’s leadership, even if the relationship isn’t always ideal.
Quaid explained:
“That’s a very fraught relationship full of a lot of tension, but that’s one of the things that has been the best parts of the season for me: exploring the Butcher-Hughie relationship with Karl. I feel like we’ve been able to deepen it in ways I don’t think fans will expect. I was really satisfied specifically with that aspect of my character this season. If Hughie in season 1 was about anxiety, this one, to me, is about depression—even though he’s still the same old nervous Hughie that we love.”
Urban says that season two:
“Is really about humanizing the character and exploring different dynamics. There’s the monster, the violent psychopath, the killer, but there’s also the more compassionate side, the more humanistic side of Billy… There are really some wonderful, unlikely relationships that are formed. Billy thinks the only good Supe is a dead Supe, and this season is really a season about growth. He’s coming to understand that things aren’t that black and white, there’s a certain shade of grey. He’s coming to understand that there is a benefit that comes with tolerance and being able to see that if he can use an asset, even if it’s a Supe, to achieve his goal, then he’s got to do it.”
The Boys season 2 will debut on Amazon Prime on September 4. Are you ready?
Source: EW
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