Amazon’s superhero show The Boys is famous for its explicit content. Its episodes are bold, filled with graphic violence, sex scenes, and gore, which distinguishes it from Marvel’s more family-friendly style.
Season 3 of The Boys tackled one of the most notorious chapters from the book which involves a lengthy and graphic superhero orgy known as Herogasm. This particular episode of the season left some of its crew members scared and traumatized.
The Boys Season 3 Gave Trauma to its Crew Members
The interviewer who interviewed Karl Urban (the actor who played William “Billy” Butcher in The Boys) watched the third season’s first episode in a public setting. He said that his realization of this mistake occurred during the outrageous moment of the show.
The interviewer said he was not at liberty to share the details, but it involved manipulating the human body in a way he “could not have imagined.” He said that it was “shot in a way I have never seen before.”
In an interview with the Guardian, the interviewer asked Urban, “Have you seen the scene with the [redacted body part]?” He said:
“I’ve only seen some rough stuff, so I haven’t seen its, um, full glory. But there are things about season three that, once you’ve seen them, you will never unsee them.”
The actor continued:
“It’s difficult to talk about it without giving away too many spoilers, but I’ll tell you one thing. Jensen [Ackles, who plays Soldier Boy, a hero in the style of Captain America] walked on set one day when they were shooting Herogasm. He turned to one of the cameramen and said: ‘Hey, buddy, how’s it going?’ The cameraman has this thousand-yard stare and goes: ‘Dude, I’ve seen some shit.’”
It’s clear that even the cameraman with a thousand-yard stare said that he saw the scene, which was very weird and definitely scary.
The Boys Season 3, Escalating Violence and Shocking Graphics
The Boys became a lockdown sensation and a flagship series for Amazon. At that time, there was a strong demand for new episodes. The fresh new Season 3, appeared to acknowledge this demand with sharper humor, more intense effects, and larger celebrity cameos.
If talked about the graphics in season 3, it may be considered shocking or gory. Season 3 overall has a higher level of violence compared to the previous two seasons. So, the fact is that each season escalates in terms of violence.
