‘The Boys’ Creator Eric Kripke Fires Back at Fans Who Complain the Final Season Has Too Many ‘Filler Episodes’: ‘Are You Expecting a Huge Battle Scene Every Episode?’

Home TV News May 6, 2026 8:48pm PT ‘The Boys’ Creator Eric Kripke Fires Back at Fans Who Complain the Final Season Has Too Many ‘Filler Episodes’: ‘Are You Expecting a Huge Battle Scene Every Episode?’ By Jack Dunn Plus Icon Jack Dunn Latest ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Director Joe Russo Says Spoilers Are ‘Over-Policed’: ‘People Are Anxious About Engaging With Anything’ 23 minutes ago Dave Chappelle Says the Media Gets His Trans Jokes ‘Wrong’: ‘People Would Think It’s Me vs. the Gay Community. I Never Looked at It Like That’ 5 hours ago ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’ Trailer: John Travolta Directs a Feel-Good Family Film About a Cross Country Flight to Hollywood 14 hours ago See All Jasper Savage/Prime “The Boys” creator Eric Kripke recently fired back at fans who complained that there are too many “filler episodes” in the fifth and final season of Prime Video’s superhero satire. “None of the things that happen in the last few episodes will matter if you don’t flesh out the characters. I’m getting a lot of online dissatisfaction, to put it politely,” Kripke said during an interview with TV Guide. “And I’m like, ‘What are you expecting? Are you expecting a huge battle scene every episode?’” Related Stories Meryl Streep Sides With Jimmy Kimmel in Trump War of Words: 'You’re Carrying the Banner of Freedom of the Press'