Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Boys season 4, episode 7!
Summary
The Boysseason 4’s episode 7 features an easy-to-missDeadpoolreference that is both clever and hilarious. Like its predecessors,The Boysseason 4 continues to feature parodies of superheroes from Marvel and DC Comics. While almost all these parodies and nods to popular superhero franchises are overt and add more heft to the show’s fascinating portrayal of morally skewed superheroes, perhaps the most memorable among these is season 4’s depiction of an unrecognizableSpider-Man-esque character named Webweaver.
Unlike the “friendly neighborhood” character featured in the original Marvel Comics and MCU movies,The Boys' Webweaver is completely anti-Disneybecause of his many vices and weird sexual connections to Tek-Knight and Ashley Barrett. WhileThe Boysseason 4’s reference to Deadpool is not as relevant to the overarching narrative as the portrayal of Webweaver, it still gives viewers a humorous moment to appreciate the Amazon show’s attention to detail. At the same time, it also makesThe Boysseason 4’s parodiesand superhero nods more relevant for the time.
The Real Reason The Boys' Kimiko Doesn’t Talk Fully Explained
The Boys has already provided one explanation for why Kimiko can’t talk, but season 4 finally gives the true reason for the character’s silence.
The Boys Season 4, Episode 7 Subtly Recreates A Hilarious Deadpool 2 Scene
The Show Draws Parallels Between Kimiko & Deadpool’s Regeneration Abilities
In The Boys season 4, episode 7, Sameer injects Kimiko in her foot with the supe-killing virus before fleeing the scene. As the virus spreads through Kimiko’s bloodstream, her foot almost instantly gets covered with white cysts, and Frenchie realizes he must do something before the virus reaches her vital organs. Therefore, he chops her leg off to prevent the virus from reaching other parts of her body.
Like Kimiko, Deadpool, too, walks around with the tiniest legs for quite some time before his regenerated legs grow back to their regular size.
Since Kimiko has impressive regeneration abilities, a brief shot in the next sequence shows how she has already started recovering andhas a weird baby foot popping out of her leg’s stump. It is a hit-or-miss moment inThe Boysseason 4’s episode 7. However, it seems hilarious because it perfectly calls back to a scene from Deadpool 2.
Ryan Reynolds' character also has incredible healing powers in the Deadpool movies, allowing him to fully regenerate his legs when The Juggernaut rips his body in half inDeadpool2. Like Kimiko, Deadpool, too, walks around with the tiniest legs for quite some time before his regenerated legs grow back to their regular size.The Boys’Deadpoolnod seems even more hilarious because the show does not even call attention to it, leaving it as a subtle Easter egg to the MCU’s funniest character.
The Boys' Deadpool Reference Could Not Have Come At A More Perfect Time
Deadpool & Wolverine’s Release Is On The Horizon
Given howDeadpool 2premiered almost six years ago, featuring aDeadpoolreference in an earlier season would not have had a lot of heft. However, sinceDeadpool & Wolverine’s release is right around the corner and the hype around the Marvel superhero is higher than ever, the timing of the subtleDeadpoolnod inThe Boysseason 4 is perfect. It not only serves as a clever reference to one of the funniest moments in the Ryan Reynolds movie series but also taps into the current excitement surroundingDeadpool & Wolverine’s imminent release.
The Boys
The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
