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Total Film
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Amy West

The Vought Rising setup in The Boys season 5 isn't "craven commercialism", insists Eric Kripke: "It's a full universe, and we have these pieces"

Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy in The Boys season 3.

Six weeks in, and The Boys season 5 has been met with its fair share of criticism. Just a few days out from the Prime Video show's final-ever episode and fans have been complaining about Kimiko's dialogue, the lack of big deaths and... well, the chapter's focus on Soldier Boy.

That combined with all the talk surrounding Aya Cash's deceased Supe Stormfront, an onscreen introduction to Vought Rising character Bombsight (Mason Dye), and mentions of Torpedo (Will Hochman) and Private Angel (Elizabeth Posey), who are also set to appear in the spin-off, viewers have been wondering whether The Boys final season is actually just one big ad for the upcoming '50s-set prequel series?

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