The Boys
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Summary
The Boysseason 4 ’s Joe Kessler crook is design to take viewers by surprise , but episode 6 ’s very first vista kick in the secret away long in advancement of the climactic reveal . Jeffrey Dean Morgan joinedThe Boysas Joe Kessler , Billy Butcher ’s former workfellow and fellow supe doubter , and the pair have been quietly conspiring to take down Homelander throughout season 4.The Boysseason 4 , episode 6 , " filthy Business , " let on the real Joe Kessler die long ago , and the grapheme onscreen has really been another of Butcher ’s hallucination .
Karl Urban ’s character was already date theghost of Becca whenThe Boysseason 4began , with Butcher ’s late wife serve as his privileged scruples , desperately imploring him not to go too far . Joe Kessler , it seems , represents the devil to Becca ’s holy person , driving Butcher toward his most wild and reprobate tendencies . As shocking as the twist may be , eagle - eyed viewers would have reckon out the truth during time of year 4 , sequence 6 ’s scuttle minutes .
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The Boys Season 4, Episode 6’s Opening Scene Subtly Reveals Kessler Isn’t Real
Sameer’s Reaction Gives Away The Boys' Big Twist
" marked-up Business " begin with Omid Abtahi ’s Sameer still chained up after Butcher abducted him to brew another stack of supe - kill computer virus at the terminal of the premature episode . What follows is an interchange in whichSameer never once responds to Kessler , despite being addressed directly on several occasions . Kessler warn , " We could just sock your fking head in , clip your store . " Sameer does n’t reply . Kessler goes again , threatening , " We could just send you back to them in a fking bucket if you do n’t do whatever the f**k we say . " Again , Sameer stays silent . By contrast , Sameer grovels for mercy whenever Butcher ’s mouth opens .
Sameer acknowledging only one of the workforce threatening atrocious acts against him marksThe Boys ' first real clue that Joe Kessler is n’t physically present in the room . Kessler softly lurk in the shadows when he and Butcher first visited SameerinThe Boysseason 4 , episode 5 ’s termination , so even if Jeffrey Dean Morgan ’s lineament was actual , Sameer may not have noticed Kessler back then . sequence 6 ’s opening picture is the first time Kessler speaks direct to Sameer , and the fact his demand trigger zero chemical reaction from a man who understandably is n’t above implore for his life proves something is distinctly amiss .
Other Clues To The Boys Season 4’s Big Kessler Twist
The Clues Were There Long Before Episode 6
Sameer never responding to Kessler is by far the most overt clue thatThe Boysgives out front of its big twist , but not the only clue . During one of their other meetings , Kessler raised the issue of Butcher ’s brain tumor , explain that his CIA clearance gave him admission to medical files . That excuse sounded plausible at the fourth dimension , but never genuinely total up . Kessler - if he were real - had no reason to seek out Butcher ’s aesculapian recordin the first position .
Even selection snip of Kessler ’s anti - supe empty talk have sound suspiciously near to quotes Butcher let out .
In hindsight , it becomes clear that Kessler knew about Butcher ’s neoplasm only because he was a creation of Butcher ’s own mind . The knowledge of his at hand demise has been stalk Butcher since theend ofThe Boysseason 3 , and it makes complete good sense that his hallucinatory ogre would bring the matter up . Similarly , Kessler remarked inThe Boysseason 4 , episode 5 about MM being on the verge of a breakdownand Frenchie being a " junkie . " For someone who is never spotted around other members of the Boys , Kessler knew a surprising amount about them .
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Beyond the strange commentary on Butcher ’s health and the battle of his various colleagues , Joe Kessler has only ever met Butcher alone since appearing inThe Boys , and never spoke to another character before Sameer at the start of installment 6 . Even choice snip of Kessler ’s anti - supe rhetoric - his belief that a war between supes and non - supes is on the view , for model - have sounded suspiciously close to quotes Butcher uttered previously inThe Boys , meaning the breadcrumb leading up to episode 6 ’s grownup twist were cleverly laid out in advance .
Episode
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.
Release Date
Episodes 1 - 3
June 13
instalment 4
June 20
sequence 5
June 27
Episode 6
July 4
Episode 7
July 11
instalment 8
July 18
The Boys is a grainy and subversive take on the superhero genre , sharpen on a group of vigilance man who face powerful superheroes shout their abilities , exploring themes of corruption and moral equivocalness in a world where heroes are not always what they seem .
