Before the premiere of Gen V fans of The Boys were wondering if it would be able to keep up with the flagship Prime Video series. Would Gen V be as violent as The Boys? As subversive? Executive Producers for both The Boys and Gen V were quick to let everyone know they had nothing to worry about, and the first three episodes proved them right. Episode 4 of Gen V however appears to have raised the bar not only for itself, but The Boys too. Gen V contains a scene not only gross, but we can barely describe it in safe terms. Spoilers for Gen V follow!
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At the start of Gen V episode 4, Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) is still out looking for her roommate, Emma aka Little Cricket, she meets a supe on campus named Rufus (Alexander Calvert) having heard that he’s a psychic. When he eventually agrees to help her, Marie hands him something that belonged to Emma and he feigns an intuition. Rufus pats the seat next to him for Marie to sit down and the scene immediately shutters to a new location, flicking around like 35mm film stock on a projector coming loose. Marie comes to and realizes that Rufus has her in his room, he’s naked, and he’s preparing to take advantage of her.
Using her blood-bending powers though, Marie taked matters into her own hands, or rather, uses her mind to get out of it. Marie stares at Rufus’ penis and eventually causes it to engorge on camera and expand toi ludicrous size. Eventually, the penis explodes and Rufus is left on the ground screaming. The full effect is seen on camera, and it easily outdoes any gore effect seen in The Boys’ first three seasons. Sure The Boys finally showed us Herogasm in season 3, but even everything that went down in that episode doesn’t compare to the explosive viscera Gen V offers, forcing every guy in the audience to wince.
How many episodes will Gen V have?
Like the flagship series The Boys, Gen V‘s first season will consist of eight episodes. The first three episodes of Gen V premiered on Prime Video this week, meaning five are left in the show’s first batch. One new episode of Gen V will premiere weekly on Prime Video until season finale in November. As Prime Video subscribers know though, new shows on the streaming platform actually premiere at 8 PM ET the Thursday night before, so Gen V episode 4 will premiere at 8 PM ET on Thursday, October 5.
Gen V is the first live-action spinoff of The Boys, the hit Prime Video series based on the Dynamite Comics series. Set in Godolkin University, originally a parody of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters from Marvel’s X-Men comics, the series is described as “Hunger Games” at a college and the cutthroat world of young supes trying their best to get on one of Vought’s super teams, including The Seven. Former Marvel’s Agent Carter showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters showrun the new series, which is executive produced by The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke and Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg.
