“She has all of this power, and everyone online is like, ‘Well, why doesn’t she just go take on Homelander?’ I’m like, ‘She’s a 19-year-old kid! She has no idea how to wield any of it in any sort of responsible, controlled way,’” Kripke explained. “Were there to be another season of Gen V, that would be her training-with-Yoda season where she really learns how to take the next step.”
Kripke added, “The fact that she’s super powerful, which she is, does not mean she’s automatically ready for every single conflict, much less one as big as Homelander. It could be quite dangerous and destructive, and it could lead to a lot of collateral damage and casualties if she can’t control it, so she still has a long road to go. That’s what we tried to plant there.”
Although there’s a different Boys spinoff on the way, a prequel focusing on Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) called Vought Rising, Kripke said there’s still more story they want to tell with Gen V’s characters in the future. “Sometimes these things just don’t go your way, but me and all the of other producers really fought hard to try to keep it going. Alas, you know, it didn’t work out, but one of the advantages of having a world like this is we will be able to find opportunities to continue their story. We’re starting to kick around ideas and see how can we bring back those characters.”
