{"id":2115516,"date":"2025-10-25T21:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T21:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2115516"},"modified":"2025-10-25T21:27:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T21:27:24","slug":"the-boys-boss-breaks-down-whether-gen-vs-marie-really-is-homelanders-kryptonite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-boys-boss-breaks-down-whether-gen-vs-marie-really-is-homelanders-kryptonite\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boys Boss Breaks Down Whether Gen V&#8217;s Marie Really Is Homelander&#8217;s Kryptonite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The following article contains\u00a0<strong>spoilers<\/strong> for season 2 of &#8220;Gen\u00a0V.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Much like the Marvel and\u00a0DC shows and movies it riffs on, Eric Kripke&#8217;s Prime Video series &#8220;The Boys&#8221; has finally gotten its own need-to-watch spin-off with huge implications for the main show: &#8220;Gen\u00a0V.&#8221; While the first season of the Godolkin University-set series had a few cameos from &#8220;The\u00a0Boys,&#8221; the two still seemed fairly distinct. Now, season 2 has revealed a huge twist that might change everything for the final season of &#8220;The Boys.&#8221; It turns out that God U. student <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1966523\/gen-v-season-2-resolves-mystery-marie-sister-annabeth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) was created;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) was created<\/a> and pushed by Godolkin himself to become the ultimate supe, and she could potentially have the power to take down megalomaniacal uber-supe Homelander (Antony Starr).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/the-boys-gen-v-finale-video-game-mexico-spinoff-1236558790\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a>, Kripke revealed that while Marie is one of the most powerful supes in the world, that doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that he and &#8220;Gen V&#8221; showrunner creator\u00a0Michele Fazekas intend for her to be some kind of magic secret weapon against Homelander. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1408686\/gen-v-jaz-sinclair-bloody-familiar-power\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marie's blood control powers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Marie&#8217;s blood control powers<\/a> have proven to be very useful, and she&#8217;s leveled up quite a bit since she first began attending God U, but there are still quite a few other factors at play. Marie, after all, is young and inexperienced, and her control over her abilities is shaky at times, which could become a life-or-death problem when going up against the wildly powerful Homelander.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1971205\/batman-most-underrated-villains\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The 15 Most Underrated Batman Villains Ranked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The 15 Most Underrated Batman Villains Ranked<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Marie is an extremely powerful supe, but she has some potentially fatal flaws<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau standing in a battle arena in a sparkly costume in Gen V season 2 &#8211; Jasper Savage\/Prime Video<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">By the end of &#8220;Gen V&#8221; season 2, we&#8217;ve seen Marie use her powers to not just heal a wound, but to also bring her younger sister back to life and even heal the ravages of age and disease in Godolkin himself. She can <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1428271\/gen-vs-victoria-neuman-marie-moreau-reflect-shows-biggest-theme\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:pop heads like the late Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">pop heads like the late Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit)<\/a>\u00a0and so much more, but is it enough to stop Homelander on her own?\u00a0Kripke doesn&#8217;t seem to think so, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She&#8217;s super powerful, but that doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that she&#8217;s amazing at controlling it. She&#8217;s not Keanu at the end of &#8216;The Matrix,&#8217; because \u2014 based on the next couple &#8216;Matrixes&#8217; \u2014 it&#8217;s not great for drama. You want a character who&#8217;s really struggling and growing, especially a kid like Marie. So, even though she has a lot of raw power, she has to learn how to control it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The second season of &#8220;Gen V&#8221; focused heavily on\u00a0Marie gaining more control over her powers, but she&#8217;s still rather young and very new at having unlocked her full potential. While Kripke says that her power is that &#8220;she has ultimate control over any cell that&#8217;s part of someone&#8217;s blood \u2014 question mark?,&#8221; it remains to be seen how that would actually impact her in a fight against\u00a0Homelander. Marie&#8217;s abilities take a bit of concentration, while Homelander is purely instinctual and instant, and that could give him the upper hand no matter <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1417204\/marie-gen-v-most-powerful-supe-the-boys-universe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:how powerful Marie might actually be.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">how powerful Marie might actually be.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Marie might need to team up with some other supes to take down Homelander<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Cameron Crovetti as Ryan and Antony Starr as Homelander sitting together with shakes on The Boys\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/A17KZsEZiewaSptQyN4Ktw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/slashfilm_articles_873\/a10c8b9116add55966fb5f1f4a6d54fd\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Cameron Crovetti as Ryan and Antony Starr as Homelander sitting together with shakes on The Boys &#8211; Jan Thijs\/Prime Video<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Marie might not be able to take on Homelander by herself, she might stand a chance with some help from some of the other major supes. Homelander&#8217;s biological father, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1632437\/jensen-ackles-soldier-boy-the-boys-season-5-goal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Soldier\u00a0Boy\u00a0(Jensen Ackles), is going to be back out of cryosleep;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Soldier\u00a0Boy\u00a0(Jensen Ackles), is going to be back out of cryosleep<\/a>\u00a0in &#8220;The Boys&#8221; season 5, and while he&#8217;ll be primarily focused on taking out his nemesis, Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), any alliance he forges with\u00a0Homelander is sure to be short-lived. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1265396\/the-boys-season-4-outcome-depends-one-character\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Homelander's biological son on &quot;The Boys,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Homelander&#8217;s biological son on &#8220;The Boys,&#8221;<\/a> Ryan\u00a0Butcher (Cameron\u00a0Crovetti), has also shown that he has his father&#8217;s powers, but he&#8217;s still just a kid, which means he doesn&#8217;t have the strength to stop dear old dad just yet even if he wanted to. Both could play major roles in taking down Homelander, though Marie is more likely to find help from familiar corners first. That includes Annie (Erin Moriarty), who&#8217;s seemingly invited Marie and the other &#8220;Gen V&#8221;\u00a0rebels to join her and the rest of the Boys in their fight against Vought and Homelander.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When you add in A-Train\u00a0(Jesse T. Usher), Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1265870\/the-boys-eric-kripke-hasnt-forgotten-about-queen-maeve\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:possibly a returned\/re-powered Queen Maeve;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">possibly a returned\/re-powered Queen Maeve<\/a>\u00a0(Dominique McElligott) to the mix, the Boys actually might be able to take down Homelander once and for all. The real wild card is going to be the Temp V-maddened Butcher, but we&#8217;ll just have to wait until &#8220;The\u00a0Boys&#8221;\u00a0season 5 arrives sometime in 2026 to see what happens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Gen V&#8221; is currently streaming on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you&#8217;re looking for the easiest way to keep up with all the major movie and TV news, why not <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.slashfilm.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a>? 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