{"id":3845,"date":"2026-05-18T16:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=3845"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:58:20","slug":"the-boys-karl-urban-brutal-response-to-viewer-demanding-apology-for-season-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/18\/the-boys-karl-urban-brutal-response-to-viewer-demanding-apology-for-season-5\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boys&#8217; Karl Urban has brutal response to viewer demanding apology for season five"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just days after it appeared as if The Boys cast were turning on season five, Butcher star Karl Urban has jumped in to defend the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/tag\/prime-video\/\">Prime Video<\/a> series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/tag\/the-boys\/\">The Boys<\/a> has always been one of the best superhero shows on TV, the reaction to the fifth and final chapter has been, frankly, diabolical.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showrunner Eric Kripke tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/18\/the-boys-season-5-recreated-breaking-bad-ending-formula-finale-fan-reaction\/\">recreate the magic of Breaking Bad\u2019s<\/a> last season, but for the most part, fans think it\u2019s wasted time setting up the upcoming prequel Vought Rising or presenting random side quests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others argue that characters like <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/14\/the-boys-actor-details-the-exact-crucial-mistake-sister-sage-made-ahead-of-the-finale\/\">Sister Sage<\/a> and Homelander are making baffling decisions in order to ensure everyone remains intact for the season finale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, it appeared as if Karl and Homelander\u2019s Antony Starr agreed with the criticism, as the stars both liked separate Instagram posts slamming season five.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karl liked a reel in which user @euro.pilled said, \u201cThe Boys season five is fumbling so f*cking bad. Don\u2019t get me wrong, the latest episode was very entertaining, it\u2019s just that it doesn\u2019t make any f*cking sense.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Antony Starr comments under IG post criticizing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheBoys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheBoys<\/a> Episode 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2764\ufe0f\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6qUN0QAZhs\">pic.twitter.com\/6qUN0QAZhs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Boys Out of Context Clips (@TheBoysOOCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBoysOOCC\/status\/2054834169834881533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Antony dropped heart emojis for various posts calling out the TV show, including one describing season five episode seven the \u201cbiggest pile of dogs*t\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exact reason for them responding to these posts is unclear &#8211; while some believe they agree with the hate, others think it could be their way of spreading positive vibes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Karl has now seemingly clarified where he stands &#8211; or at least made it clear he\u2019s not here for every criticism being thrown at the show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post he responded to came from user @soupypoopy69, who certainly didn\u2019t hold back in his scathing review of <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/15\/the-boys-season-5-episode-8-finale-runtime-take\/\">The Boys\u2019 final chapter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c\u200aEvery single episode of The Boys that&#8217;s come out this season has somehow exceeded my expectations and disappointment in ways that I have not thought possible,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; 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height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DYR_BjAyvz8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by soupypoopy69 (@soupypoopy69)<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much of the rant focused on what the creator saw as the show prioritising crude humour over emotional payoff, something that\u2019s become a huge talking point throughout season five.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest example he pointed to was the now-infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/13\/er-how-did-that-happen-to-sheline-in-the-boys-heres-an-actual-explanation-of-her-powers\/\">Sheline<\/a> and Dogknott scene, in which the two characters literally sniff each other\u2019s butts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While The Boys has always leaned heavily into gross-out humour, a lot of fans feel moments like this have taken up too much screentime this close to the finale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere&#8217;s one f**king episode left. Lock in. What the f**k are we doing?\u201d he continued, before arguing that the show has become obsessed with \u201cmillennial edge\u201d humour and constant d*ck jokes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also criticised the writing surrounding Annie and Hughie, pointing to the scene in which the pair spent time cloud-watching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cInstead of Starlight being like, \u2018You know I love you a lot,\u2019 all she can muster up is, \u2018Yeah, that cloud looks like a d*ck,\u2019\u201d he complained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The TikToker then shifted focus to Kimiko, believing the opportunity of her finally being able to speak has been wasted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3848\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3848\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-boys-karl-urban-response-season-5-criticism.jpg\" alt=\"Karl Urban's Instagram response to a video slamming The Boys season 5\" width=\"1200\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-boys-karl-urban-response-season-5-criticism.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-boys-karl-urban-response-season-5-criticism-1024x339.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-boys-karl-urban-response-season-5-criticism-768x254.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Instagram\/Karl Urban<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearly, the rant struck a nerve because Karl Urban himself ended up responding. \u201cStupid ass humor?\u2026 Son\u2026 Your handle is literally @soupypoopy69,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actor then added, \u201cFYI @erickripke1 wrote this sh*t because it\u2019s what Clara would have wanted,\u201d a reference to Soldier Boy\u2019s explanation as to why he gave Homelander the V1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also tagged Kripke, who addressed the criticism in a recent interview with TV Guide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNone of the things that happen in the last few episodes will matter if you don\u2019t flesh out the characters,\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019m getting a lot of online dissatisfaction, to put it politely. And I\u2019m like, \u2018What are you expecting? Are you expecting a huge battle scene every episode?\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes,\u00a0<\/i><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FilmShrine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">like our Facebook page<\/a><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured images credit: Prime Video<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This gets messier by the day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[15,33,32,11],"coauthors":[17],"class_list":["post-3845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-now-showing","tag-prime-video","tag-the-boys","tag-tv"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Boys&#039; 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