‘Fake And Gay’: Why Elon Musk Is So Mad About ‘The Boys’ Finale - Forbes
ToplineBillionaire Elon Musk on Friday issued a review for ‘The Boys,’ calling its series finale “fake and gay,” as the show has drawn anti-”woke” criticism in recent years for its satirical portrayal of right-wing politics and President Donald Trump. Series creator Eric Kripke, who has acknowledged his show is a right-wing critique, said he would “never get a better review ever.”Getty ImagesKey FactsMusk said the series finale for “The Boys” was “pathetic” in response to an X post on Thursday, which argued the show used Antony Starr’s Homelander as an analogue for Trump as part of a “deranged sexual humiliation fantasy.” Series creator Eric Kripke, in response to Musk, wrote on X: “OMG this is his review of what did to Homelander, I’ll never get a better review ever.” Musk responded by noting he did not watch the show and shared another post he wrote in response to another user who criticized the series finale, in which Musk said, “Kripke probably got from his wife’s for Homelander being used in based memes and had to write that ending as a groveling apology.” In response to one X user who asked Musk why he was upset by the finale, Musk concluded he was “not upset, just remarking that the ending sounds fake and gay.” Musk’s responses appeared to be a broader criticism of how “The Boys” portrayed Homelander in its series finale.
