Antony Starr Reflects on a Key Scene from Episode 3: “That one was really difficult”

“The Boys” is one of the most popular superhero series worldwide, and its fourth season recently concluded with a dramatic finale. Initially receiving mixed reviews, the show gained momentum, earning a Certified Fresh rating and a significant audience, as confirmed by Amazon and Nielsen. Despite this success, the season’s increasing political themes led to review-bombing from some dissatisfied fans, though the showrunners seemed unconcerned.

The season wrapped up on July 18, 2024, with the final episode, titled “Season Four Finale” (originally “Assassination Run”), which was a standout moment of the season. Throughout this season, filled with compelling moments, series star Antony Starr has reflected on one particularly noteworthy scene.

It’s always intriguing to hear an actor’s perspective on their character, which made Antony Starr’s interview with Vulture particularly engaging. In the interview, Starr delved into various topics about the show and his role, and he also reflected on a specific moment from the season that was challenging for him to portray.

Antony Starr spoke with Vulture magazine about the fourth season and shared his thoughts on a particularly challenging scene. This scene involved portraying multiple versions of Homelander simultaneously. Here’s what he had to say:

There’s also that scene in episode three where Homelander is beckoned to his reflection in the mirror and speaks with different Homelanders. How did you differentiate them?

That one was really difficult. I did a show in New Zealand where I played twins for six years, and we did a lot of me-on-me scenes. It becomes a very technical exercise in responding to yourself, knowing what mannerisms you’re going to use. Where am I going to dip my head, how do I want to play things, so that it cuts together?

This one, with one, two, three, four of me, was more difficult. There was a mirror-on-mirror scene in the season before, and the guy in that mirror is this very abusive parent-type figure that Homelander created as a kid. As he grew up, that character got more and more demented and aggressive. In this scene, that was the one at the top, and we’d already done him shouting last year. You see in military schools when they want the kids’ attention, they don’t shout, they lower their voice. I wanted this one to just be, “Shhh. Everyone shut up.”

The tricky part was every camera setup for each character. I had to jump between the different characters for every setup. So there was the Overlord; and then there was one that was very soft, maternal, caring; and then another one that was reflective of all the insecurities. And then there’s poor old Homie — “poor old Homie.” Homelander standing there, not knowing what to feel and what to do, and the tug-of-war inside his fractured mind ultimately gets silenced by the Overlord version, who gives him a direct course of action.

Physically and logistically, we had so little time to shoot that. It was really crammed into the end of a day. We’d go through all four characters in each shot and then move on to the next shot and go one, two, three, four; one, two, three, four. It was quite confusing, and I remember by the end of the day feeling completely outside myself, going, I don’t know what we just did, but I’ve got to leave it to the editors. But I think it worked out okay.

Source: Vulture

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