Erin Moriarty Discusses the Challenge of Battling Herself in Season 4 of ‘The Boys’

As many of you know, The Boys stands out as one of the most-watched and popular series in the superhero genre. This darkly inventive take on superheroes, based on the comic series of the same name, has captivated audiences on Amazon Prime and continuously pushes the boundaries of television content.

Following four successful seasons and a spin-off, the showrunners are now focused on crafting the fifth and final season. While we await further details, we can relive the thrilling Season 4 finale, which delivered some of the series’ most memorable moments.

In the meantime, the cast has shared insights with Variety about their characters’ journeys in Season 4 and what to expect in the final season. Erin Moriarty, among others, offered some intriguing thoughts on what’s ahead. Here’s what she had to say.

Season 4 presented Starlight with a complex storyline, as her character was replaced by an evil clone aligned with Homelander, creating significant turmoil in the series, particularly for Hughie. However, before the season concluded, the real Starlight had a chance to confront her clone in a dramatic showdown.

In her conversation with Variety, Erin Moriarty shared her experience of battling herself during the fourth season and her thoughts on portraying both characters.

What was it like playing Shifter Annie in the final episodes of the season, and fighting yourself as Starlight Annie?

ERIN MORIARTY: That was real weird, because I have to approach it as a different character entirely. I had to basically try and deprogram my own physical mannerisms. Because I do think that there is a physicality that is innate to all of us that comes through in our characters.

And I have to step onto the same set with the same crew and the same people I’ve seen everyday for years, and not be that character. So not only is the script and the character different, but I’m doing it amongst the same exact environment, and that immediately triggers me to be in Annie mode.

So the physical mannerisms are the most important to me, because I can change my voice and I can change everything about the way I speak — even the resonance of my voice — but mannerisms are very hard to deprogram. I have the weirdest videos on my phone. I needed to look at myself in the role in ways that I didn’t ultimately depict as — like, real weird.

I’m talking, like, trying to be a primate weird. I filmed myself going about my house for hours at a time, and put it in fast-forward mode to try and pick up on my own mannerisms. And it was very humbling, because you don’t realize what you do regularly.

The fight with myself was a matter of going about it with John Koyama, our amazing stunt coordinator, and it was the most challenging experience I’ve ever had. Because I am just neurotic, and a Type A in recovery, it was the most satisfying experience I’ve ever had. The harder you work, the harder it will come out, and you’ll — no matter what — be baseline satisfied by it. But John Koyama made sure I was mega-satisfied.

Source: Variety

This story is certainly intriguing, and given what Kripke and his team have delivered so far, we’re eagerly anticipating the final season.

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