For a show built on gore, politics, and superhero collapse, The Boys still knows how to sneak in something much smaller and much more targeted: a wink to the fandom that followed Eric Kripke long before Homelander ever showed up.
In Season 5, Episode 3, Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy casually shows off an all-American Colt 1911 while mocking Firecracker’s imported weapon. On the surface, it is just a very Soldier Boy moment — macho, patriotic, and weirdly aggressive.
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