Summary
The Boysseason 4 is finally here, and here are the 15 best Easter eggs and references so far. Much like the previous seasons ofThe Boys, season 4 manages to sneak in a bunch of jokes and nods towards the broaderThe Boysuniverse, So, here are all of the ones that can be found inThe Boysseason 4’s three-episode premiere.
The Boysseason 4 is the highly anticipated continuation of Amazon Prime Video’sbeloved superhero series, with the series now released on the streaming service.The Boysseason 4 made its debut with a whopping three-episode premiere, and all three of these episodes are full of Easter eggs and references.
15The Boys' Mister Marathon Van
Episode 1
The Boysseason 4 opens with an epic mission which involves the Boys attempting to infiltrate one of Victoria Neuman’s campaign events. Disguised in suits, the team enters the building as they are guided by MM, who is sitting in the Boys' secret van. Interestingly, the side of the Boys' van contains a secret reference to another popularThe Boyscharacter.
As it turns out, the van that the Boys' are using is decorated with the branding of a company calledMr. Marathon Catering, complete with an image of a running man. This is a clear reference to Mister Marathon, a character fromThe Boyscomics. In the comics, Mister Marathon was the original speedster member of The Seven, with him preceding A-Train as a member of Vought’s premiere superhero team. However, he still hasn’t appeared in the show, although he has been mentioned.
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14The Seven’s Potential Hero List
One of the biggest storylines inThe Boysseason 4 has to do with filling out the ranks of The Seven. Both Starlight and Queen Maeve left the team at the end ofThe Boysseason 3, meaning that The Seven only has five members.The Boysseason 4, episode 1 features a meeting in which Ashley presents a list of 25 potential supes to the team, with them having to decide on who to recruit.
The 25 supes on the list are Talon, Europo, Hyperion, The Standard, Lady Arklite, Dogknott, Malchemical, Big Game,Tek Knight, Sister Stage, The Devine, Incineron, Dr. Peculiar, Shout Out, Stacker, Airburst, Luckless, Jetstreak, Pit Stop, Black Helmet, Holy Mary, Lord Horus, Wrangler, Pinwheel, Groundhawk, Invisi-Lass, and Jimmy the One. Most of these are references to real heroes fromThe Boyscomics, and the addition ofTek Knight after hisGen Vdebutis one of the more interesting picks.
13The Stormchasers
By the time of the events ofThe Boysseason 4, the general public has been split up into a lot of factions, with Homelander’s followers and the Starlighters being the two biggest. However, these aren’t the only ones, as another one is mentioned inThe Boysseason 4, episode 1. During one of the news reports, the ticker at the bottom of the screen mentions the Stormchasers, an even more dangerous group of individuals.
As the name implies,the Stormchasers are followers of Stormfront, the antagonist supe from season 2. Stormfront was a literal Nazi, meaning that her followers are most likely even more radicalized than the followers of Homelander. This could tease that the Stormchasers may play a bigger role in the future ofThe Boys, which is a terrifying possibility afterStormfront’sThe Boysdeath.
12The Video Store’s Decorations
InThe Boysseason 4, episode 1, Billy Butcher has a secret meeting with Victoria Neuman. For the meeting location, the duo needed a secluded place, meaning that they picked the perfect location: a video rental store. Butcher and Neuman meet up in an abandoned building named Vought Video, with the inside being full of DVDs and other movie merchandise.
There are two notable Easter eggs inside of Vought Video. The first of these isthe Polarity standee, with this clearly referencing the magnetic character who was first introduced inGen V. The second is the Soldier Boy poster, which shows off the character’s classic design and references one of the movies that made the supe popular before this disappearance inThe Boysuniverse. This is a nice bit of worldbuilding, showing what Vought branding was like decades ago.
11Vought Video Is Next To A Church Of The Collective Center
The references to Polarity and Soldier Boy aren’t the only Easter eggs that can be found during the meeting between Billy Butcher and Victoria Neuman, as the establishing shot of Vought Video features another one. As it turns out, this Vought Video location can be found directly next door to a building that is labeled Church of the Collective Reading Room, although it too seems to be abandoned.
The Church of the Collective is a fictional church inThe Boysuniverse, with it being a cult that markets itself to celebrities and other notable figures.The Church of the Collective played a major role inThe Boysseason 2, with The Deep attending the Church as part of his path towards reconciliation. In the universe ofThe Boys, the Church of the Collective is a parody of Scientology, with this being just another campus.
10The Contents Of Homelander’s Box
Before Homelander goes to meet with Sister Sage about joining The Seven, a short sequence in which Homelander gets ready is played. During this scene, which takes place in Homelander’s apartment, Homelander opens up a secret box that contains several items. Although these are mostly Easter eggs, they do have some implications on the show’s story.
The first item that is seen isa framed picture of Stormfront at her first wedding, with her being seen in front of a Nazi flag. The box also contains a baby bottle, with this being a clear reference toHomelander’s weird breast milk obsession, with him having drunk Stillwell’s milk from this bottle. The final significant item that is seen is Black Noir’s sword, with him potentially putting it in the box after killing the original Noir inThe Boysseason 3.
9Dawn Of The Seven Merch
One of the most horrifying moments inThe Boysseason 4, episode 1 is when Homelander, Sister Sage, The Deep, A-Train, and Black Noir lure three of Homelander’s followers into a Vought restaurant. In the scene, they beat the three men with baseball bats, with A-Train then carrying their corpses to the Starlighters' protest in order to frame them for killing the men.
Interestingly, the restaurant in which the three men are killed contains a reference to one ofThe Boys' biggest in-universe movies. Merchandise for the fictional filmDawn of the Sevencan be seen in the building,with this referencing the major superhero team-up moviethat was made in previous seasons ofThe Boys. The film was meant to be an in-universe origin story for The Seven, with it being followed up by a massive campaign for a director’s cut.
8The Vought Restaurant’s Comic Book References
The references toDawn of the Sevenaren’t the only Easter eggs that can be found in the Vought restaurant inThe Boysseason 4, episode 1, as the room actually contains references to the original comics. On the walls of the restaurant, art from the originalThe Boyscomics can be seen, with these images coming from real issues of the source material.
Interestingly,this art contains a reference to a character named Cold Snap, who is a real character fromThe Boyscomics. This is an odd detail, as he doesn’t seem like nearly big enough of a hero to warrant an appearance at the restaurant. In the TV show’s continuity, Cold Snap is a minor character who was last seen at Herogasm, with him also having a domestic battery charge that would most likely cause Vought to want to distance themselves from the hero.
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7The Blue Hawk Protest Sign
At the end ofThe Boysseason 4, episode 1, a massive protest occurs, with it being full of Starlighters protesting Homelander’s trial and Homelander supporters celebrating his acquittal. Due to the nature of the protest, all kinds of signs can be seen, with many of them referencing superheroes fromThe Boysuniverse as well as parodying many real-world political slogans.
However,one interesting sign says RIP Blue Hawk. While this doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the protest, it is a major callback to aThe Boysseason 3 storyline. In season 3, Blue Hawk was a racist supe who is murdered by A-Train at Herogasm, with Vought presumably covering up his death. This sign means that Blue Hawk’s death is public knowledge, which is an interesting addition to the lore ofThe Boys.
6TruthCon’s Soldier Boy Sign
Episode 2
InThe Boysseason 4, episode 2, the titular team goes to TruthCon, a massive convention that is full of people promoting and discussing far-right conspiracy theories. While TruthCon contains references to tons of real-world theories, it also features some in-universe ones, with these targeting stories that Vought has covered up throughout the show’s run.
One sign at TruthCon reads that Soldier Boy is being kept by the CIA. While this theory may sound ridiculous to most in-universeThe Boyscharacters, theending ofThe Boysseason 3reveals that this is actually true. After Solider Boy explodes while falling out of Vought Tower, Grace Mallory is seen putting Soldier Boy’s unconscious body back into containment, meaning that the supe is literally being held by the CIA, something that could change in the future ofThe Boys.
