The Cast of The Boys Know Exactly How Uncomfortable the Show Is

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Warning: Spoilers ahead.

Prime Video’s The Boys doesn’t need to do much to tell you that it’s back. The show — which is crude, dirty and gruesome — speaks for itself, and is definitely not for the faint of heart.

Following its three-episode premiere on Prime Video, I was lucky enough to chat with the cast of the hit TV show, and they told me everything there is to know about the current season.

Filled with unexpected twists and turns, the explosive series is pulling out all the stops, especially after leaving us on a cliffhanger at the end of season two. It’s become a tradition for me to scream out, “WTF” at least once every episode, and it seems I’m not the only one.

“Every time I receive the script I go through the stages of grief. First, you’re like, denial, thinking, ‘Amazon is going to shoot this down’, then you go through depression, and then finally acceptance,” Claudia Doumit — who plays congresswoman Victoria Neumann — told POPSUGAR Australia.

Doumit, whose character caused quite an uproar last season, is excited for the fans to watch her storyline progress, and for their many questions to be answered.

“We’re going to see a more vulnerable side of Neumann this season actually. In season two we kind of see the professional side of her and she’s this character who is shrouded in mystery, and we don’t really get enough of her,” explained Doumit.

“It’s just breadcrumbs in season two. So, in season three we really get to dive deep and see her inner world, and how that whole part of her life operates.”

As expected, season three of The Boys is filled with intense scenes that leave your skin crawling — and we wouldn’t have it any other way. One of them is when Chace Crawford’s character The Deep eats a live octopus. As the sequence takes place, it’s hard to look away — even though you desperately want to. Despite it looking remarkably life-like, Crawford admitted that it was all done through clever CGI and mochi.

“It was actually very interesting. Stephan [Fleet], our Emmy-nominated special effects coordinator, he’s amazing. He did a bunch of tests leading up to the actual shoot day,” Crawford explained.

“I will say, watching it, you think, ‘it’s a lot worse’, the special effects make it look so ridiculously real,” he continued. “But there were a few different gags they did. One take was just the leg coming out, and it was made of mochi. Then they did one of me where the chopsticks were shaking, and there was a pod filled with syrup.

“Then the third was tape strapped to my face, and they just pulled it. And that was it!”

Not every scene on the show, however, is vomit-inducing. What makes The Boys so special is the plot, and the genius ways they sprinkle in each character’s storyline. In episode five, viewers were given a small break from the blood and gore, with a full musical number from Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) and Frenchie (Tomer Kapon).

The scene came as a surprise not just for those watching at home, but for Fukuhara, who couldn’t believe that her mute character would take part in a duet.

“I was shocked! But the whole experience was something I had never done before, and I never thought I’d be able to sing or dance, especially on a show like The Boys,” said Fukuhara.

“I mean every single time Kimiko is in a scene, she is covered in blood, doing a ton of killing. So, to be in any kind of dream sequence was a shocker to me.”

With episode six coming out this Friday, we can’t wait to see what else is in store.

Season three of The Boys is streaming exclusively on Prime Video.

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