Warning: There are spoilers ahead for the Gen V season 2 finale.Gen V showrunner Michele Fazekas reveals how season 2’s ending was changed after Chance Perdomo’s death. The actor who played Andre Anderson in season 1 passed away shortly before production for season 2 was about to begin.
Season 2 underwent significant rewrites to honor the legacies of Chance Perdomo and Andre Anderson. This particularly affects Andre’s father, Polarity (Sean Patrick Thomas), who is consumed with grief and tries to do what is right to honor his son’s memory.
While speaking with the Television AcademyFazekas explains that because of Perdomo’s death, she did not want any of the other heroes to die in the season 2 finale. Since the show had already lost the actor and the character of Andre, she was determined for the series not to kill anyone else, as these deaths paled in comparison to the real-life tragedy that had occurred. Check out Fazekas’ comments below:
Part of (those changes) were driven by the death of Chance Perdomo, and it really did change how the (season) ended. One of the really big things was — I didn’t want to kill anybody else. We already had someone actually die in real life, and a character in the show die (as a result). I was very adamant that we’re not going to kill anybody else, because it seems so insignificant in light of what really happened.
Without this change, she doesn’t believe that Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) and her friends would have ended the season united, and the group would have instead become more fractured. This and many other elements of the season changed due to her determination not to kill these characters.
They probably wouldn’t have all ended up all together, but that (choice) really drove a lot of the choices that we made this season.
The villainous Thomas Godolkin (Ethan Slater) is killed by Marie in Gen V season 2’s ending. Doug (Hamish Linklater), the man Godolkin was controlling throughout the season, is also killed by Black Noir II (Nathan Mitchell). However, none of the heroic main characters die in the finale.
Since Fazekas explains that her insistence not to kill anyone else dramatically changed how the season ended, it sounds as though at least one major hero originally died in the episode. This would have caused the season to end on a darker note, even if the heroes still managed to defeat Godolkin, and could have led to the core group fracturing.
Instead, Gen V season 2 concludes on a largely hopeful note that sets up The Boys season 5. After working with Polarity and many of their peers to stop Godolkin, Marie and her friends are now part of the larger resistance led by Annie January/Starlight (Erin Moriarty) that is taking on Homelander (Antony Starr).
In addition to this hopeful setup for the franchise, the absence of heroic deaths leaves more room for heartfelt moments between characters. This includes Annabeth (Keeya King) choosing to stay with Marie and calling her sister a hero, along with Polarity telling Emma Meyer (Lizze Broadway) that he will continue to live on for Andre.
The Boys franchise can be incredibly violent and grotesque, and the Gen V season 2 ending is no exception. At the same time, the finale and the season as a whole contain a great deal of heart and optimism for a better future ahead.
- Release Date
- September 28, 2023
- NETWORKS
- Prime Video
- Showrunner
- Michele Fazekas
- Directors
- Nelson Cragg, Clare Kilner, Philip Sgriccia, Sanaa Hamri, Shana Stein, Steve Boyum
- Writers
- Craig Rosenberg
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Lizzie Broadway
Emma Meyer / Little Cricket
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