Gen V Season 2 Gets First Look As Story Remains Under Wraps
Summary
Gen Vexecutive producer previews how the relationship between Marie and Cate will be impacted by the bloody season 1 finale. Towards the conclusion of the first live-action spinoff ofThe Boys,Cate’s (Maddie Phillips) hand gets accidentally blown up by Marie (Jaz Sinclair) in the middle of a gory and extended massacre. The accident essentially nullifies Cate’s mind-control powers and sets the former friends on a probable collision course for the already-confirmedGen Vseason 2.
In comments toTVLine, executive producer Michele Fazekas underlined thatCate will be one of thecharacters appearing inThe Boysseason 4. She acknowledged that the season 1 ending weighs heavily on Marie and Cate’s relationship moving forward, teasing that Cate’s guest turn will be important to her overall arc. Read Fazekas' remarks below:
[It] was another example of Marie’s power evolving, and for sure it impacts their relationship! Remember, we’re going to have a whole season of The Boys between our first and second seasons, so things are going to be different in ways you won’t expect.
Could The Boys Season 4 Redeem Cate?
The Gen V Character Could Still Choose A Different Path.
From what is known so far, Cate and Sam appear alongside members of The Seven in brief footage from the season 4 trailer, but it’s unclear why they are at the Vought building.
The college-set spinoff successfully manages a clever trick. It sets upthe coreGen Vcharacters— Marie, Jordan (Derek Luh, London Thor), Emma (Lizze Broadway), Andre (Chance Perdomo), Sam (Asa Germann), and Cate — as the show’s heroes and takes the time to tease out the individual dynamics between each pairing before taking a turn and making Cate and Sam the antagonists. It’s a story that other genre series might want at least a few seasons to explore.
The spinoff establishes a potential lasting friendship between Marie and Cate before the unexpectedevents of theGen Vseason 1 finale. But the latest tease from the spinoff’s executive producer previews thatCate’s appearance inThe Boysseason 4 may be significant, potentially setting out the path for the character to find redemption or go even further down the road of becoming a villain. From what is known so far, Cate and Sam appear alongside members of The Seven in brief footage from the season 4 trailer, but it’s unclear why they are at the Vought building.
1 Gen V Character Could Be The Most Dangerous Threat To The Boys Yet
Gen V has introduced a number of new supes to The Boys universe, but one character could prove the biggest threat to the original show’s heroes.
Either development is made a bit more complicated by the very powers that cause Cate’s hand to explode. Although not explored in depth, the Prime Videospinoff repeatedly hints at Marie’s game-changing abilitiesand reveals that those abilities may become of interest to Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit). With several more episodes to go,The Boysseason 4 has the space to offer some clarification on what comes next for two ofGen V’s leading characters.
The Boysseason 4 streams new episodes on Thursdays on Prime Video, whileGen Vseason 2 does not currently have a release date.
Gen V
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Gen V is set at America’s only college for superheroes, where students challenge their moral limits while competing to join Vought International’s elite team, The Seven. As dark secrets of the institution are revealed, they must determine the kind of heroes they aspire to be.
