Audiences of The Boys have seen some downright disturbing things over the show’s four-season run. And, it would be incredibly fair to say that a solid chunk of them have been perpetrated by the title’s primary antagonist, Antony Starr’s Homelander. During the show’s fourth season, which arrived last summer, viewers were given an all-access pass into the traumatic upbringing that turned Homelander into the maniacal psychopath that now runs not only the Seven but the entire country as well. Recently chatting with TV Insider, series creator, Eric Kripke, shed some light on Homelander’s big “heartbreaking” homecoming moment and how it not only better formed his villain origin story, but also managed to make those watching at home feel some empathy towards such a disgusting and dislikable character.