While the fifth and final season of The Boys received mixed reactions, it still drew a large audience. The season has set new viewership records for the show, and the numbers are expected to climb even higher once data for today’s series finale (May 20th) is included.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show is averaging 57 million viewers per episode globally and has seen the biggest three-week increase in viewership of any title on Prime Video.
The season also ranks among Prime Video’s all-time Top 10 most-viewed seasons.
A common criticism of the season was the lack of action, something The Boys creator Eric Kripke had already addressed.
No matter how exciting the final episodes are, they won’t resonate with viewers if the characters aren’t well-developed. I’m seeing a lot of negative feedback online, frankly.
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I often wondered what people expected from the show. Did they want a massive action sequence in every episode? We never approached the writing thinking we were creating unimportant, ‘filler’ episodes, and we always cared about the quality of what we made.
He explained that a season filled with endless fighting would have felt pointless and boring – simply action without any real meaning.
He recently told The Hollywood Reporter that it became easier to handle the criticism after seeing the show’s strong viewership numbers.
He described how, when he first started consuming a lot of information – from social media and the internet – it felt overwhelming, almost like that was all there was, and it left him feeling anxious and uneasy.
When you see those ratings, it just reminds you, again, that what happens online isn’t the same as real life. It’s a lesson we seem to have to keep learning.
What you see online – a small group of very vocal people sharing strong opinions – isn’t really representative of what’s happening in the real world. Seeing the actual data helped me realize that and feel much more at ease.
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