The Twitter Blue checkmark fiasco continues unabated, and ’The Boys’ has a pretty accurate Homelander quote.
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‘The Boys’ Rolled Out Homelander To Troll Elon Musk’s Ongoing Blue Checkmark Fiasco On Twitter
KIMBERLY RICCI
FILM/TV EDITOR
APRIL 21, 2023
Kimberly Ricci
This week, Elon Musk made good on his repeated threats/promises
to unverify all legacy verified Twitter users unless they paid for the $8+ Twitter Blue service. Millions of users saw their checkmarks disappear, other than a select few. Those included Stephen King, Ice-T, and LeBron James, for whom Elon claimed to have
picked up the tab, possibly to troll the trio.
It’s a bit of a Homelander move, yes, which isn’t a compliment, but given Musk’s popularity with the right wing, this jibes with the
far-right fanboy meltdown after certain segments of
The Boys audience were shocked to realize that
Antony Starr‘s character is a bad dude. And Amazon Prime Video’s social media team decided to make like Billy Butcher and
take the p*ss by doing some trolling of their own. In memed fashion, the U.K.-based account compared Elon to Homelander throwing his son, Ryan, off a rooftop in an attempt to make him fly.
“Well… he can do what he wants” was coupled with a “shrug” emoji in a
tweet.
This quote also happens to be a reference to a much more R-rated moment from
The Boys, which involved Homelander putting on a
solo performance from another rooftop while raining down “little Homelanders” upon unsuspecting civilians. The quote is quote a comparison, too, given that Homelander didn’t fare too well emotionally in Season 3 after his “I can do what I want” declaration and Maeve putting him in his place.
Then again, we don’t know exactly how Elon is truly reacting behind the scenes while the formerly verified masses reject signing up for Twitter Blue. He put on a positive face for his
exploding rocket, so perhaps the “shrug” emoji is the most accurate way to describe the entire situation.
Also and for the record, Antony Starr bid farewell to his checkmark, too.
This quote also happens to be a reference to a much more R-rated moment from
The Boys, which involved Homelander putting on a
solo performance from another rooftop while raining down “little Homelanders” upon unsuspecting civilians. The quote is quote a comparison, too, given that Homelander didn’t fare too well emotionally in Season 3 after his “I can do what I want” declaration and Maeve putting him in his place.
Then again, we don’t know exactly how Elon is truly reacting behind the scenes while the formerly verified masses reject signing up for Twitter Blue. He put on a positive face for his
exploding rocket, so perhaps the “shrug” emoji is the most accurate way to describe the entire situation.
Also and for the record, Antony Starr bid farewell to his checkmark, too.
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