The Boys has returned for its final season, and fans think the show slipped in a surprising reference to Charlie Kirk in the opening moments of episode one.
The first two episodes are now streaming on Prime Video, and the show wastes no time taking aim at US politics again. As expected, Homelander’s new role at the top of the country makes the satire even less subtle than before.
But one moment early in the first episode has grabbed extra attention online. During Homelander’s opening address to Vought shareholders, viewers spotted a man in a red hat in the crowd who many believe looks a lot like Charlie Kirk.
The character only appears briefly, but fans said the camera lingers on him enough to make it feel deliberate. Screenshots quickly spread on X, with viewers asking if the show had really included a Kirk lookalike.
One fan wrote: “IS THAT WHO I THINK IT IS.” Another said: “They put Kirk in the show.” A third posted: “IS THAT NOT F*CKING CHARLIE KIRK.”
The scene appears in the first few minutes of the season, before Starlight later disrupts the event by releasing the long-awaited Flight 37 footage. That makes the possible reference easy to miss if viewers are focused on the bigger plot twist.
The show’s creator Eric Kripke has already said the final season was written before the 2024 US election result. He explained that the plan was to show a version of creeping authoritarianism in America, though he admitted some lines now feel less exaggerated than intended.
Whether the crowd extra was meant to be Charlie Kirk or not, fans clearly think the show knew exactly what it was doing. The Boys season five’s first two episodes are streaming on Prime Video now.
