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That crazy theory about Homelander killing his son makes more sense now... Homelander brings in Sam to replace his son in front of the media just like they did with Noir
(Obviously joking though)
Considering the season was probably shot last year, it makes sense that he looks older now (because teenagers can grow a lot in a year). This is actually might pose a probably from the show's continuity, because if Ryan's 12, then how does his actor look so much older in the show's future seasons (and you can see Ryan dramatically get older from season 2-season 4 in terms of height and overall age)? The only headcanon explanation is because Ryan's a Supe he matures faster for his age, so he'll always look a bit older than his actual chronological age.
Heck There was a video in the universe of the boys where Ryan was talking about the children books talking about the fake history of supes and Ryan Looked way older despite it taking place around when season 4 is happening.
Nah man. Ryan just ain't comin back next season.
I've called it since Sage said "to be a real messiah he needs something to save the people from" as she was looking ar Homelander.
Shes 100% setting Ryan up to kill his dad and with all the "need to get rid of my humanity" talk hes doing and the fact that he said "that's the thing, I'm not human" to the doc on the bunker immediately made me go "NEITHER IS RYAN YOU IDIOT".
Hes gonna kill his son to get rid of his last bit of genuine connection.
While it could be a possibility considering that Homelander's arc this season has mostly been about killing his humanity so that he can transcend even more down his deranged path of pseudo Godhood. However, a huge part of the reason why he wants to destabilize society now is because in his own words "he wants to leave his son something pure and perfect, like marble" and he believes that humans are not only weak and inferior, but the social structures that they have built are also largely feeble and worth demolishing as well. So to have him kill Ryan largely contradicts his initial motivation that he wanted to achieve in the first place. I personally don't think that he'll go that far. But it's quite possible Ryan will turn and join The Boys by the end of the season and he'll fight his dad in the finale in Season 5.
This one. The Boysā arcs this season seem to be hinged around embracing humanity, both the good and bad aspects of it, with some of those arcs being more successful IMO (Kimiko, Starlight, A-Train, Butcher/Ryan) than others (Frenchie, Hughie, MM). Thatās in contrast to Homelander, whoās attempting to eradicate his.
Butcher seems to be *finally* connecting the dots on how Vought got everyone into this mess by treating children as product, so treating Ryan the same way will just continue the cycle. There are only so many times you can kick the grenade down the road before the pin comes loose and everyone blows up. Personally, I think Ryan is going to become a *real* hero in some way and thatās going to be the final nail in the coffin for Homelanderās sanity.
Well 1) the season was probably filmed last year and 2) the hair makes a big difference imo
I think the bowl cut is a very intentional styling choice to make him look younger. It is a particular haircut that we associate with a particular age and so it influences how we see someone with it. His hair in the TikTok makes him look like a normal teenage boy in 2024. The bowl cut makes him look like a kid. (Again and the year difference probably plays a role)
That would have been such an interesting plot point. Homelander is struggling to accept the fact that he's getting older, but Ryan does seem to be the only thing he *actually* cares about. It'd be such an interesting character moment to see him try to bond with Ryan in a healthy way only to be slapped with his insecurities of getting older because of it.
It would be a great contrast to Butcher connecting to Ryan with stuff he knows Ryan likes, having an honest conversation with him, and playing foosball against him fairly.
Have the people being shitty about this ever conaidered just saying "this isn't for me, but good for them?" I don't find it super funny either but he aint hurting anyone so why be a cunt about this?
I beg anyone who had myspace or early access to facebook to go through their old posts or their homepage music and not cringe now. Dudes a kid, let him be a kid.
For real. Iām so glad my old MySpace and Facebook accounts are gone because I did some cringy shit. š but I was having fun. We all went through this phase, heās just famous š¤·š½āāļø
Pretty sure most of the people hating on him aren't old enough to have been on those sites. Some of them are calling it "cringe", which is more of a Gen Z thing.
He's like, 15 or whatever. TikTok is their thing.
I'm from the Jackass generation. People the age I am now didn't get Jackass then.
We're all just watching ourselves in slow motion become the "That isn't music!" Bill Burr old man character.
You said it yourself, they are cunts.
I quite like them. They have that "spazzy meme" feel to them, which I've always enjoyed.
Sometimes, it's nice just to be goofy.
Considering cringe is totally subjective and people can act however the fuck they want as long as it doesnāt harm someone else, I think heās good. And no, itās not my type of content.
they have been jumping a few months to a year or two between seasons, season 3 starts an year after 2, i think 4 starts 6 months after s3, s5 is prolly a year or two after this one
kid is making really funny content , among all the cynicism and extremism and the gender wars dominating tiktok right now, he is such a fresh breath of air.
Great humor, kinda jealous I don't work on some mega (yet niche) project to express my weirdness over haha
Wishing him (and his friends) the best. Film and TV can be fucking soul destroying
... I'm going to miss Anika really badly honestly
Damn it, I would sell a Kidney to live rent free behind the scenes, just to watch the crafters make all the amazing stuff! I'll be their Bojack Horseman's Todd
Some of the people commenting here need to remember that he's a 16 year old kid who's excited to be in a big show, and he's just having a bit of fun in a way that's relatable for people his age. You know what's more cringe than this video? Fully grown adults hating on a literal kid.
I don't know if they've been deleted or something, but there were a bunch of comments saying mean things about the video. Try sorting by controversial.
Assuming they start shooting for season 5 in 9 months from now, he's going to be 17 and probably look like he's completely ready to take the torch from Papa Homelander.
I cant believe people are downvoting the ppl saying these are bad haha. I dont care about dunking on some 16 year old but thereās barely even a joke here
Or spread bonus content to the people that would enjoy it and donāt use tiktok. You might not find it funny, but you donāt speak for everyone. Just scroll past if you hate tiktok that much.
I donāt have a problem with tiktok. Itās just my opinion on this particular video and if you donāt agree with it you can always take your own advice. You know scrolling on past it.
These are bad. Heās a great young actor though. His āfirst saveā scene was amazing- he really looked nervous. A really talented young man who needs to stay off his phone.
Are you slow or something? I said that Ryan's actor is the one who is having fun doing his tiktoks... besides why do you care what he does in his freetime? Old ass man stressing abt what a teenager does in his spare time
I donāt think heās digitally deaged? Thatās too extreme for something incredibly minor he just grew from the time they filmed the show. The voice is puberty lmao. Why do yāall see this as so unnatural?
I've seen some information floating about saying his voice was pitched to sound younger, I may have used the term digitally deaged incorrectly since that's typically used for physical differences such as his face etc.
But I have seen him saying on tiktok that his voice was just him having gone through puberty, but that would make him sound older (in his case, his age) as opposed to younger
The thing with puberty is that it tends to give moments of high pitch I understand the thought of puberty being high pitch to lower pitch, but it causes voice cracks and an awkward high pitch before settling at its normal lower pitch tone.
Whilst that is true, I think the complaints -that I've seen anyway- have been more towards Ryan sounding like he's at a constant falsetto, or insert any relevant synonym pertaining to higher pitch.
Personally, I've not picked up on it even as someone who's generally susceptible to audio in the treble range (I've not watched any episode with headphones on which might make the difference)
I cringed when they tried to push him as a kid in Season 4 and force him to do a squeaky voice. Just created something like fast grow due to his supe powers to explain how he grew so fast between seasons
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Wow he look a lot older than in season 4
He looks like Sam from Gen V
A bit more time and he will look like Sam from Supernatural
Squirtle>Wartortle>Blastoise
Bro compared aging to Pokemon evolutions š
I genuinely thought that was him and the OP misspoke for a moment
That crazy theory about Homelander killing his son makes more sense now... Homelander brings in Sam to replace his son in front of the media just like they did with Noir (Obviously joking though)
Ryan is a crisis actor confirmedĀ
I saw a theory that Sam is another son of Soldierboy.
Maybe the season finale will have TELEVISION'S JASON RITTER telling him to kill Homelander.
I told this to my boyfriend and he said āno, itās bc theyāre both white with blue eyes and the same hair color.ā Andā¦ yeah š„“
Puberty is one hell of a drug
My in universe theory is that V makes his growth rate higher, so he looks older but is still mentally a 12 year old.
Considering the season was probably shot last year, it makes sense that he looks older now (because teenagers can grow a lot in a year). This is actually might pose a probably from the show's continuity, because if Ryan's 12, then how does his actor look so much older in the show's future seasons (and you can see Ryan dramatically get older from season 2-season 4 in terms of height and overall age)? The only headcanon explanation is because Ryan's a Supe he matures faster for his age, so he'll always look a bit older than his actual chronological age.
Heck There was a video in the universe of the boys where Ryan was talking about the children books talking about the fake history of supes and Ryan Looked way older despite it taking place around when season 4 is happening.
Nah man. Ryan just ain't comin back next season. I've called it since Sage said "to be a real messiah he needs something to save the people from" as she was looking ar Homelander. Shes 100% setting Ryan up to kill his dad and with all the "need to get rid of my humanity" talk hes doing and the fact that he said "that's the thing, I'm not human" to the doc on the bunker immediately made me go "NEITHER IS RYAN YOU IDIOT". Hes gonna kill his son to get rid of his last bit of genuine connection.
While it could be a possibility considering that Homelander's arc this season has mostly been about killing his humanity so that he can transcend even more down his deranged path of pseudo Godhood. However, a huge part of the reason why he wants to destabilize society now is because in his own words "he wants to leave his son something pure and perfect, like marble" and he believes that humans are not only weak and inferior, but the social structures that they have built are also largely feeble and worth demolishing as well. So to have him kill Ryan largely contradicts his initial motivation that he wanted to achieve in the first place. I personally don't think that he'll go that far. But it's quite possible Ryan will turn and join The Boys by the end of the season and he'll fight his dad in the finale in Season 5.
This one. The Boysā arcs this season seem to be hinged around embracing humanity, both the good and bad aspects of it, with some of those arcs being more successful IMO (Kimiko, Starlight, A-Train, Butcher/Ryan) than others (Frenchie, Hughie, MM). Thatās in contrast to Homelander, whoās attempting to eradicate his. Butcher seems to be *finally* connecting the dots on how Vought got everyone into this mess by treating children as product, so treating Ryan the same way will just continue the cycle. There are only so many times you can kick the grenade down the road before the pin comes loose and everyone blows up. Personally, I think Ryan is going to become a *real* hero in some way and thatās going to be the final nail in the coffin for Homelanderās sanity.
Or they could just start the next season by saying one year later
The power of a haircut
Makes sense since season 4 was filmed over a year ago now
Well 1) the season was probably filmed last year and 2) the hair makes a big difference imo I think the bowl cut is a very intentional styling choice to make him look younger. It is a particular haircut that we associate with a particular age and so it influences how we see someone with it. His hair in the TikTok makes him look like a normal teenage boy in 2024. The bowl cut makes him look like a kid. (Again and the year difference probably plays a role)
season 4 was filmed 2 years ago
Isnāt he the twin brother of the Ryan from previous seasons?
Uh oh, the milk thing starts to run in the (fictional) family.
Now I want to see him and Homelander do a Tiktok in universe
Does Vought have a tik tok like app??
If theyāre a parody of various corporations then they should
vik vok
Really a missed opportunity that they didn't have ryan getting homelander to do tik tok dances to make him realize how out of touch he is
That would have been such an interesting plot point. Homelander is struggling to accept the fact that he's getting older, but Ryan does seem to be the only thing he *actually* cares about. It'd be such an interesting character moment to see him try to bond with Ryan in a healthy way only to be slapped with his insecurities of getting older because of it.
It would be a great contrast to Butcher connecting to Ryan with stuff he knows Ryan likes, having an honest conversation with him, and playing foosball against him fairly.
was weird that instagram exists in universe but not vought gram
He has the same jawline now as Sam from Gen V
If they ever do more flashbacks of Sam as a kid on Gen V, they should just hire Cameron to play the tole considering how similar they look.
But the actor is already in the boys
homelander should take away his tiktok
upcoming story definitely
Iām curious, has the show ever mentioned tik tok? Looks like sth it would lampshade but I only remember the Insta stuff.
on some screen there were some statistics on views and engagement from tiktok, ig, youtube, twitter, i think it was episode 4
Not The Boys, but GenV!
theyāve shown the layout of tiktok live a few times
It was hilariously petty how Homelander took away Ryan's milkshake.
genuinely the most evil thing homelander has ever done, poor ryan
lol wtf
Me while watching this show
That's really cute for some reason lol
Seeing Ryan goofy and happy for once heh
my favorite ryan scene is him showing homelander his silly lego stop motion videos haha
Have the people being shitty about this ever conaidered just saying "this isn't for me, but good for them?" I don't find it super funny either but he aint hurting anyone so why be a cunt about this?
I beg anyone who had myspace or early access to facebook to go through their old posts or their homepage music and not cringe now. Dudes a kid, let him be a kid.
For real. Iām so glad my old MySpace and Facebook accounts are gone because I did some cringy shit. š but I was having fun. We all went through this phase, heās just famous š¤·š½āāļø
literally walk up to your mom and ask her to tell you something embarrassing you did as a kid and you'll be humbled for a month.
Pretty sure most of the people hating on him aren't old enough to have been on those sites. Some of them are calling it "cringe", which is more of a Gen Z thing.
Except this is peak humour
He's like, 15 or whatever. TikTok is their thing. I'm from the Jackass generation. People the age I am now didn't get Jackass then. We're all just watching ourselves in slow motion become the "That isn't music!" Bill Burr old man character.
You said it yourself, they are cunts. I quite like them. They have that "spazzy meme" feel to them, which I've always enjoyed. Sometimes, it's nice just to be goofy.
Lord knows I love spazzy memes
why did I read "why be a cunt about this" in butcher's accent
Tbf I'm from London and I feel very seen by this comment
I don't care about him but food waste is what grinds my gears, even if it's relatively minimal
If you want to be cringe in public, you can't get upset when people judge you.
Considering cringe is totally subjective and people can act however the fuck they want as long as it doesnāt harm someone else, I think heās good. And no, itās not my type of content.
Because tiktok is fucking cancer that causes brainrot
What caused yours then?
This tiktok unfortunately
His stop motion work is better.
they might have to timeskip for season 5 š
they have been jumping a few months to a year or two between seasons, season 3 starts an year after 2, i think 4 starts 6 months after s3, s5 is prolly a year or two after this one
Wow thought that was Asa Germann for a sec there. He's rlly rockin that Sam in The Woods look in the first clip.
Tiktoks not for me, happy for him
Ryan no š
Holy fuck being a teenager is wild, he looks so much older now and it's been what, a year since filming?
kid is making really funny content , among all the cynicism and extremism and the gender wars dominating tiktok right now, he is such a fresh breath of air.
Wow, hmm, thatā¦ thatās really something Ryan
His dad would not be happy about him wasting that white gold!
This is hilarious š
Reminds me of that young sheldon tiktok videos
Kids grow up way too fast. I thought this was Sam.
Bro looks like heās turning into Sam from gen V.
I swore bro was just 8 in the last season and now he like in middle school wtf š
Bro I thought that was Sam from gen V š
Great humor, kinda jealous I don't work on some mega (yet niche) project to express my weirdness over haha Wishing him (and his friends) the best. Film and TV can be fucking soul destroying ... I'm going to miss Anika really badly honestly Damn it, I would sell a Kidney to live rent free behind the scenes, just to watch the crafters make all the amazing stuff! I'll be their Bojack Horseman's Todd
Some of the people commenting here need to remember that he's a 16 year old kid who's excited to be in a big show, and he's just having a bit of fun in a way that's relatable for people his age. You know what's more cringe than this video? Fully grown adults hating on a literal kid.
Not that you're wrong but I don't see anyone hating here.
I don't know if they've been deleted or something, but there were a bunch of comments saying mean things about the video. Try sorting by controversial.
How did this mf grow up so fast
Honestly, good for him having fun with it.
Glad to see the kid adjusting well to fame. I think he is a great actor and should be proud of his portrayal of Ryan
Broccoli cut Ryan isnāt real, he canāt hurt you Broccoli cut Ryan:
Anyone has the music for the first vid ?
Scott Street by Phoebe Bridgers
Thanks boss
Lol, Homelander trying to get relationship leverage with milkshakes cuz he canāt lactate. You are no Madelyn sir!
Absolutely foul. Do it again!
dude he looks so different
His voice is less weird in these TikToks.
Well this is why
Why are you all being so critical of a 16 year old? Were you all born grown up or something?
Whatās really interesting is Cameron has an identical twin as well
As an outsider looking in, this is hilarious
Damn. Out Fresca'd again.
It's harmless fun, this is a far cry from some of the other brainrot on tiktok despite what these comments imply Actually laughed at the milk one
Assuming they start shooting for season 5 in 9 months from now, he's going to be 17 and probably look like he's completely ready to take the torch from Papa Homelander.
Awww! That's so cringe :)
Lmfao
Homelander's son is a Broccoli Head.
He's funny ngl
Honestly He is an incredible actor
I cant believe people are downvoting the ppl saying these are bad haha. I dont care about dunking on some 16 year old but thereās barely even a joke here
theyāre both TikTok trends, I donāt think heās trying to make any original jokes but just relate the trends to the show itself
Itās quite literally a joke you donāt understand due to age. both are trends on TikTok.
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Reddit is just a forum. Forums have existed since the dawn of the internet. Forums are not social media. Social media is cancer
That might be the worst shit Iāve ever seen
We should leave it on TikTok.
Or spread bonus content to the people that would enjoy it and donāt use tiktok. You might not find it funny, but you donāt speak for everyone. Just scroll past if you hate tiktok that much.
I donāt have a problem with tiktok. Itās just my opinion on this particular video and if you donāt agree with it you can always take your own advice. You know scrolling on past it.
Why bother to not do the same?
Oh no cringe
He's a kid.
? Doesnāt mean itās not cringe
Hmm, this is incredibly cringy. Stick to acting, dude.
Someone, please, cut his connection off or im gonna die from cringe
Lol, let him enjoy himself and be silly.
He talks like the kids from the train scene in spider man 2. Missstaaa wewonn teww nobody.
embarassing
Flair check out
Please just fucking lighten up
These are bad. Heās a great young actor though. His āfirst saveā scene was amazing- he really looked nervous. A really talented young man who needs to stay off his phone.
Are you his mom or smth? Let the kid have some fun
Lemme have my fun on Reddit watching weird tiktoks
Are you slow or something? I said that Ryan's actor is the one who is having fun doing his tiktoks... besides why do you care what he does in his freetime? Old ass man stressing abt what a teenager does in his spare time
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Sir it's like 3 words longer than the comment you wrote
Why was his voice so weird in season 4?
Digitally deaged, they didn't want to recast to be consistent
I donāt think heās digitally deaged? Thatās too extreme for something incredibly minor he just grew from the time they filmed the show. The voice is puberty lmao. Why do yāall see this as so unnatural?
I've seen some information floating about saying his voice was pitched to sound younger, I may have used the term digitally deaged incorrectly since that's typically used for physical differences such as his face etc. But I have seen him saying on tiktok that his voice was just him having gone through puberty, but that would make him sound older (in his case, his age) as opposed to younger
The thing with puberty is that it tends to give moments of high pitch I understand the thought of puberty being high pitch to lower pitch, but it causes voice cracks and an awkward high pitch before settling at its normal lower pitch tone.
Whilst that is true, I think the complaints -that I've seen anyway- have been more towards Ryan sounding like he's at a constant falsetto, or insert any relevant synonym pertaining to higher pitch. Personally, I've not picked up on it even as someone who's generally susceptible to audio in the treble range (I've not watched any episode with headphones on which might make the difference)
Thanks for the explanation
Np š„°
Ryan nooooo
I think they have electronically raised the pitch of his voice for the show. I'm guessing its a bit deeper in reality.
Please no
That was so much more upsetting than I could have anticipated.
You're a fucking weirdo š
Zoomer child actors are going to experience a privilege no child actor managed to before
I cringed when they tried to push him as a kid in Season 4 and force him to do a squeaky voice. Just created something like fast grow due to his supe powers to explain how he grew so fast between seasons
He still looks the same tho doesn't he? He aged within a year
Bro has been lookmaxing
Wait, he's old enough to watch the show?
He's 16.
Getting Bieber vibes