SUPERNATURAL Easter Eggs in THE BOYS

Episode 5 of THE BOYS just dropped on Prime Video, and we finally got the Supernatural reunion that the Spn Family has been terrifyingly waiting for. Especially after THE BOYS season 5 trailer featured the song Renegade by Styx. Which is well known as an epic needle drop from season 2 of Supernatural in the episode Nightshifter. THE BOYS Season 5 Episode 5, “One-Shots” delivered a collaboration of stories focusing on different perspectives of some of the supporting characters. We wrapped up with Soldier Boy, who has become a main character in this final season.

Check out a full Recap and Review of the Episode “One-Shots”

***WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD***

Supernatural Easter Eggs in “One-Shots”

With all of the overlap on and off screen from Supernatural to The Boys, I have to assume whoever was part of the set design in this episode had to have worked on Supernatural as well. Or they just got some fantastic direction. Here are some of the Easter Eggs I caught in “One-Shots.” Let me know in the comments what I missed.

• So many movie posters! As soon as we walk in I spotted the below ones:
  • Mr. Marathon origins – Madame Marathon, and the poster, Let There Be Rampage both star Jared and Misha’s characters;
  • Mr. Marathon Vampire Hunter;
  • Ghost Runner 2 – A Supernatural Speedster. This one even used the Supernatural font.
• As Homelander commented on them not being legit Vought movies, or part of the VCU, Mr. Marathon comments that he’s “still making magic.” Something he learned from Rowena perhaps?
• After we enter Mr. Marathon’s lair of Soldier Boy paraphernalia and a Diddy amount of “Puff Baby Oil” I got a couple more. The first may be a stretch:
  • We see a comic book that Mr. Marathon bought with Soldier Boy on the cover, and he’s saying “Get a Haircut.” Something Dean quite often comments about to Sam with him always insisting on having long hair.
  • There is another movie poster in this room that seems like an Easter Egg, but this time it has Soldier Boy on it. It’s Ghosts of Hanoi. We’ve seen this poster before, and it could simply be because he is a soldier suffering from PTSD, despite claiming he doesn’t have shell shock. But also… ghosts.
  • My last one I picked up was when the comedians/celebrities are all panicked because Mr. Marathon just “Robin-ized” Will Forte. Soldier Boy leans down and tells Christopher Mintz-Plasses and Kumail Ali Nanjiani, “I’m gonna get you out of here, but you need to do exactly as I say.” This seemed like such a Dean line. The difference is Dean meant it. Soldier Boy was just using them as human shields.

Supernatural Easter Eggs throughout The Boys

The actors alone could be a laundry list of Supernatural Easter Eggs. Black Noir, A-Train’s brother, Rufus, Splinter (that one many of us have tried to block out), Soldier Boy, Joe Kessler, Cate, Gunpowder, Robert Singer (he didn’t even get a new name), and more. Mr. Marathon and Malchemical can now be added to that list as well. That’s just on screen. With Eric Kripke and Phil Sgriccia behind the screen on both shows, it’s no wonder there is so much cross over. As well as so many Easter Eggs.

So here’s a few others I’ve found over the years, in no particular order. Some may be a stretch.

• Robert Singer, saying Bobby Singer’s infamous catchphrases in season 4: “Idjits” and “Balls!”
• Robert Singer himself is an Easter Egg. In the comics his character is Dakota Bob, but his full name is Robert Shaefer. It was changed to Singer since Jim Beaver played Bobby Singer in Supernatural (and lived in South Dakota). A nod to Robert Singer who directed, produced, and did so much more on Supernatural for years!
• A Stormfront meme in season 2 has her getting run over by Baby.
• Joe Kessler, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan (AKA John Wincehster), encourages Butcher to sacrifice Ryan his step-son. When Butcher asks if he would do the same, he says yes. He would sacrifice his son to save the world, and be proud. Well, in Supernatural he raised his sons to save the world. As a result they died… a lot. In the episode Lebanon, John Winchester said he was proud.
• The spinoff, Gen V, starts off with a flashback to 1967 while we hear the song, Can’t Take my Eyes Off of You by Frankie Valli. This song has a line that says, “I love you baby.” Could it be a nod to the 1967 Chevy Impala, affectionately known as Baby? Maybe.
• In season 4 we met a supe shifter that pretended to be Starlight. The shifter’s abilities right down to the eye flare seemed straight out of Supernatural.
• This recent season we met a supe that makes people angry. I immediately thought of the Khan Worm created by Eve that ended up getting Rufus killed. It just had to get inside someone to make them homicidal.
• Shortly after Soldier Boy is introduced we get a scene with him eating a burger. The preferred meal of Dean Winchester. Both played by Jensen Ackles. Maybe we’ll see him eating pie in Vought Rising.
• January 24th is Dean Winchester’s birthday. It’s also the date listed on Becca’s fake tombstone as the day she died, and it’s the date on one of the videos where the Russians are experimenting on Soldier Boy. However, this is Eric Kripke’s wife’s birthday. So it’s most likely all just tied to her.
• Earlier this season, as Firecracker and Soldier Boy discuss their guns, Soldier Boy pulls his “classic” gun out and describes it as an “All American Colt 1911.” Per the Supernatural Wiki page, Dean Winchester’s go to gun (the white one) is a more current version of that model: Colt M1911A1.
• Another one that’s a bit of stretch relates to flying. In season 1 of Supernatural we learn that Dean is terrified of flying. In season 5 Soldier Boy seems very irritated with supes that fly. From rolling his eyes as Jetstreak flies off, to telling Homelander he’s not going to carry him so they can fly. This could simply be his disdain for Jetstreak’s Russian comment, or the fact he doesn’t want to be carried, but I still noticed, and felt it was worth mentioning.

I’d like to say the recent ‘King of Hell’ episode was a nod to Crowley, but it was most likely a nod to the comic books the show is based on. One of the comics was titled. “King of Hell.” However, pay attention in episode 7 because there is an Easter Egg coming up, that made me jump off the couch and Leonardo DiCaprio point at the screen.

Release the Outtakes!

While the Easter Eggs are fun, in a recent interview with Jensen Ackles, he revealed that while filming THE BOYS, they did a take with the three of them acting like Sam, Dean, and Castiel. Screw the Herogasm files, release that tape!

Until next time, Carry On My Diabolical Sons! There’ll be peace when Homelander is dead. Maybe.

Thinking of going to a SUPERNATURAL Creation Con, check out Lauren’s review of her very first one. Want more Supernatural content check out Lauren on her podcast ‘Hops GEEK News.’ She’s also dropping weekly reviews of all The BOYS episodes right here on NERD INITIATIVE. You can also head to our YOUTUBE page for post show recaps, and Comic Book comparisons.

Are you a fan of both shows? What’s been your favorite Easter Egg so far?