The Boys fans are worried about the season 5 finale as showrunner Eric Kripke shares concerns that viewers may "retroactively judge" the whole show based on the last episode

The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke wants to give The Studio a run for its money. As well as being the frontrunner of superhero satire, the show's creator says he's also aiming to parody Hollywood as accurately as possible.

"We have this goal that – on top of everything else – we want to be the most accurate inside-Hollywood show," Kripke said in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

"Obviously, The Studio does it better," he continued, referring to Seth Rogen's meta Apple TV comedy. "But just to get in so many of those inside jokes – and the more obscure the better. Like the Taylor Sheridan thing came out of my kids watching Landman. So I'm watching it like, 'This is Landman? This is crazy.' Then we started talking about it and it became a [show within the show titled] American Eagle."

The fifth season of The Boys is also its final outing and it's pulling no punches so far, with the body count already rising in episode 1 alone. Still, Kripke is feeling the pressure. "It's super hard to do a finale. Fans will retroactively judge the show based on how they feel about the finale," he told the publication.

"If we stiff it, they will definitely say, 'Well, that show wasn't as good as we thought it was.' And it's almost like you're trying to secure your legacy with these finales. And it's the first finale I've ever done, too – so it's not like I have any experience with it."

The Boys season 5 is releasing weekly on Prime Video. Make sure you never miss an episode with our The Boys season 5 release schedule, or get up to speed with our The Boys season 5 recap.