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Eric Kripke is preparing to step away from The Boys, but not before delivering a special treat for fans: a long-awaited Supernatural reunion.
The popular Prime Video series, set to debut its new season on April 8 with two episodes, will showcase an eagerly anticipated face-off featuring The Boys star Jensen Ackles alongside his former Supernatural co-stars Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins. This reunion, however, is far from cordial; the trailer teases a tense scene where Ackles’ character, Soldier Boy, is seen choking and hoisting Collins off the ground as Padalecki looks on in shock—an expected twist in the unpredictable world of The Boys.
In an interview with Decider, Ackles shared that it was “a lot of fun” to have Padalecki and Collins experience the wildly outrageous antics that The Boys is famed for, thanks to Kripke, who also brought Supernatural to life.
“Kripke was bringing back people he knows well, giving him the opportunity to torment them just like he does with the rest of us,” Ackles remarked.
He went on to say that this reunion “was definitely something [Kripke] was looking forward to, and I was eager for it too because it was like, welcome to hell.”
Fans have been asking for this Supernatural reunion ever since Ackles joined the cast in Season 3, followed closely after in Season 4 by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who played his on-screen father in Supernatural.
Ackles stars as Soldier Boy, a foulmouthed supe who rose to fame as an American war hero during World War II before he was eventually sold out by Vought to the Russians, who held him captive and experimented on him for decades. The nature of Collins’ and Padalecki’s characters remains unclear, but Ackles told Decider their special appearance “did not disappoint.”
“It is disgusting and outrageous. And you guys, you know, I hope you like it – for their sake,” Ackles added.
As for Soldier Boy, Ackles revealed the supe will be on his own quest for revenge in this final season after Season 4 ended with him being imprisoned once again.
“He’s got some questions,” Ackles said of his character. “He also has some bones to pick because the last we saw him, things didn’t go the way that he was told they were going to go. And so he has to decide whether he or not he’s going to enact some revenge, whether he’s going to join some forces, or whether he’s just going to blow it all up.”
Knowing Soldier Boy, he’ll likely blow up the whole thing.
The Boys Season 5 premieres on Prime Video on Wednesday, April 8.