Homelander himself digs into the internet’s wildest curiosities — sincere, unhinged, and unexpectedly hilarious.
As the explosive series finale of The Boys approaches, Antony Starr sits down with WIRED to answer the internet’s most chaotic, sincere, and downright bizarre questions — and he does it with the same razor‑sharp wit that’s made Homelander one of TV’s most unforgettable villains.
Antony Starr lets Homelander’s chaos answer the internet
From fan questions to finale tension, Starr keeps the mask half-on — charming, terrifying, and fully aware that Homelander has become pop TV’s most dangerous smile.
Early on, Starr laughs about fans copying Homelander’s mannerisms, calling his viral heavy‑breathing rally moment his “favorite meme” because “people blew the cheeks up and it just became… everywhere” .
He also revisits the character’s darkest acts, pointing to the infamous plane scenes and jokingly defending pushing Ryan off the roof as “good parenting… old‑school fathering” since the kid had powers and would be fine .
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Starr opens up about discovering he actually has a fear of heights, recalling being hoisted 85 feet in the air on Gen V and “freaking out,” plus grabbing a stranger’s arm during turbulence because “I don’t like heights” .
He digs into Homelander’s psychology too, calling him “50/50 human and rabid animal,” explaining that the character’s humanity is his kryptonite — the one thing he can’t escape, no matter how badly he wants to .
From milk‑drinking villains to laser‑baby chaos, Starr’s WIRED session is a reminder of why Homelander remains one of television’s most compelling antagonists: complex, contradictory, terrifying, and impossible to look away from.
