The Boys season 4 finale gets a disclaimer following Trump rally shooting

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The Boys has always reveled in its lampooning of the US’s fraught political landscape, but following the recent Trump rally shooting, Amazon has retitled the show’s season 4 finale and added a new disclaimer stating that the show is not meant to be a reflection of reality.

Though “Assassination Run” was the original title of The Boys’ newest episode (which dropped today), it is now listed as “Season Four Finale” and opens with a warning explaining that the episode “contains scenes of fictional political violence” whose similarities to recent real-world events “are completely coincidental and unintentional.”

Given The Boys’ track record of presenting many of its characters as analogues for actual political figures, Amazon’s move to…

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