The Boys Fans React to Bad Eric Kripke Show Ending While Supernatural Fans Relate
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Meme comparing the reaction of The Boys fans to a disappointing series finale to Supernatural fans who already experienced the same issue with creator Eric Kripke's work
Overview
This is a two-panel reaction meme using a scene from the 2018 Coen Brothers film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. The top panel features two distressed men standing with nooses around their necks about to be hanged, overlaid with text reading 'THE BOYS FANS LEARNING ABOUT HOW ERIC KRIPKE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO END A SHOW.' referencing widespread fan disappointment with the series finale of the show The Boys, created by Eric Kripke. The bottom panel shifts focus to a third man also facing hanging, who looks at the two upset men with a knowing, resigned expression, labeled 'SUPERNATURAL FANS.' with the line '-First time?', implying that fans of Kripke's earlier long-running show Supernatural already experienced the letdown of a poorly received series finale from the same creator, and are familiar with the disappointment The Boys fans are now facing.
Origin notes
This meme was sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit via RSS feed, with the original posted title 'The Boys Was good.'. It is a fan-edited remix of the widely used 'First time?' meme template taken from the Western anthology film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. The meme gained traction online shortly after the series finale of The Boys was released, as fans discussed creator Eric Kripke's history of divisive show endings.