They had it coming. In its very first episode, The Boys ‘ collegiate spinoff, Gen V , warned us that anyone deemed out of line by evil corporation Vought would end up in Elmira, the end-of-the-road max-security prison for superheroes (“supes”). And in its second season, we learn even more about the so-called adult rehabilitation center where the young heroes wound up after the bloody events of the first season. Remember that stark white, doorless room in the final scene? Yeah, we wouldn’t want to be trapped in there either.

Thankfully most of the gifted gang make it out when the sophomore round of Gen V begins, which is set a year after Season 1. Still, it’s taken an emotional toll. “Everyone starts in a completely different place,” teases executive producer Michele Fazekas .

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