I think I know what Kripke is doing
So, just watched the finale and admittedly I’m baked. Spoilers if you haven’t.
First, I’ve seen posts and interviews, the guy needs to stay offline because his responses make things worse lol.
Secondly, I think Soldier Boy played a bigger part than we realize. On the surface level, it really seems like he was brought back to hand Homelander V1 and for the Supernatural Reunion, but I think more now. I also think it was no random piece of dialogue that he asked if Homelander (or us the audience) saw {Stormfront’s} body. I think ‘Vought Rising’ as the title has a double meaning. I speculate that the spin-off show will END in present time. The Boys (that survived) are all off doing their own things, and I think we’ll see the return of Stormfront somehow. Homelander is officially dead, Soldier Boy is on ice again but alive.
Idk. I know the writing has been weak (at the least) and wasteful (at the best), but I feel like ‘Vought Rising’ is essentially going to continue this world into the present day past the finale while not using “The Boys”. It’s an ending similar to The Walking Dead’s: SOME people’s stories are concluded but others will reappear in spin-offs.