Disgusted Homelander

2024Reaction image / reaction video / caption formatsemi-active

Also known as: Homelander Staring

Disgusted Homelander is a 2024 reaction meme from Amazon's *The Boys*, featuring Antony Starr's character staring with visible revulsion, used to express disgust at everyday annoyances across TikTok and X.

Disgusted Homelander is a reaction and caption meme pulled from season four of Amazon's *The Boys*, featuring the character Homelander (played by Antony Starr) staring at Firecracker with visible revulsion after she coughs near him at a conference table. The clip and screenshots went viral across X and TikTok in July 2024, quickly becoming a go-to format for expressing disgust at everyday annoyances.

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Overview

The meme comes from a brief scene in *The Boys* where Homelander, the show's narcissistic, germophobic Superman parody, sits at a conference table while his fellow "hero" Firecracker coughs next to him. Antony Starr's face cycles through layers of barely contained revulsion. The expression works as a reaction image because the disgust is so precise and readable that it fits almost any situation where someone encounters something gross, annoying, or socially unacceptable. Both the video clip and individual screenshot frames get used as meme templates.

On July 18, 2024, episode 8 of *The Boys* season four, titled "Assassination Run," premiered on Amazon Prime Video in the United States3. The season finale featured a scene between Homelander (Antony Starr) and Firecracker (Valorie Curry) at a conference table, where Firecracker coughs near Homelander and he reacts with a look of undisguised disgust.

That same day, the X account @homelanderbot (homelander reactions & clips) uploaded the clip. The post picked up over 6,300 reposts and 69,000 likes within five days. Also on July 18, TikTok user @luv.shad posted the first notable caption meme using the clip, adding text referencing the COVID-19 pandemic. That TikTok pulled in over 3.7 million views and 767,000 likes in five days.

The next day, July 19, X user @Ic3Evaa quoted the video with the caption "He's an unbelievable actor man," praising Starr's performance. The quote tweet racked up over 15,000 reposts and 290,000 likes in four days.

Origin & Background

Platform
Amazon Prime Video (source scene), X / TikTok (viral spread)
Key People
@homelanderbot, @luv.shad
Date
2024

On July 18, 2024, episode 8 of *The Boys* season four, titled "Assassination Run," premiered on Amazon Prime Video in the United States. The season finale featured a scene between Homelander (Antony Starr) and Firecracker (Valorie Curry) at a conference table, where Firecracker coughs near Homelander and he reacts with a look of undisguised disgust.

That same day, the X account @homelanderbot (homelander reactions & clips) uploaded the clip. The post picked up over 6,300 reposts and 69,000 likes within five days. Also on July 18, TikTok user @luv.shad posted the first notable caption meme using the clip, adding text referencing the COVID-19 pandemic. That TikTok pulled in over 3.7 million views and 767,000 likes in five days.

The next day, July 19, X user @Ic3Evaa quoted the video with the caption "He's an unbelievable actor man," praising Starr's performance. The quote tweet racked up over 15,000 reposts and 290,000 likes in four days.

How It Spread

The meme picked up speed across X and TikTok over the following week. On July 20, 2024, X user @kirawontmiss reposted a version of the COVID-19 caption joke, earning over 16,000 reposts and 204,000 likes in three days. Also on July 20, @SavinTheBees posted a different caption version that gained over 1,100 reposts and 5,500 likes in three days.

The format branched into multiple formats during late July 2024: static image captions, GIF captions, and full video caption edits all circulated widely. The reaction worked in image macro form (a single frame of the stare with top/bottom text), as a GIF reaction in replies, and as a captioned video clip where creators added their own setup text over the original footage.

The broader context of *The Boys* season four helped fuel the meme's spread. The season had been generating steady online discussion since its premiere on June 13, 2024, with its mix of political satire and graphic superhero action drawing both praise and controversy. Showrunner Eric Kripke had described the Firecracker character as inspired by figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, which gave the season an extra layer of political relevance that kept fans actively creating content around it.

How to Use This Meme

The Disgusted Homelander format typically follows a simple structure:

1

Set up a scenario where something gross, annoying, or socially unacceptable happens, usually as caption text above or over the image/video.

2

Use the Homelander stare as the punchline, representing your (or anyone's) reaction to that situation.

Cultural Impact

Antony Starr's performance as Homelander had already produced several popular meme formats before this one, including the "Homelander Staring at Mirror" and various scenes of the character losing composure. The Disgusted Homelander clip added another entry to this catalog. The immediate viral response, with @Ic3Evaa's praise tweet alone hitting 290,000 likes, showed how much audience attention was focused on Starr's facial acting in the role.

*The Boys* season four was already one of the most discussed shows online during its run. The season's blend of pointed political commentary and over-the-top action made it fertile ground for meme creation. Kripke had openly discussed how each episode was designed to contain at least one "totally fucking bananas moment," and the Homelander disgust reaction proved to be one of those moments that translated perfectly into meme format.

Fun Facts

The @homelanderbot account that posted the original clip is a dedicated fan account focused specifically on Homelander reaction clips, making it a fitting first source for the meme.

The first caption meme referenced COVID-19 germophobia, which lines up with Homelander's character. He's a superhero who can't actually get sick but is deeply disgusted by human weakness.

Showrunner Eric Kripke revealed that the Firecracker character (whose cough triggers the disgust) was inspired by real politicians and described how the character represented "Trump spawn" trying to outdo each other in outrageousness.

The season finale where the scene appears was dedicated to Larry Kripke, Eric Kripke's father, who passed away on February 13, 2024.

On May 14, 2024, roughly two months before this meme went viral, Amazon renewed *The Boys* for a fifth and final season.

Frequently Asked Questions

References (3)

  1. 1
    Pedro Pascalencyclopedia
  2. 2
    The Boys season 4encyclopedia
  3. 3
    Disgusted Homelander - Know Your Memeencyclopedia

Disgusted Homelander

2024Reaction image / reaction video / caption formatsemi-active

Also known as: Homelander Staring

Disgusted Homelander is a 2024 reaction meme from Amazon's *The Boys*, featuring Antony Starr's character staring with visible revulsion, used to express disgust at everyday annoyances across TikTok and X.

Disgusted Homelander is a reaction and caption meme pulled from season four of Amazon's *The Boys*, featuring the character Homelander (played by Antony Starr) staring at Firecracker with visible revulsion after she coughs near him at a conference table. The clip and screenshots went viral across X and TikTok in July 2024, quickly becoming a go-to format for expressing disgust at everyday annoyances.

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Overview

The meme comes from a brief scene in *The Boys* where Homelander, the show's narcissistic, germophobic Superman parody, sits at a conference table while his fellow "hero" Firecracker coughs next to him. Antony Starr's face cycles through layers of barely contained revulsion. The expression works as a reaction image because the disgust is so precise and readable that it fits almost any situation where someone encounters something gross, annoying, or socially unacceptable. Both the video clip and individual screenshot frames get used as meme templates.

On July 18, 2024, episode 8 of *The Boys* season four, titled "Assassination Run," premiered on Amazon Prime Video in the United States. The season finale featured a scene between Homelander (Antony Starr) and Firecracker (Valorie Curry) at a conference table, where Firecracker coughs near Homelander and he reacts with a look of undisguised disgust.

That same day, the X account @homelanderbot (homelander reactions & clips) uploaded the clip. The post picked up over 6,300 reposts and 69,000 likes within five days. Also on July 18, TikTok user @luv.shad posted the first notable caption meme using the clip, adding text referencing the COVID-19 pandemic. That TikTok pulled in over 3.7 million views and 767,000 likes in five days.

The next day, July 19, X user @Ic3Evaa quoted the video with the caption "He's an unbelievable actor man," praising Starr's performance. The quote tweet racked up over 15,000 reposts and 290,000 likes in four days.

Origin & Background

Platform
Amazon Prime Video (source scene), X / TikTok (viral spread)
Key People
@homelanderbot, @luv.shad
Date
2024

On July 18, 2024, episode 8 of *The Boys* season four, titled "Assassination Run," premiered on Amazon Prime Video in the United States. The season finale featured a scene between Homelander (Antony Starr) and Firecracker (Valorie Curry) at a conference table, where Firecracker coughs near Homelander and he reacts with a look of undisguised disgust.

That same day, the X account @homelanderbot (homelander reactions & clips) uploaded the clip. The post picked up over 6,300 reposts and 69,000 likes within five days. Also on July 18, TikTok user @luv.shad posted the first notable caption meme using the clip, adding text referencing the COVID-19 pandemic. That TikTok pulled in over 3.7 million views and 767,000 likes in five days.

The next day, July 19, X user @Ic3Evaa quoted the video with the caption "He's an unbelievable actor man," praising Starr's performance. The quote tweet racked up over 15,000 reposts and 290,000 likes in four days.

How It Spread

The meme picked up speed across X and TikTok over the following week. On July 20, 2024, X user @kirawontmiss reposted a version of the COVID-19 caption joke, earning over 16,000 reposts and 204,000 likes in three days. Also on July 20, @SavinTheBees posted a different caption version that gained over 1,100 reposts and 5,500 likes in three days.

The format branched into multiple formats during late July 2024: static image captions, GIF captions, and full video caption edits all circulated widely. The reaction worked in image macro form (a single frame of the stare with top/bottom text), as a GIF reaction in replies, and as a captioned video clip where creators added their own setup text over the original footage.

The broader context of *The Boys* season four helped fuel the meme's spread. The season had been generating steady online discussion since its premiere on June 13, 2024, with its mix of political satire and graphic superhero action drawing both praise and controversy. Showrunner Eric Kripke had described the Firecracker character as inspired by figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, which gave the season an extra layer of political relevance that kept fans actively creating content around it.

How to Use This Meme

The Disgusted Homelander format typically follows a simple structure:

1

Set up a scenario where something gross, annoying, or socially unacceptable happens, usually as caption text above or over the image/video.

2

Use the Homelander stare as the punchline, representing your (or anyone's) reaction to that situation.

Cultural Impact

Antony Starr's performance as Homelander had already produced several popular meme formats before this one, including the "Homelander Staring at Mirror" and various scenes of the character losing composure. The Disgusted Homelander clip added another entry to this catalog. The immediate viral response, with @Ic3Evaa's praise tweet alone hitting 290,000 likes, showed how much audience attention was focused on Starr's facial acting in the role.

*The Boys* season four was already one of the most discussed shows online during its run. The season's blend of pointed political commentary and over-the-top action made it fertile ground for meme creation. Kripke had openly discussed how each episode was designed to contain at least one "totally fucking bananas moment," and the Homelander disgust reaction proved to be one of those moments that translated perfectly into meme format.

Fun Facts

The @homelanderbot account that posted the original clip is a dedicated fan account focused specifically on Homelander reaction clips, making it a fitting first source for the meme.

The first caption meme referenced COVID-19 germophobia, which lines up with Homelander's character. He's a superhero who can't actually get sick but is deeply disgusted by human weakness.

Showrunner Eric Kripke revealed that the Firecracker character (whose cough triggers the disgust) was inspired by real politicians and described how the character represented "Trump spawn" trying to outdo each other in outrageousness.

The season finale where the scene appears was dedicated to Larry Kripke, Eric Kripke's father, who passed away on February 13, 2024.

On May 14, 2024, roughly two months before this meme went viral, Amazon renewed *The Boys* for a fifth and final season.

Frequently Asked Questions

References (3)

  1. 1
    Pedro Pascalencyclopedia
  2. 2
    The Boys season 4encyclopedia
  3. 3
    Disgusted Homelander - Know Your Memeencyclopedia