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The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke is flabbergasted that President Obama actually picked The Boys as one of his top television shows of 2020.

The Boysshowrunner Eric Kripke is flabbergasted that President Obama likes his show. Kripke is the mastermind behind the Amazon Prime original hit series that just recently ended its second season and has already been renewed for a third.The Boysis a show all about turning superhero tropes on their head.The Boys season 2waswithout a doubt one of the biggest shows of 2020, takingit up a notch with social and political commentary without losing the show's dark and bloody sense of humor that made season1 so fantastic.

As Hughie Campbell (Jack Quaid), Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and the Boys continued to try to take down Vought, the Seven, and the psychopath Homelander, they ran into countless new obstacles (many of them gory). Not only did the Boysimpale a whale with a boat, but they also had to deal with the newest member of the Seven, Stormfront (Aya Cash.) Stormfront turned out to be even worse than Homelander with her racist, white supremacist Nazi ways and her scarily keen knowledge of how to use memes to inflame other bigots on the internet. Throw in another supe named Love Sausage with ten-foot long genitalia and you've got one crazy second season.

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It's understandable with this knowledge in mindwhyEric Kripke's reaction to President Obama pickingThe Boysas one of his top TV shows of 2020is simultaneously that of amazement and utter bewilderment. President Obama routinely releases his top lists of favorite books, movies and television shows each year. Check out Kripke's hilarious reaction toThe Boysbeing named a presidential pick below.

Kripke's reaction is hilarious and heartwarming. Of course,The Boysis known for utilizing incredibly dark humor at every plot twist and turn. However, the way the show simultaneously weaves in meta commentary of the state of the world today while making fans laugh is incredibly clever.The Boyspulls off the feat of entertaining and educating about politics and social issues in a way that doesn't feel preachy or forced. It's no surprise that The Boys'season 2 ratings rivaled Netflix's most-watched shows.

President Obama made a good choice with pickingThe Boysas one of the best TV shows of 2020. Hopefully, Eric Kripke uses the honor as motivation to make season3 even better than the first two seasons. Season3 starts filming next year and will definitely be worth the wait.

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