Summary:
- Chace Crawford revealed that filming the infamous octopus scene in The Boys nearly gave him a panic attack, though it was positively received by fans.
- Despite initial hesitation, his character continues a relationship with the octopus, Ambrosius, voiced by Tilda Swinton in Season 4.
As one of the most shocking moments in The Boys, The Deep star Chace Crawford has opened up about the infamous octopus scene, revealing that he nearly had a panic attack after filming it.
While The Boys Season 4 is filled with jaw-dropping moments, there was one scene in particular that Amazon wanted showrunner Eric Kripke to tone down: octopus s*x.
For those unfamiliar, in the iconic Herogasm episode of Season 3, The Deep is caught receiving a sexual favor from an octopus. While his love for sea creatures has always been hinted at, showing it on screen was a bit too much for the streaming service – even for a show like The Boys.
The scene wasn’t easy for Crawford either. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Gossip Girl star shared his experience:
“I was in total denial about it. And then it got 24 hours out from the first day I had to shoot it and I almost had a panic attack. I called Kripke – he’s so great.”
“He’s got a million things going on, but his door’s always open. So I was worried about the scene. I’m like, ‘How are we gonna do this? What are the angles gonna be? How naked do I have to be?’ He changed one shot for me. And it was great.”
When asked whether there was an intimacy coordinator, Crawford replied:
“We have one on set. But not with the octopus. But they treated it like, ‘quiet everyone, clear out’ – a closed set.”
“But yeah, just the act of picking up the octopus and getting a wet octopus in the bed was so funny and weird. And then it doesn’t come out for a year almost, and you’re like, ‘How is this going to be received?’”
Much to his surprise, “everyone loved it,” with the actor sharing an anecdote about a fan who showed a photo of him in “a Deep costume with a pink octopus wrapped around him at Comic-Con or something.”
He added, “Everyone loved it, man. I get ragged on a little bit, but it’s good.”
However, Crawford admitted that if he had known his character would end up having sexual relations with an octopus, he might have had second thoughts about the role.
“Yeah, I would have,” he said. “It’s so funny and brilliant now, but when that came up, I was like, ‘Oh God, how’s this going to work?’”
Although The Deep isn’t shown having s*x with an octopus in The Boys Season 4, he’s maintaining a relationship with his eight-tentacled partner, Ambrosius, who’s voiced by none other than Tilda Swinton.
Stay updated with our guide to The Boys Season 4 release schedule. We’ve also got recaps on Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, and Episode 6.
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