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When it was first reported back in 2019 that comedian Patton Oswalt would be joining season two of The Boys [3] in a secret role [4], people speculated that he'd be either a new member of The Boys or a member of one of the other hero teams from the comics. Although I was hoping he'd be The Legend, a former Vought employee who helps Butcher to blackmail the supes, in episode two, titled "Proper Preparation and Planning," it's finally revealed that he's actually the voice of The Deep [5]'s (Chace Crawford [6]) gills.
Sadly, it seems this is only a cameo. The Deep hasn't gained a new power, he merely starts tripping on tea given to him by the Church of the Collective — leading to an interesting duet between The Deep and his gills — in the hopes that he'll finally accept his body. Given that showrunner Eric Kripke tweeted about what an amazing job Oswalt did [7], maybe we'll actually get to SEE him on the show next season [8].
Thank you @pattonoswalt [9], that was AMAZING! #TheBoysTV [10] #Season2 [11] #SecretRole [12]@TheBoysTV [13] #TheBoys [14] @PrimeVideo [15] #SPNFamiIy [16] pic.twitter.com/y47quxLCgR [17]
— Eric Kripke (@therealKripke) October 17, 2019 [18]