The Gen V & The Boys Casting That Has Fans Seeing Double
Any show with a massive fan base is bound to see its viewers discovering the tiniest, most minute connections between its properties over time, and the world of "The Boys" is no exception. Fans caught how Marie Moreau of "Gen V" (Jaz Sinclair) popped up on a screen in Season 2. And everyone loves how Senator Robert Singer (Jim Beaver) shares the same name as the character he played on an earlier Eric Kripke show, "Supernatural."
However, one of the most recent discoveries that fans have made about "The Boys" universe is that two nearly identical actors have popped up between the main series and "Gen V." Maia Jae Bastidas plays social media influencer Justine in the latter show across four episodes of its first season, but it turns out that her twin sister has already been a part of this fictional world.
Keana Lin Bastidas showed up briefly in Season 2, Episode 2 ("Proper Preparation and Planning"). She played the hostess at the restaurant Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) enters during a flashback scene that helps to fill in some story gaps.
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One Redditor drew the connection over on r/GenV, and another user, u/Hanging_Aboot, pointed out that the twin sisters, both actors, performed the two roles. Still, this "Gen V" fan also brought up Shawn Ashmore from "The Boys," who played Lamplighter, as the actor also took part in the same superhero show as his twin brother.
Aaron Ashmore played Jimmy Olsen in later seasons of The CW Superman drama, "Smallville." Meanwhile, his brother played a villain named Eric Summers in a couple of earlier episodes of the popular series.
Like many of the Easter eggs viewers have noticed in "The Boys," you'd have to be a really dedicated fan to get this one on your own, but then, that's what superfans are for, right? After all, someone has to discover all of these interesting and fun tidbits about our favorite shows.