The Boys Season 5 Takes A Hilarious Shot At HBO's The Last Of Us

Summary: In Season 5 of "The Boys," the characters face a creepy plant that causes a rage virus. Hughie points out it's just like the HBO show "The Last of Us." Frenchie jokes that "The Last of Us" is just "The Walking Dead" with mushrooms! Even with the funny joke, "The Boys" copies a lot of the scary plant designs from the HBO hit.

Medically, the two shows have different real-world inspirations. "The Last of Us" is based on the real Cordyceps fungus, which infects bugs. "The Boys" bases its new virus on Toxoplasma gondii, a real parasite that causes a condition called toxoplasmosis. In real life, this parasite can make you feel weak, but don't worry—it won't make people fight each other to the death!

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