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The Boys' Karen Fukuhara on Kimiko's Big Loss and Her 'Rift' With Frenchie. Even at the end of Season 1, when she’s captured, he doesn’t come and save her. She has this beautiful way of connecting the hands, the body language, with meaning. It was just so fun going from one car to another. Proceed at your own risk! Nothing will get in her way. TVLINE | Episode 3 is a pivotal one. Is it romantic? I don’t know how to explain it. It’s so interesting you say that, because I think, a lot of times, when you see a silent character, a lot of the stories and a lot of their arcs are forgotten, but I didn’t really feel that in Season 1. So that was very exciting, and we got it in one take, so very safe. Then on top of that, I was [working] with my sign language coach, Amanda [Richer]. When the ragtag group of vigilantes catch up to the super, they learn that he's Kimiko's estranged little brother, Kenji. And it’s done in a flash, and nobody will even recognize what has happened, probably. Though the Boys attempt to deliver Kenji safely in the hands of Mallory, they're ambushed by The Seven, who have their own agenda. TVLINE | In terms of her relationship with The Boys, Butcher says he’ll neutralize her if he has to, and given what has happened so far this season, does she start to question her place within The Boys, or vice versa? The fighting style is very similar to hers. The first one, we’ve already seen it, I believe, in Episode 2, when Kenji runs away. TVLINE | There’s so much emotional growth in the character in these first three episodes. Even though they capture him, Kenji later saves The Boys’ lives from Homelander, then rescues his sister from Stormfront. Of course, there's one character who doesn't really communicate verbally at all: Karen Fukuhara's Kimiko. WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for The Boys Season 2, available now on Amazon Prime Video.. The source of the pain is the death, and she doesn’t deal with it. It’s now her life’s mission to take down Stormfront. She’s amazing. The question from a fan going by KimikoThoeBoy to Karen Fukuhara: "Did you and your coach create an entire vocabular of signs for Kimiko's language or just the words she would be using on the show? I just wanted to connect it back to the sign language. Kimiko is the only member of the Boys able to engage with Stormfront, because she has superpowers. , The Boys: Kimiko's Family Reunion Gets a Tragic Ending Thanks to The Seven's New Recruit, What to Know About the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special Before Watching With Kids, 45 Games of Chess Later, We're Still Comparing Beth Harmon and Audrey Hepburn's Style, Body Makeup, Spray Tans, and Other Secrets From Dancing With the Stars' Makeup Artist, Was That Lyanna Mormont in His Dark Materials? — Plus, Grade It. Not only did they physically kidnap us and put us into an environment where we have no freedom, no agency, any of that, but then she realizes that through this process, even his mind is taken over by this organization, and it’s altered. In a 2018 interview with Slate, Richer talked about the specificity in the work she does, including how she made sure that Hawkins used period-correct, 1960s ASL which was "very English-based.". Ever since then, Kimiko doesn't speak, and the only way she communicates is through a kind of sign language that she and her brother have devised. Kenji explains that after Kimiko was sent away, "the Americans" came for them. She is choosing to be there, because they’re not forcing her to stay or anything. The rest of the season is her grappling with how to deal with loss and grief. She loved him. Even when I read the comics, it’s not explicitly said throughout any of the volumes, and then at the end of the comic book series, I think he says something along the lines of, “It’s always been you, mon coeur” or something, but that’s still open-ended. But to answer your question, she doesn’t really question her position within The Boys, but she does question whether or not she wants to be a part of them. Kimiko offers to run away with him, but Kenji is understandably upset and wants to fight injustice alongside the Shining Light. But then because of this loss, it’s going to create rifts within her relationships, especially with Frenchie. I think, more than anything, she’s not sold on Butcher. "I think what helped is Amanda sharing her own experiences with me," Fukuhara revealed. There’s no fluff around it, because you can’t fluff, or else you can’t get the point across. But there’s definitely a chemistry there and a connection between the two characters. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. The mystery behind The Female has finally been solved. It’s a big loss. So that was fun. I have a background in karate, but Kimiko’s fighting style is [like] the little girl in [Logan]. In an interview with Insider, Fukuhara explained how Richer helped her understand part of what Kimiko is dealing with. I think that it will go further. There’s a part where the two of them are running on top of cars, and that was just such a funny thing, because with most of my stunt work, I am in control because I’m the one throwing punches. By signing up, I agree to the Terms & to receive emails from POPSUGAR. 17 hours ago, by Yerin Kim The actress also attempts to define Kimiko and Frenchie’s complicated — and soon-to-be fractured — relationship. "They had one dose left and they knew it worked on you, so they figured it would work on me," he tells his older sister in the second episode. Or it could be something deeper than friendship, something that we call “twin flame,” something that ties two people together kind of like a magnet, soulmates, if you will. It also helped because I’m always afraid of hurting the other person. I always love collaborative work, so it was fun getting to laugh and have a good time with the riggers and the stuntmen and my coordinator Tig [Fong] as we were filming. TVLine chatted with star Karen Fukuhara about her big Season 2 undertaking and how Kimiko will be grappling with her grief. I think having a background in martial arts helped tremendously, because I kind of have an intuition of space and how to move in combat sequences, whether the style is exactly the same or not. I have two. The Boys fans, what do you think of Kimiko’s storyline so far? Oh, she will go to the end of this Earth! He does do something. She is the ultimate killing machine, born and bred to rip apart souls and bodies. I think it’s open-ended right now. While fans have been enamored with The Female — real name Kimiko — since she made her debut in season one of The Boys, the origins of the sole superpowered member of the titular vigilante group have been a giant question mark. In a way, it’s not necessarily Frenchie’s fault or anything he does. The Boys Season 2 Premiere Recap: Who's the Boss? It could be like paternal love, because in the comics, she is portrayed as a younger girl, I think, when you first see her. And then in Season 2, she can kind of see that bleeding into the beginning, and then things change. Get the daily inside scoop right in your inbox. But Frenchie’s not the source of the pain, you know? Season two begins with the reveal that a new superpowered terrorist has been unveiled and a newly reunited Butcher and the Boys are tasked with the job to grab him and bring him to the government under Mallory's orders. But the emotional brother-sister reunion, in which the pair communicate via their own sign language, turns violent when Kenji expresses his allegiance to the Shining Light Liberation Army and flees from Kimiko. It really meant a lot for me to be able to work with her.". She’s the coach from The Shape of Water. The Boys is available to stream on Amazon Prime now. who shares a special connection with Frenchie. ☝️, Awesome, You’re All Set! Then in Episode 3, we see her witness his death. Has that made those stunt and fight sequences much easier for you, or do they require totally different skill sets? We learned in season one that Kimiko used to live with her family on the coast of an unknown country when she was snatched by the Shining Light Liberation Army terrorist group. Those stories really fueled Kimiko's psyche and my preparation for the character this season. [Laughs]. TVLINE | They threw a lot at you this season between the more emotional storyline with Kimiko’s brother, the feral fight scenes and the sign language. While fans have been enamored with The Female — real name Kimiko — since she made her debut in season one of The Boys… Is there one in particular that stands out for you? Then there’s another scene in a few episodes from Episode 3.