On June 13, 2024, The Boys, one of the most watched superhero series on television worldwide, aired its fourth season. Despite receiving a lot of negative reviews from angry viewers who object to the new season’s political overtones, the current season, which is packed of contentious situations, is still Certified Fresh.

There have been many intriguing moments during the season, some more contentious than others, but a recent scene has caught the attention of many fans who want to know what transpired and who they saw on television. For this reason, we’ve chosen to investigate the situation for you.

The scenario is actually a naked scene involving Starlight, who is currently in the spotlight for a variety of plot reasons, but not in the way you might expect. A sequence with her naked may be seen, and people are questioning if it was her on screen or a body double.

So, the scenario did not entail full frontal nudity, but it did reveal Starlight nude from the back, as you can see in the following video:

LET STARLIGHT GO YOU SHAPESHIFTING BITCH#TheBoys #TheBoysSpoilers pic.twitter.com/Wsrdq3sBLD

— ☾ 刀のﾑん ☽ (@FuriousNoah_) July 11, 2024

The moment and Starlight’s entire mini-plot in this episode aroused a lot of criticism since – spoilers coming – the Shapeshifter (name and actual identity unknown at the time of writing) has taken over the story. The Shapeshifter has appeared as an anonymous woman, Karen, the shady man, and, most recently, Starlight, as portrayed by actress Erin Moriarty.

The Shapeshifter shared an intimate moment with Hughie as Starlight, and the scene above shows what happened after. As far as whether it was Erin Moriarty on the screen or a body double, we couldn’t find any info that it was anyone else, so we can assume – until the producers confirm otherwise – that it was, indeed, Erin Moriarty on screen, but it wasn’t actually Starlight, but rather the Shapeshifter.

In case you’re worried about how to identify the Shapeshifter when compared to the original character they are mimicking, episode director Catriona McKenzie provided us with a hint:

Erin’s so amazing. We talked about her physicality, we talked about her eyes, and we talked about a stillness because the Shifter doesn’t have the same kind of emotional, intuitive, emotional intelligence that Annie does. And we’ve seen that in the episode; there was just a stillness that she brought to her performance where she’s just a bit more robotic. It was fun working that up with her.

She’s also a natural. She simply drifted away from her instincts, and everything is essentially the antithesis of what she has developed. As a filmmaker, I believe that the nuances of collaborating with actors and developing characters are becoming what I enjoy most. I believe the aim is to capture the smallest details of performative detail, and I adore the scene where she exits the bed and passes Huey. You can tell we’re going to be taken advantage of when she approaches the safe.

Additionally, it appears that Moriarty was playing the part, which is what we’ve stated we’ll use until the producers say otherwise.