Jesse T. Usher and Susan Heyward are breaking down the inner workings of their characters , A-Train and Sister Sage, in this fourth season of Prime Video’s The Boys . The actors spoke to Blavity/Shadow and Act Managing Editor Trey Mangum at the 2024 Essence Fest. about how they have approached their characters’ thought processes. While A-Train has always seemed to question his role within The Seven and appeared to have regrets, this reaches a new peak this season and he decides to change course. “I think all of this sort of started with A-Train when, when his brother got hurt. After that happened and he made the decision that he was going to seek revenge out on Blue Hawk despite what Vought had advised him of. That was the first time he had really turned away from them to do something that he thought was right,” he said. “I just think it sort of sent him on a spiral. It happened in a short amount of time because his brother gets injured,” he continued. “He goes to Vought about it....
