Overview
- Eric Kripke told Polygon he feels “tired and weary” after the president’s religious-themed AI post landed about 48 hours before a new episode’s divine claim.
- A recent Season 5 episode features a character declaring himself divine, an idea Kripke once worried would seem too outlandish for viewers.
- Donald Trump later deleted the AI image of himself styled like Jesus and told reporters he thought it portrayed him as a doctor tied to the Red Cross.
- Kripke said Season 5 was written before the 2024 election and argued that real events now mirror the show’s satire faster than the writers can release it.
- Deadline, Telegraph India, and Forbes amplified his remarks as the final season continues to probe unchecked power and the pull of leader worship.