“The Boys” costume designer Laura Jean Shannon has done a fantastic job across the board, but these outfits still suffer from the same unavoidable difficulties as pretty much all superhero suits — they are historically very uncomfortable. Looking at Homelander’s outfit, it’s easy to see that it wouldn’t take long to overheat. Starr told Entertainment Tonight:

“The uncomfortable bit starts at the neck and ends at the boots. The best thing about it is taking it off.”

The crew does everything they can to keep the actor from getting too hot. There is even a cooling hose hooked up to the suit between takes that pumps cold air and water into it. According to Starr, the hose is actually quite efficient, but due to its loud battery pack, he cannot use it while shooting. 

That’s not all Starr revealed, however. The actor also said that he’d happily switch costumes with Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott). Starr explained:

“I’ve spent two summers in Toronto sweating my life away in that Homelander suit. Queen Maeve always looks cool and refreshed. So, I’d give that a shot.”

Starr was obviously being playful, but there’s no doubt that sweating through that costume all summer did have him looking longingly at costar McElligott’s far less stifling getup.