First Day

"**First Day**" is the second episode of *Gen V*, a spinoff series of *The Boys*. It premiered on September 29, 2023 on Amazon Prime Video. It is the second episode overall.

## Summary

The Godolkin University Mental Health Hotline would like to remind students at this difficult time that you are not alone. You might be bulletproof on the outside, but you’re not on the inside. Our caring staff is trained to deal with the specific emotional needs of superheroes and they’re here to help you. If you need to talk to someone, help is just a phone call or vMessage away. #GodUCares

## Cast

* Chance Perdomo as Andre Anderson
* Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyer
* Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap
* London Thor & Derek Luh as Jordan Li
* Asa Germann as Sam Riordan
* Shelley Conn as Indira Shetty

Guest Starring* Patrick Schwarzenegger as Golden Boy
* P.J. Byrne as Adam Bourke
* Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity
* Marco Pigossi as Dr. Edison Cardosa
* Alexander Calvert as Rufus
* Jackie Tohn as Courtenay Fortney
* Maia Jae Bastidas as Justine Garcia
* Daniel Beirne as Social Media Jeff
* Robert Bazzocchi as Liam
* Matthew Edison as Cameron Coleman

### Co-Starring

* Siddharth Sharma as Tyler Oppenheim
* Leigh Bush as Hailey Miller
* Isabelle Ellis as Olivia
* Louise J. Kerr as Kathy
* Thomas Macdonald as Kevin
* Brian T. Smegal as Kris
* Jameson Kraemer as Kyle
* Marisa McDonald as Quad Student #1
* Marquise Taylor as Quad Student #2
* Mikalah Reid-Beckette as Stretchy Freshman
* Madison Graves as Girl Beside Emma
* Julian Young as Freshman

* Lili Grace Jeanty as Well Meaning Girl
* Kate Schroder as PA
* David Alexander as Intruder #1
* Madeleine Claude as Intruder #2
* James Smith as Intruder #3
* Justin Carriere as Intruder #4
* Celestine Caravaggio as Intruder #5
* Samy Osman as Bob
* Andy Auld as Director
* Cansin Duman as Photographer
* Jason Reilly as Maintenance Ron
* Daniel Gravelle as Junior

## Appearances

### Locations

* Godolkin University
* New York City, New York
	+ Vought Tower

* Port of Los Angeles (mentioned)
* Dallas, Texas (mentioned)
* Fort Lauderdale, Florida (mentioned)
* Hollywood Hills (mentioned)

### Items

* *Queen Maeve: Her Majesty* (poster)
* *Big Crazy Love 2* (poster)
* Speeding Bullet Ale
* Translucent Vodka
* Louisville Slugger
* Turbo Rush
* *One on One with Hailey Miller*
* *Dawn of the Seven*
* *Big Crazy Love*
* *Big Heart*
* *Pocket Romance*
* *Little Hero*
* *Nubian Prince*
* *Smallest Heart*
* *Terminal Beauty 3*
* *Rising Tide*
* YouTube
* *Payback* (poster)
* *This Means Noir* (poster)
* Compound V (mentioned)
* *Jumanji* (mentioned)
* V-Pad (mentioned)
* V-Pod (mentioned)
* V-Pods (mentioned)
* Voughtify Speakers (mentioned)
* V-brator Personal Massager (mentioned)
* Macallan (mentioned)
* *Pretty Woman* (mentioned)
* Mocha Noir (mentioned)
* *Teacher's Pet* (mentioned)

### Organizations

* Vought International
	+ Voughtify (mentioned)
	+ Vought News Network
	+ Vought A Burger (mentioned)
	+ Vought+
	+ V-TV (mentioned)
	+ Sage Grove Center (mentioned)
* Starline Productions Rentals Inc.

### Mentioned

* Homelander (picture, statue, mural)
* Queen Maeve (picture, statue, mural)
* A-Train (picture, mural)
* Black Noir (poster)
* Starlight (picture, mural)
* Translucent (mural)
* Lamplighter (statue)
* Crimson Countess (mural, picture)
* Soldier Boy (statue, picture)
* Richard Brinkerhoff (picture)
* Robert Singer (picture)
* Ted Riordan (picture)
* Janet Riordan (picture)
* Termite (poster)
* Nubian Prince (poster)
* Popclaw (poster)
* Billy Zane
* Minka Kelly
* Bryan Singer
* Sigmund Freud
* Siegfried Fischbacher
* Roy Horn
* NAACP
* Nirvana (sweater)
* Dick's Sporting Goods
* Balenciaga
* PaleyFest

## Trivia

* Homelander makes a small cameo on screen at NNC reporting the incident where he murdered an innocent at the end of season three of The Boys.
* Justine tells Emma Meyer that the supe Termite from Season Three of *The Boys* used to host parties with real-life disgraced director Bryan Singer.