The Boys 3x8 FINALE REACTION!! "The Instant White-Hot Wild"

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[@JohnCENA-kw8ie]

They kept Maeve alive but killed Noir. That too in the most disappointing way possible. He did come back after his brains got bashed in. I really hope he comes back. But with the rate the writers are creating the storyline, especially after this disappointing finale (Butcher stopping Soldierboy to kill Homelander and much more), it's really hard to say.

[@RandomNPC001]

They are swapping Noir for Ryan.

[@ccole99]

In the comics Annie can fly

[@roxtechs]

I like how the writers went opposite direction with Homelander as him embracing his humanity makes him more terrifying!

[@hellfish2309]

He’s reverse Frankenstein’s monster: Vought made a monster that has to be fed adoration and is more and increasingly monstrous as a result

[@nothingbutintroverted4372]

that’s not at all what they did they are merely humanizing him because that’s how you make an antagonists character journey compelling and it stop them from falling into the “generic bad guy who kills people” category

[@centripetal6157]

I guarantee that Ryan dies in season 5 and that makes Homelander snap and become a homicidal mass killer

[@FEARNoMore]

Well, embracing one side of his humanity, the selfish power hungry side. If the writers really wanted him to embrace being human, taking his powers away would have been truly experiencing all his humanity. Bit disappointed but the Ryan storyline is very interesting direction.

[@brandonhargis9845]

@@centripetal6157 Ryan kills Homelander 100%

[@ximechata]

if antony starr doesn’t get an emmy nomination this year the whole thing is rigged. incredible performance

[@reapersoul8506]

He was great as always but Jensen was my MVP for the season

[@joeldean2706]

Oh this year definitely rigged if Anthony Starr or anyone else from the show does not get a Award or something. But yeah great performances around the show !

[@Ivan_Berni]

He will, but still rigged.

[@mowgli6345]

I mean awards shows have always been rigged. It's not about talent or skill, it's about which production company gives the best blowjobs.

[@War_Maker]

Cannot win one this year since they missed the award cutoff starting s3 in june. He’ll be nominated for next year’s. And he wasn’t nominated for his S2 performance which is a shame. I think The Boys is nominated for drama and that’s it.

[@Jxckk0]

Homelander was definitely being serious at the beginning imo. I think he reflected on the fact soldier boy was his dad this entire time and wasn’t there for him, so he felt the need to be there for his son. I feel like you can see it in his face...

[@aaditkhan728]

Exactly,he's a good dad,unlike his father.

[@hiarhu746]

Like Soldier Boy himself said, he wanted to do better than his father. When Soldier Boy rejected him Homelander learned that lesson for himself. I don't expect Homelander to be the one to break the generational chain but hey, crazier things have happened.

[@fembrucewayne1904]

His literal son from rape...

[@ziziozzie8571]

i think the fact that there are long gaps between seasons, you forget that in season 2 homelander showed signs that he likes to take care of his son(flying him out from a vought venue when it got overwhelming for brian) and wants to give the love he craved for when he was a child. the love is genuine. This doesnt change the fact that he will be a bad example for brian as we saw in the end of this season as he is not fit to be a parent.

[@CeruleanSword]

@@aaditkhan728 He’s not a good dad, yes he ‘cares’ about Ryan and wouldn’t want to see him get hurt. Firstly I don’t think it’s the type of care that you or I would feel towards a child. Also the fact that he atleast cares is the only difference between soldier boy and Homelander, but that doesn’t mean he’s a good dad. What good dad kills someone in front of their child, especially when it might ruin his own son’s reputation due to association, as it’s probably being recorded? And Homelander obviously is aware of that since he’s familiar with being recorded and in situations like that, yet he chooses to break for the first time ever when his son is there? I honestly think Homelander is a psychopath and incapable of love. He cares about Ryan because when he looks at Ryan he sees himself. When that guy threw the object and it hit Ryan, from Homelander’s perspective, it was like an attack against a mini-him and not Ryan. Homelander doesn’t care about ‘Ryan’, he is infatuated with himself and wants Ryan to be the next him, so for that he cares about Ryan - not his mother’s ‘Ryan’. It’s like he loves the concept of what he can turn Ryan into, or what he believes Ryan already is. I’d be seriously worried for Ryan if Ryan ever defies him and permanently sides with Butcher right in front of Homelander, and if Ryan decides he doesn’t want to be the ‘mini-Homelander’. I think Homelander would hesitate but I seriously think Homelander is capable of and would want to kill his own son in that situation. Ryan is definitely in danger in my opinion, but I doubt he will actually die in this show. Soldier boy said to Homelander “You’re me. You’re a ******* disappointment.” Homelander however wants Ryan to be him, that is why Becca tried to hide Ryan from Homelander, she knew that.

[@isaiahn7895]

seeing ryans face at the end is like THE biggest red flag. He's the son of the worlds most powerful being and is now under the impression that killing anyone who's against him is going to be accepted and that's fucking scary. Two Homelanders with no one that can stop them.

[@elusive-osmium]

here's hoping they have the balls to kill him off

[@joseimyelcaminante6879]

To be honest, I think Soldier boys is the strongest.

[@kindofanmol]

That kid was always gonna be a problem. Butcher having a soft spot for him ruined it all.

[@SidPhoenix2211]

The girl showing off the Maeve video wasn't other Ashley... That was Annika from Crime Analytics. She's been in the show since S01

[@russellmassey9324]

Thank you! I was thinking hang on, why is everyone saying it was Ashley#2 - has she started wearing glasses?

[@fabi3790]

ohh. i also thought it was the ashley now i feel dumb that I forgot Annika and also didn't recognise her

[@seancostello4158]

she's one of hte only ones from crime analytics that wasnt fired by The Deep lol

[@FarikoWishless]

Yea... *cough* an OG they just kinda.... forget was there this season XD

[@cherryrosemararac5893]

Really proud of Jensen. He killed it as Soldier Boy. Depending on how many seasons there are, SB could come back, and if he does, he ain't trusting or teaming up with anybody because everyone kept betraying him.

[@kevinprzy4539]

He definitely has to come back, I’m pretty sure they plan on making 2 more seasons.

[@TheLordNovo]

@@kevinprzy4539 give it 3 for good measure

[@twopeople158]

@@TheLordNovo We dont want to (Mothers) milk it. One more season is enough if they can rap it up nicely.

[@IChIDH]

he needs his own spin-off.

[@aradamichaels927]

@@twopeople158 Like they did with Kripke's first series Supernatural? He wrote 5 seasons. Maybe he likes the number 5.

[@17thknight]

Butcher and Homelander: "Scorched Earth!" Soldier Boy: tries to scorch Ryan Butcher and Homelander: "Not like that!!!"

[@Ask4This]

NOT MOI WOIFES SON!!

[@samfanhellyeah]

The *my wife's son.* line made me laugh

[@shivampachauri1200]

Idk why are people so against Ryan. Butcher is right! He made a promise... And thats just a lil kid

[@Mojj2099]

@@shivampachauri1200 exactly bro and butcher’s feelings for Becca is always going to be his biggest weakness

[@timelesspizza9892]

@@Mojj2099 reminds me of the quote that goes along the lines of "if something can change you, then it is your weakness". I dont remember it very well please dont bully me lmao

[@The_Orb_Ponderer]

Please next season can they address the fact Maeve literally launched the worlds strongest nerve agent out a window and into downtown Manhattan? Would love to see it as an easter egg on the TV in the background or something

[@Rockden]

lmao yeah that was my first thought, she threw that thing out so nonchalantly, I was like "yup, someone, somewhere, just died"

[@Keyecomposer]

Chances are nothing would really happen it would smash and then dissipate into the air, wasn't that much of it either, only way it would hurt someone is if there literally breathing it in as it rose up to their face.

[@GwnMartijnXD]

They already went with 'russian radicalised soldier boy' as a cover up so the simultaneous attack with a russian nerve agent would surely just fit that cover

[@DWEGOON]

"A Manhattan citizen seems to have been on Moscows bad side. Roy Mitchell was found dead in his apartment, killed with infamous Russian nerve agent 'Novichok'. The Kremlin have denied any involvement, but Mitchell's family doesn't buy it. More at eight"

[@vinsanity40k]

it wasn't even intended for homelander, but that was maeve's only screwup. the rest of the show she was fine af.

[@ariv1917]

Maeve said there’s no such thing as heroes. But Queen Maeve died a hero, and now she gets to start a life where she no longer has to pretend. If this is her good bye to the show, it was a good one. I would hate to see her brought back into all of it after such a good arc.

[@AlistairDAlmeida]

If the character comes back, she'll most likely get killed off for real. So better not unless they'll actually start having the actor around all season unlike the 2-3 episodes per season.

[@AlistairDAlmeida]

Also, this show ends with Season 5. So most likely this was it for Queen Maeve. I don't know what use Maggie would be for the Boys, so better leave her to her dream life she earned I'd say. & Focus on bringing back Black Noir and his revenge arc.

[@iwillcry]

@@AlistairDAlmeida it would be stupid to bring her back just to kill her, i hope her story is done.

[@treaveannyretro92]

Maybe a cameo near the end, we come at a breaking point and she either comes back to give some Intel to the boys or maybe becomes public again to give a testimony to the people about the effects of true unchecked power Something like that idk

[@justaman9957]

theres the possibility of Homelander killing her in the next season, since similar unexpected deaths happened in the end of the comics... not sure if they are going into such concept, anything is possible

[@royhiltoniii7032]

Say what you want about Soilder Boy but he was the only one who kept up his end of the deal!

[@za-ir5ni]

Also the only one that had some sense in the room. Homelander is the biggest threat.

[@asume501]

@@za-ir5ni Yeah I Would've Just Taken The Kid Out Then Kill Homelander.... Like But It's Too Emotional For Butcher And He Felt The Need To Do Something About It Right Then And There

[@IChIDH]

When Ryan walked out, took Homelander's hand and said let's go I thought he was stepping up to what he knew he had to do, temper Homelander, realizing he's the only person on the planet who can. Then that approving grin at the end changed everything..

[@OlBoldNBrash]

How are they gonna have a whole super saiyan power up scene for starlight just for her to do what essentially a well placed banana peel could 😆

[@dylanbsll6342]

couldn’t have said it better myself, sucks that she seems so underpowered

[@paul-juniorblack6151]

To be fair Soldier Boy is just slightly weaker Homelander. And he was on his ass for a good 10-15 seconds

[@dylanbsll6342]

@@paul-juniorblack6151 yeah you’re not wrong, i guess seeing maeve go toe to toe with homelander and starlight’s super power attack that can only be used once before she needs another room full of electricity it just feels like even if they sent him flying backwards a little more? plot would’ve been the same and it’s not soldier boy can’t take being put through a wall or something. would’ve just helped to make her seem like she’s got a bit more power. scene was badass

[@paul-juniorblack6151]

@@dylanbsll6342 A lot of people question the Maeve thing I find it weird. Homelander is the strongest but he doesn't completely outclass Maeve and Soldier Boy. I think thats why he respects Maeve because she's decently strong. Especially since Homelander doesn't train and she was going at it for 4 months straight. I think Maeve was weaker but just fought better. Plus the whole fight Homelander was avoiding her. He didnt want to fight her. Even at the end he blinded her then punched her away and walked away from her. He probably wasn't fighting to kill

[@renai9539]

@@paul-juniorblack6151 A lot of people misunderstand that scene as her going toe to toe with him. Its him tryiing not to fight her up until he gets mad and just takes her eye, casual af to she could do nothing to stop a man on the ground from grabbing her and taking her eye. Then he punched her once and she had to go through the effort of picking herself up, every hit from him winded tf outta her and he didnt want to kill her. Just handdle soldier boy, mightve gotten a dead soldier boy if she didnt interfere.

[@mowgli6345]

THAT WASN'T ASHLEY AND ASHLEY IN THE END. THAT WAS ANNIKA FROM CRIME ANALYTICS.

[@playswithsquirrels4630]

She'll be the new Ashley😆 I'm joking. I'm hoping she won't

[@MinscS2]

They really death-teased us alot this season; Kimiko, A-Train and Maeve. Poor Noir...

[@vinsanity40k]

noir was more snake eyes than batman. guess they had nothing left for him to do.

[@neogeo1670]

he was more of a backround character, there was almost nothing to him... how much screen time did he get in all of the seasons combined it must be less than 10 min...

[@jesuspernia8031]

@@neogeo1670 Fuck that shit

[@maddys7281]

I hope he comes back somehow. Reminds me of Boba Fett in Empire Strikes Back. Doesn't really say much but is badass and a fan favourite

[@TarunKumar-sq9kq]

He didn't die

[@Ryuu44]

This episode was a genuine roller-coaster. Basically I only have one complaint - They did Noir really dirty in this one. Last week they suddenly inject into this character all that additional backstory, and those imaginary animal friends only for Homelander to kill him in a really unsatisfying way. It's a super hero show and he only has a hole in his chest, so I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed, that it was a fake-out and Noir wll still return in an unexpected moment. Hope is the last thing to die!

[@LiilYogurt]

Noir seems to be pretty close to immortal, he doesn't have a healing factor, but if he can survive literally losing part of his brain, I think he can survive a hole in his chest so I bet he will return

[@hellfish2309]

@@LiilYogurt pretty sure Homelander serving up his mask is an all-but definitive certificate of death for Noir

[@Devakiinable]

Like many of said, but ask yourself, what were Noirs powers? being strong that's like literally normal for any supe in this verse. I think Kimkos power reveal doubled as foreshadowing for Noirs power, very similar but different his wounds don't heal, he lives with the damage, brain damage after Soldier boy and burns scars and such. I think Noir is literally unkillable and that is his main power, sure he's strong and sneaky. His wounds don't heal perfect and now his latest grudge has been given to homelander

[@flaggerify]

Agree. Seemed pointless building him up.

[@tiredinside]

Also sucked cause he literally goes to homelander to help him kill soldier boy just for him to realize homelander wants the opposite and kills him really hope he comes back

[@scotthewitt258]

Queen Maeve: "There are no heroes." Also Queen Maeve: "Shit." {Realizing she IS a hero, but there is a price.}

[@JoudanJanaiHa]

Well said

[@bookwormd8627]

that's... not at all what the "shit" means. She said that cuz she knew that this would be the end for all of them. Butcher was actively protecting Ryan, M.M Annie and Hughie were too close to SB so they would die once from the blast (Annie would die cuz she's not durable, Marvin and Hughie was a non-supe) so she knew that she was the only possible sacrifice. Like she said, she had nothing to lose. She chose to jump with SB cuz she knew she was the only one.

[@BaulFoodmanedits]

@@bookwormd8627That my friend is what a HERO does

[@LS13.]

Aint going to lie Jensen was the perfect addition. And totally badass, I swear he’s like one of the best actors out there. I hope Soldier boy comes back (thank god they didn’t kill him) Butcher FCKED up so bad he pisses me off sometimes I swear

[@SuperHeedictator]

Oh yeah! I agree that Jensen's fight scenes just hit differently. Those 15 seasons of fighting and punching sure make a difference. Like with other actors you see a little struggle to remember the fight choreography and with him it's just natural

[@anthonyacosta5660]

I really do feel bad for soldier boy here, Butcher convinced him to kill his own son only to turn on him when his wife's son was in danger making the whole plot to kill Homelander pointless. Maybe I'm just biased because of Jensen Ackles but it feels like he got screwed over.

[@giant_rat7781]

I was screaming. Just move the kid and keep it going he wasn’t even awakeeeee

[@gutsssz]

Yeah Im the same way, it was honestly pretty bad writing, this episode showed they plan on milking this show, almost nothing in the plot advanced, Homelander can kill in front of people now and Ryan is on Homelanders side to become Homelander 2.0, thats pretty much it, were back to the beginning of S3. Soldier Boy deserved better, best character in S3 honestly.

[@clodsire_]

@@gutsssz ig another way to look at it is that if SB actually did blast HL/Ryan it would prob cause the entire tower to collapse killing thousands of ppl. but butcher and maeve didnt care about that initially and just wanted HL dead. but after seeing Ryan, remembering his promise to becca, and then also recounting Lenny he realized that he can't let all those people die which is why he had to stop SB from blasting anyone

[@xXxLegolas007xXx]

Yeah for real. Such a waste to have him this whole season and even have him turn against his son to just butcher/ryan stepping in and screw them over. Solider boy would have killed homelander so easily. And than they could have all teamed up against him afterwards because he needs to recharge.

[@farizwinchester2469]

@@xXxLegolas007xXx They back to zero.. because they doesn't have superpower like soldier boy again in season 4 to take out Homelander again

[@FullMetalB]

They made me go from not wanting the boys to take V, to liking them with powers so much with the temp V that I was mad they didn't take permanent V in the finale. Well played.

[@dakodareid3807]

That's what good writing and potential cancer/certain death can do. (I also want them to take perm V.) I think if butchers given enough time he'd evolve into someone like Homelander, but worse, Homelander is a child or at least a man child, butcher has been human, had to fight, and is smart enough to find people who can help him kill supes as a normal man what will he do as someone who was only flying away from being a Homelander in his extremes.

[@pamoweiberezi5315]

I thought that after butcher and huey ran their course,MM and Frenchie would try it out too

[@timelesspizza9892]

@@pamoweiberezi5315 i like that idea. Butcher and Hughie is done with their powers, they got what they needed from it, and now it's frenchie and MM's turn

[@davididiart5934]

@@dakodareid3807 I mean. That's why Butcher gets Homelander powers when he's on Temp V. Under the right circumstances, they are the same...

[@ghostface0927]

I think butcher will take compound V is season 4. Compound V could be lethal for adults, but he has nothing to lose now. I know in the comics the boys take compound V specifically designed for adults, but that hasnt been introduced in the show. And the show is nothing like the comics so who knows

[@riccardocastiglioni1611]

24:50 "The IQ of a mob is the IQ of its dumbest member divided by the number of mobsters." - Terry Pratchett I mean seriously, for a split second even Homelander was like "Wait, really?"

[@Faction.Paradox]

Terry Pratchett was a treasure that we will sadly never be able to replace.

[@HSTLMLWL]

Never heard that before but it's a great diss

[@Blackhawk211]

Maeve became my favourite character in the span of a single episode

[@JackBin1289]

this finale has gotten me more excited for The Boys than i’ve ever been. this show is peak. i want season 4 NOW!!!

[@Kidapollo92]

Butcher in the comics put together an amazing plan to get rid of all the Supes all at once at one point. I feel right now since they have a ticking clock of about a year to 18 months this is where his master plan will come in to play

[@Dankusmemes]

with the timestamp on butchers life now i see this series ending with season 4

[@tobycrow]

@@Dankusmemes I think the writers said they originally planned 5 seasons and it looks like they'll stick with that, but Butcher might take perma-V to survive then still go with the comics ending plan since he had a year to live originally

[@Dankusmemes]

@@tobycrow oh i didnt know the writers said that

[@Kangaroofilet]

@@Dankusmemes it’s clear he’ll use permanent V it’s what the fans have wanted and the writers aren’t going to let them down

[@Burka1234]

what is that master plan

[@GFV28]

I’ve always thought of Butcher and Homelander as two sides of the same coin.They both wanna be parents but have their traumas and fears.

[@Evlmonkey22]

i know i shouldn't have been routing for him, but I can't route against Jensen, I wanted him to win. Lol Also, the disappointment line was so fucking good. Jensen is such an underrated actor.

[@MegaDrain]

This is what I really like about Soldier Boy. Even though he's not 100% what he claims to be like not storming Normandy, he still knows how to fight extremely well. When you compare Soldier Boy vs. Butcher, Annie, MM, and Kimiko he was winning pretty much the entire time. While a couple episodes ago, Homelander struggled against Soldier Boy, and a Butcher and Hughie who were still new to their powers. Obviously the difference is that until recently Homelander has been pretty much unmatched and never needed to actually try. While the backstory Soldier Boy gave us this episode makes me think that even after he got his powers, he still went out of his way to get combat training of some kind and is obviously very effective in a fight. That and he fought his old team before so he's definitely had practice.

[@animusswtor4822]

I don't know why but for some reason Frenchie kind of stole this episode for me with some of the stuff he was saying. And I LOVED Hughie's "We'll save everyone. Even the ones who don't deserve it. ESPECIALLY the ones who don't deserve it." THAT is the Hughie I know and love and not that broken man gettting high on power

[@jeringatai3156]

The do deserve paid vacations and dental plans.

[@animusswtor4822]

@@jeringatai3156 Right!?

[@Darhk777]

With Soldier Boy back in the tank, the only one who can possibly take out Homelander is Ryan. But he is on a path to becoming a mini homelander which is scary af. Already want S4!!

[@МаксимК-я4ы]

BS. Butcher, Hughie and Starlight can kill him if they attack him 3 on 1. But Butcher is not going to take permanent V because it's going to turn him into a supe. Also, Soldier Boy is definitely gonna be awakened next season, and be loyal to Victoria Neumann, because she is gonna "save him".

[@FrostDK98]

@@МаксимК-я4ы Heck no! Butcher, Hughie, and Starlight are weak af compared to homelander. The only people that can damage homelander are Maeve and Soldierboy and they're both out the picture. I like your theory on victoria neuman tho

[@МаксимК-я4ы]

@@FrostDK98 I meant if they take Compound V instead of temporary one, and if they have some sort of plan how to take him down. Also, this episode showed that Starlight is not that weak as you think she is, and i think if the environment is good enough, she can fly as fast and high as Homelander.

[@wayofwoe]

@@МаксимК-я4ы stop making shit up. No one in the boys can beat homelanded, even together. In the comics they needed a clone of homelander(black noir) to beat him. And starlight cannot fly as fast as homelander… stop lying to yourself and read the comics. Even in the show the only person close to homelander is solider boy and even he can’t beat homelander without that nuclear blast.

[@МаксимК-я4ы]

@@wayofwoe comics is a whole different story. For an example, in the comics Soldier Boy is a weak coward who don't have any genetical ties to Homelander. In the show, Black Noir is not a clone, and he is dead, so in the end of the show they are gonna need to beat him without any help. Also, "Homelander is invincible" is such bullshit, in the show he can be bruised with just a punch by a regular supe (Queen Maeve), he can be mind controlled, he can lose his powers by a russian superweapon, his eardrum can be pierced, which means even someone like Gunpowder can blow his brains out with a sniper rifle strong enough, Butcher's eye laser is as strong as his one, and Butch is not even a proper supe. Even in the comics Queen Maeve almost sliced his nose in half! Only thing that stopped her was that she used a movie prop instead of a normal sharp sword.

[@raymondyongho5757]

Episode 6: Herogasm gave us just a taste of what a suped-up Butcher vs Homelander would look like. Can't wait for them to have their supposed final showdown. Episode 8: Wasn't expecting a temporary team-up. Episode 7: This episode is really building up Noir finally getting the chance to take down his tormentor. Episode 8: So much for that payoff.

[@jeyrm]

No body was able to do something to SB Besides Hlander

[@erikjohnson3859]

I love the Maeve love this episode. She definitely deserves to have some closure and as soon as she said she couldnt wait for it to be over, I was hoping she could be depowered by Soldier Boy.

[@devJOE-Man]

Homelander will find her + kill her and kidnap the child she will have after that one night stand with Butcher

[@piotrswat169]

i'm dissapointed she survived

[@IBEtripz]

@@piotrswat169 🤨

[@diegoalonso6512]

@@piotrswat169 Think about it like she totally deserved another opportunity, now she can be happy:)

[@animegamernerdo]

For real. If you think about it, she's been in Homelander Hell the longest out of everyone there. Had to fake intimacy, and cover for him. Yeah, she needed that win.

[@Andimax11]

Jesus, that smile at the end truly felt like the end of the world. Ryan is VERY powerful. Considering that Butcher and Homelander’s lasers seem to be about equally matched and butcher lasered soldier boys face with little effect it goes to show how powerful Ryan is with how he was able to hit soldier boy so hard. Plus, he’s still only a small child. It seems like they’re taking the “nephelim” approach (From Eric Kripke's Supernatural) in the sense that the Homelander’s son will be way more powerful than Homelander himself

[@FullMetalB]

Also, yes a lot of people missed that at the end of season 2 they were at the point where V could be given to adults and they were getting ready to release it to police and what not. While stormfronts plan was to only give it to her followers.

[@jonreese7066]

Aaron saying HL looked after Ryan while Butcher went after soldier boy showed HL cares but to note Butcher later went to shield Ryan to protect him from SB too.

[@the_nikster1]

exactly. it goes back to what Hughie was saying about how he was never able to see how much his dad was protecting him until much later. the problem is that Ryan is too young to understand the nuance of "Butcher shows his love in a different way" the way Hughie can as an adult. the writing in this show is just *chef's kiss*

[@Aornis]

I'm just so relieved that Frenchie survived, as I felt they were setting him up to die throughout the season 😓

[@bri9303]

Loved this season but I thought it could have been longer because of all the plots at once. Plus I feel Soldier Boy should've had more screen time since he was built up so much throughout this season that he's the one to take down Homelander only for him in the end to be betrayed and put to sleep....YET AGAIN. Also, Noir was done so dirty. As an audience, we finally got to see more of him and his back story to only see him end up dying when I can name like 5 other characters that deserved that more. I loved the finale and hated it at the same time

[@LiilYogurt]

I'm pretty sure Noir ain't dead. He survived literally losing a piece of his brain, he's been missing half his skull for decades and is fine. He is as close to immortal as you can really get without a healing factor. I don't think a hole in his chest is gunna kill him. I feel like they are going to rediscover him in a lab next season

[@bri9303]

@@LiilYogurt I really hope so. He was one of my favorite characters and them taking the time to delve into his backstory and just kill him off has me conflicted. But I hope you're right 😭

[@lordofslugs2700]

I agree bro felt the same way , why introduce the idea of soilder boy to be the dad if to put him on ice the next episode

[@bri9303]

@@lordofslugs2700 Exactly like wtf 😒

[@glopsnopper3806]

I liked what they are building up to next season but the episode itself was just okay. The finale scene with Homelander and Ryan was utterly fucked in a good way.

[@kuivia]

I love seeing Jensen Ackles in this type of role, sure in supernatural he was like a bad ass "manly man" type of character but seeing him full on asshole mode is so funny

[@sauravrathi2799]

I think butcher fucked up. Especially cz that inferno blast couldn't kill Ryan. Kimiko and Maeve survived it. And Homelander was in the way, it would've sucked homelander's powers and Ryan would be safe. They could even torture the powerless homelander for all he has done.

[@jonreese7066]

I like the idea of Ryan staying with HL. He needs to make the choice to join HL or fight HL. Everyone Edgars, Grace, Maeve saw Ryan as a weapon. HL and Butcher are the only only ones that dont. I believe he really loves his kid and Butcher tries to deal with HL himself

[@jeringatai3156]

Does Ryan know how he was conceived? I mean Becca was married to Butcher, Homelander impregnated Becca and Becca disappeared for seven years. It seems all of Homelanders relationships only existed because the women were afraid of him. Coercion isnt consent.

[@kfactor20]

@@jeringatai3156 yeah if Ryan learns he was conceived through rape, he might turn against HL

[@jonreese7066]

@@jeringatai3156 i dont think Ryan knows but ultimately HL loves his kid. Becca isnt here to tell Ryan anymore

[@juggernot92]

Plus if Ryan where to have an arc where he eventually has to fight his dad. It be way better now that Ryan has someone who can train him to use his powers. I mean he can fly now use his beams more contlably. Having a trainer vs learning through trial and error like honelander, could make all the difference.

[@jonreese7066]

@@jeringatai3156 was it coercion? I Started watching in season 3 According to HL and Becca's reaction Becca was willing like a superhero groupie

[@kellz9972]

I like how this didnt settle the Soldier Boy X Homelander fight while also giving us a sick fight. Sets up a big second fight.

[@maximal99334]

Did Rick forget just how powerful Queen Maeve was? In the Seven she was second only to Homelander in terms of power.

[@ChyeahWill]

Still a big difference between Maeve and Homelander strength wise. He wasn't even trying against Maeve and also Maeve was training for months whereas Homelander doesn't train at all.

[@materekpl6032]

Starlights powerup was cool, but seemed SOOOO weak for how long it took, it knocked SB like 3 meters away and he got a little shaken up, then got right back to fight like cmon. Feel like they didnt want her to defeat him right there so maeve can get her scene and they needed Soldier boy alive.

[@Triplestryke1]

I feel like it would’ve been better if he wasn’t necessarily injured but flew across the room to the wall of through a wall or something. Still can get the same scene but show how powerful she is

[@TGNova04]

@@Triplestryke1 Or just have it not take so long to power up

[@KlaSiKo4]

I think making SB nauseous after the attack will have more impact, then they can grab him and try to make him sleep. Cause I can understand why it didn't hurt SB that much cause he has a tougher skin than any other supe(getting hit by 2 uncontrollable laser, Ryan, Butcher and 1 laser of Homelander and only getting knock back but not getting deep scars) then having only 1 scar from all that fight. But yeh, Starlight power up doesn't even do anything. It deals like 50 damage, without any debuff.

[@raymondlaspina7870]

@@TGNova04 it didn't really take long, the scene was in slow mo

[@dudeboymanguy07]

Ehh I semi-agree, but it was literally the most impactful attack anybody had given him, besides Ryan who he got when soldier boy was distracted by homelander, like soldier boy was very on guard after homelander and butcher knocked him back, but starlight’s was the only one that concussed him and obviously disoriented him because he was able to be held down

[@Frostylongcat]

Every react channel I've seen has mistaken the second woman in the scene where Ashley deletes the Maeve video as the second Ashley, but it's not her. It's the woman who works in the crime analytics department that we've seen periodically throughout the show.

[@davididiart5934]

They really needed to telegraph that better.

[@Frostylongcat]

@@davididiart5934 i just think her character shoulda been a little more fleshed out so we would recognize her more easily

[@davididiart5934]

@@Frostylongcat This, yeah.

[@sandrosliske]

To be fair this is literally the first time we've seen her not in a dark room lit only by a screen.

[@eliargumedo4728]

Soldier boy was less of a threat than homelander, yet because of ryan, and for the show to continue, they had to hang up on soldier boy. Now when he wakes up again, he is gonna gain on butcher

[@pjny21]

Just taking a moment to say this is one of the better reaction videos on The Boys. Y'all caught a lot of details that other reactors don't A great re-view before the new episodes dropped.

[@MontgomeryWenis]

Oh my god, why does everyone think the other woman looking at the footage with Ashley was the other Ashley? She's been here since season 1. Both Homelander and Noir used her to find Butcher.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

They look similar and we haven't seen them enough.

[@MontgomeryWenis]

@@Nekotaku_TV But they don't at all. Unless you think every person with dark hair looks "similar."

[@isaiahfenstermaker6479]

I will die on this hill, but I fully believe we will see SB again, and that Noir is still alive.

[@OogaBoogaBooga6969]

I agree. Soldier Boy will definitely return, at least for 1 more season. I also think they bring back noir as his story isn't finished yet, unless they chose to go the tragic character route where they just die without being able to end their own story

[@jeremyroberts8822]

We’ll definitely see soldier boy again. If they were done with him they would’ve just killed him off but they didn’t so he’ll definitely wake up and come back somehow

[@onlyplaywarlock434]

Can't really say that I like the scene where Butcher turned his back on Soldier Boy. That gave me a bit of the "The director wants it that way" kind of vibe. When Soldier Boy decided to stick to his promise to William despite being shown struggling with the relationship issue, I mean man!!! That's some integrity right there. He might be a bully and a jerk to his team, but at least he's not a psycho. In Grace's memory, he was the only one who' killed only the enemies. He's just a manly guy who does whatever he wants. Unlike Homelander, he knows the boundary. He's just far better a character than Homelander is. I felt disgusted that the show is trying to justify Butcher's betrayal by showing Soldier Boy's will to end Ryan and Homelander altogether. They're probably using that harming-children-is-wrong mindset to turn him into a villain, but seriously, what I saw in the series is just that he's a man of principles.

[@brucewanye9480]

True man.They could easily took Ryan away and SB would have listened to them.Because,he is not insane like HL…It’s really bad writing from the writer

[@JS-ct3kr]

This season was ridiculously good. Stunt team put in WORK this episode in particular wow.

[@Dravakin]

Soldier Boy is the only one who was going to hold up his end of the deal

[@glark7368]

while the finale was a little underwhelming, this season was amazing, great moments and really good character development, hope season 4 is the end and they don't drag the show

[@johnnymittle]

It's only been 24 episodes. They are in no danger of dragging it for at least 2 seasons.

[@OogaBoogaBooga6969]

With the white house being the next target for the boys, it's clear they're going to do a similar run as the comics (with obvious retcons), which means they're more than likely going to end it on season 5. It would take more than 8 episodes to conclude what's about to happen.

[@LiilYogurt]

@@OogaBoogaBooga6969 my guess is next season will focus on the white house and all that stuff, and by the end of the season Ryan will die or turn against him and he'll lose the respect of his followers and in season 5 we will finally see a completely unhinged Homelander holding nothing back

[@ndt7379]

This season was honestly all over the place. The fight between Homelander, Butcher, and Soldier boy in the middle of the season was the only real good thing. Characters like MM degraded into being emotionally disturbed, Frenchie had a whole backstory semi-retconned in just to give him something to do, etc. They nerfed Homelander super hard to make things work. How is it that now Mauve can knock him around and a small metal object can penetrate his ears? If Mauve can knock blood out of his nose, why didn't they just have a group of supes team up and take him out? Suddenly every other supe can hurt him. The writing was ass.

[@Pioneer5118]

@@ndt7379 The thing with Maeve is that everyone was too afraid to fight Homelander. We’ve never had any indication of his durability because he’d never been in a real fight. And his ears are a known weak point considering season 2’s sound machine plan.

[@HaleysTusk]

Compound V not being as lethal: Since death isn't mentioned when taking temp V, can we assume that they were able to take V's lethal impact out of the formula? The reason why they made Temp V to begin w/ was they decided that babysitting Supes wasn't what they wanted.

[@primecoconut4204]

Looking at the bigger picture, Temp V was nothing but a campaign bait to encourage Singer going forth with the presidential campaign plus Singer's platform emphasizes on military and defense. With Neuman under Singer's wing and clearly setting her up to be President, making her a puppet for Vought to takeover the USA and the world

[@gaurangshukla8235]

If you want to earn money selling sups to the military. You don't want to give them permanent one. Keeps the money flowing.

[@jjpark98]

@@gaurangshukla8235 It really is just a Vought super hero subscription service

[@Dylan-ek3oj]

Justice For Noir!

[@iamcool8088]

About damn time! I’ll be commenting as I watch your reaction. But first and most importantly.. ANTONY STARR better win some fucking awards.. he should have already..

[@jeremyroberts8822]

I agree he has been absolutely phenomenal as homelander. His version of homelander in the show has a lot more depth than the comic version ever had

[@stillbrian9448]

Give us way more of Soldier Boy in The Boys and give him his own series. Best character with Homelander and Butcher

[@grant187]

Frenchie’s talk with MM was my favorite part of the episode

[@JotaP1n]

Antony Starr, such an amazing actor.

[@Wandersnatch.]

If I'm remembering right the permanent V could be taken by adults, but it had a very high chance to just kill them, that's why they just gave a bunch to create the "super terrorists" and hoped some would survive in season 1.

[@gingerbeardedone3318]

They also established in season 2 that Vought has been working stabilizing the permanent V so that adults can take it safely and it will consistently produce "a solid supe, solid powers, everytime." [quoting Lamplighter]

[@TheManOnTheStreetOMG]

I REFUSE to believe Noir is dead, why give him so much development. I definitely think he's a Deadpool type character so he's basically immortal, I think Homelander punched him and 'killed him' to protect him from Soldier Boy. He's survived worse. We also haven't seen anything from Vought saying he's dead, not even from their twitter account.

[@lockerbuddy2039]

HL definitely values/valued Noir seemingly not just as an ally but as a friend in a weird way. I'd even say it feels like Noir seemed okay with him too! I think Noir has much more to his story but I wouldn't be mad if they perma killed him, that would raise the stakes even higher. A character like Noir can be perma killed? That's HELLA crazy and would make me believe next season, one of the Boys could permanently die too.

[@chrischika7026]

I don’t think that’s how it works in the show if they cut off his head he dies . Still show still follows some real world biology

[@emilsvitols2579]

What if now they introduce homelander's clone black noir

[@andorastorm1000]

Well he pulled his heart out. He kept it, he didn't throw it down. We also didn't hear a heart beat...so I'm think Black Noir was being punished.

[@TheManOnTheStreetOMG]

@@chrischika7026 We don't see his head actually come off and everyone thought A-Train was dead after episode 6. No way he's dead. I think Homelander values him too much, no way he'd kill the only guy in 7 that he can count on, especially after he found out Noir was right and Soldier Boy was terrible

[@Scharrer23]

i´m with Aaron, either Maves Powerlevel was downplayed the last 3 seasons or homelander got to much credit. I feel like if mave could penetrate homlanders skin with a metal thing, a rocket from a jet could also hurt him..

[@blackcatoftheseas10]

Skin is like the weakest part of your body his bones are prob multiple times stronger

[@chaost4544]

It's both. The only real action we've seen from Maeve is tanking an armored truck in the first episode of the series. Since then she's been portrayed as a heavy alcoholic dealing with a lot of crap. We've never really seen her at her strongest. At the same time, Homelander has really only been lasering things and we've never seen him really fight until this season. He's horrible at hand to hand combat and it's consistent with his character in the source material. Also, the inner ear is probably more susceptible to piercing than regular skin.

[@wesbesttreacts4515]

Both are true, Homelander saving butcher from that explosion had everybody thinking he was as fast if not faster than A-train but in his fights he never uses super speed (you can call this a plot hole) but he looks the same speed as his opponents (Maeve even looked faster than him) Maeve on the other hand always made it seem like homelander was unstoppable but then here she is almost taking him out on her own 😂

[@kielanwade5096]

Except it doesn't pierce his skin... It goes into his ear

[@TyrannosavageRekt]

I wonder if it's more to do with Maeve never truly reaching her potential before. She was deeply depressed, engaging in self-destructive behaviour like heavy-drinking and casual sex, instead of training her body. At her peak, she's actually capable of wounding him, and maybe seeing him with that bruise gave her the confidence to try.

[@vegasviking86]

Black Noir's death was shot really well. The cartoon character fading out in the reflection of his goggles. Like the light in his eyes leaving

[@nojatha4637]

I really hope Ryan doesn't become fucked up like Homelander. That scene where the crowd cheered for Homelander after he murdered that man made me sick to my stomach.

[@RyOrtiz]

The blank almost “wait… hold on…” look Homelander gives Todd when he cheers him on is not just good, it’s perfect.

[@The_Other_Dan]

Such a great episode and a couple of really clever nods to the comics. In the comics Frenchie always has a pair of goggles on his forehead so it was a bit of a treat that he had those goggles still on when he left the lab. Also the Neuman character is Victor Newman and he's known as Vic the Veep because he's Vice President of the US so getting Victoria as the running mate was perfect. I gotta say Jensen Ackles killed it as Soldier Boy. When an actor is so well known for one particular character it's a real achievement to be able to throw it off. I honestly didn't at any stage even think of Dean Winchester.

[@Vipre-]

24:31 Yellow shirt guy could not read a room to save his life.

[@juliusbossman7280]

That ending is both menacing and an awesome reference.

[@Whyteyy]

8:51 Light thingy behind orange shirt guy lighted up on queue

[@davidnobre5660]

honestly that last fight was so ... if Butcher had let Soldier Boy beam Homelander when he was with Ryan, it would have fixed all their problems and Ryan would surely survive the blast and would be powerless problem fixed then all of them with Maeve could have taken down Soldier Boy but they needed more seasons so why use logic

[@marveling8927]

I mean I get what you are saying, but I just don't think butcher would be ok with taking the risk of losing Ryan with the only basis for doing so being, surely Ryan will survive.

[@BassLineProductionsI]

If Ryan's head can get cut open from being shoved that beam would have obliterated him

[@davidnobre5660]

@@marveling8927 yeah but he's the 3rd strongest person in that room, if Kimiko survived so would he why didn't Maeve try to stop Butcher from interfering?

[@marveling8927]

@@davidnobre5660 I would say Butcher does not know that. If that's true about Ryan's power level than it might make sense to us the viewers but not not to Butch in that moment. The Maeve part I dunno, shock I guess. People do dumb things in dire situations but I mean it's a kid and she's wanting to be a hero deep down so she may have been conflicted herself.

[@Echidna23Gaming]

@@davidnobre5660 3rd strongest? He got hit once by SB and went unconscious. Even Starlight who's closer to mid on the durability scale took more of a beating and still got up. If SB did the explosion that he did at the end with Maeve, he probably would have killed Ryan, and if not. He would be powerless in a collapsing skyscraper

[@nooneyouknowof]

Volgelbaum said in the first season that Homelander was a sweet boy, but that he had to "work on him." So he was a good kid, until Vought messed him up. In his own messed up way, he does truly care about Ryan, and wants to be for him the father he never had. This is even shown in the second season when he sees Ryan panicking when everyone was around him and he takes him away and opens up to him about his own fear. Homelander always wanted a real family and now w/ Ryan, he has a piece of that.

[@Ninox32tgretwh]

As the series progresses I believe more and more that Butcher and MM are going to end up like in the comics......

[@rileyarnzen7851]

How did they end up there?

[@OogaBoogaBooga6969]

They're clearly building up Butcher to be the villain by the end of this. He's so focused on his hate for homelander and supes that he's almost completely forgotten what caused his anger to begin with. His talk with homelander in the beginning episode and his fight with homelander showed he absolutely loves what he's doing. This isn't just about revenge, he's addicted to the power and enjoys it. Also add to the fact that he even told Maeve she needs to die. I know what Butcher does in the comics and I hope they go a similar route, especially with how it ends for him.

[@Ninox32tgretwh]

@@rileyarnzen7851 Not good LOL.. they end up fighting to the death, and Butcher blows up a bomb in MM face killing him...

[@hecrosegreat3943]

@@OogaBoogaBooga6969 yeah. I like most of the original things in this series, and some things in the comics were preety Bad, but i do hope they keep Butcher being the final antagonist. It's SO... Fitting

[@emilytretyak2534]

I just realized that Karen Fukuhara (Kimiko) is Katana from Suicide Squad and that fact is just adding another level of meta hilarity to watching this show. I really hope they somehow make a reference to it at some point.

[@bigblackbear4234]

Look it was a great finale, but slightly underwhelming. Homelander was the highlight. I like where that's going. He now has a son to fight for. He's not going soft, you'll see him do INSANE things for his son in Season 4 I bet.

[@Lazypackmule]

It was not a great finale lmao

[@bigblackbear4234]

@@Lazypackmule Well I already said I was underwhelmed. Only reason I think it's still good is because it sets up a lot for next season.

[@bigblackbear4234]

@@Lazypackmule the fact that 44% of the ratings are 10/10 on IMDb says it all. People just love this show no matter what for some reason. I think it's a 7.5/10 at most

[@captainkritikal1453]

@@Lazypackmule it was great, people are forgetting there's 2 more seasons. There's isn't gonna be a huge ass battle now

[@Lazypackmule]

@@captainkritikal1453 That's no excuse for garbage storytelling, character writing, and nonsensical hypocritical messaging

[@Lorne1218]

“Hes the strongest supe but theres a lot of power in this building..” Hahahahaha

[@kylemma33]

SB seems to be way stronger in this episode than he was in episode 6. Is it because he had already fired his blast prior to the Homelander fight?

[@BroadHobbyProjects]

Ye because he stumbles snout to Butcher after he blacked out asking what happened. So it must drain his energy for a while.

[@king_aries879]

Why Rick and Calvin and Aaron all look like Alvin in the chipmunks 😂

[@moneykenny119]

The one thing that kind of confused me was that besides Maeve, they all deemed Soldier Boy a bigger enemy than Homelander in the final fights despite spending the whole season (and show) trying to kill Homelander by any means necessary. Yes I know that Butcher turned on Soldier Boy to protect Ryan, but why not have Maeve or Kimiko or even Butcher take Ryan to a safe(r) place (take 30 seconds to move him elsewhere, and if Ryan fights back Im pretty sure they can handle Child Homelander for long enough to move him) before all teaming up to kill HL? As it stands, they basically gave HL an easy W in the fight and allowed him to run off with Ryan

[@DwolfFW]

There is literally no reason why HL hasn't killed everyone of the boys. They have no leverage to keep themselves alive.

[@johnnymittle]

Once they knew Ryan was going to be on Soldier Boy's shit-list, the gig was up.

[@cooljo5881]

@@johnnymittle was he tho? That was merely a push and he focused on Homelander

[@moneykenny119]

@@cooljo5881 During the time where Butcher stops SB as he is about to blast Homelander and Ryan, I dont get why Butcher didn't just sprint to grab Ryan and get him out of the way instead of attacking Soldier Boy. I mean Butcher is already clearly fine with dying as long as it means killing HL (as long as Ryan or Hughie don't get hurt in the process), so sacrificing himself to save Ryan and get rid of HL would have made the most sense for his character. The show is still incredible don't get me wrong, but this episode felt like 'we can't have Butcher or HL die as they carry the show, so we will have to write around it' more than it ever had before. The plot-armor affected the character's decision making in the finale more than most episodes

[@BhBc8f8]

​@@moneykenny119 Grab Ryan out of the way with Homelander right there? not gonna happen mate. There was no time to argue and he had to make a decision in seconds. He made the right call. Maeve on the other hand let her emotions cloud her judgement although even if she got Ryan out of there, he can just fly back if he wants to, nothing Maeve can do about it so she might as well try to get her revenge.

[@adamcummings20]

Love that last scene so much, especially the music coming in

[@arnodk2852]

The scene where Maeve threw the bottle out the window irritates me so much. Did she just kill thousands of pedestrians down on the street? They better explain that next season.

[@benfulfer3260]

She most likely did but they won’t talk about it

[@NihilisticBallman]

Maybe the river?

[@aaront163]

My Thoughts On The Season Finale: I thought it was very underwhelming. The show wanted us to root for the Boys against Soldier Boy during the fight but he was the only one actually doing the right thing. He stuck to his word with Butcher and still tried to kill Homelander - his own blood. For some reason, Starlight was adamant about killing Solider Boy when he was their only chance in killing Homelander who is much worse. Mothers Milk was treating Soldier Boy like he is the worst being alive even though he is not evil and him killing MM’s family was an accident. I get that Butcher wanted to protect Ryan but him switching sides and fighting Soldier Boy was like this season about finding him was for nothing because once he takes out Soldier Boy, who will be strong enough to kill Homelander? Black Noir’s death was very weird considering we got flashbacks about him and Soldier boy so everyone was expecting a showdown between the two. In conclusion, it was very rushed which is a shame coz this season was amazing but the finale let it down.

[@mariela-sanz]

Thank you! & "Rushed" is the key word. They brought in Soldier Boy for one sole reason and failed to deliver. The sudden shift of what they intended for him to do irks me. They also did so little with Maeve's character, then all of a sudden she gets to beat up Homelander?! The message obviously was to make us see her as a strong woman (which she is), but story-wise it makes so little sense.

[@lilnug746]

This is very dumb. Why are you acting like soldier boy is a good guy. How is he better than homelander when he did the same shit to his own team. Wow, he's so much better, instead of killing his teammates he just severely abused them for years, what a good guy. There was no indication that soldier boy killed mm's family was an accident, even if he did he felt no remorse. Also butcher didn't immediately fight soldier boy when he was going for ryan, he told him to stand down

[@NihilisticBallman]

He's just as bad as Homlander. A war criminal.

[@user-xv1sr3uy7p]

Butcher had super powers from the temp v he could have just grabbed Ryan and got him away from the scene with his super strength & let sb fight homelander 1 on 1. Butcher really was annoying in this episode for sure. But what makes this episode so frustrating is noir having to die. It’s unforgivable

[@kerlyenai]

I'm actually satisfied with Noir's death. He was great a great character because of his contradictions. He was a very efficient killer but had severe brain damage. He suffered greatly at Soldier boy's hands but was also sadistic and psychopathic (as shown from his unnecessary brutality) when executing Vought's orders. His life was a terrible mess and it is fitting that his death was too.

[@blissshastings1818]

Let’s not so sure he’s dead yet

[@captainkritikal1453]

He ain't dead lol

[@meechieya7465]

at 17:29 y’all synced into the same head movement that was kinda satisfying to watch😭 maniac is a really good song

[@joshuascafidi3851]

When Kumiko was hit with the blast she was de-powered instantly, and had serious injuries. Maeve was hit with the blast while still say 30 floors up in the air...how the fuck did she survive the fall?

[@x-ScaryBerry-x]

She used Soldier Boy as a cushion ala Austin Powers?

[@paula8515]

kumiko's power relies on her physical strength and regenerative abilities. She doesn't seem to be very tough apart from that. Maeve is practically Wonder Woman. I have little trouble believing that it took more than the few seconds you would be falling that distance for her powers to leave her, and that her toughness kept her from being more severely injured.

[@YuGo_Wolverino]

If there's one thing I didn't like about this season finale, it was Maeve not dying. She lost her powers in the explosion, the explosion didn't kill her in the fall and the fall didn't kill her either. The director tried to give the act of heroism to a woman, but he didn't have the courage to kill her as a sacrifice. Coward as fuck.

[@vaginalarthritis1753]

11:42, thank you Calvin! She just chucked an ariborne nerve agent into the streets of NYC and we just gloss over it!

[@SamuriLemonX18]

Seriously. In the UK we had people die from trace amounts of Novichok investigating Putin's assassination of Russian ex-agents. That bottle could easily kill the whole city

[@joshuad3507]

I mean I'm no expert but according to the show it is a liquid that needs to be made into a vapor to be airborne, so if it just smashed somewhere it would likely only have a small if any body count.

[@vaginalarthritis1753]

@@joshuad3507 If that's the case how were they going to get Soldier boy to take it? They did walk with it with the express purpose of using it to subdue him.

[@joshuad3507]

@@vaginalarthritis1753 Plothole I guess? Just went off what the show says, with Frenchie realising it isn't gas but vaporised liquid that they used in the video. Maybe it was already a vapor in the bottle or they had a eay to vaporise it idk, my chemistry ain't that good.

[@thejadedjester4935]

@@joshuad3507 wasn't it in a perfume botte or something so it could be sprayed?

[@marshwalker8322]

There's no way Black Noir is dead after that.. the guy survived having half of his brain violently ejected from his skull thanks to Soldier Boy, losing some guts means nothing.

[@miketrujillo3677]

Hes with c-c-c-christ the lord now

[@bobbyblastem7740]

You know whats even crazier...Soldier Boy in subtitles is Soulja Boy...

[@thedarkknight2221]

The ending absolutely had to have been inspired by the time Trump said in a speech that he could go out on the street and kill a guy and his supporters would still love him. What’s almost as scary is Ryan is almost becoming Kylo Ren. My one complaint though is I honestly don’t know why the hell Butcher and The Boys didn’t just stay back and let Soldier Boy kill Homlander and only interfere if it looked like they were actually going to bring the building down. Or even better, have Butcher kill Homelander right when Soldier Boy was taken out.

[@chrischika7026]

I really liked the season but this episode was kinda of a let down . Still great compared to other shows but not great for the boys if you know what I mean

[@calebjones960]

Tbh I'm not even a supporter of the right wing but I feel like it's pushing that too much. I understand it's a superhero show tho

[@theredoctopus3196]

@@calebjones960 pushing what too much ?

[@calebjones960]

@@theredoctopus3196 tbh trump or even homelander wouldn't get away with just murder in the streets, but I know it's a show lol

[@ricardomartinez479]

@@calebjones960 what?? Lol

[@jkid323]

i really hope season 4 introduces Tek Knight. He is the Tony stark but crazy lol I know he is in this world because he was mentioned a couple times

[@greenmachine949]

The dude fucked an asteroid in the comics. He exploded it before it hit the Earth. That's fucking weird.

[@eliargumedo4728]

I thought Starlight was gonna end up killing soldier boy, like visserate him into ashes, or at least severley burn him due to how much power she had. But no, it nearly tickled the man.

[@Mikkeru]

Man I didnt like how it all got ruined by a Kid lol.

[@pulsare.m.6719]

This kid f up everything

[@csb7376]

Maeve can always get her powers back if needed anyway, just like Kimiko.

[@FlynnTheRedhead]

I just feel like Black Noir’s death was such a waste, he was just getting a personality and some backstory man. Public opinion is also getting a tad ridiculous lol. Oh yeah and Frenchie’s story this episode came outta nowhere (well not nowhere but it didn’t feel like a logical endpoint for this season)

[@kavinsuresh5468]

Well Noir is not dead tho. Edgar's contingency was Noir and he simply wouldn't have a dumb ninja as the solution for Homelander. When Edgar comes back, he will unleash zombie-like Noir that will go on a rampage similar to the comics version.

[@FlynnTheRedhead]

@@kavinsuresh5468 I mean, Noir was a clone in the comics as well right? So I don’t know how accurate they’ll follow them, plus there’s already been like 6 fakeout deaths this season. Also the helmet kinda makes it final in my eyes, but we’ll see, hope you’re right

[@pamoweiberezi5315]

It's a common trope for a character to be killed off after some emotional scenes with them

[@FlynnTheRedhead]

@@pamoweiberezi5315 I mean... I have watched... a show before lol. So yeah it is common for a character to die in an emotional way

[@pamoweiberezi5315]

@@FlynnTheRedhead I just saying that his death was inevitable,we just didn't expect homelander to be the one to kill him

[@rango8971]

Ryan’s entering his brightburn arc

[@darryljack6612]

What i find really interesting about this season of the boys is the message of the high road vs the low road and how crazy it is when you realize The Boys (the team) really didnt do much this season, if anything they made things worse. They freed soldier boy who ended up killing dozens of innocent people, Butcher drove Ryan into the hands of his father and if ryan wasnt at the tower they could have killed homelander, Mave no longer has her powers and can no longer help them fight homelander, Butcher only has a year left to live, Victoria is has even more political power, and Homelander is still alive and is molding his son to be like him. Vs Starlight who by taking the highroad, has created major public distrust of Vought and Supes as a whole and made more people aware to the actual monster Homelander is.

[@johnnymittle]

More terrible supes are dead. Starlight is free. Half the country will hate Homelander. But yeah they are still in deep shit heading into next season.

[@DwolfFW]

Starlight didn't take the high road because she didn't confess to the world about the guy she murdered last season. She talks about supes getting away with crimes but doesn't feel she needs to answer for hers.

[@darryljack6612]

@@DwolfFW ??? 1 that guy was going to shoot butcher and kill him, and 2 the highroad doesnt mean being a saint who never does wrong, it just means not going lower than the person you are up against. She said supes are terrible but she never excluded herself. The same way she didnt expose the boys for the numerous amounts of screwed up things they have done.

[@DwolfFW]

​@@darryljack6612 The only reason he was going to shot Butcher was because Butcher was trying to steal his car. Which they didn't need to do because the guy was more than willing to take them to a hospital. Also Starlight is bulletproof and could easily have stood in the way. That guy didn't need to die and show is pretending he doesn't exist. Which makes Starlight look like a psychopath because she had no reflection on it at all this season. Also "it just means not going lower than the person you are up against" is not what taking the high road means. If your enemy rapes your wife along with your daughter you're not taking the high road if you rape just his wife but not his daughter. It's about having first principles of morality that you choose to adhere to despite the risk. If Starlight wants to be genuine she should have turn herself in.

[@darryljack6612]

@@DwolfFW 1 Bullet proof but not faster than a bullet firing from a gun . And I never said the guy deserved it, Butcher definitely escalated the situation. But what she did wasn't to brutally kill, it was only to defend Butcher 2, if you were to do that to your enemy that is taking the low road, because again your going just as low and or lower than the enemy. And 3 Annie never demanded that certain people turn themselves just from murder alone. Hence why she hasn't exposed the boys and all the screwed up things they did, or mave who she also didn't turn in

[@hoos3014]

It's crazy how much better this season is compared to season 2. Soldier Boy was an awesome villain.

[@makaylarhodes7442]

Why does everyone think that was both Ashley's who deleted the footage? It was Ashley and the girl from the crime Analytics 💀

[@kevinprzy4539]

They both kind of have forgettable faces tbf

[@scotthewitt258]

Little Hughie has increased strength and damage resistance. The whole punching through a guy is from the comics. He accidentally killed a member of Young Kicks {IIRC} by punching his heart out of his chest.

[@Waytothedawn63]

Damn can't believe y'all edited out soldier boy talking to butcher

[@Devakiinable]

Who knew the boys would make having 2 dads look so fucking cool