Deep Finishes his own Octopus!! But Why?

In "The Boys" Season 4, the storyline involving Deep and his octopus takes a dark and disturbing turn. The writers use this plotline to delve deeper into Deep's character, exploring his vulnerabilities, traumas, and the consequences of his actions.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Boys Season 4
The octopus, given to Deep by Homelander as a twisted form of punishment and humiliation, becomes a symbol of Deep's deepest fears and insecurities. Initially, Deep is disgusted and repulsed by the creature, reflecting his own self-loathing and feelings of worthlessness.
However, as the season progresses, Deep develops a strange and unsettling bond with the octopus. He starts seeing it as a reflection of his own isolation and ostracization from society. The octopus becomes his only companion, a confidante to whom he can express his darkest thoughts and desires.
This unhealthy attachment leads Deep down a path of self-destruction. In a shocking and disturbing scene, he consumes the octopus, seemingly as a desperate attempt to internalize its perceived strength and resilience. This act can be interpreted as a metaphor for Deep's complete surrender to his inner demons, consuming him entirely.
The writers use this shocking plotline to expose the depths of Deep's depravity and the extent of his mental instability. It serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked trauma and the destructive power of self-loathing.
The octopus plotline also raises questions about the ethics of using animals for entertainment and exploitation. The Boys, known for its satirical commentary on superhero culture and societal issues, uses this storyline to critique the objectification and abuse of animals in popular media.
Overall, Deep's consumption of the octopus is a pivotal moment in The Boys Season 4. It serves as a catalyst for his further descent into darkness and ultimately leads to his downfall. The shocking nature of this act ensures that it will be a memorable and controversial moment in the series.

[@adwardcooper7535]

100% There's no redemption for him

[@CliffordBreeden]

Killing Ambrosius was his redemption arc. He's finally fully committed to the Seven.

[@mukta4689]

He's finally a part of the seven. Killed that part of him that used to feel empathy for sea animals. It's almost like the Deep and A-train reversed places 😅😂

[@bangchengwen1540]

He is a classic low dignity villain character whom being a bully and abuse power to fulfill his own insucure

[@TsarNicholas2nd]

The only way I could see him having redemption is for homelander to die then he could clean up his mess.

[@jchan9761]

This hit hard. I love my octopus.

[@gustavomonteirorodrigues3554]

Even the octopus realizes what's up with sage and he doesn't.

[@adambalogh8728]

Octos are smart contrary to the Deep

[@JohnnyJustice777]

@@gustavomonteirorodrigues3554 because it's a "girl" octopus. Joking aside, Tilda Swinton portrayed more emotions in that one scene than Erin Moriarty in the last two seasons( she is noticeably more wooden this season)

[@PapaGelo]

I mean, technically Octopus are insanely smart animals too

[@devyadav3273]

​@@JohnnyJustice777don't criticise my queen like that. Starlight has such a beautiful face. I'm on season 1, catching up to season 4 soon.

[@JamaicanMeCrazy]

You gon find out. Sorry bro​@@devyadav3273

[@Lonelyweirdo96]

I can't help but genuinely feel bad for her. She actually wants to help him. Dude killed the one person who really loved him. No redemption arc for Kevin

[@Ankylosaurus_mangiventris]

100%, even when she knew he literally cheated on her with Sage, she still loved him.

[@Lonelyweirdo96]

@@Ankylosaurus_mangiventris right? Like even as she's dying she can't bring herself to insult him in any way. Every time she talks to him she's giving him compliments even during the fight. When everyone was talking down to him and cracking jokes she was there. This is really messed up. Especially after we find out Sage was banging both Deep and Noir

[@aahhhhhhhhhhhhh]

too bad shes an octopus

[@HoodBallZ]

Yea no Bro shouldn’t be fuckin sea animals

[@erluq9309]

Bro thats not a person what u talkin bout? 😂

[@EYYYYYJustin]

Homelander be like: I appreciate the enthusiasm but... are you ok?

[@mukta4689]

Lmao 😂😂

[@privateName419]

You know youre f'ed when homelander is telling you to chill the fk down 😂

[@mr.dickbutttheog2064]

The disbelief on his face is what killed me 😭☠️

[@walidhammadou4605]

Bro was like appreciate the meat riding sir

[@blahblah659]

When the guy who casually ripped BDSM-Junkie Spiderman in half wonders what's up with you shit be getting dark.

[@mariocollisionmaker]

Even HL was like "....Bro you good? 🤨"

[@saintniccage2818]

Nope, he's didn't care at all

[@wildcrochunter6724]

@@saintniccage2818it’s a joke dawg

[@isaklal518]

​@@saintniccage2818in a twisted way he views the seven as family. He didn't think A Train would betray him. Probably why he killed over Noir too

[@zitronentee]

HL gets a lot of surprises this season.

[@nikkimiddlekillsday5161]

As in he's got like a "Dude WTF!" vibe

[@JBa07]

Well, she was right about Sage.

[@JF.007]

Yeah, i think so.

[@nandayane]

Feels like this was calculated by sage

[@michelecorsanego]

This series is crazy: first we start to hate Deep, then to feel a little sorry for him for his insecurities and because he seems to be afraid, until we finally hate him with all our heart

[@adramaticfanatic7643]

You mean The Peak

[@lock376]

Who the fuck feels bad for the deep

[@spencerreid2086]

@@lock376 I do he has a pretty sympathetic backstory and insecurities the same with Homelander Regardless of what he's Done its kinda Hard not to feel bad for him.

[@snakebigboss2673]

I don't hate him

[@freedomwriter9688]

@@lock376a lot of people

[@terrencenoran3233]

Tilda Swinton giving her best dying octopus impression.

[@dezly-macauley]

😮 I knew I recognized that voice from somewhere.

[@To.me.my.X-Men.97]

​@@dezly-macauleyThe white witch of Narnia 😊

[@Wonejo.]

The ancient one

[@markoroaktree5714]

hela

[@TheFiresloth]

@@markoroaktree5714 That's Cate Blanchett.

[@earlykyler2165]

2:57 the moment Deep became Deeplander

[@professionalpizzaconsumer5419]

Lowkey what I said- bro locked in.

[@Jake-dh9qk]

Someone said this on another video but the Deep has insane potential as a villain because of his ability to literally withstand ocean pressure even at deepest level. He just doesn't know what he's capable of and only uses his crappy fist fighting skills when he could be a true danger doing his own thing.

[@DamianFitness]

The Peak

[@earlykyler2165]

@@Jake-dh9qk he definitely is scary if a body of water is nearby. Only issue is thats kind of all he has going for him outside of the normal supe stat boost

[@warbeatler618]

The Peaklander

[@LuznoLindo]

The fact _the Homelander_ was taken aback a little by how the Deep was acting does a good job of showing how bad the Deep's become after doing that.

[@bananatiergod]

I really like how they took A-Train and Deep and made them both mirrors of each other: Neither of them are taken seriously in the Seven, they're both egotistical jerks with a touch of a moral crisis, and both are holding on to Homelander's approval to find a purpose. The difference is that A-Train was an ass, but he also slowly (and I mean veeeery slowly) learned from his mistakes when the people in his life tore him to shreds about it, and he realized how much he lost in order to get better. The Deep was a spineless sleaze from the beginning, who had no one to moderate his ego and cruelty and always took the easy way to redemption. That's why he ends up becoming even worse while A-Train begins to become a genuine hero.

[@Pedroh369]

Yes.

[@Rex-fm3vj]

No, A train is just black so there was no way he could end any other way

[@JohnnyJustice777]

​@@Rex-fm3vjThat's the actual truth. But in all honesty, i like A train's redemption arc.

[@fatit5217]

@@Rex-fm3vj Life must suck being this much of a victim. 😂

[@fatit5217]

@@JohnnyJustice777 Nope, he’s wrong. Race has nothing to do with redemption.

[@therobotFrom94]

mad acting chops for a guy having an argument with a cgi octopus

[@SQOUREE]

Well, it works when you have audio on set with the lines from the octopus actor, so you can act off that

[@therobotFrom94]

@@SQOUREE still, the physical movement too. Great direction and well executed acting

[@12branko12]

y'all be saying anything these days, smh

[@user-mz9lm6vn1u]

Octopuses can live up to 18 hours without water

[@MYSTmke]

Head canon: Not in the boys universe. Problem solved.

[@JohnDoe-ligma]

She died of a broken heart. A la padme

[@mindfucker88]

No u can clearly see in this video that they can't.

[@cameronpearce5943]

Play dead then make a break for it maybe.

[@leachblah6313]

​@@JohnDoe-ligmaLe Padme si

[@yoloswaggins1579]

The fish was like "ayo frank look, this weirdo just killed his octo gf"

[@YurinanAcquiline]

Lmao. I bet so too. Those fish are judging him hard af. 😂😂😂

[@NotGoroMajima]

I really wish we could've heard what they said, that would've been the cherry on top for me

[@BalintM7898]

I don't know why but, I felt more sorry for the Octopus than the Spiderman copy guy.

[@BKLYN48]

that scene was so nasty 💀

[@Caes3r_]

i don't think anyone cared about that web pooper

[@og._dyn]

who actually cared about webweaver?😭😭

[@pvshka]

Manspider

[@richos07]

@@Caes3r_I just wish we got to see more of his spider abilities beyond shitting webs

[@TheNewRobotMaster]

Saying "I love you" to your murderer is something I've never seen in any media. That stood out to me.

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

Thats like every "muderer/criminal" x "innocent damsel"

[@1Darth_Vader1]

3:01 Even Homelander was like "Bro you're coping my staring at nothing while emotionless face moments... You good?"

[@horrorfan117]

What if the voices are just in the Deep's head, and he can't actually talk to sea life?

[@dodowhisperer2114]

Be kinda weird why the octopus would be willing to suck him off otherwise

[@DeMause]

I think he can talk to them but also has lowkey mind control that makes them all love him.

[@xx_squirtle8621]

@@DeMauseProbably the case. He’s making whole ass whales and octopus die for him, and those are mad intelligent

[@DvoTee-un9hw]

@@xx_squirtle8621 yes he can mind control them he’s basically a Nerfed version of Aquaman if he could control water like Aquaman, he would be OP

[@sedlyholmes3722]

Homelander was like "Finally ...proud of you"

[@daviddandrige9461]

Missed opportunity if she doesn’t come back for revenge. That over the top gasping for air would have been a hilarious way to mess with The Deep psychologically. As Octopi can survive out of the water for awhile. If not we’ll that’s just poor writing again 😂😏

[@selinawalsh9075]

Tbf, we don't see how long the Deep was waiting there, especially with all the cuts, so he may have just waited for her to die, since he would know how she can survive out of water.

[@Liaaa900]

How is she going to crawl to a water source and survive

[@daviddandrige9461]

@@Liaaa900 you probably haven’t seen Finding Dory or actual videos of octopi escaping their habitats & jumping into other tanks at aquariums that probably inspired Finding Dory. Ambrosia could have survived by jumping in the other tanks in The Deeps room & hid.

[@jonathangarcia273]

Men so cringe, its not relevant if the octopus can survive more in the reality or not lmao

[@federationofunitedchristia8939]

​@@jonathangarcia273 guys, look it's a pot calling the spoon black

[@draexian530]

Tilda Swinton as an octopus playing an unsatisfied house wife. I didn't think I'd see that.

[@goochipoochie]

Deeplander has Homelander shook, Homelander can't handle the PEAK

[@johans3164]

Yes!!! Your eyes have been opened by The absolute Peak himself!!!

[@hughesd.mungus9819]

I think he was more confused for a sec cause Homelander only made him eat the fish to humiliate him, but I guess he is the perfect minion now

[@alayctv5342]

Deep becoming like homelander slowly, same mental breakdown stare

[@DvoTee-un9hw]

Love it 😍

[@johnclarce6894]

Imagine if the octopus survives and kills deep

[@alexanderthegreat-mx5zu]

How will it kill him?

[@zunedchad926]

@@alexanderthegreat-mx5zu glawk glawk 90000

[@Zenocius]

@@alexanderthegreat-mx5zu Compound V it up

[@alexanderthegreat-mx5zu]

@@Zenocius Butt why

[@itsnick5082]

This episode was pretty DEEP. See what I did there... ok, I'll see myself out

[@PessimisticRavensFam]

I sea what you did😂

[@FFFr3sHHH]

You didn't even try bro

[@user-yq8yv9tm4m]

very cringe

[@To.me.my.X-Men.97]

And while you're out. Give me some snacks. My stomach is growling

[@ripgasbaron9716]

I have onion in my house.

[@user-ci2fd8vc2f]

I almost cried at this scene

[@122ti6]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@tylerbrock4432]

What?

[@kabe6927]

This dude's development is like a rollercoaster. His first introduction presents him as a pos then we feel bad for him for a bit then now he's fully committed to being a pos again

[@demiballs2396]

WHo the fuck feels bad for the deep

[@123alexkong]

Such a foil to A-Train A-Train apologises and is forgiven for what he did and Deep never will nor be forgiven. They killed people or animals they loved and suffered the same shit they did onto them (Bluehawk and A-Train’s brother, Deep getting raped in S1) A-Train becomes more disgusted with whatever’s going on and becomes better while Deep revels in the madness and gets worse

[@Adam-mv4fw]

Honestly, they should've made the other fish scream in terror. Like imagine the deep having a "YOU DONT SPEAK FOR US!" moment but with fish

[@SyoDraws]

Hehe, that'd be funny

[@bhleyg1337]

Crab screams FUCK YOU FASCIST and throws an empty soda can at deep

[@alanprpic5992]

The Deep is the true villian in The Boys

[@johans3164]

Dont you mean...The Peak????

[@tatersmcgee406]

Damn dude, Homelander can literally tell his heartrate. He knows The Deep is devoted and genuinely trusts him

[@Frivty39]

And what was it for? Sage?😢 he did it for nothing…

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Sage is alright.

[@alexandredelarge7342]

The fact that she has to get a lobotomy to be with him and not with Noir explains a lot about what other supes think of him...

[@ary2766]

​@@alexandredelarge7342 no i think Noir genuinely couldnt tell that she lobotomized herself when they went at it. She just goes "cmere boy" to any dude in a 10 feet distance when she lobotomized

[@cajs9964]

It was for Himself

[@RyomenAyeni225]

@@ary2766it’s pretty obvious why she lobotomised herself for the deep but not for Noir The deep is clearly insufferable to that extent 😂

[@professionalfartinhaler308]

Despite it being an Octopus this was one of the most brutal scenes in the entire show.

[@rcslyman8929]

[Three Weeks Later:] HL: "Where the hell have you been?!" Deep: "Doing it, Sir. I did it." HL: "Did what?" Deep: "Killed every single one of them." HL: "Who? When? What?!" Deep: "You told me to get to it. So I did. I killed them all. Every fish." HL: "I meant ordering the pizzas. For lunch!"

[@filipvadas7602]

I was hoping for a Deep redemption of *some* kind, but nah, there is NO coming back from this. This is by a wide margin the darkest deed The Deep has ever commited. The Octopus genuinely cared about him and was trying to make him realise what I think he alredy knows at heart about Sage, but he didn't want to accept. And if she really is dead, an octopus can survive for almost 24 hours out of the water, then Deep deserves a very *painful* end

[@Fishmen447]

Nah bro is going to fish jail

[@martinxy1291]

"I'll kill anyone you want me to kill" "...um, thanks.....but you good?"

[@loremaster77]

idk why but having tilda swinton randomly in this show voicing an octopus is so out of pocket and i fucking love it.

[@Nigel_75]

You do know why my guy

[@gabrielvelosa2597]

The Deep don't deserve a Redemption Arc.

[@nashnash4328]

"Poor unfortunate souls In pain, in need"

[@canwegetmuchhigher222]

Of all the "what the fuck" moments this show has regurgitated, I didn't think this would be one of them.

[@Ulainu]

Realistically can't they live for alot longer outside water

[@aussiewanderer6304]

Definitely, but maybe they need to prepare for it, like holding your breath. I don't think she expected it.

[@edmis90]

30-60min So says Google

[@tysonpeterson9552]

Tbf, it was a flashback from the deeps perspective, she was probably still alive.

[@jirehc19]

she prob got hit by his fist when he slammed it, i dunno

[@dodowhisperer2114]

Several hours apparently if they're well moist

[@Agent-57]

The Deep is gone. Get ready for the Peak

[@Rqblt]

U know the deep has gone too far when he starts hearing the ringing just like homelander

[@snowstorm7226]

Did anyone else ever thought Tilda Swinton would be playing an octopus an antagonist was secretly porking on an award winning show

[@christiaanbothma]

Ambrosius, noooooooo!

[@davidle4936]

The Deep is basically being a simp, no note.

[@FFVogter.-em6zz]

Well Homelander, you got your soldier.

[@MariaArielle-df6ft]

Damn, for a second I was having feels for a dying octopus. And then I was dying laughing. The Boys is so wild.

[@yostserchgaming]

I honestly thought the Deep could redeem himself someday but not after this. When I saw this, I was yelling: "save her!" Then I realized I was yelling at a TV haha

[@fritzman6483]

Homelander being momentarily stunned by the increasing instability of the people around him never gets old

[@HistoricMold440]

Octopus: can survive almost a whole day without water Also octopus: has some of the best camouflage ability of any animal PLEASE let her be hiding out in the tank to get him back later

[@bigskiddy553]

Bro this is funniest scene and I don’t know why

[@BucketHatTrick]

I have no idea!

[@Octobris]

You are emotionally immature, that's why

[@Musicfox11286]

You're not alone. I laughed so hard at Tildas dramatic dying voice of the octopus

[@arimfoxer3889]

​@@Octobris I know it was sad, but common! It was a little funny.

[@Dudeks4957]

Top 10 saddest moments

[@blakeaskew7086]

I think Homelander for like 0000000000.3 seconds was disturbed by the deep

[@nnamdinsofor3323]

Is it weird I feel sorry for the ocotopus

[@trampotrav4350]

Not at all

[@SyoDraws]

You're supposed to, dont worry

[@johnathan5906]

She actually cared about The Deep and she loved him even despite the cheating and everything he did. The scene is both hilarious and a little sad.

[@arthurjunior7241]

Homelander is kinda worried but smart enough not to ask

[@dekuvisuals9847]

Chase Crawford is hilarious😂

[@To.me.my.X-Men.97]

He looks like Chris Evans 😊

[@hamzaorakzai3490]

1:44 George Floyd easter egg

[@user-rb9fy4hm5w]

Deep got issues with octopuses 💀💀

[@BucketHatTrick]

How many times does this octopus come back life? Like damn!

[@luizmarinho6138]

3:10 He was deep in his thoughts.

[@Supers0nic_1331]

And people say Aquaman is a joke

[@ezraoluoch6274]

Aquaman f*cks fish~ Peacemaker

[@To.me.my.X-Men.97]

He is a joke. Have u seen Aquaman 2 🤢

[@Supers0nic_1331]

@@To.me.my.X-Men.97 actually no I didn't.

[@tefalos2155]

This is where The Deep becomes MoistCritical

[@zorikzz]

This scene hit so hard

[@dannypitcherenterprises2414]

A-train redemption arc and Deep villain arc are really good.

[@nickyhaugh2390]

Honelander may be badder than The Deep, but at least Homelander is likeable whereas the Deep is far more hateable.

[@ashketchum1953]

goddamn the spoilers are quick, the episode came out 3 hours ago. If only yall were like this for the movies

[@SeanSkalak-kk9iy]

lol there just excited

[@Invalourrr-vb3xo]

Fr, I've had to stop watching the episodes at night and watch them in the morning just to avoid all the clip uploads

[@To.me.my.X-Men.97]

They were like this for the movie 🤣 Someone posted a bootleg video of Tony Stark dead before I went to the movies to watch Endgame 🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinbutler2632]

Right i got spoiled on that and i was about to see the movie same day it came out thats why now i stay off youtube and social media when something close to coming out​@To.me.my.X-Men.97

[@jackashmore]

I love that homelander finally gets someone to be do or die for him and he’s honestly disturbed by it

[@mukta4689]

So deep's real name is Kevin?

[@joshuaolsoncook]

“Moisturize me.” That Octopus straight up sounds like a Doctor Who villain and the fact the Deep’s real name is Kevin feels like a Spongebob reference. 😹

[@jchan9761]

This hits hard. I love my octopus.

[@thatgoobyguy9960]

Homelander literally ripped someone in half earlier that episode, and he still looked a little concerned about deep's enthusiasm, lol.

[@djcoolvideos7371]

I've never felt this bad for an octopus

[@MrMechaMan]

The poor octopus.. damn

[@spencerreid2086]

Honestly this was so sad I Really feel bad for the Octopus part of me was Hoping Peak would Realise she's the only person who actually likes him for him and he'd Run away with her but Dude just can't Help but be Terrible 😭😭😭😭

[@DvoTee-un9hw]

He’s becoming the peak he’s understanding that he’s better than the mud people around him just like homelander

[@iloverpgs1052]

The actor was cooking with this Performance

[@To.me.my.X-Men.97]

FACTS love this guy. He resembles Chris Evans but much more badass😈☕🔥

[@carilasanchez7181]

Kimiko scene please 🙏

[@DamXOien3902]

The part where she’s wheezing for air had me dying, her death was all dramatic 😂 1:59

[@azzzzziigmd]

Bro locked in

[@ApocalypticCrocodile]

How can this be both funny and sad at the same time

[@anakinskywalker2101]

3:00 The peak really starts mogging 💀

[@ANP4158]

Poor Octopus The Peak is going mad, isn’t it

[@thanh5703]

Did homelander just almost cried out of proud?

[@speedwagon914]

Wasn't she with him in bed before he left and she was totally okay so how did she suffocate that fast when he broke the aquarium

[@andrewbenson8427]

I'd be mad at Deep but we've all had sushi.

[@crosuae]

I heard his accent slip at 0:23

[@clockner7290]

Guess I wasn't the only one

[@kacinema96]

Did anyone else think Ambrosias was faking the chokes, he’d open the door and then she’d attack him? Because they sounded fake, plus we saw her out of water earlier in the episode.

[@JR-96283]

I was dying laughing the whole time 😂Tilda is hilarious 😂

[@alessandrotavoliere5256]

I wonder what happens if someone gives some compound V to that piovre Octopus are already animals so strong and smart, that would be very bad for this TheBoys universe

[@theomnipotent3574]

Cthulhu

[@ferrellkang4954]

Chace's best acting in the series.

[@WhiteInk47]

The Boys really likes to make us care about Octupi

[@redscarecomixx]

Actually, octupi can survive up to an hour out of water

[@robertofabrizioiparraguirr6038]

How someone called The deep can keep falling evern deeper.

[@GershonBenYitzhak]

But wasn't she out of the water a bunch earlier?

[@ClammyHorrorShow]

Man I actually like the deep/octopus dynamic lol 😂

[@Winter3448]

Let’s take a second to realize that he was arguing with a octopus

[@SweetNightmares_]

“She has four limbs” 😂

[@jgro9]

the fish should have said something like "damn bro" woulda made my day

[@johans3164]

This is the moment The Deep becomes Heisenberg. Peak writing by Vince once again 👏👏