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@JohnCENA-kw8ie

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

They are swapping Noir for Ryan.

@ccole99

2 жыл бұрын

In the comics Annie can fly

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

@reapersoul8506

2 жыл бұрын

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

@joeldean2706

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

He will, but still rigged.

@mowgli6345

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Unriven

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@hellfish2309

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@FEARNoMore

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@centripetal6157 Ryan kills Homelander 100%

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

5 ай бұрын

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

@joseimyelcaminante6879

Ай бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@fabi3790

Жыл бұрын

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

@seancostello4158

Жыл бұрын

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

@FarikoWishless

6 күн бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@hiarhu746

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

His literal son from rape...

@ziziozzie8571

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

@Ask4This

2 жыл бұрын

NOT MOI WOIFES SON!!

@samfanhellyeah

2 жыл бұрын

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

@shivampachauri1200

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Mojj2099

2 жыл бұрын

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

@timelesspizza9892

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@TheLordNovo

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinprzy4539 give it 3 for good measure

@twopeople158

2 жыл бұрын

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

@IChIDH

2 жыл бұрын

he needs his own spin-off.

@aradamichaels927

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@za-ir5ni

2 жыл бұрын

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

@asume501

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@treaveannyretro92

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Keyecomposer

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

"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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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..

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@paul-juniorblack6151

2 жыл бұрын

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

@dylanbsll6342

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

@playswithsquirrels4630

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Devakiinable

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. Seemed pointless building him up.

@tiredinside

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@vinsanity40k

2 жыл бұрын

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

@neogeo1670

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@neogeo1670 Fuck that shit

@maddys7281

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't die

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

@JoudanJanaiHa

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@bookwormd8627

Жыл бұрын

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

9 ай бұрын

@@bookwormd8627That my friend is what a HERO does

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@TrendTrove171

2 жыл бұрын

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_

2 жыл бұрын

@@TrendTrove171 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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@HSTLMLWL

2 жыл бұрын

Never heard that before but it's a great diss

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@timelesspizza9892

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

5 ай бұрын

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

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@tobycrow

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@tobycrow oh i didnt know the writers said that

@Kangaroofilet

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

what is that master plan

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

@SamuriLemonX18

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

The do deserve paid vacations and dental plans.

@animusswtor4822

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeringatai3156 Right!?

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

2 жыл бұрын

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*

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.

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.

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!!

@user-wu2br7cs7i

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-wu2br7cs7i 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

@user-wu2br7cs7i

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-wu2br7cs7i 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.

@user-wu2br7cs7i

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

No body was able to do something to SB Besides Hlander

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@piotrswat169

2 жыл бұрын

i'm dissapointed she survived

@IBEtripz

2 жыл бұрын

@@piotrswat169 🤨

@diegoalonso6512

2 жыл бұрын

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

@animegamernerdo

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@jonreese7066

2 жыл бұрын

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

@juggernot92

2 жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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.

@TrypleStrike

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@KlaSiKo4

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@dudeboymanguy7742

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@lordofslugs2700 Exactly like wtf 😒

@glopsnopper3806

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@chaost4544

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@TyrannosavageRekt

2 жыл бұрын

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.

Seeing Kimiko’s little dance before going on a rampage was the highlight of the episode! She finally accepted her powers and finally feels free to dance. She’s so badass and adorable to watch! Homelander’s relationship with Ryan is so fucked up to watch yet I want to watch more of it because in his own sick way, he truly loves his son. I’m very intrigued on Evil Ryan next season and to see what Homelander does because he has the chance to prove to him that he is either a villain or father.

@aaditkhan728

2 жыл бұрын

How about both?? Actually, homelander could be a really good father ngl and also if you think homelander's a monster,watch diabolical ep 8,if you don't feel sorry for him after seeing that then I don't know what to tell you.

@santino4561

2 жыл бұрын

i wonder if it will be a luke skywalker return of the jedi situation where Ryan's moral compass turns Homelander good. But that's extremely wishful thinking because Homelander is a psycho and Ryan seems to be going down psycho lane now too.

@hellfish2309

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaditkhan728 Homelander is a character with dimension, but yes he is a monster: he’s the Vought’s monster but the reverse of Frankenstein’s monster… the glamor, image, and adoration reinforce his horrifying behavior

@leok7193

2 жыл бұрын

if she wasn't busy beating ass to the beat, Frenchie wouldn't have gotten shot...

@DwolfFW

2 жыл бұрын

Kimiko"s scene was disturbing. She literally spent the last two season hating how she was nothing but a weapon that was used by both the Sun's and Butcher to kill people. Now she his killing guys who she can easily subdue while gleefully moving to music. It's completely tone deaf.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@OogaBoogaBooga6969

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

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

@ChyeahWill

Жыл бұрын

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

They really needed to telegraph that better.

@Frostylongcat

2 жыл бұрын

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

@davididiart5934

2 жыл бұрын

@@Frostylongcat This, yeah.

@sandrosliske

2 ай бұрын

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

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

What if now they introduce homelander's clone black noir

@andorastorm1000

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

Your videos just put me in a better mood, amazing reaction as always

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

2 жыл бұрын

It was not a great finale lmao

@bigblackbear4234

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Lazypackmule

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

9 ай бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@FlynnTheRedhead

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

Been waiting to watch this reaction all day!!

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@MontgomeryWenis

2 жыл бұрын

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

Justice For Noir!

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@davidnobre5660

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@johnnymittle

2 жыл бұрын

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

@cooljo5881

2 жыл бұрын

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

@moneykenny119

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@BhlackBishop

2 жыл бұрын

​@@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.

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

I've been checking for this the last 12 hours

That ending is both menacing and an awesome reference.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@NihilisticBallman

Жыл бұрын

Maybe the river?

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

2 жыл бұрын

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]

the finale for this season was a little letdown for me personally.. I think the main plot and stories only changed in a small way compared to the season 2 finale and start of the 3rd one

@giant_rat7781

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It’s back where it was at the beginning of the season hardly anything has changed.. This “finale” felt more like filler. Except for noir that sucked

@concettasorvillo3719

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I don't know: three out of five of the seven are gone, Neuman became VP, Homelander basically outed himself as the psycopath he is and people cheered, Ryan gone bad, Butcher is dying and Starlight became member of The Boys.... basically for the world everything changed more than in the second season, where mostly of the changements were hidden. Its seems like you think, just because Soldier Boy's storyline just raised and died without any big impact, or at least not the impact we expected. His storylines just remarked about father figures and pushed Butcher into bretray his very own purpose (to kill Homelander) to save Ryan - stating that Ryan can in fact be his only chance to the humanity against his rage - and pushed Homelander towards his humanity again, making him choose Ryan over killing Butcher and everybody, giving him a new little hope (who will be crushed probabily at the end of season 4).

@TrendTrove171

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah extremely disappointing finale that made 1-7 a lot worse, 1-7 was great until the finale.

@flaggerify

2 жыл бұрын

Weakest season.

@cortesacrawford

2 жыл бұрын

The character motivations felt really weird. Like I get Butcher protecting Ryan. But it was weird that he kept fighting Soldier Boy. Like there were definitely some gaps in the fighting where he could've focused on getting Ryan out of the way so Soldier Boy could do his thing. It seems like after the initial save Ryan part, they forget Homelander is the bigger threat. Like they know SB can be dropped with the nerve agent. But other than SB, they have no way of touching Homelander. The focus of the main threat was off. Also, the nerve agent side quest was weird. It seemed like just needed something for frenchie and kimiko to do, so they wrote in having to get the nerve agent again. I don't hate the finale, but it's definitely the weakest yet. Also, Noir better be a fake out. I don't want him dead, but if you're gonna kill him. It gotta be a better than that. A single hole in the stomach after all the shit he's healed from. Homelander needed to rip him in half, vertically, if he's actually dead that would've been more believable. Really hoping he comes back.

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@calebjones960 pushing what too much ?

@calebjones960

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@calebjones960 what?? Lol

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.

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

I got chills when Ryan smiled at the end

Homelander lasers a guy again in front of a crowd but this time it isn’t in his head. Ironically people cheer for him even though he murdered a man right in front of them. This ties back to homelander saying I show people the real me and they love me for it. He was afraid of how people would react to his real self and yet they still cheer. Todd cheers for homelander and other join in as if they needed validation. Homelander also craves validation. Homelander killed the “enemy” so that muder was ok. In his interviews homelander pedals the notion of the infamous them. Who is the “them” or “they”? Anyone who is not with “us”. They can be whoever we need them to be. The homelander fans might cheer but the rest of the world may not making the us vs them narrative grow.

@nojatha4637

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, this was probably the most unrealistic part of the show. No matter your beliefs, people would not cheer after watching someone being murdered in cold blood without warning unless they experience that kind of trauma on a regular basis. It just isn't conceivable.

@daunterobertson6459

2 жыл бұрын

@@nojatha4637 On the contrary, I think the ending was brilliant because it finally showed us that after constant lies, abuse, and death involving the superhero community for decades on end, society has finally cracked. Vought has completely broken the majority of the people they claim to protect. Just like they did to Homelander.

@nojatha4637

2 жыл бұрын

@@daunterobertson6459 In that universe, the information about death and abuse was only recently introduced to the public. And even then, it was only talked about. Nobody actually saw that stuff take place. Society would act and think just like us if they saw what Homelander did.

@pianoman5491

2 жыл бұрын

Homelander looked astonished and relieved when they started cheering. I feel that guy who started cheering first is gonna fuck up MM. a weak man who worships Homelander will crave power and will fuck over MM if he gets it.

@pianoman5491

2 жыл бұрын

@@nojatha4637 I think they would, especially since MM made him feel small and weak.(guy who started cheering first)

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

@OogaBoogaBooga6969

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

Bro this hour of television was phenomenal

That ending was so good, Ryans creepy smirk was everything 😂

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

2 жыл бұрын

She used Soldier Boy as a cushion ala Austin Powers?

@paula8515

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

Fantastic season

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

It’s wild that I was lowkey pulling for Soldier Boy at the end. How you gonna convince the man to take out his son but he’s the only one to hold up his side of the deal? That IS a bit of a pussy move tbh. You’re this close to taking out Homelander and you cave because Ryan got shoulder-checked? Definitely should’ve let Soldier Boy take out Homelander and then deal with him later. Homelander is a bigger threat than Soldier Boy and It’s been proven that Homelander is more untouchable than Soldier Boy. If Maeve survives the blast then so would Ryan. Homelander and Homelander Jr. would both be powerless. Good but also frustrating. I definitely thought this was a weaker episode and the choice to have Ryan be a linchpin for everyone to turn on Soldier Boy (and basically save Homelander) was pretty lazy writing. Noir was the most mysterious character in the show and then when they finally give him some interesting shit, they kill him? Weird pacing as well. Mixed feelings for sure. Disappointing finale after a great season.

@otong4893

2 жыл бұрын

"if Maeve survives the blast then so would Ryan" but butcher didn't know that until later, he thinks that the blast would've killed Ryan in that moment.

@theonlygamer349

2 жыл бұрын

Ryan was injured by a shield bash, he is clearly not as durable yet. But with homelander shielding him, I could see him surviving. The problem being, Butcher doesn’t know if homelander values himself over his son or the other way around.

@fxrdo

2 жыл бұрын

Thats the reason why I think Noir has a slim chance to still be alive. They just gave him a backstory and made him interesting just to kill him one episode later? I think they will go the comic route and make him more of a homelander clone because his healing factor is even stronger than Kimikos. They definitely painted it to look like he died so I would not be suprised if he actually was killed off

@OK-ce8cn

2 жыл бұрын

@@fxrdo bro what they’re definitely not gon make him a home lander clone I just think his power is immortality and will comeback but not as a homelander clone that’s just stupid

@fxrdo

2 жыл бұрын

@@OK-ce8cn that’s literally what he is in the comics

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

2 жыл бұрын

Let’s not so sure he’s dead yet

@captainkritikal1453

2 жыл бұрын

He ain't dead lol

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

The way you all started bobbing your heads at the same time at 17:26 made my day

I really really really hope they replace The Boys spot on the schedule with Banshee. More Anthony Starr and an absolutely fantastic show.

Butcher fucked up by driving a wedge between himself and Ryan. That little smile Ryan had on his face worries me. Hopefully he’ll see the light in the next season. It’s a bit of a cop out to me that Maeve ended up surviving a full-force blast from Soldier Boy, but at least she can have a happy ending with Elena. Just like in the comics, Victoria will find a way to make herself the president; although she’ll be much scarier because she’s more cunning compared to her comic counterpart.

@jeringatai3156

2 жыл бұрын

Kimiko survived a full blast so did love sausage and other Supes. If Maeve had healing powers then it makes sense she survived. She can also jump really high so that fall wouldve been nothing to her.

@drasilisk2895

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeringatai3156 Kimiko survived a blast that broke a wall lol. Maeve survived a massive explosion. That's fine though, Maeve is way more durable than Kimiko. The only real bs is de-powered Maeve then surviving the fall to the ground from that massive height. She didn't have her powers after the explosion so the fall should have killed her.

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

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

Been waiting for this all day, can’t wait to see what y’all think of this insane episode

Y'all are the mans

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

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

@kevinprzy4539

2 жыл бұрын

They both kind of have forgettable faces tbf

great acting and production and stunts and stuff, but this episode left me with a mostly "meh" feeling. like we're just back to square one, except HL is out and people love him for it. feels like a copout.

I loved the parallels from 1x8 and 2x8 when a Madelyn told Homelander to bring Teddy upstairs and Butcher walked past Homelander with Ryan

Ryan’s entering his brightburn arc

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

​@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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