Warning! MAJOR Spoilers ahead for The Boys season 4, episode 8.
Summary
The Boysseason 4 is now streaming on Prime Video, and viewers are taking to social media to react to some of the episode’s biggest developments. After premiering earlier this summer, the hit superhero satire show, which was created by Eric Kripke, just set the stage for an explosive final season.The Boys' season 4finale features a handful of shocking events, including the gruesome death of Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit), Butcher (Karl Urban) going rogue, Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) speaking, some big cameos, and most of the core crew being apprehended as Homelander (Antony Starr) essentially takes over.
Viewers of the episode are now taking to X, formerly Twitter, to share their thoughts onThe Boys' action-packed season 4 finale. The episode is arguably the episode in the show’s history with the biggest number of reveals and surprise developments, and fans are certainly sharing some enthusiastic responses. Check out select posts below:
@prettiestperccshares a passionate response to Neuman’s gory death, including a meme of a police officer screaming “No!” in dramatic fashion.
“[L]iteral CHILLS watching this part,” saysThe Boys Out of Context Clips, referring to the moment when Kimiko speaks for the first time.
“KIMIKO SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE MOST GUT WRENCHING SITUATION EVER IMAGINED,” writesSofía, sharing a clip of an emotional scene fromManchester by the Sea.
Spliffwrites ofGen V’s Cate (Maddie Phillips): “She’s always ruining something.”
Heavyweight Thanosshares a popular meme of Homelander looking overwhelmed, writing: “Just finished The Boys season finale… what the f–k.”
PEAK TELEVISION," proclaims@ItzVarun_____.
@blushmosscites all the defeats The Boys suffered throughout this episode, including Ryan seemingly siding with Homelander and Supes being deputized under martial law, saying: “We lost.”
@stymirfocuses on a different part of the episode, celebrating that “[A-TRAIN] SURVIVED THE WHOLE SEASON.”
xotic likensThe Boys' season 4 finale to a key MCU title, writing: “EPISODE EIGHT SEASON FOUR IS LITERALLY INFINITY WAR OF THE BOYS.”
Jt shares their thoughts on the season 4 finale by simply including a GIF of fire spouting from a pen as someone writes.
@FuriousNoah_repeats a common sentiment about Kimiko and Frenchie (Tomer Capone), writing ofKimiko’s speaking scene: “ITS [sic] THE MOST HEARTBREAKING THING EVER WHY CANT [sic] THEY LET US BE HAPPY FOR ONCE.”
The Boys Season 4 Finale Just Set Up A Wild Season 5
What Episode 8 Means For The Show’s Final Outing
Kripke has now been clear for a while thatThe Boysseason 5has always been his end point for the series. The season 4 finale certainly reinforces this, as it sets up the conclusion to some key character arcs. Butcher’s goal has always been to kill Homelander, but a central dramatic question in the show is how far he’s willing to go to achieve this and whether he’s willing to sacrifice his humanity.Butcher’s killing of Neuman paints a dark future for the characterand for the future of Supe-kind.
Butcher is now armed with a virus that can kill Homelander, but it will wipe out all other Supes in the process.
Butcher’s dark turn, however, isn’t unmotivated, as Ryan (Cameron Crovetti) seemingly kills (or seriously injures) Grace Mallory (Laila Robins) as he elects to return to Vought and Homelander.Ryan, then, is poised to become a major, Homelander-sized threat, and his decision seemingly solidified Butcher’s willingness to commit Supe genocide. With Hughie (Jack Quaid), M.M. (Laz Alonso), and Kimiko having all been captured, and Frenchie having been brainwashed, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) is seemingly the last hope to avoid a truly dark ending.
The Boys Season 4 Cast & Character Guide: Every New & Returning Character
From the supes to those trying to take them down, The Boys season 4 cast brings back the show’s popular characters as well as new faces.
The comparison betweenThe Boys' season 4 finale andAvengers: Infinity Waris certainly an apt one, as the show’s penultimate season concludes with a major loss for the protagonists. There are hints, however, that suggestStarlight won’t be working alone in season 5, as A-Train (Jessie T. Usher) has essentially turned against Homelander, Ashley (Colby Minifie) injected herself with V to avoid becoming a victim of the Vought purge, and Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott) remains alive.The Boys' exceptional season 4 finale certainly means the wait for season 5 will feel like a long one.
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The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
