Fans React to The Boys Series Finale
As The Boys wraps its final season on Prime Video, viewers are weighing in on whether it stuck the landing.
This article contains spoilers for The Boys season 5 finale
The Boys has finally come to an end. The series finale is now streaming on Prime Video, and no matter how you feel about the journey the show has taken us on, it’s certainly been one hell of a ride.
In the last ever episode of Eric Kripke’s violent, irreverent superhero satire, Butcher and the gang stormed the Oval Office and took down Homelander while he was in the middle of threatening America as the country’s new god. Unfortunately, killing Homelander wasn’t quite enough resolution for Butcher, who had never made a secret of his desire to see all of the world’s Supes eradicated once and for all. Sneaking out with his Supe-killing virus and loading it into the sprinkler system at Vought headquarters, Butcher decided it was his way or the highway.
Hughie wasn’t about to let Starlight, Kimiko, or any more Supes die for Butcher’s cause. He tracked him down at Vought and said he’d kill Butcher if he unleashed the virus. As he got ready to do just that, Butcher looked at Hughie’s earnest face and, for a moment, saw that of his brother, Lenny. His brief hesitation allowed Hughie to shoot him, stopping him in his tracks. Butcher died forgiving Hughie for taking him out.
Aside from Homelander, some other lingering bad guys were also killed in the finale, including The Deep and Oh-Father, but Ashley rebelled, and Soldier Boy was kept on ice. Hughie, Annie, and Mother’s Milk got happy endings, while Kimiko traveled to France after Frenchie’s tragic death.
There were a lot of threads to tie up in the series finale, and The Boys largely seemed to get the job done. However, the final installment has received a mixed reaction online so far.
Here’s what fans are saying about the last ever episode of The Boys…
As always, feel free to air your thoughts about the finale in the comments!
All eight episodes of The Boys season 5 are available to stream on Prime Video now.