That powered up Starlight's attack was so anti-climatic, shit didn't even scratch Soldier Boy

soldier boy was the only real one, committed to his word and his mission

The last scene always reminds me of, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters”

My guess is that Mallory is going to have her people study the specific radiation that Soldier Boy puts out, now that they have him in captivity, and once they isolate the radiation that neutralizes V, they'll develop some kind of guns or devices that put out that radiation, so they can de-power supes. Then the Boys can de-power them one by one, even Ryan, but de-powering Homelander will probably take some kind of sacrifice. It'll be a lot better than how the comic ended, no matter how they do it.

Actually, Homelander acted out of impulse. He was not considering the consequences and obviously was surprised the first few seconds when people cheered - then he realized what Stormfront said was right. You don't need five million fans, you just need 5,000 soldiers fighting for you.

only flaw i had with this season was Maeve living. It lessened her sacrifice and kind of ruined the severity of the tension. She deserves a happy ending, but she could have went out as a true hero. Shows need to know when to kill off characters

It was funny how Starlight shined her eyes the whole season and when she was finally going to do something, Soldier Boy just slapped her and it was over for her 😂

soldier boy could control that blast. we saw it with kimiko. that last one was his last resort to killing everyone around him since he realize everyone in that scene was his enemy.

That smile by Ryan at the end 😈

Have to agree with Maeve's own statement that she is not a hero. She just threw a bottle of extremely deadly nerve agent into a NY street. That thing could kill hundreds.

Respect to soldier boy. Only one who stuck the mission

What fun to watch them ignore the fact that Black Noir is a complete POS, just because he is less of a POS than Soldier Boy and Homelander. All those people in the Lagos Hard Rock are rolling over in their graves ;-

All of Solder Boy’s blasts were straight out from wherever he faced, but the last was just a big, wide explosion. That’s probably because, unlike any of the other times, someone (Maeve) physically interfered, basically, and literally, throwing him off his aim. Basically, whatever he sees in front of him gets blown away, but, maybe, while falling, he and Maeve were spinning, rolling, and tumbling around. Or, it could even be that Maeve just completely blocked the path of his blast, causing it to spill out everywhere in an explosion.

24:03 Y’all can just not stop justifying A-Trains actions 😭

Remember without Butcher no one would be trying to take the Supes down...No one

You're all caught up! Enjoyed experiencing the show again through your reaction vids. I love the show and know why Homelander can't die as a character -- his villainy is arguably more important than any of the Boys -- but I wasn't a big fan of the way they wrote the third act in this episode. Separately, I like Homelander being alive and what next season may bring for him, and I also like Butcher and Maeve both realizing Ryan deserves their protection. It's also great how Soldier Boy turned on Homelander and that speech about him being a huge disappointment. But I dunno, getting to that point then just having the season's final fight be Solider Boy vs Butcher was disappointing. Kinda wrote themselves into a corner where that had to happen but it didn't feel up to par as the rest of the season. And everything around Starlight realizing her super ability was dope until all she was able to do was push Solider Boy down -- that felt very anti-climactic for me as well.

French is my first language and i only realized in this episode that Frenchie isn’t french at all 😂 i remember bugging for a few minutes upon realizing lol

I hate how everybody just turned on Soldier Boy and let Homelander do his thing. It's so bizarre. He literally was only there to honor his arrangement with butcher and had already eliminated his team. Butcher really showed what a little snitch he is in this episode, without any honor.

The smile at the end from Ryan was the perfect ending for this season.

1:04 it still boggles my mind that everyone gave Hughie and Butcher so much shit for choosing to take the V, but when Kimiko did it for the exact same reason no one batted an eye one of them is labeled "toxic masculinity" while the other is "girl power" not to mention neither Butcher or Hughie went on a killing spree of normal humans after taking the V like Kimiko did multiple times

Since they aren't using the ending from the comics I see there being five seasons tops since we know the final fight will now be between Butcher and Homelander. Each season is roughly a year in universe and Butcher has around 12 months left to live unless he takes Compound V. Honestly prefer the comics ending due to the fact Noir plays the most important role in the entire series at the end.

don't mind me, just binging every reaction of the boys you've done until I get to this one

If you wanted to know specific times when they took doses hughie took 4 and butcher took 7, hughie did in russia, then at crimson countess' place then herogasm and then to get mindstorm, butcher did the first day where he passed out, then to get gunpowder, then russia, then countess place, herogasm and mindstorm and then the final battle vs homelander

I hope u guys watch Gen V

Can anybody tell me where this unfounded believe in Black Noirs good nature comes from? Because we saw his two scenes of his recalling of being bullied by SoldierBoy and young Edgar eating nuts in front of him? So what, just about all of the characters in this movie have a fucked up upbringing, doesn't excuse what they do. And Noir has been shown and talked about being a ruthless killer, hell in his talk with Edgar the VP said that Noir should be facing war criminal charges for what he did in the Hard Rock Café in Lagos. He's pretty old by now if he was in SoldierBoys crew when he was betrayed to the russians, and apparently he's into just as much shit as everybody else at Vought. He just doesn't talk, lol.

46:25 Not all heroes have the same strength and durability. Maeve is (or I guess was) one the strongest on the show. Notice how most characters fear Homelander but Maeve & Soldier Boy don’t because they can hold their own against him. Homelander can’t easily kill them like he does with other characters. Maeve only feared what he would do to Elena (Maeve’s girlfriend).

Homelander being a decent dad this episode

It’s crazy how you feel bad about Black Noir. After all he tried to kill Starlight and kidnapped Maeve.

On the end, Soldier Boy was the real one, when it comes to his word, he was ready!

I think this was explained by Kripke. Soldier Boy’s blast burns the V out of your system. People like Homelander and Maeve were pumped full it of as babies so have more it in their bodies than other Supes. This means Soldier Boy’s blast would take longer to effect those with a ton of V in their system, which Homelander and Maeve have a metric fuck ton of in their bodies. So Maeve could’ve even hit the ground with V still in her body, only for it to be burned away as Soldier Boy’s radiation receded.

Just saying, if you throw shit at a kid then well... Play stupid games win stupid prizes...

Homelander wins again

That last big fight... where things got complicated. If you'll notice when Soldier Boy and Butcher first attacked Homelander, he did not even fight back. Not even a little. He just was quietly begging Soldier Boy not to do it. And then when Soldier Boy attacked Ryan, Homelander turned his back to every one of his enemies to check on Ryan's well-being. He was down on the floor with his back to them, completely vulnerable... prioritizing his son. I think Ryan is the only person he truly cares about besides himself. There's a part of me that wonders if Ryan is going to end up being the Big Bad in the end, in some way. Like imagine Homelander approaching the Boys like, "So this monster I created out of my son is going to end the world in a child-appropriate but ABSOLUTELY NUCLEAR tantrum if you don't help me get him under control". Would be interesting. :P

Todd really just a civil man who likes when other people go mad bc he won’t

22:45 nope… look up the dyatlov pass incident. Covered by “wendigoon” Novachock is no joke and doesn’t dissolve in water…. It’s dispersed even more by water….

Starlight's power-up moment was really anti-climactic. But not a disappointing episode, just frustrating with Ryan and the mess. And that ending is so messed up... there's no way so many would cheer for that though. But people sure can be disgusting in the real world. Season 4 doesn't have a date but they started filming last year, and season 5 is confirmed too. Hype!

I was so sure they'd still blame everything on Cindy lol

hope you guys react to the animated series and spin off that's coming out soon

This show was one of the best iterations of the superhero genre imo. This season was a blast, literally, the only thing I did not like was Butcher's decision to turn on Soldier Boy like I get it, he was gonna blast Ryan too but after we find out Maeve survived Soldier Boy's blast, and she was the 2nd strongest member of the Seven, so surely, if she survived the blast, Homelander AND Ryan would've survived too which makes Butcher's actions kinda stupid. Obviously Butcher didn't know if Ryan could take the blast but still come on, they definitely could've taken out Homelander this episode. But Homelander still remains a threat and excited for more of his acting in s4.

The saga continues with Gen V next. Can’t wait for your reaction, it’s canon and on par with The Boys and ties directly into season 4 of The Boys.

Y’all be talking about the main characters about how annoying they are, but completely ignore what villains do lol Noir deserved to die he wasn’t a saint.

I don't think I've seen a fumble like this in a series in a while. Instantly goes against the entire plan, gets rid of SB, let's HL get away, and creates another one in the process while Butcher is killing himself for nothing. It's ridiculous lol. They honestly deserve Homelander's reign after that

Damn!! Yall caught up!!...i really enjoyed the recap...this reminded me how 🔥 this show is...its soo crazy and unpredictable...I know they was filming the next season..but im not sure if they're done with that yet

2:07 respect to Sam for not assuming the worst for once lol

“He took the V” bro did you not see him with the freaking laser eyes in the fight?

The Only Thing I Hated About ‘The Boys’ Is Not Enough Queen Maeve!

Homelander was only protecting his super-powered son from that empty beer can!

neuman gave Homelander the location of Ryan and Homelander gave her compound V. quid pro quo

I actually like soldier boy a bit. But it was kind of cool seeing Homelander and Butcher work together for that brief moment. In that moment... Ryan was important. And They both care for him... Even if homelander is twisted..

why do they get mad at part that are clearly humor and satire . they just don't get the obvius narratives of the show it's weird . Sam seems to bethe only one who gets it and doesn't screamd or whine every scene

Season 4 will definitely be epic! Ryan definitely will be a problem. Hopefully we get black noir back , he’s definitely had the saddest story.

5:44 "HOW DID HE FIND HIM??" bruh they literally showed that 2 seconds ago in the recap, Vicky gave him the address.

Honestly they should of let soilder boy homelander and took the kid out while he was unconscious he probably wouldn't have followed him than they could of gas soilder boy homelander is honestly a bigger threat i dont get why Anne and the others didn't see that soilder is a stoner with ptsd who been beaten before and has a weakness homelander is the strongest hero and has never been beaten has no weakness and it capable of destroying nuking cities by himself but it's a tv show so I get it you can't take out the best character

the comments make me so happy i’ve never interacted with the fandom until now cause y’all got some weird ass opinions 😭

In the Comic's Noir was a stronger clone of Homelander built to overthrow him if Homelander got out of control. He basically would try and make Homelander lose his mind by taking pics & videos committing acts of fucked up shit just so he'd make Homelander go off the deep end so that Noir could fulfil his purpose by killing him.

The finale ruined the season for me. Nior had this built up development that ended up going nowhere, Butcher gives up on Homelander to fight Soldier Boy out of the blue, Maeve has this amazing self-sacrifice that completes her character arc but survives with no explanation given...it felt like they brought in a new writing team for the finale. Such a letdown.

Understand on thing about this show; If Homelander and/ or Butcher dies, the show is OVER!!! It might happen in the last season, second to last or last episode, but they are the driving force of this show. Not hewie, not Starlight, not anyone else but Homelander and Butcher...!!!

Butcher is a terrible figure for the kid as well. They both all.

I swear soldier boy was done dirty and it was dumb for there reasoning first of all soldier boy wasn’t even racist he was just reckless and an asshole but even then it’s not like that would’ve been a problem anymore especially if his whole team dies then he’ll probably just live out the rest of his life In basically retirement

It’s still funny how Starlight’s power is basically just a flashbang

The one person more in-killable than Homelander is Soldier Boy

they really need to start killing off some of team butcher, this finale and season 2 finale were underwhelming

I love how Morgan was constantly 'mom-disappointed' with Ryan throughout the whole episode. It was hilarious! "RYAN!!! RYAN!!!! (**exasperated sigh**) And I hope you guys also got the whole "I could shoot a person on 5th Ave. and my poll numbers would still go up" vibe and symbolism of that last scene. (YES, they were definitely referencing that dude and his supporters. The showrunner confirmed that fact).

This intro is my new favorite intro. Edit: I just remembered Sam's gossipy intro. This is my second favorite intro.

Her-i mean he could've just told hughie instead of punching him. Me-tell me you don't know shit about butcher without telling me you don't know shit about butcher.

And you're caught up! Next up is The Boys season 4 and Gen V coming out in 2023.

The one thing homelander does care about is his son

If only Soldier Boy managed to kill Homelander & Ryan. Goddamnit

No supe healer to help A-Train's brother? What kinda campaign is this?

There’s no logical reason Maeve should have lived, but I remember the show writers saying that they didn’t want another LGBTQ character to have an unhappy ending. While I agree with the sentiment, I think black noir should have been the one to tackle soldier boy out of the instead if they wanted to go with that reason.

Hey girls, you will also react to the Gen V episodes?

Soldier boy should have team up with homelander. even after knowing homelander is his blood still he realised how much disappointment, psychopath, insecure,unstable he is, that's why he need to die and he make the hard choice but at end what just he got nothing And maeve survived that surely homelander and Ryan will not have died but they will be powerless and normal but butcher sucked that

Overall after rewatching the season again. I don't care for it, nothing really changed. The other time got a power up. While "The Boys" don't have much. Maeve is gone, Black Noire is gone. Ryan is gone and Soldier Boy is gone. Butcher's dying.

"IN 2 DEEP" a good read a nah?

If there one thing i noticed about nior is that he never like to be on his back like when he got his battle scars he was just sitting there and when homelander killed him he was on his side and his leg was still up niors definitely gonna be back no way vought woukd do him like that

Maeve survived because reasons...

Megan, Dani, Sam aka The Boiz

Homelander will find Maeve and reenject her with v kill the gf and have his super baby

The Head-popper and Hughie are an item in real life.

Hughie could easily kill any supe that doesn't fly with his power.

I felt for Black Noir, but I really hate Queen Maeve. I can't understand why someone would love and cry for such an insensitive, cynical woman. It also makes no sense that she was almost able to kill Homelander all by herself but always whined about how intimidated she was by him and that she feared him. Because seeing her immense power almost equalling Homelander's, she could have stood up to him along time ago.

Underestimating Maeve all throughout uggh Maeve dont need help. She can beat Homelander

Oh they're all on shorts, yeah this is my video KZfaq thanks , you can drop me off right here

35:05 Soldier boy literally murdered lots and lots of people and his racism is what MM calls out? The Boys is pretty good but some of the writing is SO trash

I actually hated Maeve living it made the “Sacrifice” feel so empty at least write that whole part out and make it Noir who dies saving everyone instead of just him dying for nothing and we need more powerful supes in the boys cause Annie is weak asf😂Her whole charge for absolutely nothing🤣Kimiko is gonna have to hard carry if we can’t pop temp V overall I feel like most people that they kinda dropped the ball on this finally kinda disappointing hopefully next season is just as good cause the rest of this season was fire!!

The boys was renewed for season 4.

React to Firefly!!!!😘😘

My only issue with the show is they didn't explore Black Noir's character enough. His character is very poorly written

Noticed many comments on here driven by typical unwarranted binary thinking with a large helping of unconscious bias leaning to the right, overtly criticising the female heroes such as Starlight? I guess this is the current climate, there is no masking it these days. We all know this show so far is a play upon on reality in the toxic climate of current US politics! Such a great show operating on many levels. Loving the ‘React Packs’ passionate reviews of this show, and see they must have to bite their tongues knowing its relevance in reality. All seasons have been full throttle, just hoping the fourth season does not fall flat.

I’m still mad that they switched up on soldier boy. Like I get it gotta save Ryan but still could’ve just got him out the way and jump homelander. Like Ryan was unconscious for majority of the fight and if they are jumping homelander they pry would’ve been able to get it done

20:44 and now that he’s dead and you guys aren’t likely to read the comics.. black noir is the evil villain of the comics all along.

Genuinely amusing how mad they get over how things develop. I mean, I think some storytelling decisions (Maeve going away, Black Noir dying pointlessly) in the finale weren't great, but the entire journey of this series so far has been extremely smart and enjoyable. I don't understand why people were so critical of them trying to stop an asshole like Soldier Boy from killing whoever he wanted. He wasn't going to listen to reason after Butcher explained everything. He's the defintion of toxic masculinity, which is basically the entire theme of Season 3. Butcher, MM, Frenchie, Hughie, and of course Homelander are all dealing with their own forms of trauma, and fighting Soldier Boy is kind of the representation of trying to grow past it.

9:45 Well seems like you didn't grow up yet either then.

I spoiled for myself the show checking the comics and im already pre-mad

I wish the show came up with the idea that Starlight can burn the eyes of Homelander, Soldier Boy and Victoria. Her powers can be useful so I don't know why the show holds her back. We know these Supes are not strong from the insides. Season 4 is definitely about the white house arc and Homelander takeover the entire world with Supes army

Yeah this finale made no sense.Butcher could have told Soldier Boy to not harm the kid and ignore him, like when he did the same thing to save MM from being attacked by him. Soldier Boy was shown to have listened before. They could have ganged up on Homelander, defeated him, then put Soldier Boy to sleep later with Novichok. After all, Homelander has no known weakness, while Soldier Boy did.

#TeamHomelander

Quiet literally the worst finale to a season I've seen so far. The writers completely changed their minds last second about the story. Nothing they did made any logical sense. That gas weapon they made 3 times was useless, starlight is more useless than ever, HL gets his ass beat by Maeve so makes you wonder why its so hard to kill him then? SB dies but then doesn't, Maeve dies but not really, Noir dies after all that build up, everything is back to 0.

Really bad season overall I thought, good start but fumbled it hard. Maeve still being alive is silly and MM not simply waiting until ONE SECOND after Soldier Boy takes out Homelander to start going after Soldier Boy is the most short sighted unrealistic bullshit I've ever seen a supposedly adult character do.

My overly optimistic hope for where it goes is black noir returns, ends up joining the boys as a weapon for butcher, becomes more human with the improved company, a-train eventually has such a redeeming moment and point of realisation that he also turns on homelander, and butcher continues to die until the end of season 4 he takes the permanent v as a sacrifice of his own morals and acceptance of supes in an effort to make sure the boys can win, probably saving hughie. Season 4 sees them eventually kill Victoria and maybe Cindy shows up again, homelander uses that ending so season 3 to justify following storefronts ideas of a small army over a massive following and all that, getting the adult suitable v refined to turn a number of his loyalists into decently powerful supes still massively weaker than the or butcher are. Season ends with him losing Ryan to butcher and losing his shit. Season 5 homelander follows through with his threat of destroying America with his small army of loyal supes and bigger army of armed loyalist non supes, the Ashley’s change sides and deep gets way more conflicted. Soldier boy is woken up and goes out with the intent of killing both sides. The two sides fight while the nation is in a civil war and systematic collapse around them. The deep dies regretting the side he chose and his mistakes throughout his life. a-train betrays hughie in a moment of need due to them still never truely making up and they fight with a-train getting killed. Black noir dies fighting alongside butcher and starlight against homelander and soldier boy who are also against each other, homelander and butcher kill soldier boy while the rest of the boys are killing part of homelanders supe army. The remaining boys get overrun by homelanders army of reinforcements forcing butcher to resist killing homelander when he was moments away to go laser the attackers saving his crew. Starlight gets seriously wounded attempting to fight homelander when butcher leaves, hughie tries to save her and they are both knocked down and about to die when butcher grabs homelander, sacrificing himself to kill the two of them ending the fight. Basically I just want black noir back and a wicked finally fight scene and don’t really care too much about the finer details as long as it fits the characters when it’s done. Regardless butcher has to die for the ending imo