The Boys
Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
The episode opens with a scene of stark violence.
They fight and swear until Billy nearly chokes the old man to death.
Becca Butcher is, naturally, instantly uncomfortable.
Homelanders visits were bad enough, but his new partner-in-hate amplifies the creep factor.
How many other people has Maeve killed?
Grace tried diplomacy; Billy goes for righteous fury.
The episode peaks at Vought, where Lamplighter and Hughie have gone to break out Annie and her mom.
Is it that easy?
Wouldnt he be inflammable?
Anyway, the sprinklers go off, allowing Annie to escape, but Lamplighter is a crispy former superhero.
Just then, Black Noir pushes Annie through the wall and they fight right near Lamplighters roasted corpse.
Hes strong and crazy, as usual.
Its a brutal, ugly fight, and he ends up choking Annie until she passes out.
Cut to Maeve with her arm around Noirs neck!
It turns out the worlds creepiest superhero has a tree-nut allergy.
Hughie finds Annies mom and eventually Annie and they take off.
Just as hes being sworn in, the congressmans head explodes.
And then so does someone elses.
Heads are popping everywhere.
The escaped prisoner from Sage Grove?
Grace tries to race her congressional ally to safety as Homelander looks around to see whos doing it.
C-Span cuts the feed.
Extra Frames
I continue to admire the casting on this show.
Hughie gives Lamplighter advice that everyone should heed: You cant watch porn when the suns out.
The version of What a Wonderful World playing in the open isthis oneby Jon Batiste.
What do you want to happen in the finale?
What do you expect to happen?
Im really starting to think thats the likely case.
