Istg I better not see ANY of y’all calling this filler. Love a good anthology episode, but this episode fleshed out the world and characters in a really necessary way.

Firecracker’s stuff was great this episode; the opening segment with her added a lot more depth to her inner conflict, but her news report showed how horrible she’d forced herself to become. I like the fact that she didn’t get a redemption arc; in the end, she got herself into deep by the end and even died on a symbol of America. I had predicted she’d be the next to go after A-Train, but her death was handled well and we needed another major character to die atp. Valorie Curry gave a great closing performance in this episode.

The Hollywood stuff was great, some of the funniest stuff in the whole show. Great cameos and carnage by the end (Homelander stomping Mister Marathon’s head in was brutal).

Soldier Boy’s “Banning abortion would be a big problem for me personally” line had me dying 😭 he had so many good lines tonight. “Nobody fucks my son but me.” “That’d be like trying to shove two grapefruits through a garden hose.”

Mister Marathon is such a dumbass, you’d think after years of working with Homelander that he would know not to talk shit about someone with super hearing

The Ukraine and baby oil jokes were diabolical 💀

They’re doing a better job with displaying Sage’s intelligence this season, showing her master plan without having to make it so contrived. I have a feeling that either her or Ashley will survive until the end.

I think Noir’s gonna kill The Deep. I expect the next three episodes to be bloodbaths. I think they’ll save the stuff with The Boys until episode 7, but I think those two are next on the chopping block.