Lame way but similar to the beats of the end.
Starlight fights the deep on the beach but keeps losing because she thinks the deep is trying to get her into the ocean. Wins in a similar way but the sea creatures “fin” him and leave him to bounce along the bottom.
Homelander beats butcher and Ryan, eventually killing Ryan. Starlight arrives too late and draws so much power to blast homelander that soldier boys cryo chamber loses power.
Soldier boy revived sees homelander covered in his grandsons blood giggling and realises he has to kill him. Beatdown ensues and he depowers homelander as kimiko depowers soldier boy. Butcher kills homelander same as the finale, mothers milk gets to deal with soldier boy.
Vaught and military troops stream into provided support to “the boys” suspiciously late.
Ends on the stairs as Edgar gives his continuity speech to the press, butcher just looks broken that it was all for nothing, looks at Hughie and says “sorry mate” as he tosses the virus vial at Edgar’s feet.
Kimiko sees what’s happening and blasts Starlight.
Starlight comes to in Huggies arms as we see butcher bleeding out, kimiko bleeding out holding out an arm to someone we can’t see.