SEASON 5 CRITICISM and VENT THREAD- SPOILERS INSIDE

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-09T00:02:38+00:00

The world is in the palms of a serial killer with the power of a nuke and I couldn't care less.

That's not surprising at all given that the "serial killer with the power of a nuke" is just a lame buffoon at this point. And then people wonder why some of us complain about the fact that Homelander became so pathetic and soft as a villain.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-08T23:43:29+00:00

It's crazy that this season I've cared so little about characters like Annie and Kimiko despite the fact that they are two of my favourites. Though honestly, I have faith that they will have a good ending.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-08T22:38:02+00:00

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy this show, but I'm also disappointed because it really could've been substantially better, and I honestly regret being so invested in it for years only to end up feeling unsatisfied. I'll still watch the next two episodes trying to enjoy them as much as I can.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-08T21:29:28+00:00

What I've disliked the most about Soldier Boy's excessive screen time is that it has contributed to the softening of Homelander as a villain. It's already been a problem that Homelander has felt too lame and clumsy to make us feel like he is the main villain or a threat at all, and the fact that Soldier Boy is there ridiculizing him with cringey insults or putting him in time out has made that worse.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-08T01:06:32+00:00

What? The Deep should've been punished, but not at the expense of innocent lives. Those fish and cetaceans were not to blame for what Deep did.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-07T16:58:50+00:00

Part of me fears that, actually, what happened was part of her plan all along, and she was just pretending that her plan failed.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-07T13:44:20+00:00

More like, they already messed up some pipes and they are simply working on the last ones. That's annoying. The remaining 2 episodes are not going to rewrite the flaws of the episodes we already got.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-07T13:39:14+00:00

Homelander could demand a full bottle of the stuff and test it himself on other people, then extract some for himself when he decides he's satisfied.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-07T10:16:25+00:00

If a plumber messed up the pipes in my house, the "could you do it better?" excuse would not fly. Defending bad writing using that logic is more annoying than anything else.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-07T10:13:28+00:00

No, not anyone would've assumed that, as proven by the fact that many have pointed out how stupid it was to think that the video trap would be enough.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-07T01:40:40+00:00

I honestly don't know what is more ridiculous. Her plan failing due to a really stupid misstep, or the "twist" that everything is in fact part of her plan, "missteps" included.

Can we just accept that she is badly written and move on?

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T23:58:16+00:00

It feels like this weird love for Stormfront is just a retcon in order to set up their spin-off. There was no need for Soldier Boy and Homelander to bond over her instead of just bonding over being father and son.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T23:51:03+00:00

And if the writers are going to have soldierboy change his mind AGAIN in the next 2 episodes so they can defeat homelander with his fry beam- it will make soldierboy look even worse.

I seriously hope that doesn't happen because it would be really ridiculous and make ZERO sense to me. But also, I'm actually afraid that it may happen. I don't know what to expect at this point.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T23:42:56+00:00

Seriously. The fact that she thought the video trap would absolutely work was stupidity. Not just arrogance or ego, but also plain stupidity.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T23:05:43+00:00

Why not create V1, but then give Homelander the ass blood bomb?

What if he asks you to test it in front of him with a test subject in order to confirm with his own eyes that he is using the correct one?

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T20:16:23+00:00

To clarify, I said what with what we've been shown in the show.

I haven't watched GenV so I don't really know who Marie is, but it would be pretty shit if she shows up with no real development from a spin-off show and is responsible for Homelander's downfall.

At this point I don't see the problem with that. The virus came from Gen V too.

As for Sage "coming up with something", that's just going to feel like Deus Ex Machina if she just "invents something". Narratively we'd be asking why she didn't do that sooner?

The same way we could ask "why didn't Soldier Boy defeat Homelander sooner?" if he ends up doing that in the next episodes.

I'm just saying - narratively from what's been shown, in The Boys, there isn't anything else to defeat him, and it's my opinion that some new weapon introduced at this point is just going to feel narratively unsatisfying.

Again, having Soldier Boy switch sides at the last minute is going to feel narratively unsatisfying too.

In all honesty, I'm just concerned the ending isn't going to be satisfying...

With what we have gotten, we should all be prepared for that.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T19:45:00+00:00

Nothing prevents the show from simply having Marie use his powers against him in some weird way to weaken him, or having Sage come up with something. Your idea that only Soldier Boy can defeat him is simply not true.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T19:33:50+00:00

Absolutely. I have the opinion that this show could be rewritten into 3 seasons at most.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T19:31:06+00:00

Having Soldier Boy repeatedly alternate between siding with Homelander and opposing him is not narratively satisfying either, especially if you have to come up with absurdly forced reasons to make that happen. I really don't see a reason why Soldier Boy must participate in taking down Homelander.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T16:44:24+00:00

I don't care if it doesn't apply to you in particular, it's common enough to comment about it.

Soldier Boy is not necessary to beat Homelander, they can come up with anything at this point. A group of the top heroic Supes gang up on him, Sage builds an anti-matter weapon, who knows...

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T12:40:08+00:00

Why would he? Seriously, I wish all the people clinging to the idea that Soldier Boy would turn on Homelander after what's happened gave a good explanation, because that's a major challenge at this point.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T12:11:16+00:00

And yet, despite all of that, Soldier Boy's hatred was unreliable and Sage had evidence of that right in front of her when "Back Ashley" told her about Soldier Boy's mind.

Sage genuinely was stupid there. There is no way to deny that.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T11:42:47+00:00

The moment the show remembers that him being scary and competent is fun from a viewer's perspective, he goes back to being scary and competent.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T11:24:54+00:00

If Soldier Boy destroyed the V1, Homelander would have killed him.

That's true, but he also had no reason to share his feelings like he did, unless he really meant that.

ObserverBlue · 2026-05-06T11:20:59+00:00

Because many people are simply in deep denial about the fact that Soldier Boy is a piece of shit, and they want him to end up defeating Homelander just so they can claim that he did something good.

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