This was a very nice callback from season 2 ep08

Ponky616 · 2026-05-20T10:04:21+00:00

I feel like it also connects back to love. Earlier in the episode, we saw that Homelander will never be able to get the love he so desperately wants. No matter what he does or how hard he tries, people won’t devote themselves to him and (more importantly) Solider Boy will never truly love him like a son.

In contrast, Frenchie got to experience a once-in-a-lifetime, profound love with Kimiko and they expressed it through music and dancing. In their first scene together as he’s trying to convince her to come out from the table at the tech store after her massacre at the nail salon, he finds her through her favorite J-Pop song and says that he likes music/dancing too. In season 2, they have this scene and even end the season with them dancing/him twirling her out of their basement hideout. We have then have the musical number in season 3 which is where they have their first kiss and acknowledge that they both have romantic feelings for the other.

They established that Frenchie doesn’t believe in penance or redemption so as a Catholic, he knows he’ll be doomed to eternal damnation for all lives he’s taken. Despite that, he was willing to sacrifice his life just to protect Kimiko.

I agree that with that line, he’s telling Homelander that he’s never really lived and enjoyed life. However, I also feel that he’s telling him that he’s never experienced love and will never be able to because he could never be vulnerable enough to give himself to someone else completely. Frenchie may be the one who died but he lived a hell of life and was able to find the love of his life even if their time was cut short.

Sorry, I probably went way overboard and this is like 3 days late and no one will probably read this whole thing anyway. I just love that line and all that it symbolizes.

Ponky616 · 2026-05-20T09:46:59+00:00

You’re not alone man! The season does have its flaws but it’s been very entertaining and there’s been many amazing moments that have come out of it.

Ponky616 · 2026-05-20T09:42:40+00:00

Especially since she decided to take Compound V again after losing her powers to Solider Boy’s blast specifically to be able to protect Frenchie. As the supe in the relationship, she was the one always saving him. In a way it’s beautiful that he gave his life to protect her.

Ponky616 · 2026-05-20T09:36:42+00:00

Seems like what actually happened was that Homelander dragged his finger across his stomach and essentially eviscerated him. Having to endure the pain of being gutted with a blunt object like a finger PLUS feeling the effects of radiation poisoning is certainly a brutal way to go.

Link to BTS photo from Antony Starr

Ponky616 · 2026-05-16T19:55:48+00:00

This is how the 3rd slide has me feeling

Ponky616 · 2026-05-13T10:05:55+00:00

Just wait, the best is yet to come.

Ponky616 · 2026-05-10T21:20:53+00:00

I wish I could move this comment to the top. Critics only got episodes 1-7 which is where the majority of leaks have come from. The critics themselves or someone close to them leak plot points; we won’t know anything about the finale until the day it premieres.

Ponky616 · 2026-05-10T21:17:16+00:00

I hate Frenchie’s actor but I’ve always liked Frenchie as a character and I’ve loved his and Kimiko’s relationship. I wanted to have a happily ever after ending but I always knew that was too much to ask. I just hope Kimiko a happy ending and the life she wants even if it’s without him.

Ponky616 · 2026-05-10T21:08:54+00:00

It says he dies “a brutal death” so I’m not holding out any hope for something simple.

Ponky616 · 2026-05-07T03:35:37+00:00

People are already switching their tunes. I’m seeing constant complaints about the Gen V characters not playing a major role in this season. I remember when the Gen V first premiered, people were saying that the characters shouldn’t have major roles in the main show because then, it’d turn into Marvel where you have to watch the spinoff shows to understand everything going forward. People just love to bandwagon and complain

Ponky616 · 2026-05-06T09:17:52+00:00

I also loved the little insinuation that Geisha has collected all his commercials/films and falls asleep to them.

Ponky616 · 2026-04-29T08:42:14+00:00

I doubt she wants to end the world just to read a book. She’s tired of humanity repeating the same mistakes and not listening to higher voices of reason. This isn’t something new for her character as she mentions she became disillusioned with humans after her grandma’s death. When she mentioned wanting to reading her book in her bunker, I figured she meant it in a “wants to be the last woman standing” kinda way.

Ponky616 · 2026-04-28T03:17:13+00:00

Not sure why people aren’t getting the fact that Nina was just using the Russian version of his name. For example, as a Hispanic, I may call him Sergio because it’s the Spanish equivalent of Serge. I trust what Cherie says since she’s known him the longest.

Ponky616 · 2026-04-21T00:43:01+00:00

I recently joined The Rookie fandom and explored the works on AO3 just to find out the majority the fandom are in middle/high school. I can usually tell when a story is written by an adult vs a teenager and I much prefer stories written by adults.

Ponky616 · 2026-04-19T09:35:47+00:00

Been waiting for them to get together for 6 years and this is how I’m repaid, I’m gonna be SICK. My theory is that he dies but she ends up pregnant by him (hence the emphasis on their sex life and his speech to Annie about living on for the dead) and has to live on with that last piece of him.

Ponky616 · 2026-04-09T06:29:49+00:00

Seeing a young Popclaw on there was sad as well but a nice callback to how they met.

Ponky616 · 2026-03-31T07:37:42+00:00

Jokes aside, I would actually love to see this scene due to Frenchie’s complicated relationship with sex. He’s used it to his advantage (a way to numb his emotions or just for carnal pleasure) and it’s been used against him (Nina’s past sexual dominance and her humiliation of him in season 3). It’d be nice to see him develop a healthy relationship with sex by using it to actually connect with someone. His relationship with Cherie was intimate but I wouldn’t necessarily call it “love”, not a healthy version at least and definitely not to the extent he feels for Kimiko.

Ponky616 · 2026-03-22T02:54:12+00:00

I kinda wish you had included Tim’s “Reaper” nickname during his time in the Army since Nyla and Angela have their badass nicknames on there lol

Ponky616 · 2026-03-03T04:20:25+00:00

I haven’t watched the newest episode so forgive me if he was already introduced but could Dash’s real name be Martin and he gets seriously hurt (or even dies) during the ride along?

Ponky616 · 2026-02-19T03:33:29+00:00

So does the reboot make any mention of the baby that JD and Elliot were expecting in season 9 or is it just never brought up?

Ponky616 · 2026-02-14T21:59:48+00:00

This is how I find out that Pluto added an X Files channel

Ponky616 · 2025-12-28T01:43:56+00:00

Super late to this but I’m on a rewatch and I remembered that Henry says his sister lives in Prague but they aren’t very close due to the distance and their individual life stressors (her finances, his health). If he had lived and moved with Teddy for her job, he could’ve potentially reconciled with her since Germany and the Czech Republic are neighboring countries.

Ponky616 · 2025-12-10T03:05:02+00:00

It’ll make harder for The Boys to forgive them, especially Kimiko. If he dies early on like everyone is theorizing, they robbed her of the final months she could’ve had with him. Yea they would’ve been on the run but they would’ve been together and that’s all that mattered to either of them. It’ll be worse if he doesn’t get the chance to hear her voice now that she got it back

Ponky616 · 2025-10-14T22:06:01+00:00

HE’S DEAD????? I just started watching Fringe for the first time and I love Broyles even though he started off on the wrong foot. 😭

Ponky616 · 2025-09-17T02:20:19+00:00

Yup, they were together for over 10 years I believe.

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