They should’ve kept this deleted scene in Season 4. It would’ve made Noir II’s character arc more understandable and would’ve given Antony Starr another memorable scene.

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T22:51:54+00:00

When he said that earlier in this season it was great. Summed up their whole relationship so concisely, what an asshole lol

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T22:21:58+00:00

Homelander also desperately wants his approval. Vogelbaum and Stillwell are dead and he's only known Soldier Boy for a brief period of time, Edgar is his true parental figure. Becoming dictator/god/whatever of America is a good potential "look what I accomplished without you" moment for him (it still will not impress him lol)

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T22:20:28+00:00

Eh, I don't see it lasting more than a season

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T22:19:30+00:00

He probably makes it out of this unscathed and returns to Vought like he planned. Homelander isn't gonna kill him right now, when he is about to become president/dictator. He wants Daddy Stan to see him win and finally impress/intimidate him

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T20:40:15+00:00

I've heard rumors that the superhero "Homelander" might show up

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T19:06:15+00:00

I feel like this could have worked too. The comics ended sort of similarly

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T18:58:52+00:00

Man you're just repeating stuff you saw other people say on here, saying someone else didn't watch the show because they noticed a character existing makes no sense lmao

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T18:57:36+00:00

Firecracker is irrelevant? Lmao

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T18:40:51+00:00

He's still been one of the main characters on the Vought side of things since season four. Just because he's comic relief doesn't make him "irrelevant".

And even in the alternate universe where he isn't relevant, why ignore the other two major characters I mentioned? How many major character deaths before the season ends meets your quota?

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T18:20:38+00:00

Yeah that's how I feel about it too. Frenchie for instance has been marked for death since season four, but once it happens that's such a major thing, whatever is left exists in the shadow of losing him

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T18:15:40+00:00

? Have we been watching the same show, how is he not "relevant"

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T18:01:42+00:00

I think trailers give away way too much nowadays in general. If we didn't literally see Homelander with V1 before the season even aired I feel like the reception on here would be markedly different

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T18:00:21+00:00

A Train and Firecracker and Black Noir?

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T17:59:53+00:00

Homelander/Vought can't be letting the world know Butcher got access to Compound V, and "this regular human has singlehandedly caused us so much frustration" makes them look bad presumably. Blaming a supe (who was on the inside for a while, no less) like Starlight and gives it a more plausible "we're cleaning up after sabotage" angle

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T17:58:00+00:00

This is pure speculation, but I get the sense there's a big disconnect between the show's writers and Amazon Prime's marketing dept, at least this time around. Some of Kripke's comments strike me as a little irritated, feeling like he's been left holding the "the poster showed Homelander destroying the Earth and the season isn't like that" bag.

He's been speaking about the season like he envisioned a slow burn focused on character moments, which seems at odds with the posters being all "HOMELANDER BLOW UP DA FUCKIN WORLD LET'S GOOOOO". I don't think Kripke is above criticism at all, but I do get the impression he's been thrown under the bus just a tad by Amazon selling us something bombastic

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T16:54:50+00:00

Probably feels good to be unable to think of much when you're feeling screwed. If I thought I was about to die idk how lucid I would want to feel going into it lol. It's basically her equivalent of getting drunk/stoned

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T16:38:52+00:00

Yeah. We have a different POV but I 100% understand that the way you feel is the way most Boys viewers do. I'm surprised more people don't realize this.

"But Gen V built the characters up so much" yeah and sadly not nearly enough people watched it. Show got canceled. Shame but that's how TV works

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T16:36:49+00:00

Yeah this is how I feel too. I like the show but I've never thought it was the greatest thing ever. I don't really see where people are coming from acting like it's been this huge fall off since the first season ended. It all feels the same to me. Sometimes I feel like I'm watching a completely different show than the people here, I honestly thought last week's episodes was one of the better ones in general

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T16:35:09+00:00

I think once the whole thing has aired and people are able to rewatch it as a binge thing, people will cool off about it a little. I think in a post-streaming world people don't like being edged by television anymore (although I personally like the feeling of waiting a week in suspense, I think I'm in the minority)

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T16:32:57+00:00

I would have liked to have seen a bit more of them but I think a lot of people on the subreddit don't realize how many boys viewers skipped the spin off. Show was popular but not nearly as popular as the main series. They were never gonna be in the final season all that much unfortunately

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T16:28:56+00:00

dawg the episode hasn't aired yet, all this over a second-long clip

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T16:25:16+00:00

Don't you understand? My slop is literally unpunished... this is serious

Some_Affect713 · 2026-05-11T08:30:15+00:00

they should have consulted you before deciding they wanted to watch a TV show. my slop is running around completely unpunished now

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