As a longtime fan of The Boys, I was absolutely blown away by the intensity and emotion packed into the season 4 finale. Having followed the storyline closely since its inception, I couldn’t help but feel a deep connection to the characters and their struggles.
Has “The Boys” Season 4 left you pondering if this is truly the end or not? With Amazon confirming that Season 5 will serve as the last chapter, fans have hypothesized that this season would act as a precursor to the grand finale.
Despite all the prior discussions, “Assassination Run,” the eighth episode of Season 4 for “The Boys,” contained a subplot requiring resolution. It’s hard to believe that the creators or cast could have anticipated the uncanny resemblance between this finale and real-life occurrences.
In the beginning of The Boys Season 4 Episode 8, there is a reminder: the ensuing violence portrayed in this episode is purely fictional and does not support or condone any actual acts of political violence.
The Boys Season 4 Episode 8 Recap (Finale Spoilers)
“Insurrection Day’s Dawn” – The Boys Season 4 Finale commences with a segment on Vought’s “VNN Today” morning news on January 6th. The main stories are: Ashley (Colby Minifie) explaining the cancellation of A-Train (Jessie T. Usher)’s film, featuring Will Ferrell as Coach Richard Brinkerhoff; a manipulative “All Lives Matter” PSA from The Seven; and the certification of President-elect Robert Singer’s presidency by the Electoral College. The Boys are glued to their screens, with Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso) urging Butcher (Karl Urban) and Frenchie (Tomer Capone) to complete extracting the anti-supes virus from Kimiko’s (Karen Fukuhara) leg. M.M. texts Hughie (Jack Quaid) about his attempts to uncover the identity of the shapeshifter assassin hired by The Seven. Unaware, Annie/Starlight (Erin Moriarty), disguised as the assassin, enters the room and proposes marriage to an elated Hughie. While in a daze, she seduces him once more, diverting his attention from his task.
[The Boys Title Logo Appears Over Hughie and Fake-Annie Lying in Bed]
In simpler terms, during an intimate moment with Annie, Hughie remarks that she was more forceful than anticipated using “two fingers” which startled him. Fake-Annie feigns reluctance to improve their sexual encounters, but as her disguise weakens, the assassin’s fake skin starts peeling off. In a rush, Fake-Annie puts on clothes and fabricates an excuse to leave, leaving Hughie perplexed. Meanwhile, Butcher is hospitalized after collapsing in last week’s episode. A nurse tells him his blood pressure is dangerously low, but he remains unconcerned since he believes himself to be dying. His alternate persona, Joe (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), scolds Butcher for losing focus with time running out. Joe presents himself as Butcher’s final weapon, offering him the ability to kill superhumans once more – a power that Joe has been keeping hidden. If Butcher agrees to eradicate all supes, Joe will give him access to his abilities. Suddenly, Grace Mallory (Laila Robins) interrupts their conversation, stating she’s not helping Butcher out of kindness. Butcher remains unperturbed and asks for a phone so he can get back to work. Joe glares at Butcher, urging him to stay on mission.
At Vought Tower, Homelander (Anthony Starr) sits in disgust at his apartment, filled with his own graying pubic hairs and his son Ryan’s (Cameron Crovetti) cluttered belongings. As he cleans up, Homelander finds a picture of Becca, Butcher, and their dog Terror that Butcher had sent as a Christmas gift to Ryan. Homelander becomes enraged and unleashes his destructive powers, burning down the apartment. Ryan returns home to chaos, with Homelander demanding him to join him. Ryan hesitates until a falling chandelier forces him to move. Homelander insists that he is Ryan’s only true father, but Ryan continues to resist and flees, leaving Homelander in pursuit.
I’m a huge fan of this intriguing narrative!
Final Plea – The phone rings in the hospital ward for Butcher. It’s Hughie on the line, anxious and desperate. He pleads with Butcher to join them on their mission to save Singer. Butcher, however, drifts off into memories of his childhood. He recalls an old story about a steakhouse in Nevada where scantily-clad waitresses served the meat. His brother had laughed at his fascination with this place but promised they’d visit together someday – a promise they never kept. Butcher muses that odd thoughts surface when one is nearing the end, and asks Hughie to go to that steakhouse once everything is resolved. He urges Hughie to keep fighting and apologizes to The Boys through him. With a heavy heart, Butcher bids his friend farewell as if it’s their last conversation.
In a surprising turn of events on the set of “TruthBomb,” Firecracker (Valorie Curry), trying to welcome Homelander happily, is mortified when she coughs loudly. Vice President-elect Victoria Neuaman (Claudia Doumit) enters and sits next to Homelander, asserting her limited time and more pressing matters. The show starts, and Firecracker introduces Homelander and Neuman before delving into Singer’s supposed plan to depower supes.
The outcome of the election could change: The congress validates Robert Singer’s presidency win, but his VP being a supersonic human raises concerns. The Boys observe protests sparking nationwide and grasp the potential for Homelander and company to assassinate Singer undetected. M.M. urges Frenchie to speed up the virus development, causing Frenchie’s frustration; M.M. instructs Hughie to dig up dirt on Neuman and disseminate it online. However, Hughie finds the files empty as the shapeshifter reappears. Fake-Annie witnesses Hughie’s shock; M.M. instructs Frenchie to keep working while urging a change in tactics – defense mode. In front of the TV, Mallory and Butcher see Singer call for a new election with full disclosure about his identity and Neuman’s motives for assassination. Ryan enters Butcher’s room, responding to a text, causing tension between Joe and Ryan; Mallory is proud of her former ward’s growth. Recognizing Butcher’s deteriorating health, Ryan hesitates about leaving Homelander and considers the potential risks and benefits. Butcher tries to convince him to leave for his safety while respecting his decision to stay with Homelander. They engage in a game of Tic-Tac-Toe to lighten the mood.
I, Deep (Chace Crawford), stand in The Seven’s conference room, gazing at a photo of my beloved Ambrosius (Tilda Swinton), a painful reminder of the life I took. Memories flood back, leaving me feeling a deep sorrow that I try to hide when Homelander, Firecracker, Black Noir II, and Ashley enter. Ashley hands Homelander a list of potential threats within Vought, inquiring about Ryan’s whereabouts but receiving no response. She mentions some employees might have contract clauses requiring compensation if terminated, but Homelander doesn’t care and brushes her aside.
In the intense “Defcon Time” scenario, M.M. and his team assist the Secret Service and military in securing Robert Singer within a fortified bunker. Despite my uneasiness, I remind the authorities about the shapeshifter assassin who could be masquerading as one of us. I try to soothe an agitated Singer, who insists that if The Boys had eliminated Neuman, we wouldn’t be in this predicament. Alas, the assassin was indeed among us, disguised as Annie. I send Kimiko to shadow Singer while the assassin approaches me, manipulating my thoughts about her whereabouts. Feeling uneasy, I leave to inspect the room once more.
Victoria Neuman, frustrated, confronts Homelander over the botched assassination attempt. She aims to bring Sage back into their scheme, enraging Homelander who threatens to take care of things himself and warns Neuman of dire consequences if she defies him. Neuman ends the call with a sinking feeling, realizing the gravity of her predicament as she stands in a house ready for departure. The Boys discover Frenchie has produced the virus, but are concerned about their traumatized team members. M.M. attends to Annie’s injuries before leaving her to talk with Hughie. In an uncomfortable encounter, Annie criticizes Hughie’s sudden engagement and his interaction with her, feeling betrayed by what she perceives as a false portrayal of herself. Hughie attempts to justify by listing the unique qualities he loves about Annie that the assassin couldn’t replicate, but Annie storms off still upset.
Neuman, an unsolicited caller, reaches out to Hughie with a desperate plea. She confesses that Homelander’s actions have pushed her into a corner, leaving her with no good options. If she becomes president, she will become his puppet; if she opposes him, he will harm her and her daughter. Neuman proposes a deal: The Boys help her family disappear in exchange for her resignation peacefully.
In the Belko Experiment, members of The Seven are ruthlessly eliminating suspected traitors in Vought Tower. Firecracker struggles to catch one employee, ultimately shooting him in the back. A staff writer pleads for mercy from Deep and offers any favor, to which Deep makes him claim he’s the smartest supe. Deep questions the authenticity of his praise but eventually fakes acceptance before brutally killing him. Sadly, Ashley (Sabrina Saudin) is impaled by Black Noir II, only for Deep to scold her for targeting the wrong Ashley. Noir is content, as an actor, to have finally embodied the authenticity of Black Noir I’s notorious “murder spree.”
Enemy of My Enemy – Hughie tries to sell Neuman’s request to The Boys, and it goes about as well as expected. Hughie makes a speech denouncing the constant violence and murder they seek as solutions to problems, and the hatred they carry – that he’s carried for his mom, A-Train, etc. He posits the idea that mercy, and compassion, are acts of bravery – as he learned in the last moments with his father. Hughie appeals to M.M. that they need to still act human when stopping monsters; M.M. says “F*ck it,” and that if their alliance with A-Train worked out, so could an alliance with Neuman. Even Annie gets onboard, but Frenchie is still skeptical – which is why M.M. tasks him with creating a delivery system (dart gun) to still take out Neuman with the virus if it turns out to be a double-cross. The Boys get ready to roll, and Annie buries the hatchet with Hughie by telling him he’s getting tested for every STI on the chart so that she avoids “shifter-syphilis.” When the team is gone, Hughie cheers his wins. Frenchie and Kimiko talk alone about whether Hughie’s plan is wise or foolish; Kimiko is on board because she shares Hughie’s hope that they can rise above their previous savagery – the kind of redemption she and Frenchie have discussed all season due to their past sins. Kimiko also confesses that she pushed Frenchie toward another lover (Colin) because she thought he needed someone better than her. Frenchie answers there is no one better than Kimiko, and she shocks him by planting a kiss on him. It’s awkward for a second before Frenchie grabs her and they passionately kiss.
At the hospital, Butcher, Ryan, and Mallory were playing a game when Mallory shared disturbing news. She revealed that Homelander had ordered an assassination on Singer, causing the death of everyone on Flight 37 and raping Becca. Shocked, Ryan turned to Butcher for confirmation, who disclosed that only Ryan could defeat Homelander. Realizing he was being used as a weapon against his own father, Ryan attempted to leave, but Mallory revealed they were in a CIA safehouse designed for holding superhumans. When Mallory tried to keep him captive, an enraged Ryan killed her. Butcher was left grieving Grace’s death, with Joe looking on disapprovingly.
Perilous Alliances
Part of the Scheme: In the wreckage of his apartment at Vought Tower, Homelander weeps over the news that the White House is being strengthened, only for it to be replaced by the announcement of VP Neuman’s assassination. Sister Sage (Susan Hayward) enters wearing civvies and bearing a solitary party balloon for Ryan. She congratulates Homelander on their victory, which confuses him since he believes their plan has crumbled. Sage asserts that this was the intended outcome but kept certain aspects concealed to prevent his interference. She introduces a new strategy, as the latest report reveals Singer’s arrest following the release of footage of him in the Bunker urging The Boys to eliminate Neuman. Now it seems Neuman died in response to the assassination attempt on Singer, and the newly-elected president is apprehended. Sage hands Homelander a phone and informs him that Speaker of the House Calhoun (David Andrews), whom they met at Tek Knight’s mansion party (episode 6), is eager to discuss invoking the 25th Amendment, ascending in the presidential line of succession, and pledging his loyalty to Homelander. Sage emphasizes that she has honored her end of the bargain, despite his betrayal, and her commitment remains steadfast. Homelander is astounded by her resilience, pondering why she remained loyal. Sage’s true mania surfaces when she explains that she undertook all this merely for the thrill of executing it and the satisfaction of watching it unfold. She praises Homelander for allowing her to orchestrate and promises him a wild ride for “Phase Two” or her grand scheme. Sage departs, leaving Homelander to regain control and accept Calhoun’s call.
In simpler terms, after Calhoun assumes the presidency under the 25th Amendment, he introduces a program to enlist supes for government work with Homelander leading. Homelander delivers an uneasy speech about avenging Victoria Neuman’s murder and creating a new era of superheroes. The Boys prepare to go into hiding while being pursued by Homelander’s forces, and Firecracker announces her twisted vision for a new America. Zoe Neuman is taken to a group home while this unfolds. During their escape, Hughie and Annie’s car is stopped by a boat, Kimiko and Frenchie are ambushed by Gen V members Cate and Sam, and M.M. is captured by federal agents along with Sage Grove escapee Cindy. Firecracker concludes her monologue with the intention of uniting America under Homelander’s rule. As Kimiko cries out in protest, Cate takes Frenchie away in a police van, and Annie manages to fly herself free. Butcher drives in a car at night with the virus vial, accompanied by Joe. The road ahead seems ominous.
[End Credits Start to Play]
Presidential Secrets – President Calhoun leads Homelander into a secret facility, claiming he only learned about it that morning after getting the classified presidential briefings that came with his new position – and Homelander was his first call. The facility is revealed to hold a stasis tube containing Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles), who Homelander stares at with a mix of fatherly reverence and maniacal hatred.
A tribute to the late father of showrunner Eric Kripke, Larry Kripke (departed this life on February 13, 2024), is presented.
[End Credits Roll]
The Boys Seasons 1- 4 are streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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