THE BOYS Season 3 ENDING EXPLAINED + Season 4 Theories
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- Wow. That was an incredible ending to season 3 of the Boys. Homelander [SPOILERS]. a guy in broad daylight, and the people love him for it. In the final moments Ryan smiles....like he's proud of his dad, and wants to be more like him. We explain what this means for season 4, and what this means for the future of The Boys
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The Boys Season 3 ended on a mind blowing cliffhanger, Homelander lazers a guy in front of a crowd of people. And this time it wasn’t all in his head, it happened for real.
But in a shocking twist, the fans begin to cheer him - ignoring the fact that Homelander just murder a man right in front of their eyes.
There’s so much to upack about the ending scene, like why is Ryan smiling at the end? But there’s also so much to say about this final episode. What’s Victoria Neuman up to, what’s happened to Soldier Boy. And how is the world going to react to what Homelander just did. And we got to talk about how the ending of season 3 sets up the story for season 4, and probably the rest of the show.
At the start of the season, Homelander told the Deep that [clip]. But This is the actual first time the public saw who Homelander really is - A murdering psychopath. And they love him for that.
Homelander and Vought are masters of manipulation, rebranding lies as the truth.
Just another product that is sold by their own media companies to the public, who are nothing more than consumers.
The truth is just disingenuous posturing, rebranded, repackaged and sold as validation to a target audience. Pandering to extreme ideology and opinions.
That’s the product the people want, they don’t want to hear anything that challenges their beliefs. Nope, they want to hear their opinions echoed by people with authority.
That’s why Homelander is so appealing to certain groups in America.
Ironically, this idea is represented visually - the dead guy wears a “Belive Stormlight” shirt. Homelander kills him in front of a group of fanatic fans. Killing the truth in broad-daylight.
Just like all the lies, the people swallow the murder, adjusting it into their own wrapped word-view.
Todd - MM’s ex-wife’s husband, who’s soon to be MM’s ex-wife’s ex-husband - breaks the silence by cheering Homelander.
And then on cue, the others join Todd. Almost like they just needed validation from one person to cheer, that it’s ok to celebrate murder because that guy did it first. The crowd is a validation slut, just like Homelander.
They don’t cheer Homlander out of fear, they do it because they want to believe in him. In their minds, he stood up for himself and them.
That guy is a Starlight supporter, and he is the enemy.
In his interviews with Cameron Coleman, Homelander created the narrative of us vs them. Putting himself on the same team as the people, while creating those shadowy figures called the “they”.
The “they” are an abstract, they can be anyone who’s against the “us”. They are the “lame-stram media”, the rich and powerful, politicians, and anyone else. Anyone who Homelander choses as an enemy.
History is filled with people who used the “us vs them” propaganda.
This is how fanatic leaders weaponizing words, creating propaganda, to convice their followrs to execute genocides and holocusts.
How civilians decide to ignore the horrific crimes of their leaders, lying to themselves that it’s necessary for their protection and freedom.
So the Homelander’s fanatical fans cheer him for killing the enemy.
And this gives Homelander the toxic validation he so desperately craves.
This outburst is the first time people see the real Homelander.
Not the pendering lie, not the god-chosen idol Vaguht created.
No this is the Homelander that only a few has ever seen.
For so long he was afraid of how people would react to his true self, and to his complete disbelief, the people cheer him, they still love him, even when they see the murdering deranged monster he truly is. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
What did you think of the ending?
To see homelander finally snap was awesome, and idk what to think of ryan joining him
I loved the ending Ryan Arey
Fucking incredible
Goes against Billy’s entire character
Gonna be nuts in season four when homelander leaks the flight 37 video himself
Personally, I don’t want them to just kill off Homelander. I’d love to see him de-powered. He’s spent his entire life as a god, it’d be wild to see how he reacts to being a normal human.
I would love to see a devastated homelander walking normally on the ground.
@@edgarmather3197 gets mugged
100% agree he doesn’t have to die just those powers gotta go
I really thought it was going to be an avatar the last air bender moment, when Aang depowers the oh so mighty Fire Lord. I even got a subtle hint from Huey when he said “we save everyone, even if they’re not worthy of saving. Especially if they’re not worthy of saving” which I thought would be a foreshadow of homelander. But idk lol
Well since he didn’t take any compound V and is a natural super hero I don’t really think he can loose his powers
What's wild to me is that Soldier Boy was actually loyal to the deal with Butcher. To take down homelander then they all turned on him. Say what you want about SB but he's a true solider and loyal. He could've easily turned and went to homelander but he made a deal
Yea I agree the fact Butcher made such a huge deal about Homelander not being SB actual son. For Him to then want to save Ryan who actually wasn’t even His was weird, and weirder Mave obviously still was trying to kill Homelander, so why not just let Solider Boy complete the Job? Kinda disappointed, Great season tho!
@@hightolerance8728 Well tbf Butcher has been shown to be a hypocrite multiple times, so it's kinda in character for him.
True and that is probably why the CIA could use him in a next season
Nah probably would’ve have switched sides if homelander resembled any of soldier boys messed up values.
@@vidalmarcus470 not really
Anthony Starr needs an Emmy. As great as EVERYONE is in this show, he has been absolutely amazing this season.
All seasons he's great, and he subtly evolves each season it's fascinating. The guy plays Homelander with true nuance. Sometimes he even makes me pity him.
Agree🎉
He's playing the best villain I've seen in any series or movie that I can remember. Can't picture anyone else playing the role better.
He's probably got a few NZ awards for his work in New Zealand's " outrageous fortune" , and there's no more prestigious award in the world than TVNZ awards. 😂😂😂
Honestly, I struggle to think of a character that's ever been acted this well. The way he makes you hate him or have chills on your neck, just by the grossness of his personality. Not just that, the way you can feel his own insecurity and vulnerability, mixed with this own humor and chaos.
But the thing is... Saying all that, someone would think his personally would be all over the place, but it's actually extremely consistent. Consistently all of it at the same time, which makes it so disturbing, and intriguing.
There’s no way they kill Noir after introducing those cartoons in his head. That was so cute ngl, made me root for him
💔
best boy is dead he was one of the only good heros in that place well minus in the comics possibly spoilers he is just a clone of homelander ... it's dumb
That's one of the worst decisions they made, they finally fleshed him out and then killed him.
or those animation were only made to save production cost.
@@aguy6500 Black Noir is responsible for assassinating multiple people. He's not a good boy he's a Vought puppet and was Homelander's right hand man next to (formerly) Queen Maeve.
Ryan has almost dead eyes when he smiles at the end there.. that kid is actually a pretty great actor being so young, he really feels like homelanders son, very conflicted with what he’s left with..
Do You believe Butcher Really care about Ryan Or Was The Hole Thing Scripted
I think he cares but he just gets selfish in his feelings and doesn’t know what’s best truly
Ryan smiles because he realizes in that moment killing someone isn’t something to be ashamed of. Desensitizing his value of life is another way of absolving himself of taking his mothers
Antony Starr is one of very few people who can pull off the look where his eyes are both completely dead inside and fkn CRAZY simultaneously. He is just so spectacular in this role.
Walter white comes to mind
I really hope that instead of Butcher going on a suicide mission they instead give him the actual blue V as a last ditch effort. It happened in the comics and it would save our favorite character.
Why did he need it in the comics? Was he dying then as well?
@@Sentry961 To level the playing field so he could fight supes
@@scottingram6317 all of em Took the permanent V at the start of the comics
Sorry Homelander is my fav
@@deocampodgaf8892 fr bro everyone here rooting for butcher when i just want homelander to win
Tbh this whole episode makes me root for soldier boy instead of butcher ,and homelander.
Same
Same
Facts I was rooting for solider boy the whole time. They did him dirty
Soldier boy was the closest to a hero in the show.
Team Soldier boy. My favorite character at this point
The fact that Homelander actually cared for someone is shocking to say the least.
Homelander doesn’t care about much but for what he does care about it’s assured he will take it seriously
Then you don't really understand him. He wants meaningful connection or as he said multiple times, a family
It's still more about HIS legacy more than love for the child.
@@plasma. everyone understands him.
He just doesn’t deserve it 😂
I think he cares about Ryan for what Ryan can do for him, and nothing more. He cares for Ryan yeah but only because he sees Ryan as an extension of himself.
I really really want to see Edgar come back. He was an absolute badass
how? doing is dumb face that he does in every show or movie or his basic intellectual tougg guy dialog
I doubt he's gone.
In the comics, the CEO character is really the only one who actually "wins" in the end. While the show has obviously deviated from the comics, the guy's too good of a character to just discard.
Only one to talk shit and live
i love the parallel to the season 3 ending with ryan walking away with homeland the same way he did with butcher, both standing in shock covered in blood
I hate what they did with Noir. Ryan and Newman’s daughter are around the same age. I’m looking out for that.
I have a feeling black noir is going to come back as the homelander clone and Stan Edgar will be the one behind it
@@jimrectum1106 hope not that would ruin the whole show
@@tokyothegreat1976 why? Is it because it would be like the comic? I personally think it would be cool if they took that direction with the show.
@@jimrectum1106 it was an interesting twist in the comics but its too late for that now
Could see homelander showing the lad how he gets a girl that doesn't want him, then butcher saying that's what he did to his mum or something along them lines. Gets the kid back and Nadia (head popper) as ally
My theory is that Gecko (who Vought used in regenerative experiments in season 2) will be used in some capacity to piece together Noir with parts of Stormfront, to create a silver bullet against Homelander.
i hope so man im already grieving lmfao
A Frankenstein type situation? It's going to look mortifying cool if it does happen
i dont think he needs that noir has a healing capability greater than deadpool in the show
@@manavkhandurie3591 I hope so bro because they way they killed my boi like that I’m bothered ngl I can’t even rewatch the clip lmfaooo
@@manavkhandurie3591 healing greater than deadpool? XD u gotta be shittin me
To be honest, Maeve surviving was a bad choice. Her sacrificing herself to protect others was perfect to end her redemption arc.
And I'm convinced Black Noire is not dead. Homelander would have brought his entire body and not only his helmet.
I think we'll see Black Noir and Stan Edgar team up again. It may be like the Green Lantern resurrection in the comics.
My thought is Black Noir will still be the demise of Homelander - as he is in the comics. Just a different story line leading to the demise.
Noir never seemed that durable, he got his face melted from a hot car remember
The idea that homelander would be lugging around a corpse is ridiculous.
Second, Maeve surviving was not a "bad" choice. Characters don't have to die to complete their arc.
Yep Maeve was a fence sitter once she gets off the fence one way or another there is no where left to go with her. It's hard to believe they kept her alive and she never comes back down the road. Her dying would've been better but the genre lends itself to people improbably surviving and com ng back.
They said in an interview that the noir died in season 3 but there is going to be a new talkative one in season 4
I felt some "Midsommar" ending vibes with Ryan smiling with the music and embracing the madness.
I love how soldier boy can't die but is put back into stasis like weapon x because he can't be controlled Jensen killed this season with his limited showings and I didn't see Homelander disemboweling noir coming or Ryan siding with him. They messed up their mission so bad. They ended up losing their only weapon and creating a second super monster 😂
Why exactly is Soldier Boy captured? Just cuz? A powerless Maeve falls 30 stories into the trash and is fine? Noir doesn't even get to fight. A-Train does nothing... good season, but did not end on a high note.
@@BedbugGaming agreed, like no plot points got tied up, either new ones were added or they just kept on going
ryan's evil smirk at the end when he realizes he's invincible by association
@@BedbugGaming just finished watching it and I agree. I expected more from the season finale
don't forget they made butcher look corny as hell. "let me give up life goals so I can protect homelanders gRape baby who killed my wife". how many of the boys did you betray, use, and abuse to get here? how many lives lost? how many relationships destroyed. just to get your 1 rare opportunity to take out homelander and then you turn against the 1 weapon you had to actually accomplish your "life's mission". they have alot of work to do to redeem butcher. I view him as lower integrity than literally any other character in the show. like soldier boy said "your weaker than homelander" should smoked his ass too
It doesn’t make sense for Ryan to just trust the man that abused his mother so quick writers were pushing for this ending too much
When did Ryan see Homelander abuse Becca?
@@brendanmcmannis3334
He seen that a couple times when Homelander came to visit
i think its more of a relationship in which one tries to get approval of another .
Yeah, I get Ryan is hurt because of what Butcher said to him but like he still abused his mother lmfao
It’s a kid who is desperate for a father figure writing is done perfect as always
There's no way Noir is dead. He can survive having his brain bashed out, I'm sure his bowels will be fine. Deep and A Train need to have some super moments and turn on Homelander. Ryan may have his morality questioned but I think he will ultimately be the one to kill Homelander.
nah deep is beyond salvation. I feel like he will killed of by the Boys
Maybe. That's the only way I can see it end. They out of nukes at this point
Nah he’s out. The actor who played him contracts expired. Don’t think they’d let him walk if he was still going to be in the show.
@@taylorgains3716 Where can I confirm this? Was it on Twitter?
I thought in the season finale A train would come and help at some point, or maybe as part of the explanation for how Maeve survived, like catching it at the end on the surveillance tape. Anyway yeah they both by the end are definitely going to turn one way or another
Plot twist: Edgar is a Supe. His power? He can't be hurt by literally anything. Not even Soldier Boy.
-Glad they kept Soldier Boy alive. He’s one of the coolest characters.
-Noir’s arc made no sense.
-Tired of The Deep and Butcher.
I agree with all of this.
Sb definitely Carrie’s every scene he’s in and is always extremely crucial to the show
Noir had so much promise with the back story they gave him, but for all that to be completely wasted. I really hope since he survived sb he can still survive this. He’s such a mystery character and seeing him possibly join the boys would be amazing.
The deep hasn’t added anything for the show except comedy. But honestly I hate his scenes it’s just fucking weird.
Butcher has been a baby this entire season. They had Lenny show up in his biggest nightmare, had a life altering mid life crisis. But then immediately reverted to being a cock.
Yeah the deep is getting annoying. He’s forced comic relief
Easy on the aquatic persecution! His road is both long and hard ;) Sit back and have a Fresca.
Noir lied to Homelander about his true origin, and Homelander killed him. What about that makes no sense?
@@WPC799 That's not the part of the arc he was talking about lol.
I’ve literally had nothing to do in my life but watch this show,I don’t know what I’ll do with myself for another year
Read comics man, read the comics 💯
Another year? more like another *two years* hahaha!....(sadness)
@@vinsan98 the comics is infinitely worse than the show
@@rogerflores422 they start filming in august so I think it will be quicker than 2 years
@@medievalplayz8327 I love the comics because of how edgy they were
What I would love to see, at least for one Episode, is a powerless Homelander. Maybe they can suppress his power for a short while. Would be interesting to see how homelander would react to that
They did something similar-ish by making him bleed in that fight against SB and Butcher
I wish they used Soldier Boy a lot more this season. I'm hoping he comes back because Jensen Ackles deserves more screentime.
Considering he’s in possession of the CIA. I feel like he’s going to be the governments answer to homelander and vaught as a whole. To actually defend his nation and it’s democracy or something similar. Theres no way he doesn’t come back, with how beloved he was.
Well if butcher only got like a year or so to live then this has to be the final season unless he takes permanent V and survives lol Also, I don't get why he was worried about Ryan getting blasted by soldier boy, he would've survived like Homelander would and just not have powers then they could kill homelander with no Ryan interference then finish off soldier boy. Happy ending sort of lol
I thought the same but Ryan is not as powerful as homelander yet so there is a chance that he wouldnt survive
Yeah but we don't know how powerful that blast would have been also I do think butcher did not need to try and laser soldier he should have just got in his way and told him not yet and to get Ryan out of there you can reason with soldier boy .
SB slapped ryan with a shield and his health bar drop to 1 hp. Definitely SB would've killed him with his blast.
If Ryan’s skin was badly cut open after getting hit in the face with the shield he probably wasn’t gonna survive that blast.
@@bobbytaraantino LOL yeah definitely would've dusted him away so nevermind 😵 Still, Maeve could've snatched him away as soldier boy shot the beam or something 🥴
Calling it now. Edgar is gonna revive Noir in season 4 that death was played way too much for shock factor tbh.
Cyborg Noir lol
@@LSPalm or worst actually pull off the homelander clone like in the comics
@@t.tnetwork8654 how can he be a clone when he was older than homelander and black ?
@@t.tnetwork8654 how is that worse?
@@Billy_Herrington1969 because the clone twist sucks ass
Anthony Starr’s performance as Homelander is absolutely amazing
These analysis video essays are always excellently done. Intelligent, introspective, fun to watch, in depth; always a pleasure to watch them!
I am really upset about black noir....I wanted to see him fight...
that was so shitty to killll him, im kinda heated hahah..loved his back story don't know why they did him dirty
that was a really unsatisfying way to subvert expectations
Same
He would’ve been killed instantly. He’s just as malleable as a regular human, he just can heal from fatal wounds after.
@@arnulfoacevedo8147 if he survived getting his half split in half by soldier boy he’ll be fine.
I didn’t like black noir died like that after showing so much of his suffering. I so confused actually, I was expecting something different.but I really liked it overall. Some characters got to go thought.Deep right now is useless, A train was suppose to grow but I’m annoyed by him by now. And why waste Soldier Boy in a chamber again?
Man, Black Noir was turning out to be a sweetie pie w his imaginary friends and all. Then they killed him. Very sad.
@@MadameZeroni473
Possibly
But you don’t know
Compound V is very dangerous that allows one to survive very extreme wounds.
It is possible that Earving will come back but
When is not certain
What is certain is that
Stan Edgar is not fucking around anymore.
i thought he was gonna play a bigger role in the show finally bcs season 1-2 he was bland asf.
black noir isn't dead
They showed him getting his brains bashed out in ep7. I have a really hard time believing that noir goes out with a gut punch
Soldier Boy was my favorite character from this season and him and Black Noir are my two favorite Supes. I hope we see Soldier Boy get a redemption arch with MM. I wanna see more of the human side of Soldier Boy come out and help defeat Homelander.
You’ve been absolutely CRUSHING The Boys coverage/content. I always look forward to your videos after each episode. Thank you 🙏🏼
I think they played it too safe at the end. It's like they are afraid of killing off their heroes, which just hurts the suspense now. First, they did it with A-Train and now again in the final episode. Black Noir should have lived, and Maeve should have died. What was even the point of her "sacrifice" if she just lost her powers? That is what she actually wanted.
Yes, maybe (probably?) Black Noir is still alive, but not having him face Soldier Boy was just a waste for his character.
Alternately, Black Noir should have walked into the final fight and he should have been the one to throw Soldier Boy out the window. That would have been a perfect end for his character.
Agreed
agree Black Noir is such a waste of character
Exactly, I was disappointed with the Ryan card and they turning to SB.i hope they don't drag the series too long just because of the success
Yeah I feel like this seasons story just looped back to the start, nothing really changes
yeah my man black black isn't dead.
Thought it was an ok finale. Too much buildup between Homelander and Soldier Boy for what we actually got. And Black Noir’s revenge plot being completely waisted by a gut punch from HL didn’t stick for me. Also I thought bringing Ryan into the climax was kinda forced. Maeve’s sacrifice bait didnt work for me either. Still a great season regardless.
I'd even argue that this finale was the worst episode produced by the show. Especially for the fight to consume a portionable amount of the episode; it had too much happening during the fight for nothing to ultimately happen. The most eventful thing that happened was black noir's death, and even then it was poorly done. It just seems like lazy writing.
Dude, spot on! I agree with all of this
@Knownbyhisnfruits i really hope SB is back for season 4, his character was dope and will def be needed if noir is truly dead
@@higuy8772 I agree. Sucks that the buildup was for nothing. Felt like the whole season was kinda pointless. Homelander is fine, Meave is fine just injured, Soldier Boy is back on ice, Kimiko is back on V, Butcher is still Butcher, and Vought will somehow find a way to spin this. Just felt off for the amount of buildup that it had going into the finale. Also Noir was completely robbed I wont forgive them for that.
@@higuy8772 this has to be the most braindead take imaginable
My favourite thing about the boys is how they manage to make so much twists but never make it over used or expected. I like how neither both sides (the boys and homelander) have any advantages over the other group. The writers made it so both groups are in the same playing field most if not all the time, and they don;t make it clear who has the upper hand or who doesn't.
I definitely think Black Noir will be put back together to resemble the Black Noir I’m the comics, not as in a clone of homelander but superior in strength. To me he has always came off as a character slowly being developed through the series. Season 4, we will get the true Black Noir. And also lol, Ryan is going to be a MENACE you hear me!?
The writers have confirmed that Noir is definitely dead. But that Vought are going to keep someone else dressed as Noir to pretend he's still around.
How about the Homelander clone like in the comics but with "Prime Directives" programmed into him like Robocop.
1. Stay close to Homelander and keep him in check.
2. Dont reveal any new powers beyond what the original Black Noir has until facing his target. (Homelander)
3. Keep and/or create damning evidence against Homelander to make the people hate him.
This would be closer to the comic book Black Nior story, which i didnt care for in the comics and thought it was a copout reveal. Now it would be executed better knowing that he always wasnt a clone but something Vought came up with as a contingency plan after the original Black Noir was murdered.
The only thing that wouldn't work is that Homelander say he can see through masks... unless he meant that figuratively.
@@vent51177 in the show Homelander has x-ray vision and would instantly be able to tell thst it is a clone.
@@baz1184 Xray allows you to see quality of tissues, bones, but not detail and not colors. (former Xray tech)
@@vent51177 it's a TV show. It's make belief. In this show he has explicitly explained that he can see Noir's face under the mask, his expressions and his scars.
Problems with the finale:
1) Soldier Boy's change of heart. Why even tell Homelander that he's his father if there was never going to be any attempt at reconciliation? SB deciding to attack HL makes no sense.
2) Meave should not have survived that blast considering she was depowered by that blast and fell 40 stories.
3) Black Noir was getting some intense character development to just die by being punched in the stomach? His story wasn't resolved at all.
4.) Ryan turning evil despite the fact that becca spent her life to tell her what's right and wrong
Noir development getting cut short really gives ya blue balls
@@smugofbishamonten1447 kid's going through a lot tbh. His mental state on top of being a kid with a malleable mind and being the only supe kid and no friends kinda makes it make sense in a way why he's sticking with homelander. He's the only other person who he can't accidentally kill and understands him more than anyone especially butcher. Plus HL is his real father on top of being the missing father figure as well with butcher messing their father-son relationship up.
When HL said "I'm you" SB agree and said you're a disappointment just what SB'S father said to him he knew HL is way to fucked up he said all the reason way he thinks that and as far as we see in this season SB don't break promise when he said he will do it he will do it that's why when butcher protect Ryan SB called him out for being hypocrite, this how i see it, idk this episode feels off
Soldier boy didnt have a change of heart, I got the sense he wasn't going to side with him when they were on the phone last episode, & it lines up with his character perfectly.
I also don't think Noir is dead. he got his head split open in the flashback & managed to survive that, he's got some healing powers, not sure how far the powers extend but I thought it was obvious he was going to come back & assist the boys next season.
I love the boys ability to subvert expectations, they love to go in the opposite direction the story has been building too and manage to make it more exciting and satisfying in an inconceivable way.
Seem like the kind of fellow that sniffs his own farts. But out of a fancy cup
True that! At the beginning I didn’t like it and then the ending make it so promising .
No when they decided to subvert expectations this time it went horrible
@@medievalplayz8327 how We all knew it wasn’t ending this season, there was so much that wasn’t wrapped up
They did it in a way that made sense pertaining to the character’s motives and beliefs, but all that build up and tension between Homelander and Solider Boy just for nothing to happen was a bit of a let down. There was no conflict between Soldier Boy and Butcher until the last 15 minutes, why would I want to see them fight?
Really great observations. Truly enjoyed it. I can’t wait t see Edger come back.
I haven’t heard anyone talking about the fact that Soldier Boy didn’t have the Anti V ability until the Russians got ahold of him. Also, as far as we know, no one knew the nerve agent would keep him sedated before the Russians. They’ve provided better threats against Soldier Boy and Homelander than anyone else in the show. I think & I hope season 4 is going to be a return to Russia and a larger analogy of the cold war we’ve been locked in for decades
The episode is one hour long, this video was uploaded just one hour after it released, how did they even make the video?
I think they get the episodes in advance
Reviewers and critics this year got the full season in advance
@@MachinexMinifigs That would make sense
They could have multiple people reviewing it
While writing the script and saving the footage
He had episodes in advance buddy they showed the media the whole season before
I think Butcher will take a step back or with his few months left do all he can to stop Homelander, Noir needs to come back, and I think Soldier Boy had a bit of a redemption by calling Homelander a disappointment, calling back to what his Dad said about him and Soldier Boy essentially calling himself a disappointment in that scene.
His whole point was that homelander was like him "a disappointment", so that's why he tries to kill him
Butcher prolly going on that perma V and becoming the ultimate villain like in the comics? Lets hope so.
I didn't get that at all. My understanding of it was homelander is a disappointment because he's a crying needy bitch. All SB goes on about is how men today aren't proper men anymore. He considered himself a real man though, he wasn't disappointed in himself imo.
I want a season 4 episode where Stan Edgar returns to Voight and casually brings Black Noir with him.
----------------SPOILERS FROM COMICS ---------------
Butcher kill his own team after killing homelander because after killing him he dindt feel that was enough so he wanted to kill all compound v users
The way that The Boys ties in social commentary is just perfect. When I saw the final scene I immediately thought of Donald Trump saying that he could shoot somebody and not lose voters. It was chilling to watch but so impactful.
And with all that trump has admitted to doing and the Republicans just support him after each terrible thing 🤦🏼♀️
Same.
i came here to write that very same comment - definitely a nod to that exact statement! but since you already wrote it, ill just agree - a lot of maga tie ins in this show
@@kacey3646smh your slow
I think Starlight was underused this season. She had a lot of screentime and did a lot of important stuff, but she was basically just supporting Hughie and Kimoko in their progress while not really having any character growth of her own.
Overused. Easily the most annoying character in the series.
@@Ivantheterrible81280 agreed even her powers are shit
Stan Edgar’s reemergence next season will turn everything upside down! I believe he wants Vought destroyed so he can move on to what he really wants…absolute power!
I can definitely see the series ending with Stan Edgar running for President after Neuman, Singer, Homelander, etc are dead and then have audio leak that implicates him for crimes just like Raynor when she ran for Senate in the comics
@@zenmonster5628 yeah, Stan might have a hand in reviving Noir and upgrading him. Then after everybody kills each other, he's going to expose Victoria killing everyone to gain power.
UNLIMITED POWAAAAAAA
my man black noir deserved better ;(
Algorithmic engagement comment. Keep up the great videos!
Incredible analysis!
I definitely thought Noir would play more of a part in this episode... whoops. On the flip side, Maeve did a lot more than I expected she would. Glad she didn't die, though I thought she did for a minute there. Starlight getting a moment to, wait for it... shine, was pretty good. She's never really struck me as particularly powerful though based on her feats in the show.
Kimiko going berserk listening to that song in the lab was awesome, she's a beast. That final fight was convoluted but pretty good overall, quite a few crossing allegiances depending on who was fighting who over what. The ending was foreboding, especially by having Todd be the person who started the cheer.
I've said this before on another video about last week's ep, but they 100% should have taken some more regular Comp V from the lab. I mean, Starlight was already there in the ep last week (coulda taken a few more doses once she read the doc about how Temp V kills people) & they were JUST there at the building in this episode.
Maybe Noir isn't dead
They did a game of thrones on noir
i am so glad they didnt kill maeve and perpetuate the bury your gays trope
also it stung to have vought call her a lesbian on tv, because she is bisexual and they always bi-erase people
@@suisui7481 Yeah, it's another reminder of how s***ty Vought is. I'm glad the character gets some relief and maybe happiness, but also want to see her in the final showdown. Am I wrong to want her to risk herself again just so I can see her kick a**?
I thought the finale was odd, so many characters went 180 in the episode it didn’t feel right…Noir being killed by Homelander out of nowhere was odd, SB still wanting to kill Homelander after he called him was odd, Butcher turning on SB was odd, Butcher not telling Hughie about the temp V in the last episode but then knocking him out was odd, Maeve looking equal to Homelander in strength was odd….the show didn’t follow thru with anything they set up previously….it felt a little like GoT season 8
Tbh this last episode doesn't make sense for 4 key situations.
1. When the big 3 confront Homelander and Ryan was there, all they needed to do was get Ryan out of the room so SB can do his thing. I thought it was a little contrived in order to save Homelander for another season. They could have written that better. Butcher would not let that opportunity slip like that. Enough to fight his only chance at stopping Homelander. In fact he'd go hard to pry Ryan from Homelander.
2. Ryan smiling when Homelander kills a dude. He grew up with his mom. He has to know that isn't right. He was even disturbed by Homelanders words last season. How much seeing him murder a dude.
3. The crowd cheering for Homelander... I'm sorry but the normal public seeing that would be terrified regardless of which side they are. A supe just lasered a guy for throwing an item. That shit would scar anyone no matter how "extreme" they are seeing as they're just normal people
4. How tf did Maeve survive. She jumped off a building and lost her powers when SB exploded. She shoulda been crushed.
Stupid ass plot armor is what she had and when do you think homelander will finally get dealt with
Yea Maeve living def feels wrong, she was de-powered in mid air so it should have been impossible for her to survive the fall
The whole episode felt weird to me. It all felt choppy and strange motivations. I just don’t buy that butcher would sacrifice two golden opportunities to kill homelander. Plus noirs death was unsatisfactory and how is Maeve alive?
Reality has proven that Homelander can do anything and the government will not sanction him and half the country will just cheer him more.
@@cfl4286 i also felt that. Seems like They didn’t know where to go with the plot. The final fight was so underwhelming. And wtf was that all about starlight shooting that weak ass beam lol
This was really good👍
I totally didn't catch that that was Janice's step-dad shouting 'yeah' after Homelander lasered the guy in the crowd.
I thought it was a random white man
man what a great season. I love that they planted the seeds for next season throughout this one. only A-Train and the Deep remain in the 7 with Homelander. 3/7 lol. rip noir, I’m glad Maeve got out. Starlight’s gonna be public enemy #1 next season, after she willingly left her platform and resources. poor Ryan, the Boys and Butcher lost him - its crazy that they lost so bad, Homelander looking like the good guy to Ryan! a pyrrhic victory if I ever saw one.
This may be wishful thinking, but I do not think black noirs story is finished. Both Maeve's actor and Nathan Mitchell are reportdedly leaving the cast, however maeve was able to survive a blast from soldier boy at point blank. Why would they choose to kill someone that they've put effort into developing his character? I think that he will come back in season 4, but what do i know.
EDIT: After watching the season 3 recap of episode 8 Eric Kripke has even discussed the possibility of the return of noir, and talks about how easy it is to recast the character. Which is the very reason why Nathan Mitchell is not used in the flashbacks as he wanted to leave the cast. So noir could come back, and they have explored these possibilities.
(Source Via: 'The Boys' Season 3 Episode 8 Recap | On Set | Entertainment Weekly)
@@higuy8772 I think they developed Noir just enough for us to be attached to him, and make his death hit that much harder. but I’d love to learn more about Noir, although the main points of his story have been told.
Homelander is gonna be public enemy #1 now that people see how evil and sadistic he is, they just won’t be powerful enough to do anything about it. Only a loud minority of people would continue to support Homelander.
@@sachemofboston3649 that's exactly what Anarchy looks like
GO HOMELANDER
The best way to describe this episode is wasted potential
It's underwhelming but it had to be for season 4 and even 5 to be possible. They still could've done a little bit better tho honestly worst episode of this season.
True. Solider Boy and Homelander should have f*cked
@@Ismeni i agree fully the ep was going good but the fight with solider boy and ev else just felt so forced an exp like maeve surviving she shouldve died considering how SB can take away powers and during the explosion she shouldve lost them and shouldve gotten killed and starlight they did so much just for her power to do basically nothing
Kudos and applause to the crowd-actor who began cheering, he deserves more screen time
I know the politician villain. I was SHOOK when she had powers and her backstory. Great addition to the show.
I think one of the key people we still need to look out for is the supe that escaped the Sage Grove Center, Cindy. She was left for dead yet she ended up hitchhiking. Telekinesis is nothing to scoff at and could be a wild card next season
pretty sure it’s confirmed we will see her again next season, cannot wait for the spin off series and season 4
Yeah i think shes gonna play a big role. Its way more than telekenisis. She can literally just clentch her hand and make somebody completely explode. Kinda reminds me of neumans powers a bit.
Finale felt disappointing, after the great start and the fantastic build up of episodes 6 & 7 it feels like The Boys accomplished nothing, and now Butcher is dying.
He will take compound V next season.
They all fought their inner demons and came through it. These victories are more important than simply 'beating the bad guys'
I thought the finale was odd, so many characters went 180 in the episode it didn’t feel right…Noir being killed by Homelander out of nowhere was odd, SB still wanting to kill Homelander after he called him was odd, Butcher turning on SB was odd, Butcher not telling Hughie about the temp V in the last episode but then knocking him out was odd, Maeve looking equal to Homelander in strength was odd….the show didn’t follow thru with anything they set up previously….it felt a little like GoT season 8
@@randyschwaggins Character development is important I won’t argue about that, but endings to stories matter as well and this ending felt like hollow victory.
1:50 believe starlight shirt*
you guys said "believe stormfront shirt" and i had to go back and pause to read the shirt to make sure i wasn't crazy 😂
Omg me too I thought I was crazy
a much needed episode
Can’t believe they did all that to make me love noir and then did that too him. Hopefully he’s not really dead.
Yeah noir was one of the best characters on the show let’s hope he’s not dead 💀
If he can survive having parts of his brain fall out, he can surely stuff some intestines back into him and get back up. At least i really hope so, would be such a waste of a good character if that's how he truly goes.
He's only mostly dead.
Great show, great video thanks for covering it.
Fire video!
God I love Homelander, I know you're supposed to hate him and he is a terrible person but man do they do a great job of making him sympathetic even after all he's done , brilliant writing (chefs kiss )
You're not supposed to hate Homelander, just the show runners want you to hate him. Which is why I don't. Reject their subversive programming.
There's no way that noir is dead dude survived a building sized explosion, and got back up. This is just some straight disembowelling, I doubt he's dead considering that Maeve, and soldier boy are also both alive ,no way his story ends here.
The fire ball isn't a true explosion. Explosion aren't fire and even then those wounds were skin deep at most
They’ve really been doing him dirty this season wouldn’t surprise me if he’s dead
@@benitoswagolini3827 they haven't really killed off the main supes yet so I also feel like he's alive but we shall see. Vought can do so crazy experiments with the supes. My question would be who would actually want to save noir from vought?
maybe he has healing factor like wolverine, I think Defo he will be back, his story is not over.
There’s a theory that noirs powers aren’t super strength speed so forth but he can’t die he just lives with all the pain like how he took the shield bash to the head and a literally piece of his brain fell out and all the burns he has but he just keeps going so I mean it’s possible he could live on just in a heck of a lot of pain
In the comics Homelander kills the vice president, the president gets attacked by an animal, and Butcher and Black Noir confronts Homelander in the white House.
Although the show is different than the comics I can totally see Neuman and the other guy taking the white House just for Homelander to lead a supe rebellion. It'll be interesting to see how that turns out.
Love this show. Love this ending. I was getting a lot of Empire Strikes Back vibes from this season's ending. Can't wait for season 4.
Loved your theories
i hope the show runners make it this way
Is the First guy to cheer Homelander killing the guy, Janine’s step dad?!
Yeah💀
Wondering what his wife has to say about his obsession with Homelander now.
@@KatSpicert He would probably snitch them to homelander
@@smugofbishamonten1447 No doubt he would lol. Already looks like he'd leave his wife and kids to be Homelanders little side piece.
I can imagine Ryan as Brightburn
@Zaid Alrasheed I agree
@Zaid Alrasheed Hopefully
Very good analysis, I actually agree with it all, ur points are there, and u make a compelling argument for all involved, the only thing is if ur right, they can rewrite things to make u and others who figured it out, wrong.. and it sucks cuz I agree with this video all the way
I'm sure that the boys will seek to make an alliance with Stan Edgar to take down Victoria for turning her back on him. The guy Is such a character to be put aside the way they did.
The ultimate villain in the series has to be Butcher. The series has always shown that actions have consequences, and Butcher has too high of a body count in his wake. I think they will be brave enough to show a protagonist who is irredeemable.
I doubt it. If they had any balls they would have let Butcher kill Stillwell's baby in the season 1 finale when he blew himself up. Instead they wrote in that Homelander saved the baby so that Butcher wouldnt have to do anything bad.
@@andyrobin7196 how does that matter though. Its not like he knew homelander was gonna save the baby. So for all intensive purposes Billy meant to kill the and followed through
@@andyrobin7196 No, Vought lied and said Homelander saved Teddy Stilwell.
But the kid has teleportation powers and saved himself. He was at Red River.
@@imaginationcore2104 it matters because clearly the writers wont let Butcher do anything bad. Butcher meant to kill the baby but was protected from the consequences by the writers. If he tried to be a villain in the final season the writers would have all his potential murder targets escape and have him get redeemed by Hughie.
@@andyrobin7196 the kid has powers, like in the comics.. it’s not “protection”
I think this season had the least satisfying ending, all the build up did in Eps 7 was wasted to me and I think they could have handled the episode much better to give us a better ending rather than all the setup for Season 4.
Exactly. I loved the season but the ending wasn’t as satisfactory as the last 2 season’s. The primary reason for that was because of what happened at Vought tower. They almost had Homelander, the whole series could’ve ended there. But no, he got Ryan there and suddenly Butcher changed his mind. Believable, but what a buzzkill.
Ikr, i feel the same something is missing
Totally agree man, I’m still upset and I watched the episode hours ago
Completely waisted Black Noir what was the point of the revenge buildup???
Thats called a cliffhanger ☠️
Great finale! Every part was a total surprise.
Season 3 was my first season of The Boys. I followed Jensen Ackles from supernatural. I've been loving his role on The Boys, so I was super sad how it ended. I hated his character ended back in the box. Jensen's time on the boys was so short. Still miss his character Dean Winchester.
I personally don't think Maeve should be alive after that fall especially since she is powerless now, so how did she survive? Also Rip Black Noir kinda disappointed he was taken out like that. Decent finale 8/10 but I don't know if this show can keep the steam up for more that 1-2 more seasons.
I don't think the depowering is instant, we only found Kimiko lost her powers after bringing her to the hospital
@@francispham6113 they noticed Kimiko had lost her powers (specifically her healing) as soon as she got blasted through the wall
Maybe Maeve used Solder Boy as a cushion?
Yeah maeve shouldn’t be alive as for black noir he will come back as a silver bullet. I doubt Victoria Numen can risk a unhinged homelander when she is now Vice President
I dont think the depowering is instant and maeve got hit by the blast as she was falling and the blast definitely propelled her faster on to the ground before she could lose her powers
I fucking love this show! It just continues to get better and better. So sad the season is over😭
The shaved head girl from the facility is also still alive. I feel like she will play a major role. Perhaps Edgar will use her to get back into power?
For sure a wildcard. Heard Kripke will use her character soon since she's stronger (and more invincible?) than Stormfront and the other supes
Sad that noir didnt go anywhere this season but hopefully he will be back next season with a huge twist
that final part had to be a nod to trump saying he could shoot a man on 5th ave and not lose any voters.. i love the parallels they draw to reality and i hope it can de radicalize people when they connect the dots :)
Facts. Also the viking dude in the NCC report 🤣
So, are you telling me that they also waste this series with politics and agenda ?
Hopefully on both sides
That part was so shit 💀
@@ramsses5175 everything in media is political im sorry u dont like it but thats just how it is :/
My theory is that Edger will somehow create a clone of homelander that is completely controllable by him. The clone will take up, the now vacant identity, black noir and we will see a more comic based story. This will also allow edger to present a solution to the homelander problem and gain sufficient leverage to regain power.
Nah.that plot in the comic was stupid,and it’s far too late now
That is actually genius
But that currently wouldn't work since Homelander can SEE Black Noirs face at all times. Can't trick him that way anymore.
And let's be honest Edgar already stated that he taught her to "play both sides" so if you believe that he isn't still involved on the back end to get her to become the eventual president of the United States somehow then you don't get what Edgar represents in this show lol.
If it’s anything like the comic and Edgar is this version of Stilwell, then he’s gonna have the last laugh in the end
@@brandonspencer5594 not even, it was dumb to make a clone of the man but story wise it wasn’t stupid cause that’s something I could see A government entity doing
I want homelander to get to a better place. The kid seems to be a good influence. He chose him and didn't kill butcher. Homelander in a victim, he has done horrible things but he is still a victim.
Nice video
A lot of people seem to forget that this season basically introduced the Kryptonite of the verse
High amounts of Radiation can depower supes, and they got Soldier boy’s body again. Someone is gonna try and replicate that into weapons in season4, especially since Homelander is murdering in broad daylight.
The immediate public and his supporters might not have a problem with it, but I’m betting some of the higher ups took notice
what do u mean by radiation
@@Antimony145 If you haven't noticed Solder boy is radioactive and his power blasts leave the area irradiated. As we saw with TNT twins and Homelander radiation exposure fucks with their powers
@@Antimony145 Soldier boy’s new powers are radiation based and depower the supes.
But I wonder why the initial exposure to soldier boy powered him up instead of depowering him.
@@addmen96 i got confused because you said be power instead of depower
Antony Starr is a powerhouse! What he is doing as Homelander is a masterclass.
Can we just talk abt how Soldier Boy confesses to Butcher his dad called him a disappointment and then when he meets Homelander he says the exact same thing to him. I was like “Bruh :0”
yep
1:51 you said believe stormfront not believe starlight like it says on the shirt haha
When I saw the ending of Homelander lasering the dude, all I could think of was the quote, "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters." Cannot quite recall who said it tho...
Lol google says it was Donald Trump i guess like a joke xD Homelander its like a parody with super powers of extreme politics haha
Exactly, maga supporters clapping
Don't forget that The boys show that both sides are liars and dirty, just as it is in real politics.
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@@Nandopr let’s go 🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💦
Why would butcher turn on SOldier boy that did not feel earned at all. I mean I know in theory why he would but his whole motivation this whole show has been to kill homelander at all cost and to just throw it away twice within a few minutes was weird. Also if Maeve was that strong then butcher and her could’ve taken homelander down by themselves. Throw starlight and Huey in there and they don’t even need soldier boy. This episode was such a weird ending to a fantastic season.
You're forgetting homelanders most underrated power, he can fly. They would just get lasered from the sky if they tried to fight him for real.
He was protecting Ryan. It was his last promise to Becca. It showed Butcher’s love for Becca was still greater than his desire for revenge, thus showing Butcher is still a good person.
@@mariosargiropoulos1715 like they say love can get you killed and butch definitely dropped the ball. I too wasn’t a big fan on how he squandered his time on a goal he obsessed over for 3 seasons. Odd writing for the. Last episode
I totally agree! Everything doesn't make sense! Butcher should've let SB take out HL. Both HL and Ryan would just lose their powers, which is a good thing. And is like every character is brainless, everyone can see that SB is not as psychotic as HL. Out of the two evils, is better to have SB instead of HL.
For me, a good ending to this season would be, have SB take out HL (no powers), then Butcher and the gang turn on SB, have them fight, then gas him.
Ryan gets pissed that his father and SB got their a$$ kicked, runs away. But the twist is that Ryan DID NOT lose his powers, and gets revengeful. Both Homelander and SB gets locked up.
Have the last scene showing Ryan still has powers and has a evil smile on his face.
And to add more detail, as the power beam from SB is about to hit HL, HL grabs Ryan and try to use him as a sheild. But wasn't fast enough, and the beam hits both of them from the side. This detail proves that HL cares about no one but himself, and that when push comes to shove, everything he said to Ryan was really BS.
Yeah true af
way too fast
SB had a huge respect for Butcher
he didnt have any respect for most people
Edgar wasn’t outsmarted as much as he was betrayed.
My theory for season 4 definitely involves some kind of team up between Edgar and the Boys. Can't just write off Giancarlo like that.
"Ryan is a natural born supe, so he may even be stronger than his dad". What's the difference between Homelander and Ryan then. We don't even know if Homelander's other half(mother) was a supe. So at best, Ryan would be the same as his dad.
Technically homelander is "kinda natural"
@@yassyt1790 yh
not really, if homelanders mom is a human then that means he is half human hald supe so ryan would be 1/4 super 3/4 human but it seems the super genes overtake human ones. but if homelanders mom is a super than ryan is 1/2 super 1/2 human.
also with how genetics work it seems that offsprings of supes are stronger, homelander is almost invincible, super strength, can fly and has eye lasers while soldier boy only has super strength and almost invincible (his new beam ability wasn't innate with him and is due to russians experimenting on him). so ryan can be stronger than homelander and gain more abilities, maybe even some of the abilities of homelanders mother if she is a supe.
Ryan is Gohan. Half human half Saiyan. Best of both worlds with deep hidden powers.
They don't know how anyone will react to compound V. Mostly, people just die from it. About all they know is that if a supe somehow manages to have a baby at all, it's a miracle.
I feel so heart broken for Becca, and butcher too for this. I hope its not too late for ryan before he goes down the same path as his psycho- dad.
its kind of Butchers fault through, he pushed Ryan away as a means of not wanting his own death to hurt Ryan if it happened. especually blaming Ryan for killing Becca. that was very low. with Homelander understanding that it was an accident and the fact he never really cared about Becca made it easy for him to show support for Ryan
I thought Becca cheated on butcher with Homelander?
@Breakfastbean No that what butcher thought but she actually cheated
@@randomname4437 I think it's heavily implied that homelander raped Becca. Maybe not the rape you'd normally think of but moreso like HL:"have sex with me or I'm gonna kill you and your husband". What could she literally do if she was in a room alone with evil superman? Definitely not fighting back no matter what. Then you go back and watch all the scenes with her and homelander and see how uncomfortable she is with him around. Idk about you but I wouldn't want to be around my rapist if I were in her shoes. Plus why would she try to hide from homelander and help the boys try to kill stormfront?
@@brandonlo5162 in the show it’s said she was raped, i’m pretty sure Becca said it herself
i like that they’re clearly basing this off of American politics without making it corny, very well done
Have to say loved the reference in the ep7 video, where you talk about your previous heroes and cross them outta the book and we see Heavy Spoilers written on the bottom, Touché dude Touché. On another note in ep4 we could see Victoria's daughter come in to play along with Edgar and Susan (using the soldier boy power drain ability) and thats been Edgar's play all along after the Supes have been discredited.
Amazing season but this finale was a let down. It really made this entire season for basically nothing….in the grand scheme of things, we are right back to where we started at the beginning of the season but just worse cause now homelander can do what he want.
Also people’s actions did not line up with their character AT ALL!
1) butcher would 100% have stayed to the mission and killed homelander. Literally would have just taken the kid away and let SB do what he has to do. Maeve managed to keep to the mission!
2) Maeve def would have died from that explosion
3) black noir being killed like that was underwhelming….I mean sure it’s their choice but def not the best choice…literally HL getting almost killed by SB and Butcher and a lack noir coming in to save his ass and kill SB was 100% the way to go.
4) Ryan was honestly just annoying…he went from “I don’t wanna use my powers” to “yeah my dad just murdered someone and that was awesome” when really you would expect his character to be horrified at what he just saw….
good point
I totally agree. Underwhelming & not keeping in character at all.
@@harryboy5000 yeah soldier boy is an anti hero this season but he could had a redeemable moment icing Homelander
@@harryboy5000 imma be honest, I didn’t see how he was racist….they kinda pulled that one out their butt at the last minute. He didn’t do anything racist, he was just an old school butthole to everyone…..
@@harryboy5000 and I’m a black guy! That part wirh MM really confused me cause I was like “how?” Lol
Billy needs to take the actual compound V, so he lives and goes at it with Homelander
That would be the end of his friendship with MM. I don't think he would do that under any circumstances because even though he told MM that he wouldn't draw any line, his main motivation is to kill all Supes. But to become a supe himself in the process- I don't think even Butcher would lose his way that much.
@@hittingyouoverthehead I say that because of the comics but the show has changed and done it’s own thing and even made the story better
@@knightcaptain7140 It might happen since it happened in the comics but I'm glad they did their own thing so now people can't spoil it for me, lol!
@@hittingyouoverthehead yeah I feel you, that’s how it was for me with the Walking dead and invincible, so I ended reading the comics lol
@@hittingyouoverthehead then he dies or they end at season 5
Good one