The Boys season 4’s last episode brings big changes, and the ending makes things way more intense for the Amazon show’s fifth and final season. After the shapeshifter twist in The Boys season 4, episode 7, episode 8 shows The Boys team beating the fake Starlight. They manage to keep Robert Singer alive, but the guy running for president still loses in the end. Homelander and Sage’s scheme to grab the White House works out, as cops arrest Singer for killing Victoria Neuman.
Sure, Singer isn’t linked to Neuman’s death at least not in a direct way. A sad thing with Ryan makes Butcher pick the bad choice in the last episode letting his Supe powers come out . And just when Hughie and The Boys are about to strike a deal with Neuman — one that would give her safety if she helps fight Homelander — Butcher jumps in. The Boys season 4’s ending gets pretty dark as Butcher uses his new power to end Neuman’s life. This works out great for Sage and Homelander giving them control of the White House.
Do Homelander & Sage Pull Off Their Plan? The Boys Season 4 Ending Explained
They Sneak Into The White House Even Though Some Things Go Wrong
Sister Sage’s plan in The Boys season 4 hits some snags, but she and Homelander still manage to get into the White House in the final episode. Homelander thinks they’ve lost when they can’t kill Singer. But Sage shows up at Vought Tower all excited. She tells him they’re pinning Neuman’s death on Singer, thanks to a recording of him yelling at The Boys for not killing her before. This makes it look like the CIA killed Neuman, and lets them put a easier-to-control person in charge while using the 25th Amendment.
Even though Calhoun’s got the fancy title, the last bits of season 4 show that Homelander’s gonna be the one running things behind the scenes in the government. It’s pretty clear he’ll be calling the shots even if he’s not the official boss.
Steven Calhoun, the Speaker of the House, takes over as president for now — and he swears to be loyal to Homelander in The Boys season 4 finale. Even though Calhoun has the title, the last part of season 4 shows that Homelander will be in charge of the U.S. government. He gets Calhoun to declare martial law and okay a “veritable army of superheroes” to find traitors. This puts most of The Boys team in hot water when The Boys season 4 ends. It’s how Homelander plans to set up the internment camps he wants to make too.
We don’t know if Sage means that when she gets pumped about Phase 2 of her plans. Homelander’s just as clueless as we are so we gotta wait for The Boys season 5 to find out what she’s cooking up next. Whatever it is, it’s bad news. And most of The Boys won’t be around to stop them or slow them down, as Homelander keeps his word to hunt them down.
Why Homelander Is Chasing The Boys Team (& What This Means For Season 5)
What He Did Sets Us Up For Worse Stuff Later On
The Boys group runs away after Butcher kills Neuman, but they don’t get too far. In The Boys season 4 finale, Homelander’s gang finds them fast, and they can’t beat the Supes. Gen V’s Sam matches Kimiko’s strength, and Cate makes Frenchie go with Vought by messing with his head. At the same time, Love Sausage and his crew jump MM at the airport taking him away before he can fight back. Annie and Hughie almost have Cindy drop a boat on their car, and Hughie ends up captured.
Annie’s the only one who gets away flying off with her powers back. Butcher doesn’t seem to be on Homelander’s mind, but it’s hard to tell if he’s still part of The Boys after what he did with Neuman. Homelander gathers the show’s main characters because they helped kill Neuman. He wants to hold them responsible just like he said in his talk. But Homelander has other reasons too. If people like what he’s doing, it’ll make it easier for him to set up his camps. He’ll also be able to do what he wants without anyone getting in his way.
Why Starlight Gets Her Powers Back In The Boys Season 4 Finale
Annie Figures Out Who She Is & Likes Herself
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Starlight getting her powers back is one of the few positive things that happens to The Boys group in the season 4 finale, and it occurs right at the end. She figures out she can summon her light again while driving with Hughie. It’s perfect timing, because Cindy attacks them just seconds after. Starlight can use her skills to fly away, and she’ll need them to fight Homelander and Vought in The Boys season 5. Not having her powers holds Starlight back during season 4 since she doesn’t know why they’re not working right.
Starlight losing her powers looks like it’s because she’s not sure who she is in season 4. They come back when that problem gets fixed in the last episode. In season 4 of The Boys, Starlight has a hard time dealing with her past and the sad messy parts of herself. She tells Hughie this in the final episode. But he says she’s great just as she is, and this seems to help her. She learns to be okay with herself, and Starlight gets her powers back as she stops feeling so stressed and guilty.
How Kimiko Can Talk In The Boys Season 4’s Finale
It’s Because of Frenchie
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The Boys got another unexpected but good surprise: Kimiko talks for the first time in four seasons during the season 4 finale. In The Boys, Kimiko doesn’t speak because she has mutism from her past bad experiences. It’s not like Kimiko can never talk. But her body reacts to her trauma by making it hard for her to speak. This changes in the last episode, which ends with her yelling “no” again and again. It’s a strong reaction when you put it next to Homelander taking over.
This changes in the last episode, which ends with her yelling “no” again and again. It’s a strong reaction when you put it next to Homelander taking over.
It’s tough to pinpoint why Kimiko finds her voice now, but Frenchie plays a big role. In The Boys season 4 finale, she and Frenchie open up about their feelings for each other, and they also start to forgive themselves for stuff they did in the past. The fact that Kimiko is dealing with her issues and feeling happy helps her begin to heal. But the thought of losing Frenchie is even more upsetting, and it makes her react in a way she’s never been able to before.
The Boys Season 4 Finale Hints at Ryan’s Bad Guy Story
Homelander’s Kid Might Cause More Trouble In Season 5
Ryan isn’t around much when Homelander takes over at the end of The Boys season 4. But the last episode sets things up for Ryan to maybe become a bad guy in season 5. Before everything goes crazy, Grace brings Ryan to see Butcher, who thinks he’s about to die. Butcher and Grace tell Ryan the truth about what Homelander wants to do, and what he did to Becca. This is a lot for Ryan to take in, and Grace messes up big time. She lets slip that they’re in a bunker built to lock up Supes, which makes Ryan feel betrayed on top of everything else he has to deal with.
When Grace won’t let Ryan go, he shoves her — and because he’s so strong, this kills her. Ryan takes off leaving Butcher to deal with what happened. Butcher sees that Ryan might end up like his dad so he starts to think about Joe Kessler. Kessler is the bad guy in Butcher’s head, and Butcher listening to him now shows he’s making a choice. Even though Butcher tries to keep his hate for Supes under control in seasons 3 and 4, what Ryan does makes him hate all Supes again.
Butcher’s Supe Powers Explained & Why He Kills Victoria Neuman With Them
Butcher No Longer Takes It Easy on Supes
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Butcher hugging Kessler makes him think more extreme stuff, but it also helps him to unlock the power The Boys season 4 has been hinting at. It turns out Butcher is a Supe — he took Compound V to try to get rid of the Temp V effects. , Temp V seems to have a big impact on Butcher’s power. The Boys season 4 finale shows he can make tumor-like tentacles come out of his chest. These tentacles can tear people in half. (This is how he kills Ezekiel in episode 4.)
The Boys season 4 finale shows that he has the ability to summon tumor-like tentacles. These weird arms burst out of his chest and can tear people into two pieces.
Butcher stops The Boys from making a deal with Neuman using his new power starting all the awful stuff that happens next. He tears Neuman in two with his tentacles and tells the team “no deals.” This seems crazy when you see what happens after, but it matches Butcher’s story in the finale. After picking Kessler, Butcher gives up on doing the “right thing“ — and he wants to wipe out any Supe he thinks is dangerous. That’s why he kills Neuman. He also takes the virus Frenchie made, which he plans to use to kill Homelander.
Homelander’s Plans for Soldier Boy in The Boys Season 4 Finale’s After-Credits Scene
Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy Makes a Comeback at the Very End
Like the The Boys season 4 finale isn’t exciting enough, it also has a scene after the credits that’ll get people pumped for season 5. The scene shows Calcoun taking Homelander to what seems like one of the CIA’s bunkers that Supes can’t break into. In there, they look at Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy, who got put back to sleep after The Boys season 3 ended. Homelander is amazed that the Supe has been here “the whole time.” But he doesn’t say what he wants to do with him.
There are two reasons why Homelander might be looking for Soldier Boy, and neither one looks good. Since Soldier Boy is almost as strong as Homelander, The Seven’s boss might want his help to catch traitors and non-Supes. Soldier Boy could be a great helper, if he’d listen to Homelander. The other reason is that Homelander still wants his dad to like him something he really wants throughout The Boys. His teary face makes the second reason seem more likely. No matter what, you can bet on seeing more of Soldier Boy in season 5.
