Since The Boys premiered on Amazon Prime Video again in 2019, the satirical superhero sequence has been successful, even spawning the well-received spin-off Gen V. One of the vital talked about characters is, after all, Homelander (Antony Starr), the narcissistic, megalomaniacal chief of the illustrious group of superheroes often known as The Seven. From his preliminary introduction to the gradual reveal of his true character, Homelander has descended additional and additional into the worst components of himself via the seasons thus far.
A couple of episodes specifically stand out as being his finest ones, every taking part in into his arc thus far. He shined in these episodes, typically within the worst means doable. Nonetheless, the most effective Homelander episodes span all three present seasons, with a lot extra prone to be added from season 4.
10 “The Feminine of the Species”
Season 1, Episode 4
By this episode, it’s effectively established that Homelander, certainly one of the strongest characters, is much from the admirable hero that the general public believes him to be. He’s not solely violent, self-involved, and power-hungry, he’s additionally successfully Vought Worldwide’s puppet. However this episode actually solidified not solely how terrible Homelander is, however how a lot Supes with rose-colored glasses like Maeve (Dominique McElligott) want he would have lived as much as what they thought he was and could possibly be.
The second on this episode that actually reveals Homelander’s character is when he and Queen Maeve are despatched to avoid wasting passengers on a hijacked airliner. As soon as aboard, Homelander unintentionally destroys the management panel then decides to desert the airplane with out saving anybody. It was all about optics, wanting like a hero with out really being one. Seeing the anguish in Maeve’s eyes at having to go away these harmless folks pleading for his or her lives to die whereas Homelander doesn’t bat an eye fixed actually tells followers so much about his character, or slightly lack, thereof. This second comes again later to chew Homelander as proof of what he did is revealed.
9 “You Discovered Me”
Season 1, Episode 8
Homelander’s unusual relationship with Madelyn Stillwell (Elisabeth Shue) had followers feeling each confused and weirded out. He considered her like a wierd mom determine, although there was a sexual attraction and relationship as effectively. Madelyn, in the meantime, appeared to make use of Homelander as her puppet, understanding precisely easy methods to stroke his ego to get what she wished. Displaying Homelander’s insecurities, nevertheless, is the truth that Homelander is none the wiser that he’s being performed by Stillwell, not admired.
On this episode, Homelander’s reactionary nature is obvious when he brutally murders Stillwell to indicate Billy Butcher (Karl City) that he can’t be baited. There’s a glimmer of a softer facet to Homelander when he saves Butcher and divulges to him that his spouse Becca (Shantel VanSanten) remains to be very a lot alive and dwelling in hiding with the son he fathered. It’s the primary episode the place we see the true pressure between Billy and Homelander face-to-face.
8 “Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Males”
Season 2, Episode 3
Because the second season progresses, Homelander spends a lot of his time making an attempt to annoy Butcher by hanging out together with his spouse Becca and Ryan (Cameron Crovetti), the son Homelander fathered with Becca following his sexual assault. However Homelander, arguably feeling extra alone now than ever with Stillwell gone and Stormfront (Aya Money) becoming a member of the Seven, tries to focus his vitality on spending time together with his organic son.
Homelander does his finest to assist Ryan be taught to make use of his powers, however the younger boy doesn’t know easy methods to, nor does he notice his personal energy. In a single scene, Ryan even assaults Homelander to guard his mom. Arguably, most vital for Homelander’s arc on this episode, nevertheless, is the lengths Stormfront goes to not solely do heinous issues, but in addition blatantly go in opposition to his needs, one thing Homelander isn’t used to coping with. It marks a second of vulnerability for the in any other case {powerful} superhero, particularly as Stormfront begins to control Homelander by stroking his ego, very similar to Stillwell did.
7 “We Gotta Go Now”
Season 2, Episode 5
The complete extent of Homelander’s dangerous habits begins to achieve the general public on this episode when a video of him killing two harmless civilians is launched. However Stormfront, one of many biggest villains on the show, makes use of her intelligent spin to assist him rehabilitate his picture. This places Stormfront in his good graces and helps solidify Homelander’s perception that he’s invincible. It’s on this episode that he begins a sexual relationship with Stormfront as effectively.
How deep Maeve’s hatred for Homelander runs can be revealed on this episode as she tells her secret girlfriend Elena (Nicole Correia-Damude) that she is planning to take him down. Homelander goes via so much on this episode, at first feeling threatened that the general public not appears to be like as much as him as a hero, then shifting his mindset to feeling arguably his strongest.
6 “What I Know”
Season 2, Episode 8
On this season’s finale, arguably one of many best episodes of the show overall, followers lastly get to see the massive showdown between Homelander and Butcher they’d been ready so lengthy to see. It’s additionally an emotional time, as Becca dies when Ryan tries to avoid wasting her from Stormfront and unintentionally kills her. Homelander’s unhappiness is felt when Ryan chooses Butcher over him, and making issues worse, the airplane incident from the primary season comes again to hang-out Homelander. Maeve exhibits him captured footage and threatens to launch it if he doesn’t comply along with her calls for.
As Stormfront is lastly being outed for the racist she is, Homelander is in a tricky place: he aligns himself with the girl who’s changing into an enemy of the folks and threatening the sanctity of The Seven. Having now misplaced not solely Stormfront but in addition his organic son, issues aren’t wanting good for Homelander. However followers see from the glimmer of menace in his eyes that this dip received’t final for lengthy.
5 “The Solely Man within the Sky”
Season 3, Episode 2
Reeling from the information that the severely injured Stormfront has died by suicide, Homelander finds himself alone as soon as once more. His psychological state is deteriorating, as evidenced by a rant he delivers reside on tv throughout his birthday celebration. Stuffed with spite and hate, Homelander chastises Vought, the very company that employs and controls him, making an attempt to show public sentiment in opposition to them and in direction of him. He performs it up as if he’s being persecuted, urging the general public to face by him as a savior of the world.
What’s most fascinating on this episode is that the general public appears to be warming to Homelander and believing his each phrase. He’s on a path to redeeming himself within the public eye, which in flip, makes it troublesome for Vought to show in opposition to him, irrespective of how a lot they may want they may. On this episode, Homelander exhibits simply how far his attain and energy can go, and the truth that it’s working inflates his ego much more.
4 “Barbary Coast”
Season 3, Episode 3
If Homelander acted like he was invincible within the earlier episode, his tyrannical perspective is kicked up a number of notches on this one. He positions himself as a dictator, of types, inside The Seven now that his approval rankings are via the roof. He units his sights on Starlight (Erin Moriarty), forcing her to fake she’s in a relationship with him to assist additional rehabilitate his picture and lift his public profile.
Seeing the maintain Homelander has on Starlight, making her do issues she would by no means in any other case do and conserving her ready of weak point, exhibits simply how terrible he’s. However his selections additionally gentle a hearth below her, Butcher, and the remainder of The Boys to take down Homelander and every part for which he stands. Based mostly on Homelander strolling round like he owns Vought on this episode, that can be simpler mentioned than achieved.
3 “Superb 5-12 months Plan”
Season 3, Episode 4
Simply how terrified others are of Homelander is made clear on this episode when Starlight’s ex Supersonic (Miles Gaston Villanueva), who has been newly minted into The Seven, decides that he desires to attempt to make optimistic adjustments. He approaches A-Prepare (Jessie T.Usher) for assist; however fearing blowback if issues don’t go the fitting means, and utilizing the chance to ingratiate himself to the almighty chief of The Seven, A-Prepare reveals the plot to his boss as a substitute.
Homelander, exhibiting his violent nature and willingness to do absolutely anything to guard his popularity, murders Supersonic and threatens Starlight that he’ll do the identical to Hughie (Jack Quaid), certainly one of the best non-Supe characters, if she doesn’t adjust to no matter he desires. On this episode, it appears as if nothing or nobody will ever have the ability to take down Homelander.
2 “Right here Comes a Candle to Mild You in Mattress”
Season 3, Episode 7
A heart-wrenching, emotional episode for Homelander, it’s on this one which he learns his parentage and that Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) is his organic father. Additional, when he confronts Starlight about her livestream the place she boldly broadcasts her departure from The Seven and condemned each Vought and Homelander, she data him confessing to quite a few crimes and posts them on social media. Homelander is now in a precarious place as soon as once more.
He would possibly in any other case have the ability to simply get himself out of absolutely anything. However the data that his father had been alive all this time, folks knew who he was, and Homelander grew up with none household, is so much to absorb. Whereas Homelander exhibits his grief and unhappiness in several methods, it’s clear this information is among the many most painful he has ever obtained. It’s sufficient to make followers really feel a twinge of sympathy for Homelander on this episode.
1 “The Immediate White-Sizzling Wild”
Season 3, Episode 8
There’s so much happening within the season 3 finale for Homelander. Reeling from the information that Soldier Boy is his father, he murders his good friend Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell) in chilly blood, upset that he by no means revealed this data but knew about all of it alongside. He additionally faces an assault from each his personal father, Soldier Boy, and members of The Boys, together with Butcher, Starlight, and Hughie, in addition to Maeve.
What’s most fascinating about this episode for Homelander is that it additionally exhibits his deep love, or not less than want to like, his son Ryan. He takes the boy and seemingly begins to develop his relationship with him. Within the last scene, he walks via a rally together with his son and brutally murders a vocal Starlight supporter. Fear that this rash determination might impression his popularity rapidly dissipates, nevertheless, when the group erupts in cheers. Homelander is again to being untouchable, omnipotent, and now has offspring by his facet to seemingly proceed his legacy.
