What to Remember Before Season 4

Within the present political local weather — which some say is stranger than fiction — you’ve underneath 150 days earlier than votes might be solid within the 2024 Election, the place the onslaught of a media blitz can tantalize your cerebral cortex. However should you can’t wait that lengthy, June 13 is promising to entangle you with simply as a lot of a media overload of sexcapades, political intrigue, debauchery, violence, espionage, blood, gore and effectively, simply outright bizarre kink stuff, as The Boys — Amazon Prime’s satirical sequence a couple of group of vigilantes chasing after rogue superheroes — kicks off its fourth season.

Within the latest trailer for season four, a bunch of Americans within the streets are seemingly divided into two social and political factions, and on the verge of violence — with the tune of the funky basic from Curtis Mayfield, “(Don’t Fear) If There’s a Hell Under, We’re All Going to Go,” egging them on. In the meantime, essentially the most {powerful} superhero, Homelander, performed by Antony Starr (who’s little doubt a poster little one for MAGA and the far proper, channeling what GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump might look like with superpowers), stands to the aspect and smiles with glee as chaos ensues.

The previous chief of the Boys, Billy Butcher (Karl City) is seen begging his group for forgiveness for taking an unlawful drug in season three that quickly gave him as a lot power because the supes (the title for these with superpowers) in order that he may kill Homelander. However in turning into hooked on the drug, Butcher additionally allowed one of many Boys’ most susceptible group members to develop into addicted, Hughie Campbell (Jack Quaid).

Additionally within the trailer, Homelander is seen telling his group of celeb supes referred to as the Seven (who normally do Marvel-like movies, TV sequence and media blitzes for a dwelling, working for a mega-corporation conglomerate named Vought Worldwide), “This nation is corrupt past restore, so we received to reserve it. It’s not going to be simple; we’ll need to do some horrible issues for the larger good. You’ll not be beloved celebrities. You may be wrathful gods. Present me just a little wrath.”

The footage revealed that the actor who performed The Strolling Useless’s final villain Negan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, could have a pivotal function in season 4 as one the vigilantes’ allies. And it is usually revealed that season 4 will usher in parts of The Boys spinoff series Gen V. In that sequence, a couple of college for younger supes to hone their powers and at some point develop into the following members of the Seven, it was revealed {that a} secret lab existed the place a virus was developed that might truly kill supes (previous to that, solely supes may kill different supes). From the trailer, it seems that Butcher is aware of about and/or has entry to this virus that can be utilized as a weapon towards Homelander, and towards the reckless supes who sexually assault, toy with after which kill common human beings at their whim.

The fourth season will start to usher ultimately of The Boys, as creator Eric Kripke has announced that season five will be the final season. “I don’t completely understand how we’re going to get there, however I do know the vacation spot,” he told The Hollywood Reporter after the announcement. Earlier than season 4 begins streaming (launching with the primary three episodes), right here is THR’s look again at season three so viewers might be caught up when the brand new debauchery begins.

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The Boys Encountered Lethal Intercourse With the Tiniest of Supes

Season three exploded throughout audiences’ screens as Butcher and the Boys group members, Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) and Frenchie (Tomer Capone), have been in sizzling pursuit of a lethal supe referred to as Termite. Termite (Brad Geddes), as a result of though a full-sized man, may shrink his physique all the way down to the dimensions of stated insect, crawl into victims after which will himself again right into a full-sized grownup, leaving his victims a mush of physique elements and human waste. (Add onto that: Termite had a nasty cocaine behavior and sexual kink of crawling into his lovers’ penis to provide the final word orgasm. However, what if he sneezes and that units him into re-metabolizing to full dimension? You get the remainder.)

Sadly, Frenchie had the misfortune of strolling in on Termite ending the life of 1 his lovers, demise by pleasure and sneeze. Termite is aware of that would be the finish of him if this ever will get out. He sees just one various; he should shrink all the way down to dimension and enter into Frenchie’s rectum to blow up. Kimiko enters the room simply in time to assist Frenchie attempt to combat off Termite, who has already raced up considered one of his pant legs. (Termite nonetheless has superhuman power when insect-sized.) Calamity ensues in what may be one of many funniest hand-to-hand fight combat scenes ever filmed on a streaming sequence. Lastly, after Termite has tossed Kimiko and Frenchie towards the wall within the bed room and is about to take one other run to enter considered one of Frenchie’s nostrils, Butcher saves the day by catching the Jiminy Cricket-sized supe in a plastic bag of his personal cocaine. Butcher contemplates squashing him like a bug (the previous Butcher would have), however in making an attempt to show over a brand new leaf, he tells his group to name the bureau who tracks and places away unhinged supes.

In the meantime, Hughie has develop into a swimsuit with the group he used to worry, the FBSA (Federal Bureau of Superhuman Affairs), as an assistant for U.S. Congresswoman Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) and resides along with his supe girlfriend, Starlight (Erin Moriarty), who’s a reluctant a part of the Seven. Hughie is getting used because the intermediary between the Boys and FBSA, or one may say they’re making an attempt to make use of Hughie to manage his former group on which supes they go after and why.

Additionally, Ryan (Cameron Crovetti), the son of Homelander and Butcher’s late spouse (a authorities agent who was killed in season two), continues to be being hidden from essentially the most {powerful} supe. Butcher goes to go to him and Ryan tells him he nonetheless has goals of being killed by his father.

Butcher additionally receives a go to from an ally and one of many Seven, Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott),  after it involves mild that Termite was let out by Vought after being captured by the Boys’ groups. Butcher is livid, however Queen Maeve brings a weapon that may assist Butcher in his quest to combat Vought and maybe cease Homelander’s tyranny. It’s a drug, Temp V, that if taken, will give Butcher (or any human) the power of a supe for a day. Butcher’s use of the drug (and ultimately, Hughie’s) turns into an habit all through the season. 

Supes for a Day, Soldier Boy

Stan Edgar (Giancarlo Esposito), CEO of Vought Worldwide, is bored with taking part in babysitter of the supes — hiding their murders, sexual assaults and constructing their gold star media profiles that many would say aren’t deserved. What Edgar does need to do is flip Vought prescription drugs into an organization that makes a drug to show peculiar residents into supe troopers for twenty-four hours. He proposes to the POTUS getting his Compound V handed in Congress rapidly, with the assistance he has planted there. Viewers discovered in episode two that Neuman was raised by Edgar they usually have a niece/uncle relationship.

We additionally see the fifth member of the Boys’ group, Mom’s Milk, aka M.M. (performed by Laz Alonso), making an attempt to assimilate again into a traditional life after he left the group on the finish of season two. He’s making an attempt to make his daughter completely satisfied at her party whereas making an attempt to not seem jealous of his ex-wife and her new boyfriend (M.M. secretly needs for his household unit to be collectively once more). But additionally brewing behind Mom’s Milk’s thoughts is unfinished enterprise with the Boys. Ultimately, the decision is simply too sturdy, and M.M.’s ex tells him he wants to return to his group after a heart-wrenching scene the place he has a violent episode in entrance of his daughter over a beeping smoke detector. Episode two, “The Solely Man within the Sky,” additionally kicks off a lot of the search to find particulars a couple of weapon that supposedly killed the strongest supe ever, Solider Boy. The hope is, in fact, that this weapon can used not directly to ultimately take down Homelander.

Homelander Exhibits the World Who He Actually Is

Considered one of season three’s largest plotlines was for the Boys to discover a weapon that might lastly destroy Homelander (whether or not that was by Butcher having the identical power by means of the Temp V, or discovering a weapon that killed the primary most-powerful supe Soldier Boy, performed by Nathan Mitchell). However from the company entrance, Vought’s manner of controlling and stripping Homelander of his energy could be by means of giving his star scores and attraction to a different, reminiscent of making Starlight co-captain of the Seven. Homelander’s media persona had already taken successful from falling in love with a neo-Nazi supe Stormfront (performed by Aya Money) in season two. Badly mutilated by Homelander’s son on the finish of season two, Stormfront takes her personal life in season three, episode two. This sends Homelander right into a psychological breakdown throughout a televised publicity stunt party for him.

Homelander broadcasts to the world that they need to be grateful to him for his superpowers and the way they want him greater than he wants them. He refuses to apologize anymore for any of his questionable behaviors. He sees himself as Christ-like. But, when Homelander hears a couple of lady who’s about to leap off a constructing to commit suicide, as a substitute of saving her, he encourages her to kill herself. She obliges him.

Soldier Boy Lives

In episode 4, The Boys’ adventures end up with them encountering a gangster referred to as Little Nina (Katia Winter), who has intel on an alleged Russian tremendous weapon that kills supes. She is going to solely share this info if the Boys full an assassination for her. As soon as once more, Butcher orders Kimiko as lead killer for the group, however she pushes again. She is bored with this life and needs to be seen as a human being, not just a few killing machine with particular powers. Frenchie agrees along with her and says that after their present project, they may go away for France collectively and go far-off from the Boys.

Kimiko infiltrates a Russian Oligarch mansion who’s having a supes-themed intercourse occasion. She makes use of the intercourse toys to obliterate the Little Nina’s enemy alongside along with his military of henchmen, however she is shot by one of many intercourse staff and severely wounded. Her physique regenerates itself.

The group is lastly given the placement of the lab in Russia the place the tremendous weapon may be discovered. They’re underneath heavy assault by Russian fighters. Butcher and Hughie take the Temp V and are capable of thrust back their attackers. Within the melee, there’s a enormous blast that after once more injures Kimiko. However this time, her physique doesn’t heal by itself. And the Boys uncover the key weapon that they had been in search of is definitely Soldier Boy. He’s alive!

Again within the U.S., Homelander threatens Starlight by saying he’ll kill Hughie if she doesn’t do no matter he tells her to do. Secretly, Starlight was constructing a coalition of supes to affix her in combating towards an off-the-hinges Homelander. The group included Maeve, longtime Seven member A-Prepare (Jessie T. Usher) and newcomer Supersonic (Miles Gaston Villanueva). To make his level, Homelander delivers Supersonic’s useless physique to Starlight.

No Love Misplaced

Nauman turns towards Edgar in trade for Homelander bringing her Compound V to completely change her daughter Zoe (Olivia Morandin) right into a supe. Nauman publicly accuses Edgar of corruption.

Herogasm

Soldier Boy is hell bent on killing his former group who bought him to the Russians. Butcher and Hughie make a cope with him that they may assist him monitor down his former group members if he agrees to assist them take out Homelander. This settlement leads the group of three, in episode six, to the annual Herogasm pilgrimage in Montpelier, Vermont. What’s it, you ask? It’s a supe orgy hosted by the TNT Twins (who’re on Soldier Boy’s hitlist). Homelander arrives at Herogasm and massive battle ensues between him and Soldier Boy, with the assistance of suped-up Hughie and Butcher. Homelander is getting his ass kicked, however manages to flee due to the sonic blasts coming from Soldier Boy, who’s unable to manage them sometimes.

I Am Your Father, Homelander

In episode seven, Starlight, who’s now going by her given title Annie, retrieves Compound V from Vought headquarters for Kimiko to heal and restore her powers. However Annie additionally discovers that Temp V, which Butcher and Hughie have been taking, will kill its customers after three to 5 doses. Butcher releases his maintain on Hughie however doesn’t inform him concerning the risks of Temp V. Butcher chooses to proceed utilizing the drug.

However the shocker of this episode comes on the finish, when Soldier Boy calls Homelander and divulges that he’s organic father.

This all culminates in episode eight when Homelander kills a member of the Seven, Noir (Nathan Mitchell), for failing to inform him that Soldier Boy is his father. In the meantime, Butcher and Soldier Boy meet with the Boys group and Annie to lock them in a safehouse as they go to attempt to kill Homelander as soon as once more. Maeve joins them. And they’re profitable, however Homelander’s son makes an attempt to defend his father and Soldier Boy assaults the kid. Maeve protects the boy and Homelander escapes along with his son.

The season ends with Butcher being terminally in poor health from his Temp V, Annie rejoining the Boys, and the federal government taking Soldier Boy and locking him away after battle with Maeve. Neuman is a presidential candidate and Homelander has began making public appearances along with his son. And, in true Boys vogue, the season ended with a stranger attacking Ryan and Homelander, losing no time obliterating the mere mortal inside the center of the gang. Identical to Homelander’s anger, The Boys‘ fourth season isn’t anticipated to carry something again.

The Boys season 4 launches on Prime Video June 13.