Oi! The Boys has wrapped its 40-episode run spanning seven years with a series finale that will be talked about for years, for better and for worse. Season 5 episode 8 was not everything I wanted it to be, but it was enough for where the show had gotten. Not everyone agrees. While some fans found it a nice surprise given how much they feared the show was careening off the tracks, others remain unsatisfied with how many loose threads were left dangling in the wind.
If you haven’t already watched the finale, and somehow still haven’t been spoiled on the ending despite the internet being full of screenshots from it, then go back now. You’ve been warned.
Heading into The Boys season 5, episode 8, some people were predicting an epically bungled ending that would even give Game of Thrones’ catastrophic “And who has a better story than Bran?” conclusion a run for its money. Instead it arrived at what has been feeling like an inevitable conclusion for more than a season now. Homelander is stripped of his powers, the supe is shown without his metaphorical clothes on, and the catharsis viewers have been waiting five seasons for is delivered.
Was it worth the wait? Here’s what people have been saying:
Funny how after Kimiko takes away Butchers powers he doesn’t immediately start dying
You know, because the end of last season showed he was only alive because he bonded with the parasite he got from taking the Compound V?
That would require good writing though pic.twitter.com/vLqJNNj0sd
— Kaida 🌊 (@khaliltooshort) May 20, 2026
The Boys will be forgotten almost immediately.
This ending sucked.
Don’t bother with all the spin-offs.
If Gen V couldn’t hold viewership while The Boys was still airing, you don’t stand a chance after this crap ending. pic.twitter.com/Pdxm9MbGcw
— Fake Wizard (@RealLifeFakeWiz) May 20, 2026
Oh look, it took three adult supes to hold homelander down btw
Now tentacles Butcher is on his level?
Mind you the beginning of the season his lasers sliced kimiko in half now it doesn’t even leave a scratch on anyone 😭😭 https://t.co/QSM0TtZUFi
— 17♱ (@Promiseishim) May 20, 2026
Homelander being turned into an immortal in episode 6 and then being killed 2 episodes later is a bad writing lmao.
The V1 Arc should have been done in S4 with no implications that the virus can’t work on it and let that be one of the twists.
Horrible final season. #TheBoys
— Mihaa (@NeuerJunior2) May 20, 2026
the way homelander’s entire body language changed after losing powers was so good, that’s literally a kid. antony starr you are fantastic pic.twitter.com/As96QcCjTh
— sonya 🐝 🇺🇦 (@soufflewaffle) May 20, 2026
Nah this particular scene was perfect to me. The series pretty much spells out that he’s a psychopath manchild with no real combat skills besides spamming his laser eyes and his super strength. Without them this is exactly what he is: a pathetic man throwing a tantrum https://t.co/UgbO9Z8lZh
— dille (@flurryfrenzy) May 20, 2026
I think the bunch of people mad at Homelander’s fate are the ones who saw him as a chad hero and not the pathetic insecure guy he always had been
— LGerardo Villeda (@GerardoV17Alt) May 20, 2026
Stranger things finale was so bad we had a big group of people trying to convince you there was a secret episode and GOT had a petition to remake the final season
There’s no way that episode of the boys was even in the same league https://t.co/3z0UMHkPOS
— Heavy Spoilers (@heavyspoilers) May 20, 2026
The Boys series finale was good. Not amazing, not full of risks or surprises, but good.
I’m satisfied with where the stories ended and actually surprised so much wrapped up without feeling too rushed.
Seasons 4 & 5 got carried away with satire but it ended well enough. Enjoyed. pic.twitter.com/GDxIKBTkPU
— Brandon Davis (@BrandonDavisBD) May 20, 2026
The Boys finale still clears these two ending disasters pic.twitter.com/dhSBJVJhuj
— Cine Vichaar (@Cine_vichaar) May 20, 2026
So Oh Father just dies. No kind of resolution to the arc they developed of him challenging his faith or anything
Nope just dies by screaming into a ball gag. What a waste pic.twitter.com/lraToEBG5u
— Kaida 🌊 (@khaliltooshort) May 20, 2026
Dogshit Season. Ultimately a Hugely Disappointing and Small Feeling Ending Episode to The Boys.😡They lied out their ass in Marketing. Im PISSED!🤬Angry Rant Incoming! Our Review soon!
— Joe Vargas (@AngryJoeShow) May 20, 2026
The Boys, Season 5 Finale review.
> Fight scenes could’ve been longer and better
> Frenchie’s funeral should’ve been impactful, they turned it into a joke
> Terror’s death was sad
> Homelander’s death was pathetic as expected
> Finally, Deep got what he deserved
> MM will raise… pic.twitter.com/x8Ayo11xOP— ︎ ︎venom (@venom1s) May 20, 2026
> There was no “scorched earth”
> Flight 47 tape reveal wasted
> Shameless Vought Rising ad
> Gen V characters wasted
> Soldier Boy wasted
> Our time was wastedI’m glad The Boys is over. Abysmal Dogshit pic.twitter.com/sYRIzQD7SW
— Daniel Dami Biu (@damiebi10) May 20, 2026
I honestly don’t understand why people are complaining about Homelander’s ending in the final season of The Boys.
Come on, it’s the finale. Butcher and the team had only one real chance, so obviously they were going to go all out.
And realistically, Butcher and Ryan are strong… pic.twitter.com/SouabhcAuc
— Kantala fc (@ifOnlyKantala) May 20, 2026
Some of these criticisms I get. There were definitely plenty of side-plots and scenes that went no where, and plenty of characters that got short-changed as the train hurtled toward its final station. But if you were expecting an epic final battle from a show predicated on parodying that exact kind of storytelling, well, I’m not sure what to tell you. The issue might be less with showrunner Eric Kripke’s creative direction than with some people’s TV viewing comprehension.
I think in the end many people still complaining about The Boys simply wouldn’t have been satisfied with anything less than another whole season or two. Unfortunately, the show’s over now as Amazon Prime moves onto Vought Rising. That spin-off isn’t set to air until sometime in 2027. Anyone still pining for more sociopathic comic-book super hero satire will have to go back to the original source material in the meantime. Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic book series ran for 72 issues and concludes with a different ending than the show.
