Video summary
The reviewer begins by acknowledging that while Season 5 of *The Boys* contains some strong character moments and performances, particularly from Anthony Starr as Homelander, it ultimately suffers from the same lack of direction and narrative messiness that plagued Season 4. The season feels disjointed, with plot points lacking sufficient weight or justification, giving the impression that the creators only realized they had a series finale to conclude when the episode count was nearly finished. Although there are entertaining moments, such as real-life events mirroring show plots in unexpected ways and interesting cameos from *Supernatural* actors, these positives do not fully overcome the structural issues. The reviewer specifically praises A-Train's character arc as one of the best in the entire series, noting how his journey transformed him from a despised figure into someone evoking fear and sadness, though other resolutions feel rushed or incomplete.
Several major plot decisions are heavily criticized for being poorly thought out or illogical. The introduction of Compound V is deemed a failure because Homelander gains no new abilities after taking it, appearing slower in his final fight rather than more powerful. Similarly, the decision to kill Soldier Boy via a simple choke hold while he remains frozen in a cryogenic tube is described as absurd and damaging to the show's brand, especially given the cancellation of *Gen V*, which left the narrative thread regarding Starlight's future unresolved. The reviewer argues that the writers shot themselves in the foot by ending *Gen V* prematurely, preventing a proper integration of its characters into the main storyline and forcing an unsatisfying conclusion for both shows.
The finale itself is singled out as particularly weak, feeling like a rushed attempt to check boxes rather than a grandiose adventure. The reviewer expresses frustration with the logic of throwing Kimiko into a nuclear reactor to recreate Soldier Boy's death and the unrealistic depiction of Homelander losing his powers in a way that feels hokey and unearned. Despite promotional material suggesting Homelander would destroy the world, the actual fight scene lacks impact, making it seem as though the creators were gaslighting the audience about the show's themes. Ultimately, the reviewer rates the season a 3 out of 7 due to its scattered good moments but gives the finale a harsh 2 out of 7, leaving viewers feeling disappointed by how the series ended and questioning whether this was the right way to conclude the story.
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Okay, I guess we should talk about it
now.
Woo, that's a hot mug I got. I know
there were some of you on my channel who
were wanting to see what my thoughts
were on the series finale of The Boys
and [music]
I hate to be that person, but really
season 4 did show what was to come in
terms of the quality. I believe that
season 5 is definitely better than
season 4, but the messiness and the
lacking direction very prevalent
throughout all of season 4 was
definitely in season 5 while still being
peppered with some moments of good
storytelling, good character moments.
And even with the finale as ooh as it
is, the pieces that you wanted are
there. They just don't have the weight
to them, they don't have the warrant to
them. And it almost feels like they
remembered that they had a series finale
on their hands just as episode 7 ended.
Again, there are some positives
throughout this season. Obviously,
Anthony Starr is fantastic [music] as
Homelander. And there are a bunch of
bits that are in this season. Some would
say are absolutely ridiculous and so on
the nose that it's hurting. But the
thing is some of them happened while it
was filming and then real life events,
who Trump and stuff, mimic that of the
show to the point where even Eric Kripke
came on and said "I can't believe that
we predicted some of this shit." Those
moments were wild and those moments were
pretty fun. But there were some other
moments that were just so on the nose.
It became more of a quippy show, kind of
almost like how Supernatural really went
into this sort of I don't really know
what to do, but I guess we'll make it up
as we go sort of feeling towards the
latter end of that show's lifetime.
There's some cameos in here that are
interesting. Jared Padalecki and Misha
Collins were in an episode and that was
a fetch quest episode. But I am trying
to find the good parts. I really like
A-Train's [music] story. I think if
there was any character throughout this
entire show who had the [music] best
arc, it's A-Train. Cuz he went from
being a character you actually [ __ ]
despised
to when he had his final moment with
Homelander, you felt fear, you felt
care, you were sad. I thought that part
was very well done.
Everything with A-Train was well done.
There are some other characters who get
some okay-ish arcs. [music] Mother's
Milk, his whole resolution at the end of
this show, I swear feels like more of a
season 4 resolution rather than an end
resolution. But, uh Starlight and Hughie
kind of. But, then it also again kind of
plays into the messiness. There's a part
where they're in this bunker with Stan
Edgar, and this person comes in trying
to kill everyone that's in this place.
She's already mad that there's this
invisible guy who is the son of
Translucent who Hughie killed, and then
him and Hughie are fighting. And when
she walks into the room, despite the
fact that she knows that Translucent's
son is helping her, and she can see
Hughie right there, she blows up
Translucent for no explicable reason.
[music]
They try to make this as moment of oh
no, Hughie almost died because of me.
All I could think of in that scene was
why the [ __ ] did you blow up the
invisible dude? And that those moments
were very prevalent throughout this
entire season. I did like how they
brought back that producer character. I
actually think he also had a pretty
great arc. His entire element with
getting them into the old folks home,
and then him having that conversation
with Homelander to the point where he
actually walks out alive, I thought that
was great. And then just before I talk
about the finale, I did like Frenchie's
end. I thought Frenchie's death was very
well done, even if it was a little bit
silly because you're like, "Okay,
Homelander just completely forgets about
the the you know, the thing he was very
intent on opening." Sure. But, I thought
that part was well done. You never
danced a day in your life. I thought
that was very well done. But, now we got
to come to the finale and we got to talk
about the three things that they
definitely [music] did not think
through. The first being the Compound V.
That whole element with them trying to
prevent him from getting Compound V was
pretty decent. I actually thought that
was well done between him and Soldier
Boy fighting one another. I thought that
was well done.
But, then once he got it,
nothing happens. He's not any different.
If anything in that final fight scene
with Butcher, he's slower. So, yeah, I
don't know what the point of that was.
And then kind of tying into that, the
biggest fraud of all time, the smartest
person on the planet is a complete
dumbass and didn't anticipate love. I
get it. I I get what they're trying to
do here, but it just seems so blah. And
her whole idea is to let the entire
world [music] just be destroyed, and
he's like, "Yeah, and I got my books."
But, then you've got no more books to
read. I don't know. I felt like this
character was like this the Metatron
character from Supernatural with the
same sort of short-sightedness, and
maybe that was the point, but I don't
know. I just felt like that wasn't well
done.
Uh point number two being Soldier Boy
and him being taken out by a choke hold.
Soldier Boy started and ended season
three,
four, and five in a tube of cryo uh
cryogenic tube. The fact that they had
the gall to do that is just absurd. I
know it's supposed to tie into this
um
>> [music]
>> you know, prequel series, but talk about
throwing your brand under the [ __ ]
bus. Now, I will say that Gen V not
being continued is [music] probably a
big thing to it. Now, Diabolical, I know
got ended, and I always thought that was
a kind of a one-off thing, but Gen V
ending
really showed that this ship was going
to sink. Mainly also again, I really
like Gen V. I think that all the good
writers after season 3 of The Boys went
to Gen V cuz Gen V season 1 and season 2
were very good in comparison to season 4
and 5 of The Boys.
But even then when the show started and
how they built up the character with the
ability to use blood, I always thought,
well, okay, how are you going to
continue the show but then end The Boys
but still have her and her whole Yocum
beat Homelander
be a story on it. And that's
a reason why I think
>> [music]
>> they also kind of maybe thought that as
well. There's no way that they could
have really made that work. They
couldn't have finished The Boys properly
and then everyone's like, well, what? I
got to watch Gen V? So, I think they
kind of shot themselves in the foot
right off the bat. They really should
have started Gen V earlier. Everything
they did with the Gen V characters was
so disgraceful, so unfortunate. I I feel
so bad for them because like I said, it
was a very well-written show. And then
the third point, everything they do with
that finale and throwing Kimiko into the
nuclear reactor room to basically
recreate Soldier Boy because he put
Soldier Boy in a dust too. And [music]
the last minute running to your
professor with your project that you had
all month, hell, a whole semester to do
and you clearly did it all in the last
[music] two nights. That's what this
finale felt like. Yes, the elements are
there for the final team-up between
Homelander and Butcher. The whole
element with Butcher going over the top
and here we have him to kill him, it's
actually a little bit comic accurate.
Everything with the final finale of the
characters of Mother's Milk, Starlight,
Nico, the pieces are there but they're
[ __ ] being shoved into the wrong
slots to the point where they're broke.
I know there were a lot of people who
wanted to see the Earth get destroyed.
Midly, say, did I a little bit. I
actually wanted to see see Homelander
win. I actually really did. And I know
that the guys, Eric Kripke, and then
said they wanted to subvert our
expectations,
and they'd be [music] like, "This is the
whole point of The Boys is that it's not
supposed to be, you know, what you think
it is." Yet, it absolutely was what it
was with a superhero team-up fight in a
room. So, I don't know. I think that's a
bit rich coming from them.
I thought the Homelander would have won.
It didn't help, too, with the
promotional material seeing Homelander
looking over the Earth with the atomic
bombs going off. Yeah, they they
gaslight you. They gaslight all of us.
And I didn't mind the whole bit when
Homelander lost his powers. He's like,
"I'll suck your dick. I'll suck your
dick." I thought that was okay.
But again,
it doesn't feel warranted because you're
seeing Homelander, who we've seen
literally in the previous episode, heat
over to where Frenchie was. Like, he he
was he's dashed. Yet, in this fight
scene with Butcher and everyone else,
he's flying like Christopher Reeve's
Superman on wires in a room. It just
felt so hokey. It doesn't feel like this
[music] grandiose adventure is coming to
an end for these characters. Again, it
just feels like you are rushing to get
over the finish line because you
remembered on the last day that you had
a finale to make. The season didn't
start off too bad, like I said. Things
with A-Train, with Brian,
I thought those parts were okay, but
then very much in the middle, once the
virus thing is kind of thrown out, you
realize, "Oh [ __ ] What the [ __ ] are you
going to do?" And they don't really know
what to do with her yet, but it is very
obvious. But anyways, those are my
thoughts about The Boys season 5. If I
had to be generous,
I think I would give it a three out of
seven, but the cynical part of me wants
to give it a two out of seven, but I'll
give it a three out of seven.
Yeah, I just a very If I was to rate the
finale, I'd absolutely say it's a two
out of seven. The season overall though,
because it had enough good moments to
not be complete dog [ __ ] I would say
it's a three out of seven. I watched
that episode while I was I think it was
like the third day into my vacation, and
I barely slept that night cuz all I
could think of was that's it? That's how
you end it? That's [music] how this show
like is is done?
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