SPOILER ALERT! The following includes events from Season 5, Episode 6 of The Boys. Don’t read further if you don’t want to be spoiled about all things “supe” and otherwise.
Episode 5, “One-Shots,” shifted gears with a series of character-driven vignettes, with Firecracker (Valorie Curry) betraying her childhood pastor on live TV to stay in Homelander’s orbit, while Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell) rehearses a Bee Gees–themed stage production with Adam Bourke (PJ Byrne), much to The Deep’s (Chace Crawford) frustration. After a brief detour with Butcher’s dog Terror, the focus turned to Sister Sage (Susan Heyward), who enlists Ashley Barrett (Colby Minifie) and reveals her chilling endgame: unleash the supe-killing virus and retreat to a bunker in Colorado.
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The standout segment belonged to Soldier Boy, as Jensen Ackles reunites with former Supernatural co-stars Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins in a chaotic encounter with Marathon Man and Malchemical. When things spiral, Soldier Boy refuses to betray Homelander (Antony Starr) and instead uses a group of celebrity houseguests — including Seth Rogen, Kumail Nanjiani, Will Forte and Christopher Mintz-Plasse — as shields before taking control and getting the information he needs. The episode ends with Firecracker being killed by Homelander, her devotion and adoration not enough to keep her alive. And this week's episode deals with the (literal) explosive aftermath, as it barrels towards its conclusion in just a couple of weeks.
Read on for our spoiler-filled recap of Season 5, Episode 6 of The Boys, including the latest character to die.
Black Noir
Long a source of cringey comedy, The Deep proves he can be just as ruthless as anyone when pushed too far — especially when it comes to his aquatic friends. After Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell) admits he sabotaged the Bering Sea pipeline, killing millions of fish as revenge for Adam Bourke’s death, The Deep decides he’s heard enough from his podcast “bro.” In a cold, calculated move, he wraps a mic cable around Noir’s neck and finishes him off with his own knife.
The fallout is significant. With Firecracker gone and Sister Sage no longer aligned with the group, The Seven — which hasn’t truly been seven for some time — is effectively reduced to three: The Deep, Homelander and Soldier Boy.
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V1 is finally found — and used
Episode 6, “Though the Heavens Fall,” turns into a high-stakes standoff built around one simple truth: Whoever controls V1 controls everything. That puts Bombsight (Mason Dye) squarely in the crosshairs, and while Homelander and Soldier Boy struggle to track him down, The Boys gain ground through an unexpected lead. Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso) tracks down The Legend (Paul Reiser), a former Vought executive now laying low behind a movie theater concession stand, who points them to Golden Geisha (Naoko Mori), Bombsight’s longtime love.
It turns out Bombsight has been holding onto V1 for Goldie, hoping to make her immortal so they can be together forever — a gift she’s long rejected, viewing eternal life as a curse. Armed with that intel, Butcher (Karl Urban), Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) and MM make a bold move to draw out Bombsight, abducting Goldie from Vought Villages, a retirement community for supes, leading to a chaotic and darkly comedic scuffle with its elderly residents. But what follows is less a plan than a powder keg. In a surprising twist, Sister Sage (Susan Heyward) switches sides and aligns with The Boys, showing up unannounced at their hideout and laying out their entire plan to prove her value — all in an effort to keep V1 out of Homelander’s hands. When Bombsight arrives to rescue Goldie, the situation quickly spirals, especially after Sage pulls Soldier Boy into the mix, igniting a violent standoff. For a moment, it looks like Butcher’s plan might actually hold — until Homelander shows up, having tracked Goldie himself. In a crushing reversal, Soldier Boy hands over the V1, and Homelander uses it without hesitation, flipping the outcome and leaving The Boys’ mission in ruins.
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Episode 6 ends with a devastating turning point: despite everything Butcher and his team try, Homelander finally gets his hands on V1. It’s a crushing loss for The Boys — and a terrifying upgrade for their enemy. Long wary of the supe-killing virus, Homelander can now operate without fear, removing the one real threat that kept him even slightly in check. For a character already defined by ego and volatility, that kind of freedom is a dangerous escalation.
For Butcher and the crew, it feels like the worst-case scenario realized. The one outcome they spent the entire season trying to prevent has come to pass. How they regroup — and whether there’s still a way to stop Homelander — is now the biggest question heading into the final stretch.
Soldier Boy flexes his muscles — and takes away powers
After a brutal fight with Bombsight, Soldier Boy makes him an offer he can’t ignore: “I can take away your immortality and your powers,” he tells him. “You won’t have to live forever alone. And you and Goldie can spend whatever time you have left like you want. I’d do it for the V1.” Faced with that choice, Bombsight accepts, choosing to be stripped of his abilities rather than live forever without her.
The moment underscores just how dangerous Soldier Boy remains. We’ve seen this power before — most notably when he blasted Kimiko in Season 3, temporarily removing her abilities until she injected herself with Compound V — but its return here is a crucial reminder: Soldier Boy isn’t just a physical threat. He’s one of the few characters capable of fundamentally changing the game by taking a supe’s powers away entirely, whether they come from Compound V or V1.
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