Gen V season 2 has included plenty of major cameos, but the finale’s biggest comeback could be a taste of things to come in The Boys season 5. In near-dystopian fashion, The Boys season 4 ended with most of the protagonists abducted by Vought and Homelander asserting his dominance over the White House. Gen V season 2 has offered some insight into what the show’s landscape looks like now – closed libraries, rampant discrimination, and Homelander a dictator in the shadows.
Gen V also revealed a few salient details about what happened to the good guys after The Boys season 4. Starlight, who managed to escape Vought’s clutches, has established a resistance against Homelander. She operates in the shadows investigating Vought’s activities, and while Gen V season 2’s finale confirms the existence of a wider network Starlight is leading, only one other member of the resistance is revealed. Curiously, this surprise cameo sets up another big return in The Boys season 5.
Queen Maeve Is Surely A Member Of Starlight’s Resistance, Right?
Queen Maeve looking battered and bruised in The Boys Season 3 Episode 8
For one last cameo to cap the season off, Gen V’s “The Guardians of Godolkin” wheels out Jessie T. Usher’s A-Train. The speedster was last seen escaping Vought at the end of The Boys season 4, heading as far away as possible from Homelander’s gaze. Evidently, he decided no hiding place would ever be safe, and was convinced by Starlight to fight back instead of running away.
If Starlight is recruiting ex-Seven allies like A-Train, it seems a safe bet that Queen Maeve is another familiar face partaking in the rebellion. Like A-Train, Maeve bravely managed to slip out of Vought’s grasp after faking her own death at the end of The Boys season 3, and she retreated to live quietly with partner Elena.
As much as Queen Maeve probably wants to avoid getting dragged back into the drama, the wider situation has become exponentially worse since her exit. Like A-Train, Maeve’s conscience won’t let her sit back and do nothing while Homelander’s dictatorship rises around her. The time has come for Maeve to fight for the peaceful existence she desperately wants, and defend those who protected her following the Soldier Boy incident.
Queen Maeve Would Be Invaluable To Starlight’s Resistance
Dominique McElligott as Queen Maeve looking concerned in Amazon’s The Boys
It’s worth noting that Queen Maeve lost her powers after absorbing Soldier Boy’s blast at point-blank range. Whereas A-Train can zip around seeking out potential new recruits, therefore, Maeve’s contributions to the rebellion will be a little less spectacular.
As a former top-tier supe who could, at a stretch, compete with Homelander himself for short periods, a fully-powered Queen Maeve would have been hugely helpful to Starlight’s cause. As the likes of Hughie and Frenchie have proved time after time, however, non-supes can go toe-to-toe with Vought’s finest if they possess the right tactics, knowledge, and equipment.
What Queen Maeve now lacks in battle power, she more than makes up for in intelligence, determination, and ferocity. Maeve also brings a deep understanding of how Homelander thinks, intricate knowledge of Vought’s inner workings, and vast insight into the supes Starlight’s crew will be fighting after Gen V season 2’s ending.
Release Date
September 28, 2023
Network
Prime Video
Showrunner
Michele Fazekas
Lizze Broadway
Emma Meyer / Little Cricket
