Homelander (Antony Starr) sits in the White House in season 5, episode 7 of ‘The Boys’<\/p>\n
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Homelander might be a demigod, but he can\u2019t impress his father.<\/p>\n
The Boys season five, episode seven, “The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother’s Milk\u201d sees our heroes debate the meaning of morality in a corrupt world, ending with a major death.<\/p>\n
The brutality of Butcher (Karl Urban) comes under the spotlight again, the episode questioning if the ends really justify the means\u2014killing Homelander might complete Butcher\u2019s transformation into a monster.<\/p>\n
Overall, the second-to-last episode of The Boys fifth, final season highlighted the tragedy of Homelander (Antony Starr)\u2014try as he might, the world\u2019s most powerful superhero is still \u201ccringe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Warning\u2014Spoilers Ahead<\/p>\n
\u2018The Boys\u2019 Season 5, Episode 7, Explained<\/p>\n
The previous episode saw Homelander achieve immortality<\/a> (not invulnerability) via a vial of V-One, revealing how his newfound power could easily be taken away by Soldier Boy.<\/p>\n Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) appears to have no desire to strip his son of immortality, but he does seem to regret how Homelander is choosing to wield his new power.<\/p>\n Homelander seeks to strengthen his grip on the public and brainwash the masses into accepting him as their holy messiah.<\/p>\n His propaganda isn\u2019t exactly subtle\u2014an amusingly tacky video showing Jesus Christ passing his crown of thorns to Homelander invokes President Donald Trump\u2019s infamous AI-generated post<\/a>, featuring himself as a Christ-like figure.<\/p>\n To add to the second-hand embarrassment, a gaudy amusement park proves a vital part of Homelander\u2019s plan\u2014after all, fascists and tyrants tend to have bad taste.<\/p>\n For example, did you know that Hitler was a Disney adult<\/a>? The murderous dictator even painted watercolor \u201cfan art\u201d of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.<\/p>\n Soldier Boy, an old-fashioned man\u2019s man, sees right through his annoying, deeply insecure son, and he doesn\u2019t want to stick around to see his twisted version of Disneyland come to fruition.<\/p>\n Homelander is nothing but an embarrassment to Soldier Boy, and he knows it. So Homelander responds the only way he can\u2014with violence.<\/p>\n Once again, Homelander\u2019s fate is to win a hollow victory, never achieving the respect and love he desperately desires.<\/p>\n Earlier<\/a> in season five, Homelander beat his own son to the brink of death, and now, he responds to his father\u2019s rejection by choking Soldier Boy and imprisoning him in the freezer\u2014it\u2019s the only way he can take control over the situation.<\/p>\n The scene is followed by another blow to Homelander\u2019s ego, as Oh Father (Daveed Diggs) reveals that the public isn\u2019t really buying his clumsy propaganda.<\/p>\n The lack of faith comes as a shock to Homelander, and he orders them all killed. It\u2019s not a smart strategy, but a desperate move from a man who feels increasingly unwanted.<\/p>\n Starlight (Erin Moriarty) and Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso) come to the rescue of the survivors after debating the nature of heroism, in a conversation that resembles the theme of James Gunn\u2019s Superman<\/a>.<\/p>\n The cracks are widening in the cult of Homelander, and brute force isn\u2019t solving the problem.<\/p>\n Homelander Is A Loser Who Always Wins<\/p>\n Homelander\u2019s heightened power has failed to fill the emptiness inside him. <\/p>\n While Homelander is intended to parody Donald Trump<\/a>, his story also echoes Elon Musk\u2014the world\u2019s richest man bought Twitter, renamed it to X, boosted the visibility<\/a> of his own account, but money can\u2019t buy the respect of the site\u2019s users, who regularly mock Musk\u2019s posts.<\/p>\n Homelander is undergoing the bitter realization that owning the casino doesn\u2019t make you a winner.<\/p>\n He could surely rule the world if he was patient and strategic enough, but in the face of rejection, Homelander is starting to spiral.<\/p>\n This is underlined by his reaction to Frenchie (Tomer Capone).<\/p>\n \u2018The Boys\u2019 Season 5, Episode 7 Ends In Tragedy<\/p>\n After Homelander arrives to interrupt Sister Sage\u2019s attempts to imbue Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) with radiation, giving her the ability to remove Homelander\u2019s immortality, Homelander has the chance to kill all three.<\/p>\n Frenchie boldly faces the world\u2019s most powerful superhero, taunting Homelander by reminding him that he has never experienced true love, or joy.<\/p>\n The comment proves a deep cut, and Homelander responds by gutting Frenchie, flying away to process his emotions, leaving Kimiko to cry over his corpse.<\/p>\n What Will Happen In \u2018The Boys\u2019 Finale?<\/p>\n Sister Sage (Susan Heyward) is likely going to manage to infuse Kimiko with the ability to depower Homelander, but the move isn\u2019t guaranteed to work.<\/p>\n With so much emphasis on heroism, self-sacrifice and ruthlessness, the finale seems to be racing towards a fateful standoff between Butcher and Homelander, with both men choosing who they really want to be.<\/p>\n No doubt, Homelander\u2019s son Ryan (Cameron Crovetti) is also going to face his father, likely marking Homelander\u2019s final descent into nihilism and madness.<\/p>\n MORE FROM FORBESForbes\u2018The Boys\u2019 Season 5, Episode 6\u2014Homelander Seals His FateBy Dani Di Placido<\/a>Forbes\u2018The Boys\u2019 Season 5 Struggles To Compete With RealityBy Dani Di Placido<\/a>Forbes\u2018Euphoria\u2019 Season 3 Has Lost The PlotBy Dani Di Placido<\/a>ForbesChristopher Nolan\u2019s \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 Sparks Backlash Over American AccentsBy Dani Di Placido<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Homelander (Antony Starr) sits in the White House in season 5, episode 7 of ‘The Boys’ Amazon Homelander…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":585195,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[42852,96,129665,195675,16635,200019,200016,200017,200018,200021,200020,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-585194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-butcher","tag-entertainment","tag-homelander","tag-soldier-boy","tag-the-boys","tag-the-boys-finale","tag-the-boys-season-5-episode-7","tag-the-boys-season-5-episode-7-ending","tag-the-boys-season-5-episode-7-explained","tag-the-boys-season-5-episode-7-frenchie","tag-the-boys-season-5-episode-7-homelander","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/585195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=585194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=585194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}