His response is likely due to the fact that, despite his hunger for it, nothing can make up for what he lost that day. It therefore calls into question the actions that have led him to this moment. As we know by now, Vought likes to keep a good face, and putting someone else in the Noir suit will be their way of hiding his death from the public. Neuman’s head-popping powers are certainly deadly, but she managed to get her hands on something even more lethal during the show’s college-based spin-off series, Gen V. Ryan, the result of that pregnancy, was revealed to be a natural-born Supe rather than having been injected with Compound V like the others.

For the first time since Robin's death, A-Train isn't callous about her loss of life. He doesn't dismiss Hughie and his own culpability for the pain he has caused but is passionately, earnestly remorseful. Meanwhile, The Boys premiered the first three episodes of its second season on Friday (September 4), with new episodes now rolling out on a weekly basis as the show builds up to an epic finale set to air in October.The extent of his powers was first revealed in the season-two finale when he barbecued Stormfront (Aya Cash) after she threatened to kill his mother, though Becca was also caught in the crossfire. The appropriately placed Herogasm lewdness and the Homelander fight scene that follows dwarf Hughie's win until it's not even a talking point.

You can also get your hands on a (visible) version of Translucent, A-Train or Starlight, with the Starlight Funko POP! figure serving as a Limited Edition figure with Glow Chase. In general, if you're making an R-rated thing, they let you do whatever you want, unless there's some real legal thing that they think you might be bumping against." Of course, Kripke has stated that Mitchell will play Noir 2.0, ruling out the Homelander-clone aspect. But who's to say Vought didn't just clone Homelander's powers and not the entire person? His shortened lifespan doesn't just mean bye-bye, Butcher – it could also spell the end for The Boys. After all, what is the show without its brute, potty-mouthed, pig-headed leader? With The Boys, maybe it requires one extra five-minute phone call, where they're like, 'Really?', and you're like, 'Really'. There are other things you're on hours of phone calls about that are so much less interesting than that."The strength of Ryan's lasers – which were surprisingly powerful – are way more powerful than even Homelander's when Ryan gets angry enough," he told TV Guide.

As previously mentioned, comic book Noir was able to kill Homelander because he was a clone and they shared the same powers. Ryan may not be a clone, but he and Homelander share the same DNA, similar abilities and he's proven himself to be pretty deadly, even when that's not been his intention. However, Kripke has stated that The Boys won't end until the blue-eyed Supe is put in the ground for good. In season one, viewers found out that Homelander had raped Butcher's wife Becca (Shantel VanSanten) years before, causing her to disappear while pregnant.As for what it's all about, here's a synopsis to whet your appetite: " Gen V is an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. He's waited a long time for his victory. Perhaps waiting an episode or two longer would have been better. But with the guilt of his mother's death, Butcher pushing him away as a result, Homelander as a father and Soldier Boy as a grandfather, the kid is bound to be a bit messed up. The whole premise of The Boys is built on the foundation of Butcher's raw, white-hot hatred and search for revenge on Homelander over Rebecca's fate.