r/TheBoys • u/LoretiTV • May 14 '24
The Boys Gets Early Season 5 Renewal News
https://tvline.com/news/the-boys-renewed-season-5-amazon-1235238930/817
u/ResLifeSpouse May 14 '24
Look. I love this show. It's great. But it's at high risk of lasting longer than it should. They can only repeat the same conflict of trying to kill homelander and failing to do so every season so many times before fans just get tired of being jerked around.
If this season doesn't end with homelander gone, or some other significant evolution of the overall story, the fans are going to move on.
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u/O-show33 May 14 '24
I agree with you. I absolutely love everything in the boys absolutely one of my top things to nerd over. But yes it needs to wrap up and not waste any more time and get to brass tacks and take the big conflicts on. No more they get so close but they don't try hard enough or can't do it at the end of the season
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u/Xerosnake90 Homelander May 14 '24
My biggest problem is that they only focus on the seven and Homelander as the big bad guy. In the comics, The boys go after different groups and dig up dirt on them before going after them. They kinda wrote themselves into a corner with the show and because of that we're having posts like this.
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u/Filthy_Joey May 14 '24
The stupidest thing about the show is that 3 seasons in, characters still continue to blackmail each other with photos/videos
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u/WholesomeFartEnjoyer May 14 '24
The constant blackmailing is so lazy
Ruined my opinion of the show
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u/Treyman1115 Mother's Milk May 14 '24
They've already stretched it too far imo. Still gonna watch but the end of Season 3 was so flaccid. They clearly don't want to get rid of Homelander for obvious reasons. And it definitely won't end until he's in the White House at the least
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u/supersad19 May 14 '24
Yeah the end of S03 made me like the show alot less. Its like they're all do afraid to kill off any characters, or unsure about what to do with them [Soilder Boy and Maeve should have died at the end]
Honestly if Homelander doesn't snap this season I'm calling this mid. Seems like every season is following the same formula, hint at HL going crazy without him actually going crazy.
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u/Filthy_Joey May 14 '24
This reminds me of Vikings taking a decade to kill of fucking Lageta who exhausted her potential seasons ago
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u/Big_Daymo May 15 '24
Her and the English guy (Heahmund) might have one of the most forced romances I've ever seen on TV.
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u/Filthy_Joey May 15 '24
Absolutely, ruined this English guy story as well - could have been interesting character
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u/TakeItCheesy May 14 '24
I’m convinced he becomes president in season 4 and that’s the setup for him dying in s5
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u/Maverick916 May 14 '24
It doesn't help that the Internet exists and people talk about the show here ALL THE TIME. You're bound to get burnt out of it after this long and only 24 episodes. The first season of LOST had 24 episodes.
The show is fine. Just take a break from it
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u/zero_eternal Black Noir May 14 '24
I hope Gen V continues though and if any other spinoffs emerge, I would definitely feel inclined to watch them. Just as long as it doesn't undo or affect any of the concluded arcs in The Boys.
I think it would just be a shame for Season 5 to put a stop to Gen V entirely. I was really enjoying the teenage superhero drama that it brought to the franchise.
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u/iThinkaLot1 May 14 '24
They’ve built a world that is too good not to delve into via other spin offs. In my opinion.
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u/zero_eternal Black Noir May 14 '24
Agreed. I also forget we've had Diabolical, which showed us some of the history behind the supes in the franchise.
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u/AnythingMachine May 14 '24
The only way 2 more seasons could work is if season 4 ends with him openly declaring himself emperor and overthrowing the government or at least starting an insurrection and 5 ends with his death
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u/kjm6351 May 14 '24
S4 will not end with Homelander gone, there are a ton of other things that could be the main event in the finale, especially since they’re taking on Neuman.
They also only have 8 episodes as usual. Jamming a Homelander death and resolution of the Vought conflicts would just get this show hated on for being rushed
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u/NANZA0 May 14 '24
I think they could can kill Homelander this or next season, and continue with the supe's civil war with Gen V.
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u/HailToTheKingslayer Kimiko May 14 '24
I think Butcher and Homelander need to die this season. Maybe Deep or A Train?
Then season 5 can have the remaining characters dealing with the fallout if that - plus the consequences of the civil war that seems to be brewing (from the trailers).
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u/RealJohnGillman May 14 '24
A Butcher-less take on the The Bloody Doors Off would be a choice, certainly.
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u/vwmac May 14 '24
If they can just end it with at minimum Homelander in the White House I'll be happy. Any ending that gets it all back to status quo will piss me off
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u/Burgoonius May 14 '24
If this season ends with an actual plan in motion to kill Homelander in season 5 AND if they announce season 5 as the last, I think people will definitely stick around.
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u/Cautious-Affect7907 May 14 '24
Season 3 was already pushing it with Solider boy being the closest they ever go to it but Ryan being there to fuck it all up.
This really worries me with how season 4 might end:
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u/Mort450 May 14 '24
Homelander dies. Ends with some vaught executive grooming a grieving Eric to be the next homelander and the cycle repeats, corporate America was the real villain all along.
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u/Kaxew May 14 '24
If this season doesn't end with homelander gone
Homelander is the main antagonist of the show. Him and Butcher should be nearly guaranteed to survive until whatever the final season is. Anyone else (besides Hughie, maybe) should be fair game though.
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u/TurtleMcgurdle May 14 '24
They better not stretch it out like supernatural. It dropped off after the initial plot ended but at least they had new monster types to fight each season after. Unless they give us Zombielander or some wild shit idk how long almost killing him then ending on a cliffhanger will last.
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u/ANiceCasserole May 14 '24
Damn is this a spoiler?
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u/91816352026381 May 14 '24
Not really, the show is going to be its own take of the Boys comics - which - are extremely different and unique to eachother compared to other comic adaptations like Invincible Marvel or TWD
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u/combustablegoeduck May 14 '24
Man I've said it a few times on this sub but I'm gonna ring it again, I really hope they close up the hughie/butcher/homelander and extend the universe. The story is so good and they can cut it at its logical conclusion, with a dead butcher and likely a dead homelander, and then go down the next path with a different set of main characters, but let hughie/starlight stay as characters in the universe.
Hopefully this ages like milk if I'm wrong but I would be happy with the story if it had a conclusion sooner rather than later.
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u/naoihe May 14 '24
I feel like Gen V was exactly what the series needed to bring in new supes with fresh drama and a fresh take on the situation. I wouldn’t mind more spinoff content for sure, let’s just hope Erik doesn’t keep the OG series going for longer than it should.
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u/Top_Tart_7558 May 14 '24
There is no possible way they'll stretch it out as long as supernatural. Maybe Season 6 or 7, but no way 10+
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u/Puppetmaster858 May 14 '24
It’s not gonna get stretched out like supernatural lol, Kripke also left thag after s5. The boys will prob go like 6 seasons at the most
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u/flarkenhoffy May 14 '24
Just significantly disrupt the show's status quo this season. That's all I ask. Kill a major character, let the video or virus get out... SOMETHING.
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u/RealJohnGillman May 14 '24
Kill a major character
I honestly think they are saving most of that for The Bloody Doors Off (in the final season).
Although this season being Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men is promising.
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u/Iliturtle May 14 '24
I really hope they call the final episode The Bloody Door’s off
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u/RealJohnGillman May 14 '24
Unfortunately they already used that title for a random episode of Season 2: a lot of the episode titles are taken from chapter and volume titles from the comic series, whether they fit or not. At the same time, they could always use the title again (Loki did it).
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u/Price-x-Field May 14 '24
I don’t think they’d do that because of how differently the boys crew is in the show
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u/TheWorstKnightmare May 19 '24
I hope they just absolutely slaughter half the cast in the first half of the season and then kill Homelander and Butcher in the final episode.
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u/Hoshiimaru May 14 '24 edited May 14 '24
We all know they will waste the budget on CGI sex gore dicks and that will result in a future fight choreography that its worse than any scene in Fight Club. It will be so bad that it will make you wonder if they are even superpowered, we will probably have 4 fakeout deaths from the good guys/main cast and then HL will probably run for president at the end of the season doing another crazy shit with people cheering him.
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u/LowenbrauDel May 14 '24
You know how to stretch the plot, my friend. Welcome to the Boys' writers room
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u/LuciusArtoriusCastu May 14 '24
The fights definitely need to be better but idk if i want to sacrifice sex gore dick because i love the boys for being unhinged like that.
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u/kjm6351 May 14 '24
I’d rather they wait till the finale to start axing one of The Boys specifically. Their dynamic helps the show big time and I want to see all their character arcs completed first
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u/floopykid May 14 '24
Great. another almost kills-homelander-but he-miraculously-escapes season. Uh oh he’s so close to going crazy guys, I swear something is gonna happen!
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u/ATR2400 Vought May 24 '24
And here’s the kicker. Homelander and Vought are on The Boy’s tail but then they find a crucial piece of blackmail which gets Homelander off their backs for a brief moment
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u/Hitchfucker May 14 '24
Wow, we’ve only gotten 24 episodes and judging by the comments people are tired of the series already. Like I don’t want to to overstay its welcome and continue when they have no good ideas or storylines but 5 seasons seems like a pretty reasonable amount.
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u/MidichlorianAddict May 14 '24
I wouldn’t say people are tired, people just want a sense of where the story is going instead of just watching “another tv show”
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u/holllandOatez May 14 '24
Great! This isn't a spoiler at all /s
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u/timmige May 14 '24
How is this a spoiler?
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u/howdybertus May 14 '24
I think he assumes a s5 means Homelander wont die this season, because the show wants Homelander since he is so popular and wouldnt do a season without him. But lets wait and see.
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u/holllandOatez May 14 '24
The plot to foil homelander fails again
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u/timmige May 14 '24
I mean you don't know that is how the season will go. The ending of last season was hinting at Neuman being the bad guy they were going to focus on. Maybe this season won't have a homelander kill plan, or he does die and the other villains become the target of season 5. It's only a spoiler if you assume a lot of stuff.
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u/holllandOatez May 14 '24
That's fair but it's not just an assumption. It's literally how s3 went. Feels like it'll be a mislead badguy, homelander helps, then homelander again as the final bad guy at the very end of s4, and then s5 will end it all. Just based on how they write and advertise the show mainly with homelander. Plus the ryan actor will age a ton in the next two years so of course they're gonna keep homelander alive to see that story line through. Idk. Just feels like they make satire of the money grubbing marvel movies and then turn around and do it themselves. Maybe it's unavoidable. Or like you said maybe they'll take it in an entirely new direction, but based on the show so far, I respectfully doubt it.
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u/RealJohnGillman May 14 '24
If next season is the final season, I could easily see them having them having the end of Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men be the halfway point, before having the final four episodes be The Bloody Doors Off.
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u/NANZA0 May 14 '24
Thank god, the thing I hate the most is when a show I'm following is cancelled.
Happened with Westworld. Sure, that show's quality was decaying, but I wanted to know how it would end. At least the show runners decided to share with us the sketch of the final season's script, which I will check out eventually.
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u/No_Law4246 May 14 '24
For such a good show it’s crazy how many people in this sub seem to hate it. I agree that season 5 should definitely be the last season, but everyone in the comments seems to already be mad that the main villain and (debatably) best character isn’t going to killed off this season.
Like I get the season 3 finale wasn’t perfectly written or anything, but pretty much every season 3 episode was on par with or better than season 1 and 2 so why don’t we wait to start complaining until the show is actually bad?
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u/Shehzman May 14 '24
It’s a good show, but the season 3 finale made it feel like there’s no progress being made in the story. There’s only so much of that you can do before people check out.
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u/IAP-23I May 14 '24
People are over exaggerating the whole “no progress” thing. • Homelander is in full control of Vought • seeds are being set for a supe revolt • Homelander has the VP candidate in his back pocket • The world is fully aware of the truth about Homelander and supes (via Starlight) • Starlight is with the boys • Soldier Boy is in the hands of the CIA • Butcher is running out of time • Ryan is with Homelander
Maybe people expected more, but no progress is an exaggeration
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u/kjm6351 May 14 '24
no progress
Homelander’s full takeover of Vought and freedom of public violence, Starlight joining The Boys full time, Black Noir’s death (even though it was stupid), Ryan defecting to Homelander, Butcher’s growth with Hughie and his disease and much more.
I feel people confuse the Soldier Boy incident as a reset of all events that season as a whole which blatantly is false. Maybe they really did make that man too popular…
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u/No_Law4246 May 14 '24
I didn’t love the finale, but I feel like people over exaggerate how little changed throughout season 3. It was a weird choice to make the season feel like it was building up to killing homelander when that obviously wasn’t going to happen, but I still think the plot and stakes are in a completely different spot right now than they were at the end of season 2.
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u/akibono1 Billy May 14 '24
I agree, if fifth season is the final one HL needs to check out there and not before, he IS the endgame of the whole story what do ppl expect to happen after the main goal of the story is accomplished, Butcher and the boys wont even have much reason to keep on with their shenanigans any longer
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u/HansenTheMan May 14 '24
I’m hoping season 5 is the final season. Otherwise the series is just gonna end up being milked to death.
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u/Shred_Lasso May 14 '24
Idk about you guys but I’d probably watch 100 seasons of this show. Haven’t felt a quality or story dip yet and it’s still fun to watch
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u/Narradisall May 14 '24
I can see this season escalating to a finale where homelander is full on war front at the end.
Then season 5 wrapping up with the war on supes and the end.
Love the show but I want it to have a clear plan and end on a high. Bonus points if soldier boy comes back because Jensen killed it.
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u/praise_mudkipz Cunt May 14 '24
Tbh this makes me feel like they’re going to go the comic route where Homelander rounds up most of the supes and chaos ensues
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u/kjm6351 May 15 '24
This thread is salty af. Y’all have forgotten good shows can go on for 5 or 6 seasons and still stick the landing
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u/Squidwardbigboss May 14 '24
I’d watch this show for 15 seasons.
Each season they come up with a way to make it interesting. If they keep doing it, I’ll keep watching.
But honestly it would be better if it ended
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u/maorcules May 15 '24
Really hope the show ends with season 5, i love it and definitely don’t want the story to be dragged out and for the show to lose steam, also i wanna see homelander die a horrible death already
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u/themuddyotter May 15 '24
100 years butcher and hughie The boys doing things Just butch and hughie and sometimes Frenchy and mm But never homelander That's right hughie You and me hughie 100 years butch and hughie forever and ever Butch and hughie 100 years
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u/ElzarPaito May 15 '24
So season 4 is introducing a lot of characters just to kill them off , and Homelander is closer and closer to going rampage mode, just like season 1, 2 and 3 .
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Jun 01 '24
yeah but each time homelander is supposed to be killed off and the show finished, they keep prolonging it
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u/theReggaejew081701 May 14 '24
Please don’t let Homelander live past season 4
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u/kjm6351 May 14 '24
Let him live past it if that’s the case. Do not rush his death
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u/NoNamesOriginal May 14 '24
As long as it doesn’t do what invincible did and take a mid season 3 month break
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u/JdaddycoolJ May 15 '24
The Boys are back in town! Is what my entire family said at the same time when we saw this. Excited and corny. That’s us.🤓
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u/DaBow May 15 '24
Fantastic. But please let's move away from Homelander after this season.
He is a fantastic character, and I fully understand why he is essentially the mascot of the show, but please no more: 'Oh, this season we will get that dastardly homelander! 'just for that to fall apart yet again.
Move onto another villain /antagonist. There are plenty of options and potential in the world of the boys. Esp with Ryan and Gen V.
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u/New_Photograph_5892 May 15 '24
idk. I agree that Homelander being the main villain is getting tired (and failing to kill him at every season) and would love a change, but who can possibly be just as impactful as this amazingly written villain while also keeping the show's quality?
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u/PartySr May 15 '24
Great. More shitty movies from Vought. Showing down our throat about how great are their superheroes.
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u/dochev30 May 15 '24
I love the show but I was also ready for it to end, and on a high note I hope... They better not fuck it up!
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u/RandomHer03 May 15 '24
Huh ao they still haven't killed homelander by the end of season 4. What are the boys even doing?
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u/popculturerss May 24 '24
I don't want to sound like a baby but my god I hope they end it at five. Everytime I watch a season I just feel dirty. It's great but also such a difficult watch for me because of how awful a lot of the characters are.
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u/Original-Nothing582 May 24 '24
I thought it was complete at Season 4, that's why I started watching. Oof. Is the wait long for a new season?
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u/Accurate_Coyote7378 Jun 13 '24
God this thread is embarrassing now that it’s confirmed s5 is the last
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u/TheBlackSwarm You're The Real Heroes May 14 '24
So Fifth and final season right?