‘The Boys’ Series Finale Review: Last Second Salvation

InnovationGaming‘The Boys’ Series Finale Review: Last Second SalvationByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorMay 20, 2026, 12:02pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The BoysAmazonAfter an extremely uneven final season of The Boys, the final question was how on earth it would all be wrapped up in a single, hour-long series finale. There were fears that if it didn’t stick the landing, we’d once again be making Game of Thrones comparisons, or the recently flubbed Stranger Things ending. But in the end, The Boys pulled it off. It was good enough, if not quite good, in fact, and a worthy ending for the diabolical series. Spoilers follow.No, every single thread didn’t find a knot, but the major ones? They managed the balancing act well. It solved many persistent problems with the season, though in many ways it made it clear that only a third of the events of the past seven episodes seemed to matter.Fundamentally, I think this is all most fans wanted to see: Three of the most important characters of the series beating the living hell out of Homelander and finally, after all these years, killing the allegedly immortal supe. That fight, actually a fun superhero brawl, something that has been in short supply in the series for a while, involved bringing in Ryan again, a character fans complained had been sidelined, despite his previous importance, now key to helping win the fight. Kimiko got her vengeance for Frenchie, but without needing pure rage to do so after a nice little mid-fight vignette for the two. And Butcher? It always seemed like a sure thing he’d land the final blow, and he kills the begging, pleading Homelander with a crowbar in an instance of the show fully mirroring the original comic. The whole thing was a phenomenal sequence.T...