‘The Boys’ Sets Expectations On Gen V, Soldier Boy’s Finale Roles

InnovationGaming‘The Boys’ Sets Expectations On Gen V, Soldier Boy’s Finale RolesByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorMay 16, 2026, 09:10am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Gen VAmazonThe Boys showrunner Eric Kripke is rather chatty about a finale that critics didn’t have screeners for, and in a new interview with Collider, he has a lot to say about it, including a lot of expectation-setting. And not much of it is going to please fans. Spoilers follow, I suppose, but it comes from Kripke directly, so it’s not like this is a leak or something.Kripke was asked about the recent appearance of Gen V’s Jordan and Marie in The Boys, where Marie has godlike powers the show is seemingly dismissing. They will appear in the finale, but Kripke is cautioning about what to expect:“To prepare everyone, we leave the Gen V kids heading off into more story. They are not, “Now, we’re done.” They are on their way. Even in Episode 7, we’re hinting at some really interesting notions of issues and problems that Marie still has to deal with because we were hoping we could continue that story.”This finale was written before the cancellation of Gen V, so a conclusive ending was not written for them, hence the future storylines this will set up. And it is probably unwise to expect the final showdown to be between Marie and Homelander, obviously, nor do I imagine she’d use her dead-raising power that Boys fans who didn’t watch Gen V would be confused by.The BoysAmazonMORE FOR YOUIt’s also been confirmed that Soldier Boy will not be in the finale, and him going on ice is the last we see of him, despite his almost overwhelming presence in season 5 here. So he’s ending where he began. There are fan theories that at least part of Vought Rising will take place aft...