The Boys

This Thursday on VTV: Television for Women...

I guess I'm just searching for

a more purposeful life, Mr. Adana.

The Church of the Collective

can offer you so much more.

We can offer you a family.

Mr. Adana, tell me the truth.

Are you having me followed?

I had to find out

if you were putting the Church first,

before your career.

Before everything.

You branded me with your initials!

It's enough.

I am afraid that you have become

a toxic personality, Deep.

Then you've left me no choice but to run.

Not Without My Dolphin.

Brought to you by Lean Lady frozen dinners, by Vought.

Tonight, simulcast live across VBS, VTV, VNN,

Vought Soul and Voughtemundo,

join me for my annual Birthday Spectacular,

along with my cocaptain Starlight,

as well as Emeril Lagasse, Rascal Flatts, Supersonic,

the cast of Riverdale, Dame Judi Dench

and, of course, my dear friend Black Noir...

Hey, William.

Goddamn the pusher man, am I right?

You really gonna shoot that shit in your veins?

You know, I think I just might.

Odds are you'll die screaming.

Well, I've gambled more for less.

I don't think you're gonna do it.

Turn yourself into a Supe?

That's a new low, even for you.

Oh, I can go lower.

I can go straight to hell.

Butcher, you have to stop.

Please. For Becca. This would break her heart.

Becca don't care what I do.

She's dead.

Hello, love. A bit early, isn't it?

You said I could call you after 8:00. It's 8:03.

Ah, yeah. Right you are.

Are you okay?

Yeah. Hunky-dory. Why?

You look tired.

Ah, just, uh, had a naff night, that's all.

No sleep.

Did you watch the video I made?

Uh, no, no.

I, uh... I ain't had a chance yet.

I think you should watch it.

It kind of helps me when I don't sleep so good.

Yeah, look, I told you I'll watch it later.

Are you mad at me?

No, uh...

of course not.

Look, you're your mother's son.

And I'll always watch out for you.

Just how I promised.

All right?

Hey there, sleepyhead.

Rise and shine. Big day.

Anything a little extra special about today? Hmm?

It's my birthday, silly.

Hmm?

Okay, just blink if you want to wish me a happy birthday, hmm?

Okay.

Okay, so Red River is a group home

owned by a Vought subsidiary, of course.

I guess that's where Vicky grew up.

You mean Nadia?

God, I'm a fucking idiot. I should have seen it.

- How could you have seen this? - I don't know.

Maybe when she killed Rayner or when she blew up Congress.

Goddamn it.

Maybe we leak it to The Times.

No, she could head-pop everybody in the office, me included.

Wait, wait, you're going in?

- Call in sick. - We...

We have an all-hands at 3:00.

I've never missed one before.

What if we tell Butcher?

We tell Butcher I've been a Supe's sidekick for a year?

Oh, Christ, he's never gonna not torture me for this, is he?

Well, maybe he won't.

No. No, no, no. Look, we can... handle this ourselves.

All right?

Just don't do anything.

- What, crazy, stupid? - No.

Don't do anything until I get back.

- Okay? - You're leaving?

Yeah, it's the soundcheck

for Homelander's stupid birthday special.

Wait for me.

Yeah. Okay.

Sure.

And pop, pop.

Head slide.

- I'll slide tonight. Thank you. - Uh-huh.

Whew! Still got it.

Looks like you're back on the "Sweet As I Wanna Be" tour.

Oh, wow. No, this is humiliating.

That song was gross when I was 18.

I sing it now, they're gonna

make me keep a thousand feet from schools.

Then don't sing it.

That's easy for you to say.

You're already in The Seven.

I-I don't want to make waves.

Trust me... make waves.

Hey, Jay, um, could we run my segment now, actually?

'Cause I only have a few lines.

Of course. Yeah.

Where's the fire, Starlight?

What, are you on a break?

- Sir, happy birthday. I'm... - Supersonic, right?

Yeah, that's right.

- Great to meet you. - You, too.

Yeah.

You're a real, uh, contender on American Hero.

Keep it up. We could be teammates.

Oh, wow, I hope so, sir.

Of course, it doesn't hurt that the show's judge

used to get come-drunk on your chorizo picante.

Homelander, sir, we're loading

- the prompter with Starlight's revisions. - Sure.

- Revisions? - Yeah.

I had Bruce make a couple of tweaks,

- gave you some more juicy stuff. - No.

After all, you are cocaptain.

Need you front and center.

- Roger, cue these up. - Yes, sir.

Thank you.

You know,

I got to admit,

I was a little unsure about this.

But now,

honestly, I am just so excited about what's coming.

Partner.

Ready for rehearsal.

All right, mate?

Bloody hell, Janine. You shot up.

You remember your Uncle Billy, don't you?

Here.

I got this for you.

You and your dad can build it together.

523 pieces of family fun.

Okay, one, you don't just pop up here.

You call first.

And, two, eff Soldier Boy.

I don't give a mothereffin' doo-doo how he checked out.

Ah, bollocks.

He didn't die like no hero.

I'll wager he went out on his knees,

begging like a right cunt.

What the f...

Sorry, love.

Look,

if there's a weapon out there that killed Soldier Boy,

then it can kill Homelander.

And that's got to be worth something.

Now,

we're working our way through his old team.

Frenchie and Kimiko are starting with the Crimson Countess,

and I'm gonna hit up Gunpowder.

Sounds like you got everything covered.

This ain't just anyone.

It's Soldier Boy.

You could close the book on him once and for all.

For your dad. Your family.

Fuck off with that shit.

My father died hunched over a desk,

obsessing over a dead man,

while he was ignoring his two living children.

And I almost did the same thing to her.

Thanks for coming by.

You're doing a bang-up job with her, mate.

Butcher, hold on a second.

I might have one thing.

Welcome to Brave Maeve's Inclusive Kingdom.

Don't forget to get your photo with Brave Maeve.

- You're the real hero. - Smile.

Cotton candy here.

Doughnut burgers. Get your hot doughnut burgers.

Que c'est... Hamburger with a doughnut for a bun?

Truly, there is no God here.

Homelander: Extreme Flight.

Come on. You want to wait three hours

for a three-minute ride that is a monument to a monster?

Since when?

Okay, first, work, then pleasure.

Oui?

Okay.

Let's go. Come on.

- Thanks. - You're welcome.

Mon coeur.

"Soldier Boy: A Musical Journey"

is about to begin.