The Boys

- Showtime. - I just shot Honey Boy 2 with Shia.

Smells like an Abercrombie got fucked by a 7-Eleven.

- Is that milk? - Heavens to Betsy!

- You can join the fun. - And I've had a threesome with Gary Busey.

You left us for dead,

and now it's like nothing happened?

- - I'll fucking kill you.

- - Go on.

- Do it. - Fuck Butcher.

- - Fuck Hughie.

You're just gonna drag us all down with you.

Mom!

- Annie. - Hi.

How old was I

when you let Vought pump me full of drugs?

They promised that you'd have a chance at an extraordinary life.

You told me that Daddy left because

he lost all of our savings.

Was it really bad investments?

Your whole Marlboro Man act, it's fucking crap, and I--

Fort Harmony was an Army hospital

where Frederick Vought was testing the V1.

If there's any more left out there, that would be the fucking place to look.

V1's ten times more potent than today's formula.

Only worked on a handful of early Supes: you and Stormfront.

- Who is Stormfront? - Dr. Vought's wife Clara.

I think you knew her as Liberty?

We're still gonna go after Homelander, right?

Not without the virus.

You said I was strong enough.

You said I was the only one who could stop him.

I just said that so you'd get him out of the tower.

My sweet, sweet boy.

Homelander?

Fire...

cracker.

- What's that smell? - Oh, it, uh,

might be my new perfume line.

It's General Lee's Secret.

- - No.

That's my father.

It's Soldier Boy.

- Uh, I can smell him all over you. - Right.

Of course. 'Cause we was just, uh, prepping for our interview.

- Prepping? - Mm-hmm.

Uh...

I need you for something.

You do?

I have received the most wonderful message.

Mm.

I was visited...

by an angel.

And she foretold my destiny.

Wow. Well, praise be.

And what is it?

God.

Sir, that is wonderful.

There is no higher calling than serving the Lord.

Oh. No.

Not serving the Lord.

Being the Lord.

I am the Messiah.

I'm the savior of the world.

The... Messiah?

Yes.

Um...

Congrats.

- Thank you. -

I always knew I was special.

I knew it.

I suffered.

I suffered so many hardships, and I...

I couldn't understand why.

But you... you...

you always saw it.

Didn't you?

You knew all along I was special.

That is why I have chosen you

to spread the word of my coming.

How?

Well, we control the most powerful media apparatus on Earth.

Ah.

Jesus would kill for our marketing. Mm.

What do you say?

Well, you know I would do anything for you, sir.

Thank you.

- - Oh, here he is.

Back from the dead.

- - Oh. Easy does it.

Easy.

Here.

It's a bit like that Empire Strikes Back film, innit?

- Uh, never saw it. - What?

- Bollocks. I showed it to you. - No.

You showed me Star Wars.

And Mom never let me watch any of 'em.

They're with that guy from Regarding Henry, right?

Yeah.

Anyway, there's this bit, see.

Young Luke hops in his spaceship,

fucks off to a barney with his old man Darth Vader.

- Cops-- - Wait. Darth Vader's Luke Skywalker's dad?

Yeah.

It's a bit of a spoiler. But, anyway, listen,

the point is you should've waited till we got the virus sorted.

This is a war.

And you're the best weapon we got.

But you ain't no use to anyone

if you go put yourself into a body bag fore we put Homelander in one.

At least I was brave enough to try.

Well, there's a fine line between bravery and stupidity, son.

You don't give a shit about me.

Maybe you never did.

Here. I'll fetch you some more water.

- -

Fucking teenagers.

Welcome back, motherfucker.

Thank you.

- I needed that. - Of course.

- -

What was that about?

- - Nothing.

Oh.

Check you out.

- Thank you, thank you. - All right.

If you twats are all done with Fashion Week,

let's get to work, yeah?

Frenchie, how long till we got a dose big enough?

No, there was so little virus left.

It needs time to multiply.

You know what they say, huh?

Cook low and slow.

How fucking long?

Weeks, at least.

Okay, then we should go to Fort Harmony now.

That place got shut down 80 years ago.

If there's any V1 left in there, it ain't gonna be easy to find.

And there is also the small matter

of the likely V'ed-up beast

that spilled those Boy Scouts' innards like a Cadbury à la crème, huh?

Do I need to remind you guys that Homelander has Stan Edgar?

Odds are they're ten steps ahead.

If we get the V1 first, we save Annie, we save Kimiko,

we save you.

If you give a shit.

If Homelander gets it, he's immortal,

virus is useless, and we're fucked sideways.

So, who wants to go to...

Clearfield?

Who's gonna take care of Ryan?

He's gone. He legged it.

Wonder whose fault that is.

Well, I wouldn't be throwing stones if I were you, mate.

Unless you can tell us where Starlight is.

Right.

Let's get cracking.

Annie.

Dad.

Hey, listen, I need to talk to you.

I'm all ears.

Okay, can you please stop doing that?

How did you find me?

I've been looking for months.

You are really good at hiding.

It has been 20 years, and that's the first thing that you have to say to me?

What should I say?

Dad?

Annie, this is your brother... Mason.

It's simple, Mr. President.

You defund the public schools

and give vouchers for the Homelander Freedom Academies.

You don't want kids reading about gay penguins

and becoming woke jihadis, do you?

Thank you, sir.

Let me be clear.

Nobody summons me.

The last time I let a Black woman boss me around,

it was Nell Carter.

With a cock ring and a tub of Crisco.

B.A. flagged a deal point for your movie.

We cannot furnish your trailer with, quote, "a big bowl of cocaine."

- It's in my rider. - From 1984.

I think I can have whatever the fuck I want.

You're welcome to take it up with Homelander.

When he gets back from Fort Harmony.

Fort Harmony?

Homelander and Stan Edgar had a good heart-to-heart,

and we think there's a strong chance of finding V1 at Fort Harmony.

Isn't that where Dr. Vought first injected you?

It's great news.

If he finds it, Homelander will be immune to the virus and immortal, like you.