Prime Video’s The Boys Season 5 Episode Sets Unfortunate IMDb Record Ahead Of Series Finale

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‘ latest episode just took a big hit on IMDb.

The superhero satire The Boys, created by Eric Kripke, first aired on Prime Video in 2019. It follows a group of vigilantes determined to expose and defeat corrupt superheroes. While the show has generally received positive reviews, the last season and the current fifth season – which will be the final one – have been more controversial. The series is scheduled to conclude on May 20th.

The latest episode of The Boys season 5, “The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother’s Milk,” released on Prime Video on May 13th, currently has a score of 7.0 out of 10 on IMDb. This makes it the lowest-rated episode of the series ever. While it initially tied with a season 4 episode for last place (with a 7.1 rating), recent votes have brought the score down to 7.0.

As of today, episode 7 has a rating of 7.0 based on more than 15,000 viewer reviews. This score may change as more people submit their opinions in the coming days and weeks, and could even decrease. Episode 1 is currently the most-reviewed episode of the season, with over 30,000 reviews, so we can expect even more feedback on “The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother’s Milk” soon.

The latest episode of The Boys broke records, but it comes after some criticism of the show’s recent installments. Many viewers felt the middle episodes of the season were slow and lacked enough action, or that they were too focused on promoting the upcoming Vought Rising series instead of finishing the current season’s plotlines.

Fans have been sharing strong opinions on social media, prompting creator Eric Kripke to address the criticism in a recent interview with TV Guide. He disagreed with the idea that certain episodes were just “filler,” explaining that he considers them crucial for developing the characters.

The events in the final episodes won’t resonate with viewers if the characters aren’t well-developed. I’m seeing a lot of negative feedback online, and honestly, I’m wondering what people expected. Are they hoping for constant action? I can’t deliver that financially, and even if I could, it would be meaningless – just spectacle without any emotional weight or purpose.

Viewers seem strongly divided over the latest episode, and that’s concerning with only one episode left in the season. Some online are even comparing the potential finale to the famously disliked ending of Game of Thrones in 2019.

More to come…

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2026-05-14 16:58