Ranking Every Major The Boys Character’s Ending From Awful To Perfect

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Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Boys’ series finale.

The finale of The Boys had both strong and weak moments. While Butcher’s confrontation with Homelander was incredibly satisfying, the ending for Hughie and Annie felt predictable and uninspired – a typical ‘happily ever after’ with babies.

Certain characters experienced fitting conclusions, such as Homelander being reduced to a helpless figure begging Butcher, only to be ignored. However, others didn’t receive the satisfying endings they earned; Kimiko, for example, received a quiet, understated conclusion when a more heroic and impactful one would have been more appropriate.

9. Hughie Goes Back To The Electronics Store

A recurring theme appears in both Rick and Morty and The Boys: characters returning to mundane jobs after experiencing extraordinary things. In Rick and Morty, Rick scoffed at Morty for going back to work at a carpet store after surviving cancer. Similarly, in the finale of The Boys, Hughie chooses to take over the rundown electronics store where he worked at the beginning of the series, even though he’s offered a comfortable position with the government overseeing the fight against superpowered individuals. This return to normalcy highlights a surprising character choice in both shows.

That’s a really bad financial move for 2026, and it feels like a huge step backwards. I understand Hughie wanting a quiet, normal life after everything he’s been through with the supes, but going back to exactly the life he had before seems extreme.

8. Sister Sage Goes To Orlando

In the final episode, Sage unexpectedly leaves the team. After provoking Kimiko into using her power, which resulted in a chest blast, Sage loses her enhanced intelligence – a loss that was intentionally orchestrated by Butcher. Despite her early exit, Sage played a crucial role in defeating Homelander by enabling Kimiko to unlock the ability needed to take away his powers.

After finally finding some peace, Sage travels to Orlando. The story relies on a tired stereotype about Florida, suggesting even someone clueless would fit in, and this feels like a disappointing conclusion for such a significant character, especially considering her weak redemption.

7. Kimiko Goes To France

During the final montage of The Return of the King, Kimiko is shown at a café in France, enjoying a pastry. While this briefly shows she’s connecting with Frenchie’s heritage and remembering him, it felt like a small tribute for a character who deserved a more substantial farewell.

Ultimately, Kimiko was the hero who truly overcame Homelander. While Butcher delivered the final blow, anyone could have done that. Kimiko was the one who managed to take away his powers by confronting her own pain and anger, and it was a powerful moment. She earned a triumphant, heroic conclusion, not a quiet, sidelined one.

6. Starlight Gets Pregnant

Pregnancies are often used as a convenient way to wrap up a female character’s storyline on TV (a trope known as “Babies Ever After”). It’s a quick way to give them a clear ending and suggest a new beginning, but it can feel artificial and unearned, like the pregnancies in the finales of shows like The Big Bang Theory (with Penny) and King of Queens (with Doug and Carrie).

The season finale of The Boys reveals that Starlight, while still fighting crime, is also working a regular job at a TV store. More surprisingly, she and Hughie are expecting a baby girl – and they plan to name her Robin, after Hughie’s former girlfriend. While a bit predictable, this ending is meaningful for Starlight, offering her a chance to escape the pattern of mistreatment she experienced with her own mother. It also opens up exciting possibilities for a future spin-off series centered around their potentially superpowered child.

5. Ashley Gets Impeached

The show ends with a funny bit involving Ashley. After Homelander’s death, we see her frantically trying to manage the fallout at a press conference, insisting she’s staying in charge and hasn’t done anything wrong. The scene then quickly cuts to her being escorted away by the FBI after being impeached – a surprisingly humorous moment.

As a big fan of The Boys, I’ve always found Ashley to be a surprisingly complex character, even with all her awful behavior and self-interest. Especially since we found out about that… thing… growing on the back of her head! Honestly, I think she deserved a more thoughtful conclusion to her arc, but that abrupt cut to black? Pure comedic genius. It was shocking, but I couldn’t help but laugh.

4. The Deep Gets Killed By His Aquatic Brethren

It was surprising that The Deep made it all the way to the final episode of The Boys, only to be killed in a particularly gruesome way by the creatures who were the only ones who ever cared for him. During his last confrontation with Starlight, he had a chance to turn things around, but he chose to stay loyal to Homelander – even though Homelander likely despises him – and ultimately suffered a terrible fate.

The ocean was once a safe place for The Deep, but after Starlight exiled him, he became completely vulnerable. His former allies – sharks and octopi – turned on him, brutally attacking and killing him. It was a fittingly violent and dramatic end for such a flawed character in The Boys.

3. M.M. Adopts Ryan

Honestly, after everything, it’s just so satisfying to see Mother’s Milk finally put the fight with Homelander behind him. He really starts a new life – he gets back together with Monique, and they decide to adopt Ryan. As a viewer, it feels right that Ryan gets a stable, loving home with them. After dealing with both Homelander and Butcher, the kid deserves a genuinely happy ending, and I think M.M. and Monique are exactly who he needs.

Honestly, that one part of the story felt a little rushed – I wish they’d really shown us what happened there. But it was still really satisfying to see a happy ending for a couple of the most genuinely good characters on The Boys. I was rooting for them!

2. Hughie Kills Butcher To Save Supekind

Many key characters, like Hughie, Annie, and M.M., faded into the background during the final season, but Butcher stayed central to the story. The Butcher who dramatically confronted Homelander in the Oval Office, ultimately killing him on national television, is the same reckless character who infamously crashed a car into Hughie’s TV store to eliminate Translucent in the very first episode.

Okay, so Butcher finally takes down Homelander, which is what he’s been working towards the whole time. But even with that victory, he’s not satisfied. He realizes another supe could always rise to take Homelander’s place, and his solution is… drastic. He decides to unleash the supe virus from Vought Tower! It’s a total character moment, honestly. It’s become clear that Butcher wasn’t trying to avoid supe genocide, he was actively planning it all along. Killing Homelander wasn’t a last resort, it was just one step in his bigger, darker plan.

It was such a tense moment – he almost released the virus, but then he paused. Sadly, it didn’t matter because Hughie had already acted, stopping him from destroying all the supes. Seeing Butcher go was heartbreaking, but honestly, it felt like the only fitting end for him. Even after taking down Homelander, I don’t think he’d ever truly found peace, and it was beautiful to see him finally reunited with Becca. It just felt…right.

1. Homelander Loses His Powers

While the finale of The Boys wasn’t perfect overall, it delivered a truly satisfying conclusion for Homelander. After five seasons of watching him terrorize anyone who displeased him, it was incredibly rewarding to finally see him vulnerable and helpless. Seeing the once-powerful Homelander reduced to begging for his life in front of a global audience was a remarkable moment.

Kimiko’s sudden and powerful attack felt a bit forced, considering the mysterious chest was only recently introduced. However, it was satisfying to see both Butcher and Homelander lose their superpowers. Throughout the series, Butcher gained powers to fight Homelander on equal footing, but this time, it leveled the playing field in reverse. It became a simple fistfight between two men, and Butcher quickly defeated Homelander.

The final scenes of The Boys finally exposed Homelander for who he truly is: a fragile and insecure man hiding behind a facade of power. Antony Starr brilliantly portrayed Homelander’s rapid downfall, showing his petulant frustration when his abilities failed and his pathetic attempts to appease Butcher. The season finale gave Homelander the ending he earned.

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2026-05-23 22:51