The reactions to the season finale of Amazon Prime Video hit show The Boys are in, with fans almost universal in their praise of the final episode.
The eighth and final episode of the fourth run, which has been named by NME as one of the best TV shows of 2024 so far, aired on the streaming platform last night (July 17).
The superhero series, adapted from the comic books written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson and developed for the screen by Eric Kripke, follows the titular team of vigilantes as they combat superpowered enemies who abuse their powers.
Fans of the show have been speaking out after each episode, with the twists and disturbingly graphic scenes in the sixth instalment being labelled “diabolical”, and the seventh being described as “uncomfortable” and “gruesome”.
Fans have been reacting to the finale on Twitter with much praise. One fan described it as “the best episode of the show” while a second described it as “perfect”. Another user said it “ended the season on a high note” while a fourth said it was “really incredible.”
Check out some more of the reaction here:
Best season finale of the show. A perfect way to set up what's going to be the craziest 8 hours of television, ever. #TheBoys pic.twitter.com/Cj6E0ossmc
— bbbauer THE BOYS SPOILERS (@tzilacatzinnn) July 18, 2024
I haven't super cared for this latest season of The Boys, but that last episode is setting up a bunch of interesting stuff. I think that's probably my biggest complaint, it's all just felt like a season of setting all of the pieces in place before the big finale.
— Neil – Presented By ZAIA® (@Neilabor) July 18, 2024
HOLY FUCK! #TheBoys did NOT just put a “Twin Fight” in their Season Finale TOO! That actually feels tense and has HIGH STAKES and TENSION…damn an Independent Comic Property with the same episode count, is outshining a Star Wars Show Finale…HUGE L #TheAcolyte MONUMENTAL L pic.twitter.com/CaqTmsEcq0
— Christopher A. Padilla (4 Now
) (@FilmAgeStudios) July 18, 2024
That was a crazy finale to process but atleast the
made it out this season alive #TheBoys pic.twitter.com/31YNnSeWQK
— Gangster Enieb (@GangsterEnieb) July 18, 2024
So, the season finale for The Boys was pretty good, it ended this season at a high note, this season has just been constant up and down in terms of quality, but it was enjoyable nonetheless definitely a good season overall in my opinion.
— Skull Guy (@Ritik6278) July 18, 2024
Best episode of the show! pic.twitter.com/4wXNBocSiA
— Giovanni Rosello (@LuckyGio2) July 18, 2024
It was perfect! pic.twitter.com/eWk0z3oauo
— Abdul Raouf (@AbdulSbeei) July 18, 2024
Really incredible
— JUAN (@BlaqJuan) July 18, 2024
Absolute best episode of the season!
— Nandan (@__nndn__) July 18, 2024
It was confirmed last month by Kripke that the fifth season, which had already been commissioned, will bring the series to an end.
Writing on X, Kripke wrote: “Season 5 will be the Final Season! Always my plan, I just had to be cagey till I got the final OK from Vought. Thrilled to bring the story to a gory, epic, moist climax.”
Kripke later told Variety that he expects season five to consist of eight episodes, with filming to take place from November 2024 to mid-2025.
No official release date has been confirmed for season five, but based on the turnover period for previous seasons, it is likely that the new episodes will begin to air in summer 2026.
In a four-star review of the new season, NME wrote: “With season five already confirmed, the return of a few familiar faces and a lot of characters confronting their pasts, this season sometimes feels like the set up for an eventual endgame scenario. Fans will note that spin-off show Gen V recently introduced a potentially supe-killing biological weapon. Luckily, all that plot never slows down the pace in what is another urgent edition of TV’s best superhero show.”
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