The Boys has now wrapped up after five seasons. I thought the ending was solid. I wish there'd been a lot more time for everything, as it felt rushed and things weren't given the necessary room to breathe, but in terms of where each character ended up, it stuck the landing for me. What did you think?

Yeah, I really liked the last episode, the first half of the season was the most chaotic and disconnected but I felt by the last half they had largely steered the ship in the right direction.

Can't help but notice how much of the ending was clearly leaving room for a revival or season 6 down the road, though.

I actually haven't watched any episodes, can they be watched without knowing anything about the comics?

I'm on the fence..I felt like they could have done more since they deviated away from the source material.

However, still content with the way they went and the outcomes.

10 hours ago, FantasticJerome said:

I actually haven't watched any episodes, can they be watched without knowing anything about the comics?

Yes, absolutely. In fact I'd recommend it, as you will have no pre-conceived ideas.

11 hours ago, FantasticJerome said:

I actually haven't watched any episodes, can they be watched without knowing anything about the comics?

Absolutely, I haven't read the comics (and it ends up deviating a fair bit from what I know)

15 hours ago, saperry said:

Yeah, I really liked the last episode, the first half of the season was the most chaotic and disconnected but I felt by the last half they had largely steered the ship in the right direction.

Can't help but notice how much of the ending was clearly leaving room for a revival or season 6 down the road, though.

Yeah, they mostly pulled it back. Agree they left a lot of things open - I'll be shocked if we don't get present-day Soldier Boy scenes in Vought Rising, wouldn't be surprised if there was a "Ryan still has powers!" reveal somewhere, Starlight and Hughie could easily turn up in The Boys: Mexico or something (I don't want these things, to be clear), and I hope we'll get more of the Gen V characters somewhere

5 hours ago, James Hunt said:

Yeah, they mostly pulled it back. Agree they left a lot of things open - I'll be shocked if we don't get present-day Soldier Boy scenes in Vought Rising, wouldn't be surprised if there was a "Ryan still has powers!" reveal somewhere, Starlight and Hughie could easily turn up in The Boys: Mexico or something (I don't want these things, to be clear), and I hope we'll get more of the Gen V characters somewhere

Yeah, the board still has Hughe & Annie (and their kid), Gen V characters, Soldier Boy, Kimiko, and even Stan Edgar. There's no way they don't do some kind of revival series in a couple of years, especially if the franchise keeps going beyond Vought Rising

15 minutes ago, saperry said:

Yeah, the board still has Hughe & Annie (and their kid), Gen V characters, Soldier Boy, Kimiko, and even Stan Edgar. There's no way they don't do some kind of revival series in a couple of years, especially if the franchise keeps going beyond Vought Rising

Can't wait for "Somehow, Homelander returned"!

I was really hoping that there would be a bigger spectacle and scope to the finale, given how much smaller and more contained the final season felt. It felt really small and simplistic, and the action scenes weren't the best.

All in all, I think the show peaked with Season 3.

I think the finale was pretty great, but it had a noticeable energy shift that was just not there with the final season. Everything was so slow to get anywhere, and the stakes didn't get as big as you would have hoped with Homelander believing he was a god. I wish the episodes were structured to feel like the big developments didn't just happen in the premiere and finale. Also, way too much soldier boy for him not to be involved in the finale at all. What a weird move that's obviously plugging the spinoffs