This article contains spoilers for The Boys season 5 finale

The Boys has finally come to an end. The series finale is now streaming on Prime Video, and no matter how you feel about the journey the show has taken us on, it’s certainly been one hell of a ride.

In the last ever episode of Eric Kripke’s violent, irreverent superhero satire, Butcher and the gang stormed the Oval Office and took down Homelander while he was in the middle of threatening America as the country’s new god. Unfortunately, killing Homelander wasn’t quite enough resolution for Butcher, who had never made a secret of his desire to see all of the world’s Supes eradicated once and for all. Sneaking out with his Supe-killing virus and loading it into the sprinkler system at Vought headquarters, Butcher decided it was his way or the highway.

Hughie wasn’t about to let Starlight, Kimiko, or any more Supes die for Butcher’s cause. He tracked him down at Vought and said he’d kill Butcher if he unleashed the virus. As he got ready to do just that, Butcher looked at Hughie’s earnest face and, for a moment, saw that of his brother, Lenny. His brief hesitation allowed Hughie to shoot him, stopping him in his tracks. Butcher died forgiving Hughie for taking him out.

Aside from Homelander, some other lingering bad guys were also killed in the finale, including The Deep and Oh-Father, but Ashley rebelled, and Soldier Boy was kept on ice. Hughie, Annie, and Mother’s Milk got happy endings, while Kimiko traveled to France after Frenchie’s tragic death.

There were a lot of threads to tie up in the series finale, and The Boys largely seemed to get the job done. However, the final installment has received a mixed reaction online so far.

Here’s what fans are saying about the last ever episode of The Boys…

Regardless of how mixed this season of The Boys has been for me, a little piece of me dies whenever a show I love ends after a long run. Man was it a diabolical fuckin run.

That finale put the spotlight on Karl Urban & Antony Starr. Homelander & Butcher.

Take a bow fellas 🔥 pic.twitter.com/EJ7tHGet68

— Sammy J Jonah Jameson (@SammyJReacts) May 20, 2026

Antony Starr should rightfully go down as one of the best performances in television as Homelander in The Boys. He was one of the greatest villains ever from Season 1-4. I don’t know what happened with the writing in Season 5 or the finale, but Antony’s acting was always perfect! pic.twitter.com/ptERjcrFih

— BLURAYANGEL 🦇 (@blurayangel) May 20, 2026

The boys has finally come to an end after 7 years. Homelander was stripped of his powers, what other satisfying ending would have wished for? pic.twitter.com/51IpaEqb7T

— Aeon🇬🇧 (@mynameisAeon) May 20, 2026

The Boys finale fell flat for me in many ways. Where do you even begin? None of it was satisfying, the deaths were predictable & the final “fights” were exactly how you thought they would go down.

Every character that survives ends up how you think it would. The Gen V… pic.twitter.com/5dTys1e5xj

— Endymion (@EndymionYT) May 20, 2026

No Cate Dunlap, Homelander Dies 40 mins In, Marie LITERALLY didn’t do shit, Ryan is moving on, Butcher dies by a gunshot and This is The End Of THE BOYS? Mid Finale as expected #TheBoys pic.twitter.com/NqcvgQX1Kv

— Phys 🕸🖤 (@PhysCores) May 20, 2026

Lowkey the biggest disappointment of The Boys Season 5 is how many matchups they teased but never fully delivered on 👀
No proper Homelander vs Soldier Boy rematch.
No real Deep vs Noir payoff.
Ryan barely pushing Homelander.
The potential was insane 😭 pic.twitter.com/meG8JnaYKW

— Realsinare (@manafsinare) May 19, 2026

I feel like it was actually really simple to make the boys series finale good and that’s by making it look how it did on the posters and yet

— tea 🌈 (@horrifichymns) May 20, 2026

Most annoying part of The Boys S5 is that the Homelander god plot went nowhere. There wasn’t a moment where society stood up against him, or shockingly embraced him, he didn’t even finish the speech. It was the only subplot with any motion and it ended with zero payoff.

— Lasher guy (@90sXtremist) May 20, 2026

The Boys finale was exactly how it should be. If you were expecting more, thats on you. 9/10 satisfied with a few nitpicks

— ☆ §am ☆ (@Samus2k21) May 20, 2026

the boys ending was unfortunately ass and I don’t feel bad for saying it because they just don’t gaf about half of their cast

— hex (@hexxuality) May 20, 2026

nice reference to the comics for the boys finale. not because of the crowbar kill, but because it was complete utter dogshit

— 『Beni』 (@Cr1zzzle) May 20, 2026

I’ve been seeing a lot of people saying the same thing about the final of the boys, “it’s dog shit” or “terrible,” and no one goes into detail or explains. I’ve even seen someone call it ChatGPT writing, like, woah, it’s not stranger things lol, but seriously…

— JADEN || Realistic Doja Cat Fan idk🩸 (@JadenWhoops) May 20, 2026

Homelander losing his powers was the most cliché ending The Boys finale could’ve gone for.

What happened to the sheer destruction expected from a villain that’s apparently immortal?

Even if he lost his powers in the end, was it supposed to be this easy? pic.twitter.com/scavh6DYi6

— GODFATHER (@Godfather0fX) May 20, 2026

Just saw The Boys finale in 4DX. I don’t care what anyone says, this was a near perfect finale and a great season. It did have its missteps but this fan base is just atrocious.

— URBNBrosPR (@URBNBrosPR) May 20, 2026