Season Four Finale

They Changed the name of the episode from "Assassination Run" (because of the Trump incident) to just Season 4 Finale though I hope they'll changed it into a thematic-one.

Kind of an Epic Conclusion despite me having minor issues. (Starlight v Shifter, unsatisfied) Wish there were some A-Train scenes. Direction and writing-wise, top notch. Pacing felt very cinematic too. Music choices towards the end were really good. Kripke directed this well. Butcher's last scene was justified because of how the events at Grace's went and if they're gonna go with the comic (I haven't read the comic but I know about all the important stuff), I'll be very pleased.

Tbh, after this episode, it feels like that's the only way this is gonna go now. The ending was beautiful. I'm trying to avoid setting the spoiler tag (because I want this to be read plainly), which is why I'm not spoiling anything. Anyways, great finale though lacked what I expected. It was more of a Character-focused finale rather than an action-packed and for that, they deserve praise. Looking forward to the Final. 9/10.

The hallmark of great writing in shows is when protagonists drive the story instead of just reacting to whatever happens. In this episode so much could have turned out right, but so much turned out wrong - and it was all due to a chain of poor decisions by several protagonists, and the consequences of those decisions. That was definitely very fresh compared to the usual fare in htis show, where the status quo is perturbed only slightly most of the time. The time has come to pay the piper this time around, that's for sure! There's also very satisfying payoff for the Kimiko & Frenchie arc, which was prematurely criticized by a lot of viewers after the early episodes of the season (a lesson not to judge the story before the season is over). There is constant emotional whiplash and tone shifts, the episode is densely jam-packed with action and events which makes it feel much longer than it is, and there is an unusual post-credits scene that also shouldn't be missed. Overall, tragedy is in the air, there are a lot of loose threads left, which sets up perfectly for season 2 of Gen V and season 5 of this show afterwards. It's quite possibly the best season ending thus far in this show. The highs this episode reaches really remind of the truly great TV shows such as Breaking Bad, and I'm not even exaggerating. An absolute knockout, highly recomended.

Spoiler free review here. I thought this episode set up season 5 nicely while also tying up a lot of the subplots from this season. There were several unexpected moments in this one, for sure. Also, love that Erin Moriarty got a chance to show off her acting chops, thought both she and Antony Starr (as always) were phenomenal this episode.

I'm interested to see if the cameos we saw will have any weight on the next season, and if we will get any additional closure for characters like A-Train and Ashley. All in all, I think that this season was very entertaining, but certainly felt like an exposition season for whatever insane ride season 5 will be.

To be completely honest, this entire season could've been 3 episodes long and shown off everything that we need to know for the next & final season of The Boys.

Despite this, compared to almost EVERY other episode in this season, this one delivers on SO much more than any other so far.

Spoiler Free Complaint: As usual, though, Ryan is still a little poorly written/directed, many of his scenes could've been more smoothly written or acted out as to not have it seem like he's jumping the gun INSTANTLY in every single situation. It does make sense for his character thus far, though, so it's likely that this was intentional. Doesn't make it any less annoying to watch through.

Honestly, not much else to say after that. It's a great finale and a perfect setup for the final season, can't wait to see how all these characters are sent off in the final season!!!!

I actually need more, it makes you want season 5 right now. What Herogasm does great, this episode actually do it a lot better, every character have time to shine, the way it drive your brain insane because of the plot twists, how it makes you think that something is going to happen for something totally different to actually happen is so crazy, the fact that theres always something happening. Just an episode full with just The Boys and Eric Kripke's magic.

It makes you think about a lot after watching the episode, whats going to happen next type stuff. Really brings up the hype for season 5, can't wait for it.