Wisdom of the Ages

This is the quintessential "The Boys" episode that was missing in Season 4 so far. Every character is at their worst, in the best way possible.

Anthony Starr perfectly captures Homelander's trademark diabolical smile throughout the episode. He is rapidly moving towards transcending his human emotions and achieving his goal of total domination.

It's also smart what they've done with Butcher's character and health arc. Having him just resign and accept his fate didn't feel like the Butcher the show has built up. This episode changes the trajectory his character has taken since the seventh episode of Season 3, and I am all for it. Only Butcher, at his devious best, can be a true counterweight to Homelander, which the showmakers seemed to have forgotten in the previous few episodes.

Starlight and Firecracker are yin and yang. It would be interesting if the show gave Starlight more grey undertones to add depth and substance to their feud.

Hughie and Mother's Milk have been done a disservice by this new emphasis on past trauma, as their characters are unlikely to receive any substantial growth or screentime this season. However, what they do with Hughie's father will be very interesting to watch.

Overall, this is a fun episode through and through, with some despicable eye gore moments. This is what I expected the first episode of the season to be, but I guess better late than never.

After a pretty mediocre start, episode 4 completely demolished the first 3. Homelander stole the show, thanks to Antony Starr's Emmy level performance. So many characters face their past in this episode, Frenchie, Kimiko, Hughie, Annie, A-Train and Homelander. It really makes you connect with these characters and the troubles they faced in their past. The writers beautifully tied in all these storylines into one hour of pure mayhem and fun. Episode 4 set up plenty more in the upcoming episodes, which I am sure will be just as good as this one. In my opinion, this is a top 3 episode of the Boys, and rightfully so.

Probably the best episode I've seen of the boys yet. Fantastically acted, Homelander is terrifying, and the emotion was spot on. Absolutely just phenomenal episode. The whole plot with starlight was very well done and knew exactly how to deliver a gut punch. I saw some similarity to one episode of the boys diabolical and I won't spoil which but it was kind of cool to see it done in the main show. Gory, insane, and ridiculous in every way possible. This is what the boys is to me, this is when the show peaks. I hope the show continues down this path of episodes like these because they are fantastic.

This is the episode we needed. By far the best episode of the season and perhaps among the best of the whole series. The episode contains very chilling scenes which bring back "The Boys" vibe compared to the prior three episodes. Also, we get to know much more about Homelander's origin and how he was tortured in Vought's laboratory. Furthermore, we also learn more about Starlight's backstory from Firecracker. I cannot wait to watch the rest of the series as it looks very promising now, which I have not felt with the earlier episodes. Brace yourself for a much darker episode and a very chilling Homelander.

The tension wow Antony Starr has to be one of the most incredible actors I have ever seen. Regardless if you like the episode or even the show you can't deny it. Every time Homelander is on the screen automatically you become nervous because you genuinely don't know what he's going to do. The ability for him to shift tones from being playful to serious to evil is unbelievable. I love even the side plots with Hughie, A train, Butcher and starlight. I think the frenchie plot is alright I do think there's a bit too much going on right now and out of all the plots I think it's the most unnecessary, however it still is good. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is because there has been better episodes on the Boys but the episode was amazing!