The Boysshowrunner Eric Kripke set the stakes for the showβs final season by killing a major character in the first episode of season 5, and bodies have continued dropping ever since. With just a few episodes remaining, it’s clear that nobody is safe from an increasingly unstable, messianic Homelander (Antony Starr). Even so, the leader of the Seven’s latest kill may catch audiences by surprise.
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