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Comment: A fine read especially with situation behind change in title however, this is just an episode that can be merge with The Boys season 4. It can also be updated under List of The Boys episodes Tesleemah (talk) 14:11, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
| "Season Four Finale" | |
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| The Boys episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Eric Kripke |
| Written by | Jessica Chou & David Reed |
| Featured music | |
| Original release date | July 18, 2024 |
| Running time | 68 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Season Four Finale", originally titled Assassination Run,[a] is the eight episode of the fourth season of the American satirical superhero television series The Boys, and the 32 th episode overall. It was written by Jessica Chou & David Reed and directed by Eric Kripke. The episode was released on July 18, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video.
The episode shows how The Boys try to stop Victoria Neuman from reaching the White House while also trying to stop the assassination of Robert Singer. Butcher uses his last card to try to defeat Homelander, which is to have Ryan kill his father. The relationship between Homelander and Neuman reaches its most critical point.
Plot
[edit]While Butcher is recovering at a CIA facility, he has a conversation with Kessler in which he urges him to commit a Supe genocide that would kill Homelander as well, though he rebuffs him before Mallory arrives and calls Ryan. When Ryan arrives there, Mallory, unwillingly to Butcher, tells him all the crimes his father committed and tells him that he has to train him to kill Homelander. When he refuses, Mallory tries to lock him up only for him to end up killing her. Following Mallory's death, Butcher embraces his dark side as Kessler.
As the votes certifying Robert Singer's electoral victory are being counted, Hughie begins searching for the files incriminating Victoria Neuman only to discover that they have been deleted by the shapeshifting Annie without his knowledge. Without the virus, The Boys, after M.M.'s idea, take Singer to a bunker, and when Hughie discovers that Annie is the shapeshifter, a fight breaks out in which the real Annie ends up killing the shapeshifter. At the same time, Homelander exposes Neuman as Supe on live and orders the remaining Seven to kill anyone who could incriminate them, causing Ashley to inject herself with Compound V and begin to mutate.
After Homelander threatens Zoe, Neuman asks for Hughie's help to break free from Homelander's control. At first, the Boys are hesitant to work with Neuman, but after a speech from Hughie they agree. When they meet at the Boys' temporary base, while the team and Neuman are talking, Butcher arrives and kills Neuman with his new superpowers and takes the dose of the virus.
After Neuman's death, a devastated Homelander is told by Sister Sage that this was the plan and Steven Calhoun, who will be the new president of the United States, swears loyalty to him. In a speech, Calhoun declares martial law and Homelander assures that they will take revenge on the "enemies" of the country while all of The Boys are captured except Butcher and Annie, who flies away when she regains her powers.
In a post-credits scene, Calhoun shows Homelander where Soldier Boy is being held, revealing to Homelander that he is still alive and stares at Soldier Boy.
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 60.7 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
Joshua M. Patton for Comic Book Resources' deemed the finale as "the series' most important episode yet".[5]
Release
[edit]"Season Four Final" was released on Amazon Prime Video on July 18, 2024.[6]
Title change
[edit]Upon the season finale's release, the title of the episode was retitled from "Assassination Run" to "Season Four Finale", following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump five days prior. A "viewer discretion advised" warning was added at the beginning of the episode, with Amazon, Sony Pictures Television and the producers of The Boys opposing real-world political violence and clarifying that "any scene or plotline similarities to these real-world events are coincidental and unintentional".[3][7][8] These sentiments were echoed by Kripke, saying: "We are a superhero TV show. We're fictional. Obviously, it's a political show with a point of view so there's gonna be some horrible coincidences. But anything real-world we condemn and are against in the strongest possible terms. We're just making our superhero show."[9]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The episode was retitled from "Assassination Run" to "Season Four Finale" due to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ @therealKripke (February 5, 2023). "Ohhhhh Shit! #TheBoys #TheBoysTV @TheBoysTV @PrimeVideo @Reed_Dave @jesschoutime @SPTV" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Powell, Tori B.; Shelton, Shania; Meyer, Matt; D'Antonio, Isabelle; Tucker, Emma; Yeung, Jessie; Faheid, Dalia; Orie, Amarachi; Shen, Michelle; Williams, Michael; Chowdhury, Maureen (July 13, 2024). "July 13, 2024, coverage of the Trump assassination attempt". CNN. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ a b Maas, Jennifer (July 18, 2024). "'The Boys' Season 4 Finale Adds Warning for Assassination Storyline After Trump Attack: 'Any Similarities' Are 'Coincidental and Unintentional'". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "The Boys season 4 Season Four Finale Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ M. Patton, Joshua (July 18, 2024). "'The Boys' Season 4 Finale Review: The Series' Most Important Episode Yet". CBR. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (February 22, 2024). "'The Boys': When to Expect Fourth Season Return". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Murray, Conor (July 18, 2024). "'The Boys' Changes Episode Title and Denounces Real-World Political Violence After Trump Assassination Attempt". Forbes. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Strause, Jackie (July 18, 2024). "Amazon Says 'The Boys' Assassination Episode Filmed Long Before Trump Shooting, Finale Similarities 'Unintentional'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Maas, Jennifer; Jackson, Angelique (July 26, 2024). "'The Boys' Showrunner on New Spinoff, Soldier Boy's Big Role in Final Season and 'Horrible Coincidences' in Assassination Storyline". Variety. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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