A new episode of The Boys season 5 has landed, and after a rather quiet few installments, this one contains a major death that we have all been waiting for, but fans have mixed feelings on the final blow.
Warning: this article contains major spoilers for The Boys season 5 episode 5, so turn back now if you haven't seen the new episode.
The most recent episode of The Boys takes a break from Homelander and Butcher's ongoing war for a second and focuses on other characters in their own little 10-minute POV breakouts. In one section, we get to see how living under Homelander's tyrannical rule is affecting Firecracker. The ultra-religious, outspoken Supe is having trouble grappling with the leader of the Seven turning himself into a god, and so she voices her concerns to Soldier Boy, which lands her in a lot of trouble.
After refusing to help Mister Marathon and Malchemical murder his son, Soldier Boy has a kind of heart-to-heart with Homelander, and spills the beans on Firecracker's pillow talk. After learning that the Truthbomb host doesn't have full faith in him being a God, Homelander visits Firecracker in her quarters and banishes her from Vought. However, when Firecracker professes her love to him, something in Homelander snaps, forcing him to drive her head into a nearby eagle statue, seemingly killing her.
Now, we had a feeling that another big death was on its way. Season 5 kicked off with a bang after Homelander murdered ex-Seven member A-Train, but the core cast have been safe since then. One thing is for sure, The Boys fans are excited to see the final season ramp up, and have not held back on sharing their reactions online.
Many feel that the Supe's death was rather serendipitous, as one fan took to Twitter and said, "She died as she lived, consumed by her need for approval and relevance, meeting a tragic end; her final moments symbolize the price of allying with a power that would never protect her." another added, "Firecracker betrayed her own self just to get killed by homelander i hate this show already."
However, others don't think the Supe really is dead, as one fan said, "Sources tell me firecracker is stable," and another replied, "She's a supe, it shouldn't kill her." Hmm, we think that being impaled on a statue by Homelander would be enough to kill most Supes.
Check out more reactions below.
Oh Firecracker. You should have just ran while you had the chance girl pic.twitter.com/YWOF9mdTs8April 29, 2026
on a real note I’m glad they didn’t try and redeem firecracker bc (in real life) sycophants like her who sell their souls and ass kiss the fascists in charge will never come to their senses and deserve no sympathy when it backfires on them 🙏🏼 #TheBoysApril 29, 2026
I knew firecracker death was coming, but, I’m really disappointed that she was willing to betray her own pastor, church and faith, everything she believed in to gain favor with Homelander and where’d it get her in the end? The modern conservative summed up. #TheBoys pic.twitter.com/ih7yUpNbfUApril 29, 2026
valorie curry’s performance as firecracker in this episode was so amazing. her acting and emotional range were unreal. #theboys pic.twitter.com/qCGtLvh7ZxApril 29, 2026
The Boys season 5 continues to air weekly. See our The Boys season 5 release schedule for exact timings, and check out our The Boys season 5 recap.
