Now that The Boys season 5 is over, fans are wondering what Homelander actor Antony Starr was referring to when he teased the Supe's most diabolical act yet right at the start of the season.
Whilst speaking to Wired, Starr said, "I think the most f**ked up thing Homelander did is in season five, which I can’t spoil. I can’t wait for you to see that." Then, when he was on The Kelly Clarkson Show, he teased, "The worst thing I have done is yet to come, and I can't wait. If you think killing children is bad. Just wait."
Homelander has done some truly despicable things throughout the series, from letting many innocent people die on Flight 47 to killing a child on a private jet just to get at his dad. Homelander has also gone against his fellow Supes numerous times. He forced The Deep to eat his octopus lover and murdered long-time Seven member Black Noir. Oh, and there's also the matter of why Billy Butcher hates Homelander in the first place, because he assaulted and impregnated Becca Butcher.
So, when Starr teased that Homelander's worst was yet to come, it's safe to say that fans were pumped. However, now that the series is over, fans are wondering what the actor was actually referring to. "All that hype about Antony saying about season 5… what did he do? Is proclaiming yourself God worse than killing children somehow?," asked one fan on Reddit.
Many fans seem to think that the star was talking about the moment in The Boys season 5 episode 3 where he beats his biological son Ryan so bad that we all thought he was dead. "That’s the only moment of the season that seemed even remotely striking as a turning point for him morally," said one Reddit user, pointing out that it would have been more powerful if Ryan had died. Another agreed, replying, "Character-wise, it would have been the ultimate sin, and shown Homelander as past the point of no return."
However, one fan on Twitter has pointed out that after episode 3 aired, Starr posted on his Instagram story that the "worst thing" hadn't happened yet, and was "still to come." So what else could it be? "It could’ve been Frenchie's death they did say it was cut for being too gruesome," said one fan. In The Boys season 5 episode 7, Homelander murdered Boys member Frenchie at the Boys' hideout. But we actually don't see the murder happen, we just see Frenchie bleeding out after Homelander flies away.
Others seem to believe that some scenes were cut, and that's why we didn't see the shocking scene Starr was referring to. "I get the feeling the original scripts were a lot more colorful and they had to cut it down a lot," suggested one fan. Others joked that the most shocking thing Homelander ever did was submit to Billy Butcher right at the end. You can read more about that in our The Boys season 5 finale ending explained.
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