The Boys Season 3 has sadly come to a close. As with the first two seasons, this is a show that manages to combine the superhero genre with excellent commentary about fame and power and how that affects those with it and those at the mercy of those with it.
The Boys offers many different plotlines, most of which are still open as the show has been renewed for a fourth season. This opens the door to many questions for the series going forward. So, without further ado, here are the 10 questions we have after watching The Boys Season 3.
Warning: Spoilers below for all the way up to the end of The Boys Season 3 below. Read at your own risk.
10 Questions We Have After The Boys Season 3
This is quite the turn for Ryan though, as he has been shown to be empathetic in the past, thanks to his mother, so, likely, the kid won’t completely turn to the dark side, at least not right away. The struggle between how his mom raised him and how his dad wants to raise him will likely be explored in Season 4.
This season, a big part of Mother’s Milk’s storyline was about his relationship with his daughter Janine and how her new stepfather, Todd, was spouting pro-superhero propaganda to her. At the end of the season, we see M.M. finally reveal the truth of his grandfather’s passing to Janine, to which she shows remarkable strength and empathy.
And he is the first one to cheer on the murder, so this is clearly not a suitable environment for Janine and a situation that M.M. will hopefully be able to rectify. It’ll also be interesting to see how M.M.’s ex-wife Janine reacts to the situation, hopefully seeing that Todd is not the man she should want Janine around.
Is Butcher Really Going to Die?
In the fight against Payback and Vought, Maeve brought Butcher some doses of Temp V in order to hopefully level the playing field. In Episode 7, Annie then discovered that taking 3-5 doses of Temp V will kill the user which, by the season’s end, Butcher has used at least six times. So, Butcher is dying; that much is clear, but if the show plans to have more than just a fourth season and have Butcher be a part of it, they will need to give us some reasonable explanations as to why Butcher does not die.
The most probable explanation is that perhaps Butcher will take Compound V in order to become a permanent Supe and survive his illness. Whether or not this would be willing or unwilling, as he hates Supes, would be intriguing. It would be fascinating to see someone who hates Supes so much become a permanent one and how exactly someone with that viewpoint reconciles with becoming what he hates. It seems like a natural progression for the character, but at this point, we have to wait and see, for it may not come to pass, especially if Butcher dies due to his overuse of Temp V.
What Happened to the Flight 37 Recording?
What Does the U.S. Government Plan to Do With Soldier Boy?
After it was revealed that Queen Maeve had survived Soldier Boy’s explosion, it was revealed that, of course, Soldier Boy had also survived. He ends up in pretty much the same position as he had started the season, except this time, he is being kept by Grace Mallory and the U.S. government.
This is incredibly ironic because he is now being held captive by the government he is supposed to represent. It’s also important to note that Soldier Boy is being kept under the watch of Grace Mallory, whom he had met and harrassed on that mission back in Nicaragua, the very same mission where the Russians captured him.
Mallory has a bone to pick with Soldier Boy, so we will likely get a scene that shows the two of them talking, or more likely arguing, about the Nicaragua mission. Even if the show chooses not to focus too much on this story, it’ll be interesting to see if the U.S. government plans on using Soldier Boy as a weapon or if they just want to keep him under lock and key. The best guess is that it is a little of both.
It’s also important to note that as the Boys likely handed Soldier Boy over to Mallory, they still have a direct line to him, so we’ll have to see how that will play out as the Boys, particularly M.M. and Butcher have unfinished business with him.
What Is Neuman’s Next Move?
This means that Neuman, the “Head Popper,” will likely become the Vice President of the United States. A likely conflict for Season 4 is how the Boys deal with having a major enemy as the Vice President. Another critical question is, will she kill Singer in order to become the President?
Will A-Train Finally Put Himself on a Path Towards Redemption?
A-Train was given many outs in Season 3 to be put on a path towards redemption. His brother is even the one to bring Blue Hawk to his attention. When dealing with Blue Hawk, A-Train really only seemed to care about how things could benefit him in the long run.
A-Train showed that he could be on the right course as sure he was motivated by other factors when dealing with Blue Hawk. But deep down, he seems to want to do the right thing, especially when it comes to his brother. He even apologized to Hughie.
Sure. he apologized because of guilt, but this is undoubtedly a step in the right direction. His brainwashing of wanting fame and to climb the ladder at Vought seems to be the principal thing holding him back from true redemption and with him getting his powers back, now is the perfect time to do so.
Where Is Little Nina?
A large part of Frenchie and Kimiko’s story this season revolved around Frenchie’s ex-boss, Little Nina, coming back into his life. Butcher uses Nina to help them get into Russia, but when the job goes sideways, she puts Frenchie into her debt.
After he fails to perform an assassination, she decides to kidnap both him and Kimiko. Kimiko manages to escape death and kill Nina’s minions, but unfortunately for them, Nina manages to get away, never to be seen again, at least for the season.
It is unlikely that The Boys won’t have this character brought back next season, especially as a way to give Frenchie and Kimiko more story. Little Nina is certainly the unforgiving type, so vengeance will likely be on her mind, though she will now have to contend with a powered Kimiko, so it’ll be intriguing to see if Little Nina can find a way to work around this.
Also, given that Kimiko seems to now be accepting of her powers, citing that it is because she now took the Compound V of her own accord, Kimiko is someone who shouldn’t be taken lightly.
Is Stormfront Dead?
We never saw this happen though and were only told about it, seeing only a body bag, which leaves the door wide open on the possibility of having Stormfront return at some point. Though she is undoubtedly a vile character, she is intriguing, so hopefully, the show wouldn’t kill her off in such an unceremonious way.
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