Just when you think The Boys can’t top itself and – bam – Homelander shows up and takes the cake. Literally. John’s return to the Vought lab that 'raised' him was the focus on ‘Wisdom of the Ages’, a tense, twisted hour that sees Homelander play with those who experimented on him in chilling fashion.
Among the many, many acts of depravity committed by Homelander include forcing one of the lab’s leads into an oven to burn to a crisp, while another – having given him the unfortunate nickname of ‘squirt’ was forced to masturbate at laser-point. It didn’t end well. "God.
Homelander was the star of this episode. So unhinged. Straight up Joker laugh during THAT scene," a One Redditor summarized the episode succinctly, , "This episode gave me two moods: That’s fucking nasty, I’m going to bleach my eyes, and Fudgie the Whale actually looks pretty tasty.
" "This might be one of the most unhinged episodes of television history," one . First season was erratic but experimental, now Homelander is literally scaring viewers with every minute." "Well, in an episode that highlighted the awful cycle of revenge and abuse, I thought Hughie forgiving A-Train was a pretty cool and meaningful counter," another , highlighting that the episode, which also saw two of Starlight's most personal secrets outed, wasn't doom and gloom.
A reminder, however, that The Boys season 4 may be going even further than what we just witnessed. "I would just like to add that I was in [post-pro.
