The Boys Season 3 Episode 8

2022 - 7 - 8

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'The Boys' Recap: Season 3, Episode 8 “The Instant White-Hot Wild” (Nerds and Beyond)

Soldier Boy and Homelander had a Darth Vader/Luke Skywalker moment, Kimiko got her powers back, and Black Noir is the last name on Soldier Boy's list.

Maeve makes the ultimate sacrifice, leaping with Soldier Boy out the window she saves the rest of the team as he blows up midair. Annie officially joins the Boys by unanimous vote, and Butcher is clearly going to leave his deteroriating condition a secret it true Butcher fashion. She holds her own but ends up losing an eye to his thumb as Soldier Boy mops the floor with Butcher until Annie and MM arrive just in time. They stash the rest of the team in a safe and head over to the tower. Floating into the sky, Annie hits Soldier Boy hard enough to stun him while MM gets the nerve agent on him. So now, we get the rarest of rare moments: a Butcher/Homelander team-up against Soldier Boy. They hated it. Soldier Boy gears up again, but this time Butcher stops him to save Ryan, who was unconscious on the ground. Soldier Boy, Butcher, and Hughie are set to go after the last member of Payback, until Butcher leaves Hughie behind knocked out cold in a gas station bathroom. Soldier Boy, Ben’s, father was disappointed he’d taken a shortcut to greatness by using V. He goes on to say he always wanted kids to do better than his father, and Butcher reminds him that Homelander isn’t really his son. Soldier Boy and Homelander had a Darth Vader/Luke Skywalker moment, Kimiko got her powers back, and Black Noir is the last name on Soldier Boy’s list. After being abandoned by Butcher earlier in the season, Homelander’s promise to be there for him seems to land home. But can now assume that Butcher and Soldier’s Boy deal is off after the big father/son announcement.

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The Boys Season 3 Episode 8 Release Time And Preview For The ... (DualShockers)

Season 3 of The Boys is coming to an end this week with the release of Episode 8, and here's everything we know about the finale.

Anyway, to make it easier for you to track the final episode, here’s the exact release schedule for different regions: Anyway, everyone is now ready to take their final stand against Vought and Homelander, so we can expect a blood-soaked and action-packed finale of Season 3. However, in the previous episode, we learn that Soldier boy is, in fact, Homelander’s father.

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The Boys Season 3 Episode 8 - Finale Release And Runtime Rumors (GINX Esports TV)

Find out when the Season 3 Episode 8 finale premieres for The Boys and how long the conclusion might be. Also, if you are on a journey of curiosity, ...

Episode 8 of Season 3 in The Boys will go live on July 7 at 5 pm PT. That time translates to 3 pm ET or 1 am GMT the next day. The Boys, Season 3 Episode 8, is quickly approaching, and the stakes are higher than they've ever been in the dark comedy superhero show. However, the time is not local-based, so it's everyone can watch at the exact same time.

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'The Boys' Season 3 Episode 8 finale spoilers: Why does ... (MEAWW)

Or at least for now. The hit Amazon Prime Video series has never shied away from killing off major characters on the show, and after teasing the death of Jessie ...

Noir's death also signals the death of all the supes part of Soldier Boy's team. The Boys' Season 3 finally ended one humdinger of a run. With A-Train and The Deep pretty much the faces of a disgraced Vought, their scattered and scanty fanbase leaves their storyline open.

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When to Watch 'The Boys' Season 3 Episode 8: When Is the Finale ... (Collider.com)

The finale is nearly here. the-boys-season-3-episode-6-herogasm-social- Image via Prime Video.

We may even get to see what becomes of the recovering A-Train or if Starlight and Hughie will make up before the Temporary V catches up with Hughie. So where will the team of a high and revenge-bound World War Two Veteran (maybe?) and the perfect clone with a litany of mental issues end up? Yep, but unlike Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back where this possibly could be good news, and we may see Vader come back to the light, now we have two baddies seemingly coming together.

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'The Boys' Season 3 Episode 8 release date, time, plot, cast, and ... (Inverse)

We've got a rowdy rendezvous with the season finale and it's gonna be absolutely diabolical!

Besides those familiar faces, Season 3 is also fully-loaded with a flock of new supes. Hey, we dare to dream! What is The Boys Season 3 Episode 8 release time?

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What Time Will 'The Boys' Season 3, Episode 8 Be on Amazon? (Decider)

New episodes of Prime Video shows usually drop on the streaming service at 12:00 a.m. GMT, which means you'll most likely be able to watch Episode 8 of The ...

We used the term “most likely” because Season 3, Episode 4 was delayed, presumably due to tech issues. This week’s installment may be the season finale, but it’s not the last we’ll see of The Boys. Thankfully, Amazon renewed their hit series for a fourth season back in June. WHAT TIME WILL THE BOYS SEASON 3, EPISODE 8 BE ON AMAZON?

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The Boys season 3 episode 8 (finale): Is Black Noir really dead? (CarterMatt)

Our assumption going into this episode was that the character was going to be killed, mostly because Soldier Boy wanted that. He opted to come back from the ...

We’ll be honest: We had no idea that the death of Black Noir would move us in any way close to what it did. Once you check it out, remember to SUBSCRIBE to Matt & Jess on YouTube for all sorts of other discussions. He wanted to face the very man who tormented and treated him terribly with Payback so many years ago.

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The Boys season 3, episode 8 live stream: Watch finale online (Bam! Smack! Pow!)

Where and when can you stream The Boys season 3 finale? Here's how you can find all that out, what to expect from episode 8, and more.

Homelander will now have no reason to hold back. Where and when can you stream The Boys season 3 finale? Annie January (Starlight), Marvin Milk, Frenchie, and Kimiko are working together to expose Vought International and Homelander. This writer expects their next big move to be to find Queen Maeve. Once they have her, Maeve will expose what Homelander did to her. Homelander and Butcher are going to have their one-on-one. The Boys season 3 finale is likely going to have multiple incredible action scenes. Here’s how you can find all that out and how to watch the newest episodes.

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The Boys Season 3 episode 8 release date and time: Here is how ... (Economic Times)

The finale episode of the third season of The Boys is set to debut on Amazon Prime Video this Friday (July 8) at 3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT / 8 a.m. GMT.

Blood and bone. Shock and awe. Blood and bone. Shock and awe. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). ET does not guarantee, vouch for or endorse any of its contents nor is responsible for them in any manner whatsoever. Users in India can choose from Amazon Prime Video's monthly and yearly plans.

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The Boys Season 3 completes its run with the launch of episode 8 ... (Times Now)

All the eight episodes of The Boys Season 3 are now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. The finale episode has released today on the platform.

The series tackles the age old question of; what if superheroes were real but not noble and heroic; instead cocky, arrogant and evil. Whether you were waiting for all the episodes to release before watching the new season or just wish to watch episode 8 of the third season of The Boys, you can watch it now. If you live in India, can choose from Amazon Prime Video's monthly and yearly plans.

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The Boys Season-Finale Recap: Superheroes Aren't Always Good (Vulture)

It was always a shaky idea to center a season of The Boys on a plot to take out Homelander. A recap of “The Instant White-Hot Wild,” episode eight and the ...

The Boys is a big show with a big ensemble and big ideas. These are ideas I wished this episode — and this season in general — had the space to explore in more depth. The man’s earnest desire to confront his demons leads to his entrails spilling on the floor of Vought when Homelander learns Noir knew the truth about his parentage. Perhaps most tragically, Butcher’s relationship with the boy he began to think of as his son may be tarnished forever. Hughie evacuates the building, but his biggest win is blasting the studio lights to boost Annie’s power enough to incapacitate Soldier Boy. Hughie’s ego trip lasted far too long this season, and his revelation in this episode is predictable — strength doesn’t always come from superpowers, and sometimes it’s heroic just to be there and support the people you love — but it’s still a triumphant moment. The rest of the Boys arrive just in time to save Butcher and immediately get to work. It was always a shaky idea to center a season of The Boys on a plot to take out Homelander because the show clearly wasn’t getting rid of him. Maeve gets in on it, too, though she’s still focused on the initial mission — and in a gnarly shot late in their brawl, Homelander takes out her eye. To Soldier Boy, Homelander is just a “weak, sniveling pussy starved for attention,” “a fucking disappointment.” It’s the same language Soldier Boy’s own father used, going directly against Soldier Boy’s earlier musing about breaking the cycle. That’s the other biggest question of the episode: How will Soldier Boy’s knowledge of his relation to Homelander affect the mission? But at this point in the series, the cast is so large and the plot so tangled that a big status quo shift feels necessary — and “The Instant White-Hot Wild” really doesn’t have one. Butcher and Hughie are still a go on transporting Soldier Boy to Vought Tower to find and kill Homelander and Black Noir. But Mother’s Milk, Frenchie, Kimiko, a newly retired Annie, and a newly escaped Maeve are more focused on Soldier Boy, knowing that his standard explosion trick could wipe out thousands this time.

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The Boys season 3, episode 8 review: "Not the fight we were ... (GamesRadar+)

The Boys season 3 finale featured great performances all round, but fell short in the delivering the fight we were all waiting for.

And then there’s Homelander. With Ryan in tow, the episode ends with the maniacal Supe lasering a Starlight fan in half – all while his Storm Chasers watch on. Frenchie and Kimiko have a beautiful scene in which they discuss reconciling with their past, while Laz Alonso continues to shine as MM in a powerful moment with Frenchie about wanting to be the best for his daughter. There have been big highs, including the introduction of Soldier Boy to the fray while 'Herogasm' led to one of the series’ greatest episodes yet. The only disappointment here is that it doesn’t match the brilliance of Homelander, Butcher and Soldier Boy's confrontation in 'Herogasm', which showed their limits. Heading out with Billy Butcher to kill the last remaining Payback member Black Noir, Soldier Boy confides his own tense relationship with his dad – how he was never good enough for his father, which led him to volunteer for Vought’s experimental testing, only for his dad to say that he cheated. The moment should have added tension to the storyline, yet it has taken the wind out of the show’s sails.

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<em>The Boys</em> finale recap: It's supe father against supe son ... (EW.com)

Season 3 of The Boys comes to a bloody end in an episode that sees the departure of several major characters. Read EW's recap of the finale.

The finale ends with a disturbing scene outside Vaught, where Homelander introduces Ryan to the world. Earlier in the episode, he found a vial of Temp-V in the safe-house. Butcher has a choice — let Ryan die to fulfill his quest for revenge, or save Ryan and let Homelander walk free. Homelander appeals to Soldier Boy's fatherly instincts — begging him to fight by his side, and introducing him to his grandson, Ryan. For a beat, it seems like Soldier Boy might just join his family… but time is running out, as Soldier Boy fights back and prepares to blow them all to kingdom come… But Maeve is dead set on using Soldier Boy to eliminate Homelander — so she throws the novichock out the window. Leave it to the show's resident idiots to pull a move as dumb as that — Maeve easily overpowers her escorts and escapes. As the Boys jet across town, Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell) returns to Homelander's side, ready to face Soldier Boy… but he'll have to deal with one supe at a time. With diplomacy off the table, they do battle, father and son clashing beneath the bright lights of the Vaught newsroom. Unbeknownst to Ryan, the rest of the world ain't too happy with his daddy. So naturally, when Homelander appeals to that fractured part of Ryan, he folds, leaving his caretaker Mallory (Laila Robbins) behind and flying off with his sociopathic bio-dad. After being rebuffed by Butcher ( Karl Urban) earlier in the season, Ryan's desperate for the love of a legitimate parent.

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The Boys Season 3, Episode 8 Review - “The Instant White-Hot Wild ... (IGN)

The Boys closes an exceptional season with a finale filled with character beats that speak to emotional victories over broken bodies, proving once again it ...

America is rotten from inside its government to its impressionable masses, and The Boys only intensifies its "patriotism as terrorism" commentaries. "The Instant White-Hot Wild" could simultaneously be the most hopeful and the evilest episode of The Boys yet. All the groundwork laid by the now deceased Jonah Vogelbaum (John Doman) and Butcher's father Sam (John Noble) to shape Butcher and Homelander's hatred becomes clearer when Soldier Boy recalls his tragic fatherly relationship — Soldier Boy was forever a "disappointment," then a "cheater" for gaining Compound V superpowers. In an episode where the men are dealt crippling psychological haymakers (atop physical pain), it's the women who stand tallest and battle ultimate evils no matter the bumps, bruises, and scars left as reminders. "The Instant White-Hot Wild" also catches us off guard because there are happier(ish) endings than we'd expect — especially if you're used to Garth Ennis' merciless comics. Homelander belittles what's left of the Seven in A-Train (Jessie T. Usher), The Deep (Chace Crawford), and Vought International CEO Ashley Barrett (Colby Minifie). I don't want to say The Boys is solely about Butcher versus Homelander, yet their sometimes parallel, other times divergent paths become the storytelling cherry on last night's episode.

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The Boys Season 3 Finale Review: Daddy Issues, Politics & Much ... (Den of Geek)

The Boys season 3 finale doubles down on themes of fatherhood and political satire, while tantalisingly setting the stage for season 4.

The Seven is down to Three – possibly Two, judging by A-Train’s discomfort and the portrait of Homelander and The Deep alone in the The Deep’s bedroom. The fact that several of these are happy endings – or happy pauses in the middle of the action, perhaps – is also really important. So, we head into The Boys season 4 with a feeling of satisfaction mixed with anticipation about what the next season will bring, and that makes it a pretty darned good season finale. And Butcher switches sides when Soldier Boy threatens Ryan, because although he’s willing to sacrifice thousands of innocent people to kill Homelander, he’s not willing to sacrifice his step-son, his more positive fatherhood pulling him back from the brink. Frenchie and Kimiko, who have been off doing their own thing for much of the season, are much more confident in themselves and their abilities. And even more dangerously, he’s got his followers to a point where he can openly murder someone right in front of them and be cheered for it. MM and Noir think Soldier Boy is the bigger threat because he has hurt them more, personally. Maeve and Butcher think Homelander is the worse threat because he has hurt them more, personally. Throughout the season, the show has also repeatedly asked the audience to consider a key central question – who is worse, Soldier Boy or Homelander? Some consider Homelander the biggest threat they face, and they’re willing to team up with Soldier Boy to bring him down. But it also provides closure to several running story threads, giving ‘The Instant White-Hot Wild’ a good sense of closure on this chapter, and it injects some much-needed joy into the show’s bleak universe. It’s also tied up with the use of social media for political campaigns, not just campaigns for office, but political activism and social movements on both sides – and we’ve seen both used frequently throughout Season 3 in various ways.

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* Noir returned to Vought Tower, where he made it clear to Homelander that Soldier Boy is bad and must be killed. And thanks to Ashley, who finally did something good and deleted the footage of The Boys rescuing Maeve, Homelander might actually have no idea that she’s alive. Soldier Boy called Homelander weak and sniveling, and he didn’t have much love for Ryan either, striking and wounding him when the kid tried to laser Soldier Boy off Homelander. * Maeve teamed up with Butcher and Soldier Boy to take down Homelander, even though it seemed unclear which way Soldier Boy was going to go up until Homelander tried to appeal to his father by bringing out little Ryan. What a happy family reunion… Soldier Boy managed to escape their grasp, and looked like he was about to blast everyone to death. Friday’s eventful and action-packed hour brought us, among other things, a highly anticipated showdown with Soldier Boy, a tragic loss that even brought Homelander to tears, and a surprisingly happy ending for one of the supes.

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The Boys Season 3 Episode 8: The Instant White-Hot Wild Review ... (The Workprint)

The Boys Season 3 finale Is wild hot and full of crazy moments, setting the stage well for Season 4. Read all about it in The Workprint's review of the ...

Instead of taking another dose of temporary V, he turns the lights all the way up, supercharging Starlight. She knocks Soldier Boy on his butt and with a helping hand, M.M. gets the new Novichok on him. The Deep went on a little side mission for Homelander, and drowned the next expected VP candidate. He suddenly passes out from too much temp V. He wakes up intact, but the doctors tell him he has a dramatically reduced lifespan of mere months thanks to the dangerous drug cocktail. The only thing that stops him from making a bloody mess of The Boys is Ryan saying he wants to go away with daddy. So he shockingly teams up with Homelander to protect Ryan, and then gets drawn into a conflict with SB directly while Homelander and Maeve party. Luckily they eventually manage to break free, and Frenchie even cobbles together a plan B. They’re going to break into Vought Tower and distract Soldier Boy and Homelander while Frenchie makes his own Novichok. He tries to talk with his paralyzed brother Nate and apologizes for what happened to him. While they start out trying to deal with Homelander, he complicates matters by bringing Ryan into the fray. Then Homelander tells Noir he can tell if he’s lying, and asks if he knew that Soldier Boy was his father. In response, Nate asks if he killed Blue Hawk. The ensuing conversation opens a huge wedge between them, and it’s clear Nate wants nothing to do with his little brother. While Frenchie is a terrible therapist, he does convince M.M. that it’s worth sharing all of himself with Janine, both the good and the bad. That way, he’s not with Butcher and Soldier Boy, and he’s removed from all the temporary V. Hughie realizes all this when Starlight arrives and picks him up, and they share a touching moment after Hughie convinces her to just unload all her “I told you so’s” on him.

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The Boys Season 3 Episode 8 Review (Game Rant)

The Season Finale of The Boys Season 3 has the kind of showdowns that it has been building for all year, but there's something missing.

In a way, the series feels a bit like a mirror of Homelander in that it's realized it doesn't have to work to hide what it really is, and it's a bit worse because it can drop the charade. While this is actually a little bit touching, it also does more of that over-the-top stuff that feels like a better show could handle. A better show might have realized at that point that he didn't need to say that his father was better than he realized. It certainly seems to be the goal. There's the idea that Soldier Boy is entertaining the idea of being a better father. It just seems like the idea of this season of The Boys could have been handled with a little softer touch.

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The Boys Season 3 Episode 8 Recap, Theories, and Thoughts (ComingSoon.net)

ComingSoon's The Boys Season 3 Episode 8 recap goes over the exciting finale, which left us wanting more as the show wraps up its latest season.

Instead, the introduction of Soldier Boy all but pushed the storyline into predictable territory, right down to the “Homelander, I am your father” bit we’ve seen a thousand times before. I wish I could’ve raised you and taught you father to son,” Soldier Boy says. A nearby man chucks a can at the boy and Homelander lasers his face off. “You see, we’re a family,” Homelander says. As if to enunciate that thought, he asks A-Train, “How could you kill one of your own?” (A-Train glances at Noir’s mask.) Homelander instructs the speedster to tell the world they are the only true brand of justice and then adds the zinger: “I’m worth more than all of you put together. “Butcher’s right, Homelander needs to be killed,” she says. “Did you know I had a father out there this whole time?” Reluctantly, Noir nods and Homelander rips out his intestines. — while Hughie and Butcher are using the whole “fight fire with fire” concept to achieve the same goal. “You were on his team,” Homelander says, “what was he like?” Noir scribbles the word “BAD” on a piece of paper and underlines it multiple times for good measure. Homelander starts waxing poetic about Soldier Boy, which prompts Noir to write, “Must kill him,” to which Homelander responds, “I don’t know if I want to.” Our evil superman then starts laying into Noir and mentions that he can tell when the silent ninja is lying. He then apologizes to Annie and even implores her to say what she’s wanted to say all along: “Oh my gosh, I fucking told you so!” When A-Train promises to make it right, Nathan screams, “How? Anytime you try to make it right you just make it worse!” He orders his brother to leave and begins hitting him.

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