The Boys Finally Pays Off Hughie’s Very First Scene (Why It’s Perfect)

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WARNING: Spoilers ahead for The Boys season 3, episode 6

Finally, The Boys delivers justice for Robin as season 3 brings Hughie Campbell and A-Train together at Herogasm. Amazon's The Boys has come an awfully long way since season 1. Whereas Billy Butcher's gang were originally little more than tiny turtles snapping at the Seven's heels, they're now giving Homelander nightmares, recruiting Queen Maeve, and attending the very same red carpet events as Vought's finest. After such a stark change of circumstances, it's easy to forget The Boys all started when a drugged-up A-Train ran straight through Hugh Campbell's girlfriend at high-speed in season 1's opening sequence. Hughie was left holding Robin's severed arms, and A-Train brushed off the incident as if he'd squashed a human-sized, dungarees-wearing ant.

This harrowing experience is why Hughie joined Butcher's crew in the first place, but global conspiracies, 100-year-old Nazis, bursting heads, and a brand new girlfriend have all stolen Hughie's attention since then. Just like Hughie, The Boys has largely forgotten Robin ever existed. Whereas Billy Butcher and MM still hold burning grudges against their own personal supe nemeses (Homelander and Soldier Boy, respectively), Hughie's deep hatred of A-Train has now dissolved into mild dislike, leaving The Boys season 1's Robin storyline frustratingly unresolved.

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That all changes in The Boys season 3's «Herogasm» episode. A-Train and Hughie are both in attendance at the infamous supe sex party (both purely for legitimate reasons, of course) and the latter seizes this golden opportunity to demand a proper apology over Robin's death. Catching Hughie