The Boys season 3 ending explained: your biggest questions answered

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The Boys season 3 ended with a dramatic finale – and with so many characters’ stories needing to wound up in the final episode, there’s a lot to unpack. Therefore, you’d be forgiven for having a few lingering questions as the credits rolled on the third season of Amazon Prime Video’s superhero show. To help you digest the finale – as well as prepare for the already commissioned The Boys season 4 – we’ve broken down all of the major plot points.

And there were some pretty huge reveals in the climatic moments of season 3, from a few major departures, as well as plenty of unresolved moments for the characters. So, let’s dive into The Boys season 3 ending in detail to work out where we might be heading next. Of course, we’ll be getting into MAJOR spoiler territory here. So make sure you’ve watched The Boys season 3, episode 8 before venturing any further into this article.

The Boys season 3 finale begins with Soldier Boy and Homelander reeling from the reveal that they’re actually father and son. Antony Starr’s Supe deals with this by tracking down his own son Ryan, who’s been staying with Mallory under Billy Butcher’s orders. However, after Butcher’s rejection of Ryan earlier in the season, the young lad is quite susceptible to any parental affection, so he heads off with dear old dad Homelander.

Homelander isn’t ready to just let go of the news of who his real dad is just yet. When Black Noir returns to aid him in the final fight, the leader of the Seven discovers Noir knew his secret all along. He guts him and leaves him to bleed out after the betrayal. Homelander then tells the dwindling members of the Seven what to do next. The Deep has to take down the existing Vice Presidential candidate, while A-Train heads to try