‘The Boys’ – Season Five – ‘Though the Heavens Fall’ – Review

After the wildly inventive chaos of ‘One Shot,’ The Boys charges full steam ahead into all-out catastrophe with Episode Six, ‘Though The Heavens Fall.’ The stakes have never been higher, the tension has never been tighter, and with Homelander inching closer to absolute supremacy, Eric Kripke delivers another explosive chapter packed with savage humour, shocking turns, and one hell of a legendary guest appearance.

The clock is ticking, and Billy Butcher and The Boys are now locked in a desperate race to secure the final vial of V-1 before it falls into Homelander’s terrifyingly eager hands. Their only lead? Bombsight: a washed-up Golden Age Supe whose current existence is less “legendary hero” and more “utter crackhead disaster.”

Naturally, finding him is anything but straightforward.

Ladies & Gentlemen, please welcome back the incomparable former Vought Executive, The Legend! The Legend is the key to The Boys’ hunt for V1. Meanwhile, Hughie and Annie go to the Democratic Church of America to plant the virus before Homelander’s big sermon, but are confronted by Oh Father in a dangerous face-off. Black Noir takes his revenge on The Deep, but with unexpected consequences. Ultimately, The Boys finally get confirmation that V1 lies with one of Vought American’s original heroes: Bombsight. But the attempt to retrieve the V1 doesn’t go according to plan, and it ends with a twist that even Sage can’t predict.

The Legend steals the spotlight once again

The search for Bombsight leads The Boys back to one of the series’ most entertaining wildcard characters: The Legend.
Yes, Paul Reiser’s gloriously sleazy Vought insider returns, and despite being a marked man hunted by Homelander’s regime, he still can’t stay away from the bright lights of showbiz. This time around, Mother’s Milk tracks him down working behind the counter at a rundown Vought theatre, a reveal that perfectly captures the faded grandeur of a man who once stood at the centre of the Supe machine.

As always, Reiser absolutely steals every scene he’s in.

Beyond the laughs and outrageous commentary, The Legend brings a surprising emotional weight to the episode. His conversations about celebrity, legacy, and the fleeting nature of fame add a reflective edge to the madness, particularly during a standout heart-to-heart with Homelander himself.

And it’s here that Antony Starr once again proves why he remains one of television’s most terrifying performers.
Homelander’s façade is cracking again. Beneath the god complex and violent narcissism lies a deeply pathetic figure terrified of irrelevance and failure. The Legend understands this better than anyone, and their exchange becomes one of the episode’s smartest meta commentaries; a brutal reflection on celebrity worship, disposable fame, and the monster Vought created.

Supes never retire gracefully

Of course, The Boys never stays serious for too long.

The hunt for Bombsight soon leads Butcher and Kimiko to Golden Geisha, Bombsight’s former flame, who now resides in a retirement village for ageing Supes. The concept alone is hysterical, and Kripke squeezes every possible ounce of comedy and grotesque absurdity from it.

Turns out getting old with superpowers is just as miserable, and significantly messier.

The resulting mission to snatch Golden Geisha spirals into one of the episode’s funniest sequences, particularly as Kimiko unexpectedly fangirls over the former Supe icon. What follows is a gloriously awkward, chaotic fight scene loaded with cringe-inducing violence, absurd physical comedy, and the kind of “I can’t believe they just did that” insanity that only The Boys could pull off.

The Deep finally gets what’s coming

Meanwhile, The Deep’s spectacular downward spiral continues, and honestly, it couldn’t happen to a more deserving idiot.

After Black Noir secretly sabotages an oil pipeline and causes what can only be described as “fish genocide,” The Deep finds himself taking the blame for the ecological disaster. Watching him unravel under the pressure is both hilarious and deeply satisfying, especially as his fragile “bro” relationship with Noir finally detonates into a brutal beatdown with major consequences.

Chace Crawford continues to deliver career-best work here, somehow balancing pathetic insecurity, frat-boy stupidity, and genuine emotional collapse all at once. The Deep remains one of the show’s funniest characters precisely because he’s so utterly hopeless.

And by the end of the episode? He’s in deeper trouble than ever before.

Bombsight arrives – and everything changes

But ‘Though The Heavens Fall’ ultimately belongs to Bombsight. Mason Dye finally makes his long-awaited debut as the unstable Golden Age Supe before his return in the forthcoming Vought Rising, and his introduction does not disappoint. Bombsight is dangerous, unpredictable, and completely broken; a relic of Vought’s past rotting in plain sight.

What begins as another violent clash soon escalates into a full-scale Supe showdown as Soldier Boy comes face-to-face with his old comrade. The fight is brutal, emotional, and packed with the kind of raw destructive energy fans have been craving.

But then everything changes.

In one shocking moment, Sister Sage’s carefully orchestrated Armageddon plan completely implodes. For perhaps the first time all season, the supposedly untouchable mastermind loses control, and watching Sage realise she’s miscalculated is immensely satisfying.

And then Homelander arrives.

What follows is pure nightmare fuel with Soldier Boy making a choice no one could foresee coming, Butcher can only scream “RUN!”, and suddenly Season Five launches headfirst into completely uncharted territory.

The endgame has truly begun

‘Though The Heavens Fall’ feels like the point of no return for The Boys. Every thread is converging, every character is spiralling, and the balance of power is shifting in terrifying ways.

The humour is still razor-sharp, the gore remains gloriously excessive, and the satire cuts deeper than ever—but beneath all the chaos is an overwhelming sense of dread.

Homelander is ascending. Butcher is losing himself. The world is crumbling.

And with only a handful of episodes left, it’s becoming frighteningly clear that nobody is getting out of this intact.

Final Verdict: HOLY SHIITTTT!

A chaotic, tension-filled powerhouse of an episode that pushes Season Five into its darkest and most dangerous territory yet.

The Boys is now streaming on Prime Video.

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