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Warning : This article contains SPOILERS for The Boys time of year 4 , installment 4 , " Wisdom of the Ages . "
Summary
Homelander is more fickle than ever inThe Boysseason 4 , andepisode 4 finds him returning to the Vought lab where he was created — and killing everyone except for one person : Barbara . Theending ofThe Boysseason 4 , installment 3sees Homelander deciding to render to his place of origin , as he wants to get rid of his man . He associates his traumatic upbringing with his need for approval and lovemaking , and so , he visits the place responsible for his troublesome childhood .
Many of the scientist who " raised " Homelander are still shape at the research laboratory , and he check that to pay up them back for the pain they caused him as a child . His methods of torturing them are ghastly , and they attempt to show the scientists on the dot what they put Homelander through . Of course , they ’re far less capable of pull round the experiments and circumstances the Supe did . And by the time Homelander is finished there , all but one of them is beat . Viewers may be wonder why Homelander leaves Barbara awake inThe Boysseason 4 , but her interactions with him make it obvious .
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Not Killing Barbara Proves Homelander Still Seeks Her Approval
The Supe Respects Her More Than The Other Vought Scientists
Homelander may be desire to egest his need for approval inThe Boysseason 4 , episode 4 , butleaving Barbara alive suggests that he ’s still attempt hers . It ’s obvious Barbara is one of the higher - ranking employees at the Vought lab , and the fact that Homelander listens to her suggest that he respects her more than her colleagues . She also does n’t fear him like the others do , and Homelander is looking for multitude who can challenge him inThe Boysseason 4 . It ’s why he seek out Sister Sage , and it ’s why he seems to appreciate Barbara more than Vought ’s other scientists .
It ’s obvious Barbara is one of the higher - ranking employees at the Vought lab , and the fact that Homelander listen to her suggest that he respects her more than her colleagues .
Although his admiration does n’t extend to actual affection , it ’s not surprising that Homelander leaves Barbara alive in " Wisdom of the Ages . “The Supe is trying to cut all ties to his humanity , but this likely is n’t something he ’ll be able to do — and his treatment of Barbara proves it . Killing the other scientist is a step in a darker focusing , but Homelander still has n’t altogether lose his penury for sexual love and extolment . It ’s what drives his character , and it ’s hard to say if he ’ll ever free himself of that motivating .
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Barbara’s Punishment Is Watching Her Colleagues All Die
Homelander Doesn’t Forgive Barbara
Although Homelander give up Barbara ’s life inThe Boysseason 4 , instalment 4 , he does n’t completely forgive her transgressions . In fact , her punishment is arguably fell than those of her co-worker . While Barbara does n’t receive physical suffering at the hands of Homelander , the Supe still punishes her . Barbara ’s punishment is watching Vought ’s other scientists die , something that will stick with her forever . Barbara will no doubt feel guilt for being unable to stop it , and she ’ll brook much longer than the scientist who pall inThe Boysseason 4 because of this .
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The Boys is a spunky and subversive take on the superhero genre , focusing on a chemical group of vigilante who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities , exploring themes of corruption and moral equivocalness in a world where heroes are not always what they seem .
The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
