Season 3 of The Boys on Amazon Prime Video may be over, but the season finale left us with something major to talk about.
*** This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS from The Boys season 3 finale. Don’t read on if you haven’t seen the episode and don’t want it spoiled. ***
The Season 3 finale of The Boys was better than anyone could have hoped for. The final fight of the episode, between the heroes and Soldier Boy, went exactly like it should have, Annie January joined The Boys, and Homelander is now able to do whatever he wants.
However, Homelander’s emotional violence started some time before he killed someone during a rally. He killed the only member of The Seven that he ever considered family when he murdered Black Noir.
Soldier Boy called Homelander and told him that he was actually his biological father. This led to Homelander wondering if Black Noir knew the truth all along. When asked about it, Noir nods, confirming that he knew. Homelander got close to give his friend one more hug and put his hand through Noir’s abdomen, leaving dead in Vought International.
This may be the last we’ll see of Earving. However, it may not be the end of Black Noir.
Connection to The Boys comic book
Black Noir being killed shocked a lot of people. This writer was under the impression that Noir was too popular and too fun a character to be killed off. In a sense, he thinks he was right. Earving isn’t crucial to the rest of The Boys story. He served his purpose in season 3 by being one the reasons why Soldier Boy was captured by the Russians (more on that later). Plus, he was a plot device to help make Homelander become even more reckless and ruthless. That said, Earving is dead, but Black Noir could live on.
In The Boys comics, Black Noir was created to kill Homelander. He was a clone of The Seven’s leader. It’s the reason you never see his face until The Boys: Over the hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men. That’s when Mother’s Milk finds out who Black Noir is and why he was created. By then, Billy Butcher saw Noir’s true face and realized who was really behind all of the wild things that Homelander did. Most importantly to Butcher, the person who assaulted his wife. It was really Black Noir dressed as Homelander.
How does this connect to The Boys on Amazon Prime? Vought International could bring him back.
Vought International’s Plan all along
There’s no way that Vought International didn’t know about Soldier Boy being captured, right? Stan Edgar definitely knew. He’s the most clever character on The Boys. He’d absolutely tell Payback to soften Soldier Boy up so the Russians could take him. But why would Edgar do something like this? Because he saw the writing on the wall with the baby that would eventually become Homelander.
Soldier Boy is responsible for all sorts of atrocities. Viewers know what he did to Marvin Milk’s family. That was only one instant in decades of Soldier Boy being around. Vought knew that he’d have to be replaced. They were also aware that they’d need a contingency plan for him as well. That’s where the Russians came in. They could capture Soldier Boy, experiment on him, and create a way to stop Homelander if needed. They succeeded by giving Soldier Boy a radioactive blast that takes supes’ powers away. Now, Homelander is in charge of Vought International through pure intimidation. Thankfully, Vought has Soldier Boy.
Soldier Boy is in a medically induced coma with Vought International. Vought will make certain that they get anything they can from Soldier Boy’s power and, with that, they could create another Black Noir. Could this be their new plan for Homelander?
This time, they could line Noir’s suit with something that Homelander can’t see through. It’ll frustrate Homelander. At that point, he’ll try to kill him again. Homelander will soon learn that this new Black Noir isn’t the same when the new Noir is just as strong or stronger than him. And perhaps when the series is about to end, viewers will see that this Black Noir looks exactly like Homelander.
What do you think, readers? Are we getting closer to the ending like The Boys comic book? Let us know in the comments below.