{"id":2108291,"date":"2025-10-22T14:17:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2108291"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:17:06","slug":"how-gen-vs-season-2-finale-sets-up-the-boys-season-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-gen-vs-season-2-finale-sets-up-the-boys-season-5\/","title":{"rendered":"How Gen V&#8217;s Season 2 Finale Sets Up The Boys Season 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article contains <strong>spoilers<\/strong> for &#8220;Gen V&#8221; season 2.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sophomore season of &#8220;Gen V&#8221; is over, and it earned passing marks (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1968394\/gen-v-season-2-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:read \/Film's review here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">read \/Film&#8217;s review here<\/a>).\u00a0In season finale, &#8220;Trojan,&#8221; Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) and her friends managed to defeat\u00a0Thomas Godolkin (Ethan Slater), the psychic Social Darwinist who founded Godolkin University. Godolkin was only a small fish compared to Homelander (Antony Starr), the primary villain of parent show &#8220;The Boys,&#8221; who established the supes-first regime explored in &#8220;Gen V&#8221; season 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Polarity (Sean Patrick Thomas), a magnetic-powered supe and the father of their late friend Andre (Chance Perdomo), tells the kids they have to run. If they don&#8217;t, Homelander and Vought International will pin Godolkin&#8217;s massacre of God U students on them.\u00a0Marie wants to stand and fight &#8230; and the episode&#8217;s ending gives her that chance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As they&#8217;re driving, Starlight\/Annie (Erin Moriarty) drops in and offers them a place in &#8220;the resistance.&#8221; Annie, the only member of the Boys who escaped being captured by Homelander&#8217;s forces back in &#8220;The Boys&#8221; season 4 finale, has been running since and last met Marie in the &#8220;Gen V&#8221; season 2 premiere. How did Starlight find them? She had some help from another supe: the super speedster A-Train (Jessie T. Usher).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A-Train underwent <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1604298\/the-boys-season-4-a-train-redemption-arc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:some important character growth in &quot;The Boys&quot; season 4;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">some important character growth in &#8220;The Boys&#8221; season 4<\/a>. He was last seen running for the Canadian border in that season, leaving <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1670600\/jessie-t-usher-a-train-the-boys-season-5-disappearance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:it unclear how he would factor into &quot;The Boys&quot; season 5;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">it unclear how he would factor into &#8220;The Boys&#8221; season 5<\/a>. Now we know: He&#8217;s teamed up with Annie and will be actively fighting against Homelander with her and the others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/the-boys-season-5-supernatural-seth-rogen-homelander-1236471012\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The 2025 Comic-Con teaser for &quot;The Boys&quot; season 5;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The 2025 Comic-Con teaser for &#8220;The Boys&#8221; season 5<\/a> confirmed that Jordan (Derek Luh\/London Thor) from &#8220;Gen V&#8221; would be appearing. Expect to see all of their classmates too; &#8220;Trojan&#8221; closes on their determined faces, scored to Nine Inch Nails&#8217;\u00a0&#8220;The Hand That Feeds,&#8221; the perfect song for preparing a rebellion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1726151\/superman-live-action-costumes-ranked\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Every Live-Action Superman Costume Ranked (Including David Corenswet);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Every Live-Action Superman Costume Ranked (Including David Corenswet)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Starlight welcomes Gen V to the resistance<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Gen V &#8211; poster of Homelander with &#8220;resist&#8221; painted on it &#8211; Prime Video<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s unclear how big of a part the &#8220;Gen V&#8221; characters will play on &#8220;The Boys.&#8221; Obviously, that show already has its hands full concluding the stories of its own cast. As of this writing, &#8220;Gen V&#8221; has also not been renewed for a third season. It&#8217;s possible they could carry on this show&#8217;s arcs into &#8220;The Boys,&#8221; but <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/tv\/news\/the-boys-eric-kripke-a-train-redemption-comic-changes-1236040008\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:series creator Eric Kripke has said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">series creator Eric Kripke has said<\/a> he doesn&#8217;t want people needing to watch both shows to understand only one of them. This ending is as blatant an advertisement for &#8220;The Boys&#8221; season 5 as you can get, though, so maybe Kripke has already lost there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What does seem likely is that Annie will lead the Gen V kids to rescue the Boys from the internment camps where they&#8217;re locked up, probably in the season 5 premiere. Based on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1968198\/how-gen-v-season-2-skips-season-1-cliffhanger-ending\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:how &quot;Gen V&quot; picked up from its own season 1 cliffhanger;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">how &#8220;Gen V&#8221; picked up from its own season 1 cliffhanger<\/a>, &#8220;The Boys&#8221; isn&#8217;t the type of show to keep its leads locked up for too long. Sam (Asa Germann) and Cate (Maddie Phillips) from &#8220;Gen V&#8221; are the ones who helped capture the Boys Frenchie (Tomer Capone) and Kimiko (Karen Fukahura), though, so that&#8217;s bound to be an awkward reunion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Polarity stays behind at God U to buy the kids time, but he swears to Emma (Lizze Broadway) that he&#8217;s not on a &#8220;suicide mission&#8221; anymore.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1964292\/gen-v-season-2-starlighters-explained\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Starlighter resistance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Starlighter resistance<\/a> will need all the help it can get, so I&#8217;d say odds are at least 50\/50 Polarity will be in &#8220;The Boys&#8221; season 5, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former Vought CEO\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/gen-v-season-2-uses-120000049.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stan Edgar (Giancarlo Esposito) appeared this past season too;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Stan Edgar (Giancarlo Esposito) appeared this past season too<\/a>, setting him up to appear in &#8220;The Boys&#8221; season 5. He&#8217;s hiding in an underground bunker with his supe granddaughter, Zoe (Olivia Morandin), and plotting to retake control of Vought.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Many Gen V cameos will pay off in The Boys season 5<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The Boys - medium close-up of Sister Sage sitting in the Seven conference room\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QpO4kGLfp7N7_4xCE635VA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/slashfilm_articles_873\/511837f05cb2991eb9bab9da1d3f1042\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The Boys &#8211; medium close-up of Sister Sage sitting in the Seven conference room &#8211; Prime Video<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The &#8220;Gen V&#8221; kids were trying to find Edgar when Starlight surprised them, but realized they don&#8217;t actually know how to contact him. Like Polarity, I&#8217;m sure Edgar will be in touch with their new resistance soon. On the opposite side of this struggle, &#8220;Gen V&#8221; also featured Sister Sage (Susan Heyward), Homelander&#8217;s super-smart advisor who was in a relationship with Godolkin. She wanted him by her side, but that plan is now dead with Godolkin himself. Sage mentioned to Godolkin that she needs Homelander for &#8220;phase 2&#8221; of her plan. Presumably phase 1 was helping Homelander take over America; what phase 2 and her ultimate goal are is unclear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sage&#8217;s appearance also gestures to one last hanging thread from &#8220;The Boys.&#8221; In the season 4 finale, Homelander ordered all non-supe employees at Vought murdered. CEO Ashley Barrett (Colby Minifie) injected herself with Compound V to get around the kill list. We don&#8217;t see what happened to her, but Sage vaguely alludes to Ashley&#8217;s &#8220;condition,&#8221; so the V might&#8217;ve messed her up badly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So while Homelander didn&#8217;t appear onscreen in &#8220;Gen V&#8221; season 2, his presence was felt. One character the show didn&#8217;t allude to at all is Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), last seen in &#8220;The Boys&#8221; season 4 driving off with a sample of a supe-killing virus. Based on how the original &#8220;The Boys&#8221; comic ended, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1595482\/the-boys-season-4-butcher-avoid-comic-book-fate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:it's plausible (but not guaranteed) that Butcher is the endgame villain,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">it&#8217;s plausible (but not guaranteed) that Butcher is the endgame villain,<\/a> not Homelander. Even so, he wouldn&#8217;t have fit organically into the story of this &#8220;Gen V&#8221; season (he wants to kill all supes, not work with them), so it made sense to leave him out. Butcher&#8217;s fate is a question that can only be answered by &#8220;The Boys&#8221; season 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Gen V&#8221; is streaming on Prime Video. &#8220;The Boys&#8221; season 5 is set to premiere in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you&#8217;re looking for the easiest way to keep up with all the major movie and TV news, why not <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.slashfilm.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a>? You can also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=slashfilm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:add us as a preferred search source;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">add us as a preferred search source<\/a> on Google.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1994962\/gen-v-season-2-finale-the-boys-season-5-setup-explained\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on SlashFilm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on SlashFilm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article contains spoilers for &#8220;Gen V&#8221; season 2. The sophomore season of &#8220;Gen V&#8221; is over, and it earned passing marks (read \/Film&#8217;s review here).\u00a0In season finale, &#8220;Trojan,&#8221; Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) and her friends managed to defeat\u00a0Thomas Godolkin (Ethan Slater), the psychic Social Darwinist who founded Godolkin University. 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