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THE BOYS SEASON 5 REVIEW
The Boys are back in town for one last bloody fight! Developed by Eric Kripke from Garth Ennis’ graphic novel series, the final season takes place a year after season 4’s disbandment of the crew. We find Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), and Frenchie (Tomer Capone) are held captive in a “Starlighter” internment camp while Butcher (Karl Urban) is still hatching a plan to take down Homelander (Antony Starr) once and for all. Starlight (Erin Moriarty) on the other hand has been infiltrating Firecracker’s (Valorie Curry) studio to finally air the footage of the tragic/murderous plane massacre from season 1 to ruin Homelander’s reputation. Once aired, Homelander takes ownership of the footage and the public ultimately stand with him. With Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) back in the fold as well, Butcher rounds the troops to bust the boys out of the camp and bring everyone back together, to find a way to kill Homelander, and take down Vought at the same time. There are times when it feels like the season starts to lose steam, but is ultimately brought back on the track with the whole cast’s committed performances. Most notably, Starr showcases such a wide range of emotions to highlight Homelander’s insecurities, rage, fear, and ego that makes his arc so complex and satisfying. Listen as Caroline, Ryan, and Wright discuss Amazon Prime’s The Boys Season 5 and the series as a whole and whether it sticks the landing or gets its cape stuck in a closed door.
DEVELOPED BY: Eric Kripke
STARRING: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Elisabeth Shue, Colby Minifie, Susan Heyward, Cameron Crovetti, Jensen Ackles, Valorie Curry, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Daveed Diggs, Ely Henry, Emma Elle Paterson, Giancarlo Esposito
YOUR REVIEWERS
Wright Sulek (The Other Boss, Trash in the Can, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, One Man’s Trash, Screener Squad)
Wright hails from the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas. His passion for filmmaking brought him to Austin to study and make movies. Since then he’s had his hand in acting, writing, and directing his own short films with numerous like-minded film geeks he’s met along his journey. His newest interest has brought him into the podcasting world. He co-hosted a few different movie related podcasts such as ‘And Now This’ and ‘The Match Cut’. He currently co-hosts with longtime friend, Eric Samaniego, where they talk shop about the grimiest, trashiest, lost gems of movies on their show, ‘Trash in the Can’. Wright also guests and hosts reviews on Screener Squad and Highly Suspect Reviews as well as co-hosts Digital Noise with Chris Cox. As of 2024, Wright has now been inducted into the Austin Film Critics Association as well as co-owns the One of Us network with Chris Cox.
Ryan Aleck Hill (Screener Squad, Video and Audio Editor)
Ryan is a Washington D.C. based filmmaker & video editor who loves watching and talking about movies more than just about anything. He currently works at a creative agency as a director of photography/video editor, and does freelance video editing for Anthony Fantano/TheNeedleDrop. He also has a YouTube channel (Downhill Media) where he works on a weirdo art explainer series called “Artsplained” with his partner Michelle. He was a part of the Spill.com community way back in the day, where he was cursed with an obsession for movies. In an effort to break the curse, he shows up on the Screener Squad podcast every once in a while and edits for One Of Us. Chris Cox claims that this is the only way it can be broken. You can follow him on Twitter but you’ll probably regret it.
Caroline Sulek (Screener Squad, Trash in the Can)
Caroline Sulek resides in Mckinney, TX with her son Henry and two cats: Sally and Rocky. As a mom, corporate baddie, and unabashed lover of all things silly, spooky, and creative, she brings a unique perspective to the One of Us network. Her love of art and movies started long ago when she and her brother, Wright, would spend entire summer vacations in front of the TV and she would draw portraits of Wright as he sat watching for hours. Caroline has been a frequent guest and fan favorite of the Trash in the Can podcast with her brother, Wright, and his life podcast partner, Eric Samaniego. Caroline enjoys the most gruesome of horror movies and the most bingeable of reality shows and anywhere in between!
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