The Boys Season 5 Episode 5 Just Took Out Another Major Supe

Well, The Boys is making good on its reputation yet again—dropping jaw after jaw as it barrels toward the end of its final season. If you thought nobody was safe after A-Train’s pretty abrupt exit courtesy of Homelander in the season opener, Episode 5 ('One-Shots') just doubled down on that idea. So, who didn't make it out this week? It's Firecracker, and her sendoff is just as brutal (and weirdly poetic) as you'd expect from this show.

Firecracker's Downfall: How It All Went Sideways

Here's how it goes down: Firecracker (that’s Misty Tucker Gray, for anyone who somehow remembers full character names in this show) has been riding high on Homelander’s approval, waving her villain credentials around and sticking to him like glue. But all that blind loyalty? Yeah, spoiler, the series doesn’t reward it.

• During a get-together with the Seven, Ashley, and Oh-Father, Misty gets a call from back home in Daytona Beach. She tries to play it cool, pretending everything's fine, but Oh-Father picks up on her nerves. Cue the suspicious looks.
• The call is from the reverend at Misty’s childhood church. The place got trashed by a Supe, and the reverend tries to steer Misty away from her Homelander-worshipping ways. He basically tells her she’s lost in Homelander’s delusions. Not what she wanted to hear.
• Afterward, Misty—clearly shaken—confides in Soldier Boy, who she just so happens to be sleeping with. She admits she’s torn between her upbringing and her new extreme faith in Homelander.
• In a real act of solidarity (not), Soldier Boy then turns around and blabs to Homelander about Firecracker’s doubts. Yes, this is all very dysfunctional even by The Boys standards.
• Feeling trapped, Firecracker goes on her show ('The TruthBomb') and publicly torches her own church, accusing them of being brainwashed by Starlight and, wildly, of pedophilia. But the tear running down her face screams inner conflict—she's clearly breaking inside.

A Statuesque End

Then it's time for the main event. Homelander shows up at Firecracker’s apartment. He’s less bothered by her sleeping with his dad (yes, you read that right) and more by something she said to him. He tells her, in that ice-cold way he does, to pack her things and get out. She tries, desperately, to convince him she’s still on Team Homelander. Let’s just say it doesn’t work.

He responds by impaling her head right through the wing of a bird statue. End of Firecracker.

And just like that, Homelander strolls out like nothing happened. If there’s a lesson here, it’s that in The Boys, even being a sycophant with superpowers won’t buy you safety—or dignity in death.

So, with the show's body count growing and only a handful of episodes left, it's clear nobody—no matter how loyal or unhinged—is safe from the writers, or from Homelander’s increasingly creative methods of cleanup.