The Boys Stars Are Losing It Over Season 5 — Just Like Fans

Look, when it comes to The Boys, the fandom is not exactly known for pulling punches. They’re brutally honest, often loudly so. But here’s something you don’t see every day: the stars of the show chiming in — maybe a bit too honestly — about their own gripes with the latest season. And now both the viewers and the cast seem to be sitting on the same side of the fence, wondering what exactly is going on in Season 5.

Season 5: Missing the Mark?

Episode 7 of this final stretch just dropped and, apparently, the word on the street (well, social media) is that not much actually happened. For a series that’s rarely shy about turning things up to eleven, the second-to-last episode feeling 'meh' is not what anyone expected. The backlash is loud — and to make things weirder, it looks like several key cast members are subtly (or not so subtly) co-signing the criticism.

The Cast: Quietly (or Not) Airing Grievances

First up: Laz Alonso, who plays Mother's Milk, posted an Instagram reel calling out the very thing fans have been complaining about — that Soldier Boy's storyline is hijacking the spotlight, leaving Mother’s Milk with pretty much nothing to do. The fan in the video says straight up: "I wish they would give some of the time that they're giving to Soldier Boy to MM. So that this could feel like a little bit more of a continuous arc, because it's feeling kind of startling."

Alonso didn’t stop there — he also shared (on his Stories) a reel from a few days prior where another fan vented about Black Noir's pretty anticlimactic death, courtesy of The Deep. For folks invested in these characters, that moment was a major letdown.

Now, over in Karl Urban’s corner (he plays Billy Butcher), he decided to drop a 'like' on someone tearing into Episode 6 for making, in their opinion, zero sense. If you’ve seen the episode, you probably know what they’re talking about.

And then there's Antony Starr, the ever-disturbed Homelander. He's gone around reacting to a bunch of Instagram posts that take shots at this season's nosedive. One person called Season 5 "the biggest piece of dog s---," and another post had a meme of Homelander looking miserable with the text: "Pov: watching your fav show getting ruined." Starr tossed a heart emoji in the comments, which has fans scratching their heads — was he being sarcastic, supportive, or just bored?

The Final Countdown

So with the finale (Episode 8) dropping on May 20, 2026, things are at an odd crossroads: the audience is restless, the actors seem just as frustrated, and no one really knows if the show can stick this landing.

'I wish they would give some of the time that they're giving to Soldier Boy to MM. So that this could feel like a little bit more of a continuous arc, because it's feeling kind of startling.'

• Fans are complaining Season 5 isn’t delivering the chaos the show promised.
• Laz Alonso and Karl Urban have both interacted with fan criticism on Instagram, suggesting they agree with fan disappointment over sidelined characters and murky storylines.
• Antony Starr, as usual, is either trolling or being completely earnest by liking posts trashing his own show’s quality.

In short: everyone’s watching to see if the finale can save what’s shaping up to be a surprisingly divisive ending to one of TV’s wildest rides. Confidence seems to be in short supply right now, both outside and inside the Supes’ clubhouse.