THE BOYS 4x5 | Beware the Jabberwock, My Son | Reaction | Review | Discussion 

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Bro, that intro 😂

Stan cracked me up this ep “They. Would. Eat. Them.” 😂

I think that thing that popped out of the bunny is inside of Butcher. If you notice that bunny was being tested with Temp V. Maybe the V messed with it while inside of Butcher.

16:36 Bro did the "Oh my gaaad" meme line

Seriously, no one is going to say anything about the fact that two boys very similar to the two of you appeared in the public???????? I don't understand

Simon pegg and Jack Quaid acted their asses of this episode. Some of the best acting the show has seen

It was good having Giancarlo Esposito back in the show,he never fails to entertain.

Hughie's dad passing was especially hard for me, since I had to pull the plug on my mom's life support this last December. Everything is just messed up right now...

One of the many reasons I watch your channel is because neither of you hold back your emotions. It’s nice to see.

Simon Pegg and Jack Quaid were AMAZING in this episode.

I appreciate y’all for showing us the raw emotion that comes with watching this show, I know some people frown on this type of stuff, but I appreciate y’all for this, hell of a review guys!💯 I know I damn near ugly cry’d when Huey’s dad said “I’m Scared”😢😭

How does Neumann keep getting finer and finer? 💀

Kessler is definitely an hallucination, I think Becca and him are the angel and the devil on Butcher’s shoulders. Becca being the angel that tries to get Butcher to do good and take Ryan away from Homelander. Kessler being the devil that drags Butcher down to a darker path. I honestly believe Kessler will play a role in the super parasite inside Butcher too.

My theory based on another theory. Theory: The V that Butcher took gave powers to his brain tumor. The bunny had some kind of cancer/tumor/living organism or parasite inside of it as well, just like that girl from Diabolical episode 7 who had cancer and took V. The cancer became a monster. In all three cases the V gave power to another living organism inside of them instead of the host. My Theory: If Butcher injects the supe killing virus, it should just kill the V'd if tumor and not Butcher himself.

Bro put a jump scare in the intro😭

Homelander was being a W dad towards Ryan those first few minutes and then it went south real quick. However, that director needed to be smacked around some

The intro🤣🤣🤣

Im glad yall caught that "articulate" line. That got me too

Bro Simon Pegg had an Oscar worthy performance… 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 When he said “I’m scared” pause I felt that shit bro… 🥺

She seen struggle soldier and was like oh fuck 😂😂

Is that M-Dogg wearing an A-Train costume at the V52 convention?

Butchers powers is like a mix between moonknight and venom. I think the thing that came out the rabbits stomach is the thing that’s in butcher and it came out and killed the stretchy dude.

7:16 I’m glad y’all said it because I love firecracker 😭 fine asl

Mannn, them boys were really acting in this one! I'm so happy Simon Pegg finally got to get some real screen time as this character and he BRANG that shit. 👏👏

Bro I swear they got a doppelganger of you cheering at the V52 expo! 😂

I never cried to a boy's episode, But my god i was a crybaby for this one. The acting brooo 😭😭

That intro is too funny 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

stan edgar is back yo, we just need soldier boy and mave now

Sometimes you just gotta sit back and appreciate something so special like The Boys. Excellent storytelling.

The Superman vs. Flash, Homelander vs. A-Train question really works because the first six issues of The Boys comics were published by DC, with The Seven being straight-up parodies of the Justice League. At least until it was canceled with issue # 6, so the creators changed things up a bit and took it to another comics publisher.

this is real struggle seeing huey's pops die

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Simon Pegg received an Emmy nomination for this performance.

Comic book version of Hughie was based on Simon Pegg. Sad to see him leave the show… Also… Moff Gideon and Dr. Pershing reunited in The Boys universe!

what if butcher is the only one to see joe and what if his power is like a Symbiote like a Eddie and vemon type theme

IF I EVER have to watch him eat a cup-of-soup during this show or ANY other.. trust... ya' on ya' own...

Lmao was waiting for this one and that intro made me laugh instantly 😂

You really shouldn't be eating Cup Noodles. It's nasty. I'm all for junk food but that's not even food!

Homelander is projecting his feelings on his kid as his way of "parenting" him.

The intro 😂 0:03 - I almost pissed myself laughing

Comedy gold 🤣 Opening well done!👏

(At 17:50) Yes, except don't say "If" while you apologize, because it's going to be an "half-ass" apology.

(At 19:05) Oh, this is not just some "shit". THIS is some "bullshit".

Who've thought we would get such an emotional episode of the boys!! Bless my boys. I cried when yall started. Love ya boys!

20:28 FUN FACT: M.M. said the exact reverse (I'm a Motherfucka wit a heart, whereas you Butcher, you just a mothafucka) to Butcher in his Season One debut intro, Episode 3 I think, after they killed Translucent.

I didn’t expect to have to look for a tissue this episode epic

Why tf does everyone act like Starlight is so innocent...It's Karma..she spread harmful rumors about firecracker and now she's getting a taste of her own medicine.

On the channel Previewed Jay said that frenchies Actor would be a really good choice for nightcrawler in the MCU after this episode and I can’t unseat

I think Hughies Dad had problems with his brain/memory from the coma rather than the V, but I could be wrong though. I was in a coma for just over a week and I still suffer with memory problems. I was no where near as bad as Hughies Dad though. Simon did an amazing job.

Neumann's not a bad guy? Really? It's been too long since we all saw her introduce her superpowers by popping the heads of whistleblowers and desperate friends. I know yall like a bad girl, but Neumann is closer to Azula than Rhaenyra.

I just noticed this and Idk if its intentional or not, everyone knows the saying "dont drink the kool-aid". But in this season so far, every time Homelander has given Ryan a milkshake or glass of milk, Ryan hasn't drank any of them, UNTIL the moment he does something that Homelander would do. All with a smile on his face, he finally drinks the milkshake (kool-aid) I could be reaching🤷‍♀

The Simon Pegg thing hit harder for me due to the fact that Hughie is the comics is a direct likeness of Pegg. So it was almost like seeing an Old Hughie die....

Butcher was on some Jake Lockley shi when he blacked out and clapped Ezekiel

Yoo M-Dogg were you at the V52 Expo???

The intro is hilarious 😂

is Hoelander feeling guilty for what he did to these lab people ? sure seem like it . normally he should feel happy but he's not . he hates feeling empathy so he does cruel things to cope .

SEE THAT IS CLASSIC BUTCHER‼️

23:54 You can tell that genuinely hit them, because it's so relatable. A sad fact of life is a lot of us will be in that situation. It's this weird thing where you can only relate to it if you've experienced it, but you don't want other people to be able to relate, because it means they also had to go through that.

Xmen'97 Ep5 walked so that The Boys Ep5 could run...oh who am i kidding they both running. Goddamnit, why these shows making me cry so damn much

Do yall recognize the actress playing Fire cracker? Shes the actress from THE FOLLOWING with Kevin Bacon that played for 2 or 3 season on FOX. Also she is the model for the KARA videogame tech demo by the developers of Heavy Rain, Indigo Prophecy, etc. And eventually got to be in one of the main games *DETROIT BECOME HUMAN* as that nanny character that was an android i believe. Quantic Dream is th3 developers.

Hughies mom saw him holding the V and put it back in his pocket. Then he left his jacket there and she took the initiative because she thought he'd back out on giving it to him

Its funny how alot of the reactors me including moved to the side when that sheep flew at the door

Lol the intro 😅 mdogg your shirt is everything!

Whoever wrote this episode has experienced the heartbreak of watching a loved one suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's. My mom had Alzheimer's and, along with the memory loss and thinking past events were the present, she became very aggressive and paranoid. Watching Simon Pegg's performance as Hugh going from a sweet, loving man to someone filled with rage really hit me hard because it reminded me of how my mom went from a sweet, happy, loving person to being violent, aggressive, and accusing people of trying to k*ll her. Simon Pegg better get an Emmy nomination for his performance.

Like I was about to cry but then the smartass in me kicked in & was like: "I mean Hughie, you literally got mf bodied because you couldn't let go so..."😬 It still sucks because his dad didn't deserve that but tbh I rather him go out like that instead of getting absolutely brutalized, after watching the last episode🫢👍💯

The irony that homelander and Ryan are bonding over saving a girl from sexual harassment when his own mother was raped by homelander and that’s how he came to be..it’s so twisted n weird…but I think that will be how they turn Ryan away from homelander.. because he clearly doesn’t know what happened

Someone said atrain can’t think in super speed.

Yeah, low key hoping for an A-train trying to avoid Homelander scene

Bro Huey betrer go on that fucken Di vinci tour by the end of this series man! 😭😭😭😭😭

What is it about us, as men, that we constantly wipe our mouths when trying to hold back our tears?....

"I don't want to be Jar Jar" the fact that they let Simon Pegg say that is beautiful

frenchie’s storyline this season was about coping with all of the guilt that has built up over 4 seasons and accepting the fact that the crimes he committed were his, no matter who ordered him to do it or why he’s the way he is (his father’s abuse). he hurt people, he hurt colin, it was still him doing all of those things even if on nina, or even butcher’s, orders. a relationship with colin was an escape to where his crimes weren’t real and didn’t happen until the reality of it all crashed in on it. i love what they did with him this season

It's not that Neumann is a bad guy, it's that she's aligned with Homelander or has worked with him more than once, who's the real problem.

That scene with Hugh and his dad hit very close to home and was tough to watch. Heck of an episode.

Why you gotta make me cry!? P.S. My Dad died in the hospital :(

I feel so bad for Hughie this episode,scenes with his dad were so emotional :(

struggle made me get some cup noodles while watching with you guys lol

Cup Noodles are really tasty in a bread ‘n butter sandwich 😋

“i don’t think you’re poor” is one of my favorite lines this season

Jar jar binks? 😮😮

10:58 lol how is those two shoving each other so damn funny

Diabolical

I heard 2 car doors close in the last scene, do idlk if Kessler's real or not.

if A-Train ran, Would he have a heart attack?

cant wait for you guys to react to cobra kai season 6 part 1 trailer

So many good performances this season.

that intro was out of pocket xDDDDDD

7:15 that was some reverse flash shit

Black at it.....I fell out

I cries when Hues father dies

That intro😂

😂 Y’all funny as hell for that intro. - I think the damage from the stroke was already done, judging by his memory lapses. The V just gave him powers, making a bad situation even worse. - That rabbit was foreshadowing. I think we now know what’s going on with Butcher, wtf! - One of the movies in the phases said G-Men: Days Past From The Future 😂 - Firecracker… I’m just saying, you know what I mean? You know. Kimiko first then Firecracker 😂

After this episode I'm sorta convinced Sage has a different angle on this. She obviously knows A-train was the leak. She let Ashley of all people who isnt even a little bit as smart as her "pull one over her". Whole time Coleman was being killed Sage was giving A-train a look while also observing HL. I think she's got a secret agenda bc one she's just too smart to be HL's lackey. Two, she cut off ties with Vought way back (dfntly for a reason). Three, she has expressed how she hates Vought's and HL's exploitation of African culture but is still dismissed and forced to wear . Four, A-train leaking the info freed 2 innocent black men. Five, people who idolize HL (the 3 white supremacist dudes) and Firecracker get pretty f'd up in her plans. In a diff pov, Sage looks like she's sneakily attacking people who support HL and tearing down Vought from the inside. But even tho she is seeking vengeance against Vought, I also don't think her intentions are good. She strikes me as someone who is on her own level and just bored bc nothing challenges her intellectually anymore, killing time by testing out theories. You could say that she's too smart for her or humanity's own good.

Not everybody is just going to be foolish enough to go in front of millions of people and beat someone's butt. When it smarter and more effective to wait until they're alone with no witnesses to beat the ever living snot out of them and make sure they can't prove it was you. Having them think it was just someone that likes you and wanted to get payback for you. Think smart not self-destructive because that's how you end up in jail playing "Catch Me If You Can" with Little Ricky who's not that little. Not trying to do that see. It looked like the show was poking fun at the Marvel Phase stuff when they were doing way too much and now they dial it back way more than necessary. Got a little chuckle out of that. Firecracker is fine just like Stormfront was, but I'm not confused about not liking the characters just because the actresses look good. I can appreciate their looks, but still know those characters are F'd up. MM daughter is going to be a badass just like him. I really wish the show was going a few seasons long with a time jump to see what happens with her character. Karl Urban and Jeffery Dean Morgan should do more stuff together. I'm liking this acting team-up because they play so well off each other. I'm glad that they pulled Stan back into play, but I thought he was hiding out somewhere. They must have been able to make those charges stick from season 2 (I think). I knew there was a chance of some type of side effect from the V, but I was hoping there wouldn't be one. The thing I love about Stan's character is that he can be ruthless, but he's always practical. He knows when to attack, back off and my deals that are beneficial. Bullet proof chicken is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life. 😂 Sister Sage better kept an eye on Firecracker or she's definitely going to get done dirty by her. People like Firecracker need to be watched at all times because they love screwing over groups that they despise even if they haven't done anything to them. I'd never trust her no matter what she does or says. Starlight's still in that scrappy mode from when she beat down Firecracker. It's entertaining to see this side of her. If the Boys play it right they may be able to get Ashley on their side with the offer of eliminating Homelander so she doesn't have to worry about that any more. Man I was so hoping that we'd get the comic version of Hughie with the father, but I think in this universe version their DNA is a little different and causes spacial based powers to manifest. Hughie Jr. got teleportation and Hughies Sr. got intangibility that makes the spacial aspect come from the dad's side of the family. The mom would probably have a different type maybe time based since if you think about it teleportation is manipulation of time and space. There's also a possibility that the power was vibration based which would change my theory on the power and genetics. It really depends on how The Boys universe determines how powers manifest in people after V based on genetics. If it's totally random that would be kind of lazy world building, at least as far as I'm concerned. If I had the resources of that TV show guy I'd have put together insurance policies on every last member of the Seven and the higher ups at Vought. They would be ready to be dropped immediately in the event of my death or me not contacting a certain person every 3 hours. When you're dealing with messed up people like that you have to protect yourself at all times. That director deserved what he got because he didn't learn his lesson from before. I never thought I would see animals hopped up on V and it was totally hilarious. Like the horror movie version of "Animal Farm". 🤣 That TV guy was a total A-hole and instigated a whole bunch of messed up stuff in The Boys and Gen V. You get what you give and he gave a lot of crap to people. Not sorry for him. I didn't expect that with Frenchie or Butcher. I wonder how that's going to go next episode. I really hate how things turned out with Hughie's dad. I enjoyed his character whenever he was in an episode. That got me a bit also. Enjoyed the reaction 👍👍✌ out.

So there's a possible theory bout Joe that's he's part of Butcher's imagination cuz Sameer looked confused when butcher said "WE will patch you up" and we've never seen him interact with anyone but Butcher.

Thank you so much for being vulnerable enough to cry on camera. I was bawling! Especially when he said “Wee Hughie” from the comics.

The power of Hughie's dad could be effective against Homelander. I'm just saying it since he can touch through anything.

Nice to have a bit of The Mandalorian this episode....Dr. Pershing and Moff Gideon ❤

Man, you're the second set of reactors I've watched that were in tears at that scene. I'm impressed, I was too terrified he was going to kill Hughie's mom at any second.

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