HC
Hughie Campbell
Living as a wanted fugitive while trying to expose Vought without becoming as ruthless as Butcher.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 2 · EPISODE 5
THE BOYS
We Gotta Go Now
The setup
Butcher returns from Becca’s compound feeling rejected and reckless. Vought films a superhero movie while public pressure grows, and Stormfront begins drawing Homelander into her real ideology.
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BB
Billy Butcher
Returns to the team after discovering that Becca is alive and being held by Vought.
AS
Annie January / Starlight
Secretly helps the Boys from inside the Seven while Vought monitors her loyalties.
K
Kimiko
Fighting beside the Boys while searching for her younger brother Kenji.
F
Frenchie
Protective of Kimiko and still carrying guilt from an earlier failure involving Lamplighter.
HL
Homelander
The unstable leader of the Seven, now trying to build a relationship with his son Ryan.
SF
Stormfront
A provocative new member of the Seven who gains popularity by attacking Vought’s carefully managed image.
QM
Queen Maeve
Terrified of Homelander discovering how much her former girlfriend Elena still means to her.
C
Cindy
A powerful patient held at the Sage Grove facility who can crush people and objects with telekinetic force.
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Key story points
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Content note: Racist and Nazi ideology, graphic violence, animal death, sexual content, homophobia and strong language.
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