The Boys Season 5 Review: Netizens Blown Away By Episodes 1 And 2, Say 'Great Start To Finale'

The Boys Season 5 Review: The last episode of the Emmy-winning series The Boys Season 5 is now available, and the recently released teaser offered viewers a preview of the mayhem and high-stakes encounters that awaited them. The long-running tale of corrupt superheroes, corporate dominance, and the small band of rebels seeking to expose them came to an end this season. The first two episodes were made available on Prime Video on April 8.

The Boys Season 5 offered a glimpse of Homelander in charge while his other guys were about to be executed. Here are some fan responses on X (formerly Twitter), albeit they are still coming in.

The Boys Season 5 Twitter Review

A user wrote, "The Boys Season 5 Episode 2: This is shaping up to be as good as Season 3, thank god because Season 4 was a snooze fest, I like it so far, hope they stick the landing in the finale."

The Boys Season 5 Episode 2:

This is shaping up to be as good as Season 3, thank god because Season 4 was a snooze fest, I like it so far, hope they stick the landing in the finale 👍

— PapiWien (@_PapiWien) April 8, 2026

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Another user wrote, "Season 5 of the boys first two episodes might be some of the best in the entire series. This show is my favorite and personal best of all time. Holy cow what a job well done."

Season 5 of the boys first two episodes might be some of the best in the entire series. This show is my favorite and personal best of all time. Holy cow what a job well done.

— Icy (#1 K Like a Russian Enthusiast) (@luk3s_wrld) April 8, 2026

A third user wrote, "First two episodes of The Boys season 5 are absolute bangers."

first two episodes of the boys season 5 are absolute bangers 🔥

— mal 💫 (@handonbellarke) April 8, 2026

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The speed of Homelander is absolutely insane #TheBoys pic.twitter.com/P0CFqcQoZJ

— The Boys Out of Context Clips (@TheBoysOOCC) April 8, 2026

I was rewatching The Boys S2 to S4 to refresh for the final season and this scene still manages to make my fucking jaw drop.

how did bro walk out of that room alive? 😭 https://t.co/52c9iln6Zx pic.twitter.com/D2BXHytn8P

— JOLLY J✨ (@DynamoSuperX) April 7, 2026

Starlight (Erin Moriarty) as Firecracker in the new season of The Boys 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9si83Yx6oM

— Gen-Z Central (@GenZ_Central) April 8, 2026

About The Boys Season 5

The primary cast of The Boys returned in Season 5, with Jack Quaid reprising his role as Hughie Campbell, Erin Moriarty as Starlight, and Antony Starr as Homelander. Chace Crawford played The Deep, and Karl Urban returned as Billy Butcher. Laz Alonso played Mother's Milk, Nathan Mitchell essayed the role of Black Noir, Tomer Capone played Frenchie, Jensen Ackles played Soldier Boy, Jessie T. Usher played A-Train, and Karen Fukuhara played Kimiko Miyashiro.

There will be eight episodes in Season 5 of The Boys. Episode 3 will air on April 15; Episode 4 will air on April 22; Episode 5 will air on April 29; Episode 6 will air on May 6; Episode 7 will air on May 13; and Episode 8, the finale, will air on May 20.