The Boys S5E4: Homelander Forms Church, Boys Seek Serum

In the latest installment of Prime Video's "The Boys" Season 5, Episode 4 titled "King of Hell," Homelander escalates his pursuit of absolute power by declaring himself a god, while the vigilante group known as The Boys faces internal chaos during a high-stakes search for a potentially game-changing serum. The episode, which streamed on Wednesday, premiered amid the series' final season exploring themes of authoritarianism and resistance in a world dominated by superhumans, or "Supes."

Homelander, portrayed by Antony Starr, confides in Firecracker, played by Valorie Curry, about a hallucinatory vision from a figure resembling his late mentor Madelyn Stillwell, urging him to ascend to divine status. Tasking Firecracker with propagating this image, she collaborates with Vought executive Ashley Barrett, portrayed by Colby Minifie, and preacher Supe OhFather, played by Daveed Diggs, to rebrand Homelander as America's messiah. The effort culminates in a public rally where OhFather announces the formation of the Democratic Church of America, proclaiming, "We will be patriots of faith and fulfill the dream of America's founders." He then introduces Homelander to the crowd, who uses...