The Boys star Erin Moriarty shares her pick for a Starlight Supe 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁 in season 5. Created by Eric Kripke, the hit superhero parody show premiered on Prime Video in 2019, following Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and Hughie (Jack Quaid) as they attempt to take down Vought and its team of corrupt Supes. Starlight, aka Annie, has become a crucial figure in this escalating conflict, and she is one of the few members of Butcher’s crew to remain free at the end of The Boys season 4, setting her up for a big role in season 5, the show’s last.

In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Moriarty is asked about who Starlight should 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁 in The Boys season 5. While Homelander (Antony Starr) is her first choice, the actor names The Deep (Chace Crawford) as one character she’d like to see Starlight take down, albeit under specific circumstances. Check out. Moriarty’s comment below:

“Listen, I personally, I think that as of this past season, all bets are off. I think that we had certain predictions. I think she should 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁 Homeander. I don’t think that want or desire will or can be met. Who knows? But she’s got to at least get The Deep, let me 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁 the fish guy at least, bare minimum for God’s sake…

“But it needs to be under circumstances where she’s provoked at first because that’s her. She can’t just go and 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁 someone. They need to attack her and it’s self defense because she’s Annie, but she’s got to get someone and I feel like people weren’t rooting for that as much until this past season. But that concept of a cathartic karma. I think we really need it. So all of the above, all of them.”

The Deep Is A Perfect Target For Starlight In The Boys Season 5

The Deep Isn’t Getting A Redemption Arc

Homelander essentially serves as The Boys‘ main villain and has since season 1. While Starr’s character has certainly wronged Starlight on a number of occasions, the show has been building toward a showdown between him and Butcher. For Starlight, taking down The Deep in The Boys season 5 would actually be the best fit considering the history between the two characters.

One of the first interactions between The Deep and Starlight comes in season 1 when Chace’s character forces her to perform oral 𝓈ℯ𝓍 on him. This traumatizing experience not only very quickly helps establish the world of the show and the attitude that these Vought Supes have, but it’s a major point of change for Starlight and something she has continued to carry with her. The Boys season 4 does feature a brief fight between Starlight and The Deep, but it does seem like a grander conflict between the two is on the horizon.

Though the series has shown that even deeply flawed The Boys characters are not beyond redemption, such as with A-Train (Jessie T. Usher), season 4 makes a point of making The Deep even more despicable. There doesn’t seem to be a redemption arc coming for The Deep, and he’s largely doubled down on his allegiance to Homelander, setting him up for a satisfying death scene. Starlight hasn’t traditionally been a character to dish out death sentences, but The Boys season 5 could certainly put more blood on her hands as the stakes continue to rise.