In the latest episode of The Boys, Butcher 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁s a twisted version of Marvel’s Mr. Fantastic.
The Boys’ supes are clear parodies of Marvel and DC heroes, and Butcher has targeted several of them. Soldier Boy in season 3 of The Boys was a direct analogue to Marvel’s Captain America, while previous supes in the show were modeled after other Marvel characters (Popclaw in season 1 is a take on Marvel’s X-23, Eagle the Archer is a version of Hawkeye, and Crimson Countess is a riff on Scarlet Witch).This week’s episode of The Boys sets Butcher on a collision course with another parody character, which ends horribly.There are spoilers for The Boys below!
In the latest episode of The Boys, Firecracker and Vought actively antagonize Starlight by setting up a stage and TV set right outside her Starlight House headquarters. A lot of inflammatory things are said, but it’s what happens behind the scenes that we’re here to talk about. Butcher sends Frenchie on an errand, to break into Firecracker’s trailer, which is parked not too far away. At first he doesn’t find much, just a bedazzled purse in the shape of a handgun, though he does find a tablet that causes him to verbally react (its contents are never seen however).
Frenchie is quickly found out though by Ezekiel, a Christian supe last seen in season 1 of the TV Series. Ezekiel has the exact same body morphing powers as Marvel’s Mr. Fantastic, stretching his limbs out to grab Frenchie and throw him around like a ragdoll, eventually tossing him out the window of Firecracker’s trailer. Butcher hears the trouble brewing on his comms and makes his way to the spot where he confronts Ezekiel and gives us a clear lesson in taking down someone with elastic powers. Using a fire extinguisher to freeze his arm, which he then breaks off and shatters with his signature crowbar.
Ezekiel begins to choke Butcher with his other arm, putting Butcher in danger. Butcher then hallucinates Becca telling him he can’t quit, before passing out. When Butcher wakes up, the trailer is covered in blood, and he has no idea how he 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁ed Ezekiel, but the man is obviously dead, with his face plastered to the ground and goop covering every inch of the room. Whatever happened to Ezekiel? And what is going on with Butcher? We don’t know yet, but it appears that the complexities of his Compound V use are having some adverse effects, making him even deadlier than before.
