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Fans react to season finale of ‘The Boys’: “The best episode of the show”
Amazon Prime Video hit show The Boys are in, with fans almost universal in their praise of the final episode.The eighth and final episode of the fourth run, which has been named by NME as one of the best TV shows of 2024 so far, aired on the streaming platform last night (July 17).The superhero series, adapted from the comic books written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson and developed for the screen by Eric Kripke, follows the titular team of vigilantes as they combat superpowered enemies who abuse their powers.Fans of the show have been speaking out after each episode, with the twists and disturbingly graphic scenes in the sixth instalment being labelled “diabolical”, and the seventh being described as “uncomfortable” and “gruesome”.Fans have been reacting to the finale on Twitter with much praise. One fan described it as “the best episode of the show” while a second described it as “perfect”.