The Boys' Ryan looking upset with a red and white background behind him
The Boys has many storylines to resolve in season 5, including whether Ryan will ultimately be a hero or a villain. Even before he was born, others have tried to manipulate Ryan, with Vought already scheming how best to control and influence Homelander's biological son. Ryan lived a sheltered life while raised by Becca Butcher in an artificial community overseen by Vought, and with Ryan's existence concealed from the rest of the world, and even from Homelander.
One of Ryan's greatest challenges is that he still has not been able to exercise much free will, as he spent most of season 3 hidden away with Grace Mallory and in season 4 spent most of his time restricted to Vought Tower. When Ryan had agency, he made the right decision in choosing Butcher over Homelander. This is an important reminder for season 5 that Ryan can make the right choice if it is truly left up to him and not manipulated or decided by others.
8 Hero: Ryan Feels Guilty About Killing Koy He Does Not View Human Life As Meaningless Close In season 4, Homelander tried to get Ryan to see himself as superior to everyone else, and to view all humans as beneath him. Despite this, Ryan felt a great deal of guilt after accidentally killing Koy, the Vought stunt actor who helped Ryan with the execution of his first televised superhero save.
Homelander has never cared about helping others and only sees such actions as a way to help himself. Even with Homelander's deeply negative influence, Ryan still genuinely wants to help people, and not because of his father's selfish reasons.
Ryan knows that his mother loved Butcher, and he cares for Butcher as well. He is making an effort to honor his mother's memory, while also taking steps to foster a relationship that is important to him and his ability to feel good. It may seem like a small thing, but Ryan's ability to defy Homelander, honor his mother's memory, and connect with a man who is not easy to be with is an accomplishment, and teases Ryan's potential to be heroic in far greater ways.
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