The Boys: Every Episode Ranked Worst To Best

16. The Big Ride (Season 2, Episode 1)

Season two's premiere kicks off sometime after season one's maddening cliffhanger. Butcher is missing and presumed dead, whilst Hughie, Frenchie, MM and Kimiko are hiding out from the Seven and more isolated than ever. Meanwhile, Ashley Barrett has taken control of Vought Industries and Homelander is trying to keep a hold on his sanity and his leadership.

The Big Ride is a great episode, filled with some striking character interactions, the first instance of someone's head blowing up inexplicably, and the introduction of bubbly but mysterious hero Stormfront. We also get to see more of The Deep and his increased isolation, as well as Hughie and Annie's fractured relationship.

Though all of this is well and good, and the episode is typically striking in its performances, twists and entertainment, The Big Ride is a bit too exposition-filled compared to others in the series. It seems in parts to slightly meander, and though it's all worth it in the long run, the momentum of the episode and its need to set up what's to come does let it down in the rankings.