The Boys: Every Episode Ranked Worst To Best
6. The Female Of The Species (Season 1, Episode 4)
Looking back, Kimiko really stole the show from her very first scene. Found in this episode by Frenchie, MM and Hughie, The Female is caged up and being experimented on. At least, that's the case until she is freed by Frenchie, and she proceeds to kill all of her captors and flee into the night.
As The Boys race through the city in hopes of capturing The Female, another story begins to unfold around it. Here, Homelander and Queen Maeve are sent to save a hijacked plane, only the rescue goes wrong and the plane's controls are wrecked. Unwilling to save anyone, Homelander pulls Maeve from the plane and they watch as it crashes into the sea, killing everyone on board.
A harsh and sadistic twist, the tragedy ends up working in Homelander's favour, as he uses it to speak to Congress about letting the Seven serve with the military. As Frenchie shows his soft side to Kimiko and A-Train goes on the warpath, Homelander shows his true colours - and none of them are pretty.