“One of the greatest superhero series of all time”: The Boys debuts with 96% on Rotten Tomatoes
Artis Kenderik
The final season of The Boys premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 8 with a 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews. This marks the best launch in the show’s history, though not its highest overall rating — that still belongs to Season 2.Critics are calling the fifth season a fitting conclusion to one of the boldest series of the past decade — a dark, brutal, and politically sharp finale that isn’t afraid to speak truth to power.
It’s easy to call this the darkest and most emotionally gripping season in the show’s history. If this is the final chapter — it turned out to be everything I loved about the series from the very beginning.
Season five of The Boys brings its themes to a logical conclusion, showing that we need to break out of our own comfort zones to build a better world. The Boys ends as one of the greatest superhero series of all time.
Five seasons of violence, corruption, and chaos have led to this. The Boys lands in the most brutal and brilliant way possible.
The Boys go out exactly as they came in — as the best, sharpest, and most radical superhero show on television.
The season is formulaic — but there’s enough shine here to confirm the show’s outstanding place in television history.
However, not all critics are impressed. A Mashable reviewer calls the fifth season the bleakest and most joyless yet — arguing that while the creators comment on a fractured America, they lean on shock value over substance. IGN notes narrative drag, while Next Best Picture gives the season just 6 out of 10, calling it far from the show’s best work — though still enough to reward loyal viewers.
The fifth season will premiere on Prime Video on April 8 with two episodes at once, with the finale arriving on May 20. Returning cast members include Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, and others. One of the biggest highlights of the season is the reunion of Supernatural stars: Jensen Ackles, already part of the show, is joined by Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins. The trio will appear together on screen in the fifth episode — their first time sharing a scene in six years since Supernatural ended. Showrunner Eric Kripke, who created both series, has long planned this reunion — describing it as his own “Supernatural Pokémon game.”
Are you ready for the finale, kids? Looking back, are you glad you went on this journey — or disappointed with what the show ultimately delivered?
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