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It doesnt matter what we do.
Nothing ever changes or gets better.
It worked well at times but felt half-baked at others.
In the end, this years Big Bad has been vanquished.
But the legacy of poisonous politics continues in the shows epilogue, and the main stars are still adrift.
She goes with Hughie to meet with Queen Maeve, who chain-smokes and pushes them away.
Before Stormfront is exposed, a key scene happens between Billy and Edgar.
The head of Vought defends Stormfront because, well, hate is good for business.
Fearmongering will make everyone want to buy Compound V, and no one can sell it but Vought.
Edgar promises to help get Becca and Ryan somewhere safe, however.
Thats when Billy drops the fact that he doesnt want Ryan to be with him and Becca.
Time for the climax!
While Stormfront is off dealing with her worst PR nightmare, the gang begins a rescue attempt of Ryan.
He tells Mothers Milk to take Becca and Ryan to safety, knowing he may never see them again.
Stormfront lands on the scene and basically uses force-lightning power to send the car spinning.
As she targets the rest of the group, Billy rushes Becca and Ryan to safety.
Dolly in on Kimiko, who smiles and starts laughing.
Shes had enough of Stormfronts monologuing, and she beats on the Nazi with everything shes got.
Time for Queen Maeve!
She jumps into the scene and starts whaling on Stormfront.
Then Ryan does what we all should have seen coming.
Whos the only one who can really kill a superhero?
His eyes glow red, and Stormfront is a limbless, charred mess in the next shot.
But Becca got hit too, and blood is pouring from her neck.
Homelander drops onto the scene to find his girlfriend near death and mumbling in German.
Ryan chooses to go to Billy instead of his real dad, leaving Homelander alone again.
Youre going to let them go, she says.
She exploits his only Achilles heel how much he needs to be loved.
Hed give up his son for that.
Homelander masturbates high above the city while saying, I can do whatever I want.
In the seasons epilogue, Alastair is talking to Congresswoman Neuman.
She was there at the Homelander rally and led the congressional hearing into Vought that ended in head-popping bloodshed.
Alastairs head goesboom, and Neumans eyes blur like a supes.
Shes the one doing theScannershomages around town.
Surprise number two: Hughie is going to work for her.
Extra Frames
Does this show have a woman-killing problem?
Some shows in 2020 have been timely in ways their the writers could never have predicted.
Whos your season-two MVP?
Lets hope they fix that for next year.
Finally, thanks for reading all season.
See you for season three, whenever that may be.
