not to have Marie and her team overshadow the series\u2019 regular cast<\/a>, but Gen V set up an intriguing alliance that The Boys isn\u2019t bothering to utilize. <\/p>\nInstead, our only Gen V cameo this week is Samuel Schecht\u2019s Maverick, son of the ill-fated Translucent. To its credit, this episode tries to mine some drama out of the first meeting between Maverick and his father\u2019s killer, Hughie (Jack Quaid), but that all feels pretty forced and unnecessary this far beyond Translucent\u2019s death. If anything, it distracts from the rift between Hughie and Zoe (Olivia Morandin), which seems to hold a lot more weight. In general, Zoe seems oddly underutilized in this episode, basically dropping out of the picture after a certain point. <\/p>\n
With the main narrative starting to drag, Season 5 is increasingly leaning on Antony Starr\u2019s Homelander to carry the day. And, to his credit, Starr is more than capable of shouldering that burden. This villain only grows more and more compelling the further off the deep end he plunges. He\u2019s simultaneously wallowing in misery and self-pity and undergoing incredible delusions of grandeur. It\u2019s a lot of fun watching Starr explore both extremes of his character\u2019s mood swings. He manages to keep the character grounded in a degree of believability despite the sometimes over-the-top displays of emotion.<\/p>\n