Does Butcher Die in Season 4 of The Boys? (SPOILERS)

Spoiler alert: This text accommodates spoilers from Season 4, Episodes 1-3 of The Boys.

The third season of Prime Video’s hit satirical superhero sequence The Boys ups the ante by introducing V24, aka Temp V. Because the season unfolds, each Billy Butcher (Karl City) and Hughie (Jack Quaid) experiment with the drug and achieve superpowers of their very own. But, it is Butcher who falls prey to habit, his well being deteriorating quickly.

By the point the Season 3 finale rolls round, everybody’s favourite foul-mouthed antihero’s situation worsens, leaving him terminally unwell from his fixed use of Temp V. With that in thoughts, does Butcher die in Season 4 of The Boys? This is what we all know.

For these unaware, the primary three episodes of The Boys Season 4 are actually obtainable to stream on Prime Video! You may anticipate the standard dose of blood and guts, however here is the silver lining: Butcher survives… a minimum of in the interim.

Forward of the Season 4 premiere, showrunner Eric Kripke spoke with CNET and touched briefly on Butcher’s worsening state.

“He is acquired fairly the ticking clock of only some months to reside,” Eric Kripke revealed to the outlet. “So, you very inevitably begin considering of your legacy: ‘What are you abandoning? What do you wish to do with the time you may have left?'”

Eric continued, “He is screwed up so badly. He is pushed away the one a part of his life who’s nonetheless alive: Ryan. His crew would not belief him and the stakes are increased than they’ve ever been. He has so much to attempt to put collectively within the little little bit of time he has left whereas he is at his weakest and most susceptible.” 

Because the season kicks off, it is clear that Butcher is in a downward spiral because of the results of Temp V. He is seen battling bouts of vomiting and struggling to keep up his normal stealth.

Ultimately, viewers are clued into the grim actuality: Butcher has only some months, possibly as little as six, left to reside. To make issues extra intense, the previous British particular forces member even experiences hallucinations, together with an encounter along with his late spouse, Becca (Shantel VanSanten), by the top of the primary episode.

Within the second episode, titled “Life Among the many Septics,” Butcher finds himself ousted from the titular crew, but his willpower stays unshaken. He lends a hand to a number of the members in taking down formidable Supes, incomes thanks from MM (Laz Alonso).

As he displays on his life, Butcher opens as much as MM, confessing his errors and proudly owning as much as the messes he is made. With time operating out, he is unable to repair them. Nevertheless, Butcher is steadfast in making certain Ryan’s (Cameron Crovetti) security and is extra dedicated than ever to conserving the boy away from Homelander (Antony Starr).

Butcher calls on MM for backup, however will get shut down because the ex-Marine Corps medic bluntly states, “Too f–king little, Butcher, too f–king late.” Nonetheless, Butcher is decided to proper his wrongs earlier than his time runs out. 

By a online game, Butcher convinces Ryan to fulfill him at his home for a chat. Throughout their encounter, Ryan spots Butcher’s bleeding ear, main him to ask the vigilante if he is “scared to die.” Butcher responds with an informal “I am alright with it,” however Ryan sees by way of the facade, understanding when Butcher is mendacity.

So, whereas Butcher makes it out of the primary three episodes alive, his destiny past that does not appear promising for the rest of Season 4.

New episodes of The Boys drop on Thursdays at 3 a.m. EST on Prime Video.