“The Boys” Kills Off Main Character in Shocking Moment Ahead of Series Finale

Sabienna BowmanWed, May 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM UTC

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Tomer Capone, Laz Alonso, Karl Urban, Jack Quaid and Karen Fukuhara in 'The Boys'
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Warning: This post contains spoilers for season 5, episode 7 of The Boys.

An emotional sacrifice took place in The Boys' penultimate episode

Showrunner Eric Kripke explained why the beloved character's death was necessary to push the story’s emotional and narrative impact

Samuel L. Jackson also voices a shark in a comedic cameo, marking a full-circle moment from his Deep Blue Sea role

The Boys have lost one of their own.

In episode 7 of The Boys' fifth and final season, "The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man They Call Mother’s Milk," the crew suffered a shocking loss when Frenchie (Tomer Capone) sacrificed himself to save Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) from Homelander (Antony Starr). During the final moments of the episode, Frenchie distracted Homelander from a weakened Kimiko and then opened up a hatch, allowing a blast of radiation to hit him.

His death was devastating, but in true Frenchie fashion, he used some of his final words to highlight his humanity — something Homelander could never understand. "Look at you, I bet you never danced a day in your life," he told the supe with a God complex, as the radiation hit them.

Homelander flew away unscathed, but there was no hope for Frenchie.

Kimiko then cradled him in her arms and thanked him for saving her, only for him to respond, "No, mon coeur, you saved me." The episode ended with Kimiko cradling Frenchie's body as "Dream a Little Dream of Me" played over the credits, calling back to a sweet third-season scene featuring the pair.

Karen Fukuhara and Tomer Capone in 'The Boys'
Credit: Prime Video

In a Wednesday, May 13 interview with The Hollywood Reporter,The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke explained why Frenchie had to die.

"We knew we had to kill off one of the Boys,” Kripke, 52, told THR. “You can’t have a shot at victory unless it costs your heroes something that’s really hard ... For narrative momentum, your heroes have to pay a steep price — because that’s how it works in the real world."

He added, "So it was going through each character and deciding what was going to be the most heart wrenching. I think we knew early on it was going to be Frenchie. In so many ways, Frenchie and Kimiko are the heart of the show. Despite what killers they are, they’re both so emotionally sweet. We knew this would have real maximum destruction, and I think it had to happen. They would not have a chance of winning if Frenchie doesn’t sacrifice himself.”

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Tomer Capone in 'The Boys'
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With just one episode of the series left, the stakes couldn't be higher for the remaining Boys as they race to stop Homelander, who is on a path toward global domination. Still, The Boys remained true to its anarchic roots with an A-list voice cameo from Samuel L. Jackson as the Deep's (Chace Crawford) hammerhead shark companion, Xander, who officially banned him from the ocean.

"Shut the f--- up," Xander tells the Deep. "We know you were responsible for the pipeline genocide. Remember March 15, motherf---er!"

While the Deep tried to deny Xander's accusations, the no-nonsense shark wasn't having it. "If you step one f---ing simian toe in the water, anywhere — an ocean, a stream, a f---ing puddle — oh God, son, you're dead. We're going to kill you!"

For good measure, he added, "You are dead to us. B---- ass."

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Xander the shark in 'The Boys'; Samuel L. Jackson
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Jackson, 77, voicing a shark on the show was something of a full-circle moment for the actor, whose character in the 1999 horror movie Deep Blue Sea was famously eaten by a shark. While the veteran actor was Kripke's first pick for the role, Kripke told Entertainment Weekly that he wasn't sure Jackson would be game when his team responded. Jackson joined the likes of Tilda Swinton and Charlize Theron in guest-starring on the show.

"There was just a morning. He was free in New York City and we brought him into a booth. I was in L.A., but video conferencing and was able to watch him do it," Kripke told EW.

He added, "That's a bucket-list thing, man, watching Sam Jackson read your dialogue. And I think it makes the scene just so funny because the Deep is getting told off and Sam Jackson's very, very good at that."

The Boys series finale premieres on Wednesday, May 20 on Prime Video.

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