THE BOYS Star Erin Moriarty Teases a Satisfying and Heartbreaking Ending for Season 5
We are so close to getting to the end of The Boys, and if everything lands the way the cast and creators hope, this final chapter could leave a serious mark.
With only one episode being held back from critics, anticipation is running high, and series star Erin Moriarty is stepping up with some strong confidence about how it all plays out.
Moriarty, who brings Starlight to life in the hit series, didn’t hold back when talking about the finale. She made it clear this episode hit differently for her compared to the rest of the season. In fact, she went as far as to say:
"It's a heartbreaking episode. It's not overtly cynical. When I read the finale as a script, it was my favorite episode this season, as it should be. I think the audience is going to be so immensely satisfied by the finale.
“I never like to give a resolute prediction like that, and I never have, but I'm saying it now because I have so much excitement and confidence in it."
If she’s right, viewers might be in for something that balances emotional weight with payoff in a way the series hasn’t quite done before.
Season 5 raises the stakes higher than ever. The United States has effectively fallen under the control of Homelander, played by Antony Starr, who’s now chasing the V-One formula to push himself into full-blown immortality.
On the other side, Starlight and her allies are operating as a resistance force, with supporters being rounded up and sent to so-called freedom camps. Even showing support online can get someone labeled an enemy of the state. It’s a bleak setup that feels like it’s been building toward something explosive.
While Moriarty sounds fired up about how it all wraps up, series creator Eric Kripke is feeling the pressure in a very real way. He knows exactly how much rides on sticking the landing, and he didn’t sugarcoat it:
"It's super hard to do a finale. Fans will retroactively judge the show based on how they feel about the finale. If we stiff it, they will definitely say, 'Well, that show wasn't as good as we thought it was.'
“And it's almost like you're trying to secure your legacy with these finales. And it's the first finale I've ever done, too — so it's not like I have any experience with it. So I'm mostly anxious and girding my loins."
That anxiety makes sense. Finales can redefine how a series is remembered, and The Boys has built a reputation for being unpredictable, brutal, and sharp in its storytelling. Bringing all of that together in a way that feels earned isn’t an easy task.
Kripke has also tempered expectations a bit, noting that the finale won’t rely on massive spectacle. Instead, it sounds like the focus will be on the confrontations fans have been waiting to see. That could mean more character-driven clashes rather than city-leveling chaos, which honestly fits the show’s strengths.
The big question now is whether Starlight and the resistance can actually stop Homelander before he crosses a line there’s no coming back from. The pieces are all in place for something intense, emotional, and possibly devastating.
We’ll find out how it all plays out when The Boys wraps up on May 20, 2026.
Source: THR