The Boys Actor Antony Starr Says Goodbye to Homelander With Spoiler-Heavy Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Now that The Boys is yet over, histrion Antony Starr has taken to Instagram to bid farewell to his clip arsenic Homelander with a precise spoiler-y photograph gallery.

Warning! Spoilers for The Boys bid finale follow.

"Ok I consciousness similar spoilers aren’t truly a happening present but…spoilers," Starr said successful the caption of his post, which opens with a video of him ripping disconnected the gory constitution helium graced successful The Boys Season 5 finale. "Last [behind the scenes] from the epic decision of the trauma created babe antheral wrapped monster suit that was Homie. Love to each the cast, unit and fans. It’s been a hellhole of a ride. ox."

The afloat post, published conscionable days aft The Boys came to a bloody extremity earlier this week, is, indeed, packed with spoilers. In summation to what looks to beryllium rather a cathartic video for the actor, it comes with 13 images of him palling astir with co-stars similar Jack Quaid (Hughie), Karl Urban (Butcher), and Karen Fukuhara (Kimiko) earlier filming wrapped.

Those who tuned into The Boys bid finale via Prime Video oregon astatine their section theatre volition instantly admit Starr's constitution successful the Instagram posts arsenic the same, scarred look Homelander had erstwhile Butcher plunged a crowbar into his skull and popped it open.

It was a gruesome infinitesimal that saw the erstwhile all-powerful supervillain without his powers arsenic the remainder of the supe-killing unit yet finished their mission, but down the scenes, things were each peachy. Some of the funnier pictures from Starr's photograph assemblage amusement him suited up successful afloat Homelander cogwheel portion cradling what seems to beryllium a life-sized replica of himself post-crowbar.

Through each of the plots to go a deity and beverage guzzling, Starr has played the quality since The Boys premiered successful 2019. The years since person seen him go what feels similar 1 of the astir memed characters successful fiction, with adjacent the show's divisive finale play resulting successful a steadfast dose of caller Homelander memes arsenic the past episodes rolled out. As Starr says goodbye to the quality helium helped bring to life, fans are having a hard clip letting go.

We’re getting the past Homelander meme this Wednesday 💔💔 pic.twitter.com/MEiwGntFtc

For now, it's unclear if Starr volition ever person an accidental to play Homelander again. IGN gave The Boys Season 5 finale an 8/10 successful our review. While the hyper-violent superhero amusement has travel to an end, it seems similar its look and consciousness volition unrecorded connected erstwhile its Vought Rising spin-off premieres successful 2027.

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