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Homelander Kills Firecracker; Showrunner Draws Greene-Trump Parallel

4/30/2026

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Homelander murders Firecracker (Valorie Curry) after she denounces her pastor on a talk-show in “One-Shots,” episode 5 of season 5 of The Boys.
Showrunner Eric Kripke says the scene was written to force Firecracker to sacrifice everything for Homelander’s approval.
Kripke compares Firecracker’s forced loyalty to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s alignment with President Donald Trump.
Kripke also criticizes the episode’s Hollywood cameo sequence for mocking left-wing actors and calling left-wing messaging “out of touch.”

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Homelander murders Firecracker (Valorie Curry) after she denounces her pastor on a talk-show in “One-Shots,” episode 5 of season 5 of The Boys.
Showrunner Eric Kripke says the scene was written to force Firecracker to sacrifice everything for Homelander’s approval.
Kripke compares Firecracker’s forced loyalty to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s alignment with President Donald Trump.
Kripke also criticizes the episode’s Hollywood cameo sequence for mocking left-wing actors and calling left-wing messaging “out of touch.”