The Boys Episode 4 "The Female of The Species" Review Podcast

In The Boys Episode 4 Frenchie, Hughie and find The Female in a noodle shop and she is silent but massively powerful. We discuss it all in the podcast this week.




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The bloody arrival of The Female



The Boys Episode 4 "Female of The Species" Synopsis



Based on the Comic Series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson



Developed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg



Episode Written by Craig Rosenberg



Episode Directed by Frederick E.O. Toye (as Fred Toye)



As Billy Butcher persuades CIA Deputy Director to take the threat of Supes entering the Defence Department seriously; Vought International use Queen Maeve and Homelander to deal with a hostage situation on a plane over international waters to demonstrate their value in the defence of the USA.



However, some of the Seven fare less well as Kevin, aka The Deep, deals with fishy insecurities that lead to a daring breakout from Oceanland that ends in a dirty Dolphin eating tarmac and the potential loss of sponsorship for Kevin.



Meanwhile, The Boys to act on Popclaw’s Intel they delve further into A-Train’s involvement in the illicit exchange of Compound V. In Chinatown they track down where he supplies the substance, but also come across The Female. Held captive and jacked-up on compound V her butcher skills are all too evident as Frenchie opens her cell.



With her escape Frenchie, Butcher and Mother’s Milk race against A-Train to find The Female, while Hughie Campbell is ordered on a date with Starlight by Butcher in order to clone her mobile phone and gain more Intel on the Supes and Vought.



With The Female sedated rescued from the grasp of A-Train, the airline hostage situation high above the Atlantic turns from a happy-ever-after rescue to a botched rescue. Homelander and a reluctant Queen Maeve abandon the passengers to their grim fate after their intervention goes badly wrong and the plane crashes into the sea. In the aftermath, Homelander covers-up the true events, turning the tragedy into a win for Vought International and the need for Superheroes in the armed forces.



Our talking points for this episode



We're changing it up for the boys as each of the hosts choose their moments for each episode.



* In "The Boys Moment" we chat about the protagonists of this episode.* For "The Seven Moment" we discuss what stood out about the antagonists this time.* "Other Outstanding Moment" is our place to talk about anything else.



We'd love to hear about your favourite moments, any thoughts, theories and Easter eggs that you see in the episodes that we might have missed.