A Fourth Of July Message From ‘The Boys’ Sparked A Real Fireworks Show On Social Media

(Spoilers for Season 3 of The Boys will be found below.)

People have strong feelings after The Boys (er, Vought International) posted a Fourth Of July tribute to Homelander. And some of those feelings are difficult to parse, after far-right fans of the show actually did have a raging meltdown after finally realizing that Homelander’s a villain. That kind of confusion and back-and-forth to be expected when the show manages to be a rarely successful satire that skewers superhero culture. Homelander has always been a dirty dog and pure evil; he sent an entire plane full of people to their deaths. Now that he’s facing off with Soldier Boy (that time-capsuled MAGA prototype) about who’s the “upgrade,” laughter has ensued after the far-right’s dismay that a rapist and a murderer would dare to be publicly homicidal and do something bad like make a woman commit suicide because it’s his birthday.

Homelander ain’t the good guy, obviously. Most of the show’s viewers get this, and on Twitter, people are having quite the reaction to a tweet from a The Boys‘ sub-account, Vought International, which made a Fourth of July declaration. During a year when the Supreme Court has made it difficult for a lot of people to feel patriotic, this tweet feels like an intentionally pointed barb:

“It’s our patriotic duty to trust those who can get the job done. And there’s no one better at defending American values than Homelander. Don’t listen to anarchists and the lamestream media, this country is PROSPERING! Happy Independence Day, and thank you, Homelander!”

— Vought International (@VoughtIntl) July 4, 2022

People who watch the show decided, “Heck, why not” and joined in on the joke while pretending to be on Homelander’s side after his breakup with Starlight. As fans know, however, Annie January is the one who torched Homelander while quitting The Seven and exposing their leader’s real nature to citizens of The Boys universe.

— Jayden (@drsoap8) July 5, 2022

Can’t belive Starlight was trying to ruin Homelanders reputation right before July 4th, jealousy really is something

— Craig (@CS11__) July 4, 2022

I love Homelander. I believe Homelander. but i don't know the thing what Starlight says is true or not.

Should I believe Homelander

— りつねぐ (@soraiyu) July 4, 2022

Yeah, I saw Starlight’s latest footage. She’s not only right about Homelander, but WTF did he do to Supersonic HE killed him!

— Babsie Wolf (@Babsiwuff) July 4, 2022